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Dear friends of Table Tennis,
On behalf of the International Table Tennis Federation, it is my great
pleasure to welcome you to the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour.
In 2018, ITTF World Tour will have a total of 12 events with the aim to
improve the sport presentation to freshen up the world’s biggest table
tennis tour aimed at the world’s best table tennis players. Thank you
to our title sponsor Seamaster for coming on board again in 2018,
to give the world’s most lucrative table tennis tour a boost, which will
have the greatest prize money of all time.
You are in a prime position to watch the highest level of quality of
table tennis live, whilst global audiences of millions are watching
online, on TV and following on social media.
Participating players will aim to qualify for the highly anticipated World
Tour Grand Finals, which will be held in December 2018.
I wish all the athletes the best of luck in the tournament, and hope
that you enjoy the event and have a great time watching the world’s
best table tennis players competing for glory.
Thomas WEIKERT
President of the International Table Tennis Federation
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