ITTF World Tour Archives

Cities announced for 2018 ITTF World Tour

May 15, 2017

(By ITTF) Set to be the biggest in history, with more prize money, more fan engagement and a better television spectacle for the worldwide audience; the International Table Tennis Federation announces the 12 cities that will host the 2018 ITTF World Tour events. The 2018 World Tour will be split into two tiers, six ITTF […]

Potential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph

November 14, 2016

Potential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph Potential fulfilled, Kenta Matsudaira claims first Men’s Singles triumph By Simon Daish / Photo: Helmut Ploberger Japan’s Kenta Matsudaira has picked up his first ITTF World Tour Men’s Singles title, as the former World Junior champion defeated Brazil’s Hugo Calderano (6-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10) in […]

Champion Five Years Ago, Lee Sangsu Suffers Surprise First Round Exit

April 22, 2016

Champion Five Years Ago, Lee Sangsu Suffers Surprise First Round Exit Courtesy of ITTF Korea’s Lee Sangsu, the one previous Men’s Singles winner on duty at this year’s 2016 ITTF World Tour Polish Open, when he beat Russia’s Alexander Shibaev in the final in 2011, suffered a shock opening round defeat on the afternoon of […]

Stefan Fegerl Scales New Heights, Zhang Jike Suffers Shock Semi-Final Exit

October 25, 2015

Stefan Fegerl Scales New Heights, Zhang Jike Suffers Shock Semi-Final Exit 2015 ITTF World Tour, Polish Open Courtesy of ITTF Vital to Austrian success at the recently concluded Liebherr 2015 ITTF-European Championships in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg; Stefan Fegerl caused one of the biggest upsets of the year, at the semi-final stage of the […]