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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 2019 ITTF World Tour.

This is the biggest tour in table tennis, with a total of 12 prestigious
events staged in cities across the globe, attracting the game’s top
players, offering the highest prize money and ensuring the best sport
presentation in order to put on the greatest show possible for players,
staff and spectators.

What’s more, this gripping rollercoaster ride of sporting emotions do
not just last these 12 events, but they build up to December’s highly
anticipated World Tour Grand Finals – the most lucrative table tennis
event on earth. That is what all of our players want to be a part of, but this
year there is more competition than ever. The race to qualify starts here!

Thank you to our title sponsor Seamaster for coming on board again in
2019, helping us to take the ITTF World Tour yet another step forward
and make this a tour you simply will not want to miss.

You are in a prime position to watch the highest quality of table tennis
live, whilst global audiences of millions tune in on TV and follow the action
on social media in record-breaking numbers.

I wish every athlete the best of luck over the course of the Seamaster
2019 ITTF World Tour. I hope that you all enjoy the event and have an
unforgettable time watching the world’s best table tennis players battling
it out for glory.

Thomas WEIKERT

President of the International Table Tennis Federation

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