Site Products
2017 Star Awards Table Tennis Star Nominees Announced

2017 Star Awards Male & Female Table Tennis Star Nominees Announced

(Courtesy of ETTU.org)
2017 Star Awards Table Tennis Star Nominees Announced

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is excited to announce the nominees for the 2017 Male & Female Table Tennis Stars & Star Point, with the winners to be crowned at the 2017 ITTF Star Awards in Astana, Kazakhstan on 14th December 2017.

The 2017 ITTF Star Awards, which will be in its fifth edition, will be held at the Astana’s famous and prestigious Rixos Hotel to celebrate the world’s best table tennis players’ achievements in 2017.

The nominees for the Male Table Tennis Star presented by DHS, as nominated by the ITTF Athletes’ Commission:

  • Ma Long (CHN): 2017 World Champion, 2017 Qatar & Japan Open Champion 2016 World Tour Grand Finals Champion
  • Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER): 2017 Men’s World Cup Champion, 2017 Indian, Bulgaria, China & German Open Champion, 2017 European Team Champion
  • Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN): 2017 Czech Open Champion, youngest ever World Tour Single’s Champion at 14-years-old, youngest World Championships Quarterfinalist
  • Timo Boll (GER): 2017 Men’s World Cup Silver Medalist, 2017 Korean Open Champion, 2017 European Team Champion

Upon the nomination, Male Table Tennis Star nominee Dimintrij Ovtcharov shared: “After the best year of my career it is perfect to cap it off with a nomination for the ITTF Star Awards! I hope to add another trophy to my cabinet from a truly year to remember in Astana.”
The nominees Female Table Tennis Star presented by Nittaku, as nominated by the ITTF Athletes’ Commission:

  • Ding Ning (CHN): 2017 World Champion, 2017 Women’s Doubles World Champion, 2017 China Open Champion
  • Zhu Yuling (CHN): 2017 Women’s World Cup Champion, 2017 World Championships Silver Medalist, 2016 World Tour Grand Finals Champion
  • Miu Hirano (JPN): 2017 Asian Champion, 2017 World Championships Bronze Medalist
  • Cheng I-Ching (TPE): 2017 World Championships Mixed Doubles Silver Medalist, 2017 Women’s World Cup Bronze Medalist

For full article, please click here

Latest News

Limited Time: Save 10% on MLTT Championship Tickets!

April 2, 2025
It All Comes Down to This After an intense season, only four MLTT teams remain. The stakes couldn’t… Read More

Searching For The Perfect Balance Between Speed And Control In A Professional Table Tennis Blade?

April 2, 2025
(By Bowmar Sports/Nathan Britt) The Butterfly Fan Zhendong CNF might just be the best-kept secret in the high-performance… Read More

Butterfly Unveils Official Game Shirt for Japanese Men’s and Women’s National Teams

April 2, 2025
(by Butterfly Global) Japanese Men’s and Women’s National Teams to wear the new shirt starting April 1, 2025… Read More

WTT Champions Incheon: Sang-Su Surprise in Korea

April 1, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The WTT Champions Series event is in Incheon Korea this week, and a huge upset… Read More

FETHOMANIA 21: Drill 1

April 1, 2025
FETHOMANIA 21: Drill 1 – Robot plays long topspin to Backhand, Logan Backhand chop to Backhand, robot plays… Read More

Study Opponents’ Serves

March 31, 2025
(by Larry Hodges) The single most important thing you have to adjust to with any given opponent is… Read More

WAB CLUB FEATURE: Vancouver Table Tennis Club

March 30, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Vancouver Table Tennis Club (VTTC) stands as one of the largest table tennis facilities… Read More

A Look Back – Nathan Britt’s Journey with Butterfly!

March 30, 2025
(by Nathan Britt/Butterfly Americas) Nathan Britt, one of Butterfly’s prominent influencers and the creator of NBTT (Nathan Britt… Read More
View All News

Get the latest from Butterfly

Stay “In The Loop” with Butterfly professional table tennis equipment, table tennis news, table tennis technology, tournament results, and We Are Butterfly players, coaches, clubs and more.