World Table Tennis (WTT) announced on Friday that a promotional showcase WTT Macao will be staged between November 25 and 29, 2020, the first tournament that is held since the organization’s foundation.
WTT is responsible for all of the global commercial and event business, with the aim of elevating the sport to new heights. Its first annual calendar of events is scheduled to kick off in 2021.
“WTT Macao is our opportunity to show the world just what an incredible transformation our sport will be going through in the World Table Tennis era, and to demonstrate how we are elevating table tennis into one of the greatest sporting properties on the planet,” said WTT Council Chair Liu Guoliang, who also takes charge of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA), according to a report by Xinhua.
“WTT Macao will be a table tennis show like no other before it. After months of waiting to see what this is all about, the time has come to raise the curtain for our first ever exhibition of World Table Tennis,” said Steve Dainton, WTT Director and ITTF CEO.
WTT Macao will feature 16 of the world’s best male and 16 of the world’s best female paddlers. Participants will be announced in the coming weeks. DB/Xinhua
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