International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
South Korea secures first major ITTF event, strategic plan unveiled
South Korea has landed its first major International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) event as the world governing body revealed a strategic plan to guide the future of the sport.
IeSF continues esports drive with ITTF partnership
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) in a move designed to promote and develop table tennis esports.
ITTF’s continental strategy bears fruit as Junior Worlds head to Australia, Thailand
Weikert to continue as ITTF president
ITTF targets North American development with latest partnership
Hong Kong returns as ITTF makes changes to World Tour calendar
Al-Mohannadi withdraws from ITTF presidential election, backs incumbent Weikert
Going it alone | Table tennis takes its rights in-house
Weikert seeks extended tenure as ITTF president
Thomas Weikert, president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has announced that he will stand for another term as head of the sport’s global governing body in next year’s elections.
ITTF unveils Table Tennis X
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has unveiled a new format for the sport which is designed to appeal to the youth market.
ITTF takes Women’s World Cup to United States
The US city of Philadelphia has secured hosting rights to the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) 2016 Women’s World Cup.
ITTF opens up bidding for events on revamped World Tour
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has opened a bidding process to host events on its 2017 World Tour, which is to undergo a major revamp in an effort to make the series more attractive to prospective host cities.
ITTF Olympic qualification event moved from Istanbul
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that its European Olympic qualification tournament is to relocate to Halmstad in Sweden, due to ongoing concerns over security in Istanbul, the Turkish city where the event had been scheduled to take place next month.
ITTF takes 2016 World Cup to Saarbrücken
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that the German city of Saarbrücken will host the 2016 edition of its men’s World Cup.
ITTF takes Olympic mixed doubles drive to Tokyo 2020
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) president Thomas Weikert has expressed his optimism that a mixed doubles competition will be added to the programme for the 2020 Olympic Games after holding talks with his counterpart at the Tokyo organising committee, Yoshiro Mori.
India to launch IPL-style table tennis competition
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has confirmed it will launch a new franchise-based league in the country next year, in the latest effort to transplant the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket model to another sport.
Sharm El-Sheikh to host ITTF World Cadet Challenge
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has awarded its 2015 World Cadet Challenge junior event to the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
SportAccord exodus continues
World Rugby, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and World Curling Federation (WCF) today (Thursday) became the latest organisations to suspend their ties with SportAccord, the umbrella body for Olympic and non-Olympic sports.