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World Table Tennis (WTT)

World Table Tennis (WTT)
World Table Tennis (WTT): A Singapore-based international sports organisation, WTT was established by the ITTF in 2019 as its commercial and events platform. Its primary mission is to revolutionise professional table tennis globally, combining sport and entertainment to elevate the sport’s profile. WTT manages and promotes a comprehensive calendar of commercialised tournaments, including Grand Smashes and the WTT Series, focusing on increased prize money and enhanced fan engagement. It is significant for transforming the professional circuit and expanding table tennis’s global reach.
Steve Dainton, who led the creation and growth of the WTT in 2019, will step away from his board position but will remain in an advisory role in the coming months. Photo: Dickson Lee
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WTT CEO Dainton steps down 4 months into full-time role amid financial challenges

Organisation running global table tennis tournaments frames decision as a shift in leadership needs as its moves beyond start-up phase.

Asian Games 2026

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem gears up for world team table tennis event with 2 silvers

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Table tennis star Wong hopes to build on strong momentum with partner Chan

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Olympic champ Chen Meng to ‘help younger players grow’, Fan extends Germany stay

Chen says she is no longer ‘caught up in winning and losing’, while fellow Olympic winner Fan says he is moving to German league champions.

Chen Meng says she will keep playing table tennis “as long as there are the right events”. Photo: Xinhua
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Ma’s Hong Kong visit sparks ticket frenzy, despite being free, registration only

China table tennis legend Ma Long will attend seminar at Polytechnic University next week, play against students.

Sun Yingsha

Sun Yingsha wins Singapore Smash title for third time, Wang Chuqin reclaims crown

Chinese world No 1 Sun defeats compatriot Wang Manyu in seesawing battle, while fellow top player Wang wins more convincingly.

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China’s Sun Yingsha extends fine start to season with Singapore Smash last 8 spot

World No 1 and title holder beats compatriot Shi Xunyao to lead a five-strong Chinese contingent into the quarter-finals.

China’s Sun Yingsha won the Asian Cup in Haikou earlier this month, her first tournament of the year. Photo: Xinhua
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China table tennis superstar Wang blasts unruly fans at Asian Cup

World No 1s Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha round on screaming spectators despite easing to three-game victories in Haikou.

Doo Hoi-kem

Hong Kong’s Doo misses out on second title in a row after loss at Oman WTT event

Defeat for Doo and fellow Hongkonger Pedrey Ng to Chinese pair comes after her singles semi-finals loss the day before.

Doo Hoi-kem

Hong Kong star Doo reaches doubles final, loses singles semi-final at WTT event in Oman

City’s top women’s player teams up with Ng Wing-lam to upset China’s top-seeded pair in the semis, soon after gruelling singles quarter-final.

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem (right) and Ng Wing-lam beat China’s top-seeded pair on Friday in the WTT Contender Muscat tournament in Oman. Photo: WTT
Wong Chun-ting

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem, Wong Chun-ting make WTT Contender Muscat singles last 8

Pair have only individual glory to chase after following up mixed doubles title win in Qatar with first-round loss in Oman.

Hong Kong’s Wong Chun-ting closed out a 3-1 win over mainland China’s Huang Youzheng to reach the quarter-finals in Oman. Photo: WTT
Doo Hoi-kem

Hong Kong’s Wong and Doo end mixed doubles drought, win Doha table tennis crown

Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem seal WTT Star Contender Doha title with 3-1 win over South Korean pair. Macau’s Zhu Yuling unbeaten in 2026.

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Hong Kong world No 1s Chan and Wong chasing table tennis glory in Singapore

Baldwin Chan will be making his men’s doubles debut alongside partner Wong Chun-ting at the Singapore Smash event next month.

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From ice hockey to sevens, here’s what lies ahead for Hong Kong sport in 2026

It might only be the start of the year, but the city already has a packed sporting calendar.

Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli tries a shot in the first half of his side’s Hong Kong Football Festival clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Elson Li
Sun Yingsha

Injured China table tennis stars Sun, Wang facing month out, will miss Doha event

World No 1s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin withdraw from WTT Doha Champions. Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem added to women’s tournament in Qatar.

Wang Chuqin (left) and Sun Yingsha compete during the mixed doubles final against South Korea’s Lim Jonghoon and Shin Yubin of South Korea at the WTT Finals Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua
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Ex-China table tennis player believes clubs hold key to return of Wang, Sun

Doubts remain over whether the two world No 1s, who withdrew injured at the WTT Finals, will make Chinese Table Tennis Super League Finals.

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Ex-China star Ni Xialian returns from injury, hopes for Olympics shot at age 64

Veteran Luxembourg paddler says she is focused on enjoying the game after a wrist injury forced her out for more than half a year.

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Fan Zhendong won’t get easy route back to play in LA Olympics: table tennis boss

He can earn 2028 spot the same way North Koreans have previously, ITTF’s Petra Sorling suggests amid Fan’s absence from world rankings.

Fan Zhendong, pictured after clinching National Games gold in Macau last month, was among three Chinese players to withdraw from the world rankings a year ago. Photo: Xinhua
ITTF

Chinese statement on Sun Yingsha, Wang Chuqin withdrawals leaves fans confused

Calls for greater focus on player workload after statement omits mention of schedule at WTT Finals in Hong Kong.

Sun Yingsha

WTT Finals in Hong Kong was ‘beyond my expectations’, table tennis boss says

CEO Steve Dainton says tournament could not have finished ‘in a better way’ despite injuries to China stars Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha.

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Scalpers profit at WTT Finals Hong Kong with fans desperate to see Chinese stars

Fans charged thousands of dollars extra by touts at Coliseum, but local table tennis chief says real-name sales ‘difficult to implement’.

A fan buys two HK$1,180 tickets for 6,000 yuan outside Hong Kong Coliseum. Photo: Stephy Zhang
Tomokazu Harimoto

Wang Chuqin pulls out of WTT Finals Hong Kong, empty seats for Japanese champion

Tomokazu Harimoto is first non-Chinese men’s Finals champion after Wang Manyu retains women’s title.

Wang Chuqin and Truls Moregard hug after it was announced Wang had pulled out of their semi-final. Photo: AFP
Wang Chuqin

China fans flock to WTT Finals in Hong Kong, with unlimited budgets for some

But tight security at Hong Kong Coliseum, few attractions nearby and costly hotels proving to be drawbacks for others.

Sun Yingsha

WTT Finals Hong Kong: Sun Yingsha hit by injury, loses final with Wang Chuqin

Olympic and world champion pair suffer historic loss to South Korean rivals after Sun earlier pulls out of a match for first time.

Doo Hoi-kem

WTT Finals Hong Kong: Wong, Doo bow out after ‘best match’ against Wang, Sun

Final group match sees world No 5 city pair win two games off the world and Olympic champions for only the second time.

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem (left) and Wong Chun-ting gave China’s Olympic champions Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha a run for their money in the final mixed-doubles group match on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
Wang Chuqin

WTT Finals Hong Kong: Wang Chuqin stays on track for fourth straight title

On the women’s side, Chen Yi reaches semi-finals in her first Finals appearance after upsetting Chen Xingtong in comeback.

China’s Wang Chuqin hits a return during his singles quarter-final against Alexis Lebrun of France at the WTT Finals at the Hong Kong Coliseum on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
Doo Hoi-kem

WTT Finals: unbeaten Sun and Wang on course for double delight in Hong Kong

World No 1s Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin maintain perfect records in singles and as a dominant mixed doubles pairing.

Lin Shidong

Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha ‘accept’ busy WTT Finals schedule – and keep winning

In men’s singles, Lin Shidong overcomes testing start at Hong Kong Coliseum to gain revenge over teammate.

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