Table Tennis

Sapporo in Japan has secured a 2019 International Table Tennis Federation World Tour Platinum event ahead of the arrival of the summer Olympics in the country’s capital the following year.

The International Table Tennis Federation has signed a collaboration agreement with the T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League (T2 APAC) in a move that is set to see innovative new elements from the latter competition introduced into the ITTF’s World Tour.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that Ekaterinburg in Russia, Busan in Korea and the US city of San Jose have expressed an interest in staging its 2020 World Team Championships.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has made the latest move in its efforts to revamp the commercial side of the sport by appointing Frank Ji as a special advisor to the organisation’s president, Thomas Weikert.

Steve Dainton has been appointed as chief executive of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on a permanent basis, while Raul Calin has been named as the body’s first secretary general.

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.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has awarded hosting rights for the 2018 edition of its Team World Cup to the English capital of London.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that this year’s edition of its World Tour Grand Finals will take place in the Kazakh capital of Astana from December 14-17.

The Slovenian towns of Celje and Lasko will host the 2018 edition of the World Para Table Tennis Championships, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced.

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) has announced it has reached a deal for the Swiss town of Montreux to host its Europe Top 16 Cup event for the next three years.

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) president Thomas Weikert has moved to reshuffle the senior management structure at the global governing body following his re-election as leader.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that its 2018 and 2019 World Junior Championships will take place in Australia and Thailand, respectively.

Thomas Weikert has today (Wednesday) claimed a fresh term as president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) after seeing off the challenge of the sport’s former world No.1 Jean-Michel Saive.

A new franchise-based table tennis league will launch in India in July promising $450,000 (€410,000) in prize money.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has struck its latest continental development partnership, with North America the focus for the potential creation of a new professional league.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced the 12 cities that will host 2018 World Tour events with a number of changes made to the second season of the two-tier structure for the series.

Khalil Al-Mohannadi has withdrawn his bid to become the new president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to throw his support behind Thomas Weikert’s re-election campaign.

The T2 Asia-Pacific Table Tennis League (T2APAC) has announced that the Malaysian state of Johor will be its home for its first two seasons, claiming its base at the Asian division of British film and television production group Pinewood Studios will set a first for the sports sector.