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ITTF commercial restructure accelerates during shutdown, Pound says
As part of a series of video interviews by SportBusiness looking at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kevin McCullagh speaks exclusively to Matt Pound, marketing director of the International Table Tennis Federation.
“Instead of a draw ceremony we had an emergency meeting” | ITTF chief executive Steve Dainton on the impact of coronavirus
With its biggest market at the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, table tennis is one of the sports most affected
China Digest | China invests in its basketball legacy
In this week's China sports industry round-up: China invests in its basketball legacy | Klay Thompson launches charity project in Guiyang | World Cup sponsors Hisense could face fine in wake of new partnership
Federations | Why one size never fits all
Kevin Roberts looks at how international federations have adopted different approaches to managing their commercial rights.
Going it alone | Table tennis takes its rights in-house
Rob Ridley explores the International Table Tennis Federation’s decision to part company with the TMS International agency and bring its rights in-house.
Sinopec Lubricant Company to sponsor 2020 ITTF Men’s World Cup
Chinese firm Sinopec Lubricant Company has agreed a sponsorship deal for the International Table Tennis Federation Men's World Cup event in Weihei, China on November 13-15
Dishang to title sponsor ITTF World Cups
Dishang Group, one of China’s largest manufacturers and exporters of apparel and textiles, has signed on as the title sponsor of next month's 2020 International Table Tennis Federation Men's and Women's W…
Durban defeats German bid to secure 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
The South African city of Durban has defeated a rival bid from Düsseldorf, Germany, to land hosting rights to the International Table Tennis Federation’s 2023 World Championships Finals.
World Table Tennis announces three event ‘Hubs’ in 2021 to launch new era
World Table Tennis, the commercial offshoot of the International Table Tennis Federation, has outlined plans for three event “Hubs” over the course of 2021, as it looks to kickstart a new era of top-…