WTT Grand Smashes level with ITTF worlds, Olympic Games on ranking points
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BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) Newly-founded World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smash events will sit atop table tennis s world rankings points system, after the ITTF Executive Committee approved a new rankings structure for the sport in 2021.
Winners of Grand Smashes will earn 2,000 points, making the events level with the ITTF World Championships and the Olympic Games at the top of the ranking points pyramid.
Up to four Grand Smashes are planned each year, meaning that players performances at these events will be key in determining their world rankings.
ITTF World Professionals to debut in Chinese table tennis league
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BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) An innovative ITTF World Professionals team, comprising five female star players from other associations, will participate in the Chinese table tennis league for the first time ever in history.
A total of six players from five other associations will appear in the 2020 season, with Lin Yun-Ju of Chinese Taipei joining the Shandong Weiqiao club to play the men s tournament, and the five female players forming the ITTF World Professionals team.
Organized and supported by the ITTF High Performance and Development Team, the groundbreaking ITTF World Professionals team consists of Adriana Diaz (Puerto Rico), Lily Zhang (United States), Jeon Ji-hee (South Korea), Doo Hoi Kem (Hong Kong, China) and Cheng I-Ching (Chinese Taipei).
#RESTART proves Table Tennis can prevail amidst pandemic 12/11/20
After 238 days of no activity, table tennis was revived on the world stage on 8 November 2020 through the #RESTART series. In doing so, it became one of the first international sports to return to action amidst the COVID-19 pandemic which had halted all ITTF events since 15 March.
Three prestigious events held in China, and a further showpiece in Macao, featured players of the highest calibre. The ambitious series proved a huge success, particularly given the challenging circumstances faced from the start. Most importantly, zero COVID-19 cases were recorded throughout the entire bubble: a significant achievement and one that was only made possible through meticulous planning and many months of hard work behind the scenes.