World Table Tennis (WTT)

Table Tennis
Finance & Law

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was profitable in 2024 for the first time in six years, with the World Table Tennis series finally flourishing after the Covid-hit years.
Table Tennis
Governance

Liu Guoliang, the most powerful administrator in world table tennis, has sprung a surprise by resigning as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association (CTTA)
Table Tennis
Media

World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has locked down a rights deal in its biggest market, China, renewing a gatekeeper agreement with streaming service Migu to 2028.
Table Tennis
Media

TV Tokyo, WTT, and its long-term advisor the IMG agency, are in the process of finalising a new multi-year deal that will begin this year, and will comprise the first-ever WTT Champions event to be held in Japan, in Yokohama in August.
Table Tennis
Events

The Europe Smash completes a 2025 lineup that includes the Singapore Smash, China Smash and United States Smash.
Table Tennis
Events

Taking place from July 3-13, the US Smash represents the first WTT Series event to be held in the United States
Squash
Industry Moves

Melissa Soobratty, senior media director of World Table Tennis, will serve as Professional Squash Association's head of media and marketing.
Table Tennis
Events

Montpellier will become the first French host of a World Table Tennis (WTT) Series event, while a second-tier Champions tournament has also been scheduled for Chongqing, China.
Table Tennis
Media

German streaming platform Dyn Media has added World Table Tennis (WTT) rights to its portfolio of chiefly domestic properties in a two-year agreement.
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial and events arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has received a boost to its sponsorship revenues with a deal with financial services provider…
Table Tennis
Industry Moves

Matt Pound, the long-serving International Table Tennis Federation executive, is stepping down as managing director of World Table Tennis (WTT), the organisation that manages and commercialises the annual…
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial and events arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has extended its sponsorship deal with the Agricultural Bank of China
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Floki has agreed a sponsorship deal for the forthcoming 2023 World Table Tennis Championships Finals, marking the first time a cryptocurrency platform has partnered with an international table tennis event
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Table Tennis, the commercial and events arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has announced that Chinese state-owned jewellery brand China Gold has renewed its sponsorship for the 2023…
Table Tennis
Media

Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has acquired exclusive rights across sub-Saharan Africa for the World Table Tennis Championships Finals and the WTT Series
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

German-Swiss technology company Liebherr has extended its long-running association with table tennis in an agreement to sponsor next month’s ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals.
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has renewed its deal with sports equipment supplier Shanghai Double Happiness (DHS)
Table Tennis
Events

World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has announced that Macau will host a WTT Champions event next month, while travel technology company HotelPlanner…