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WTT opens global bidding process to host 2022 Series events

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Jun 02, 2021 22:06

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LAUSANNE: World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has opened the bidding process to host the top tier of WTT events – the WTT Series – in 2022.

The WTT Series comprises a new event structure that will feature four Grand Smashes as the pillars of the sport, eight premium single-table, single-gender WTT Champions events, the WTT Contender Series and the season-ending WTT Cup Finals.

Apr 16, 2021 13:04

Houston to host World Table Tennis Championships in November

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Mar 11, 2021 18:03

World Table Tennis scores its first global partner

LAUSANNE: Shanghai Double Happiness (DHS), a household name associated with table tennis, has become the first ever global partner of World Table Tennis (WTT). A supporter of international table tennis since 1961, DHS has been providing equipment to many high-profile events including the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Table Tennis Championships and the Olympic Games.

Feb 25, 2021 17:02

TTFI elects Dushyant Chautala to another 4-yr term as president

NEW DELHI: The Indian "tradition" of politicians controlling sports bodies was again on show Wednesday as the Table Tennis Federation of India unanimously re-elected Haryana’s deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala for another four-year term as president at the TTFI AGM held in Panchkula. Pertinently, for all the 22 posts for which elections were held, the house vote was unanimous.

Feb 02, 2021 20:02

Herbalife renews contract with its sponsored athletes

BENGALURU: Herbalife Nutrition, the global leader in nutrition, announced the renewal of the contract with its sponsored athletes for the year 2021.

Dec 08, 2020 13:12

Paris 2024: 4 sports win spots; gender equality heart of prgm

LAUSANNE: The executive board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Monday approved the event programme and athlete quotas for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which are centred on gender equality and youth.

Nov 11, 2020 18:11

WTT scores Coca-Cola as 1st sponsor; names 2 more

LAUSANNE: World Table Tennis Wednesday announced Coca-Cola as WTT’s first-ever partner in the modern era of the sport. Coca-Cola will be the Official Beverage Partner of WTT events in China during 2021 – the year in which WTT embarks on its mission to revolutionise table tennis by launching a brand-new series of international events.

Oct 26, 2020 12:10

SAI approves national coaching camp for table tennis

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Oct 15, 2020 11:10

2020 ITTF Women’s and Men’s World Cups title sponsor named

BEIJING: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed that Dishang Group is the title sponsor of the upcoming 2020 ITTF Women’s and Men’s World Cups. One of China’s largest manufacturers and exporters of apparel, Dishang Group is headquartered in Weihai (Shandong province), the host city for both events, which will be staged on the following dates:

Sep 29, 2020 16:09

Durban to host 2023 World Table Tennis Championships

LAUSANNE: The 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals will be staged in Durban, South Africa, after Member Associations voted during the 2020 ITTF AGM held on Monday. It’s an historic first time that the ITTF’s most prestigious event is being held in South Africa and the first time on the African continent since Cairo, Egypt, in 1939.

Sep 28, 2020 17:09

World Table Tennis announces 2021 event 'Hubs' to kick off WTT era

LAUSANNE: In light of the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, World Table Tennis (WTT) is organising its inaugural event calendar to overcome the challenges that continue to face the sports industry and the world at large.

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