Later, H E Sheikh Saad al Saadi, the Minister of Sports Affairs, gave away the awards in the presence of the
ITTF president, Thomas Weikert, the
ITTF CEO, Steve Dainton, and other top officials of the
ITTF and Oman Table Tennis Committee.
On Wednesday in Halmstad, female players from the two Koreas played an exhibition doubles match during the launching ceremony of the
ITTF Foundation.
One week ago at the Seamaster 2017
ITTF World Tour Korea Open in Incheon, performances on the penultimate day of action resulted in an all-German Men's Singles final, eventually Timo Boll beat Patrick Franziska to claim the title.
In addition, the top 16 table tennis players from the May 2016
ITTF World Ranking not competing in team events may participate.
This was China's sixth consecutive men's and women's
ITTF World Team Cup double and their seventh since the tournament began in 1990.
"This is an amazing opportunity to be given by the
ITTF and ETTA.
The China Open at Suzhou is the tournament is the biggest prize money tournament on the
ITTF Pro Tour and attracts the best field in the world.
The reigning Olympic and World champion Ma Long, making a comeback into the international competition after a short hiatus, marched into the quarter-finals of the
ITTF World Tour Platinum Qatar Open yesterday.
Weikert, who arrived on Friday to attend the 2019
ITTF Challenge Plus Oman Open, which concluded on Sunday, said that 'the sultanate is ready to host much bigger international tournaments'.
For that 1991 competition, the
ITTF granted Korea extra spots in the singles and doubles.
15 (ANI): India's Sarthak Gandhi registered his best-ever performance as he grabbed runner-up position in the men's singles event at the 2017 International Table Tennis Federation (
ITTF) Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open in Lagos, which concluded on Sunday.
As the official equipment sponsor of the 2015 Butterfly Teams, Butterfly will supply 60 professional, ITTF-approved Butterfly table tennis tables, net sets, barriers and
ITTF approved Butterfly 3-star balls and more professional table tennis equipment.