Exciting News: Hong Kong Set to Host World Table Tennis Grand Prix 2025 Featuring Top 32 Players

Regarding the venue issue that worries everyone, Luo Yongchong said: “We have actually chosen the indoor stadium in Kai Tak Sports Park. The venue can accommodate up to 10,000 people. Although the chance of it happening is very high, there are still details that need to be negotiated, so it is not yet possible Prix 2025′ is the ‘Elite Ranking Tournament’ of WST, just for global ranking.” The top 32 players will take part in the main draw. There will be no qualifying rounds, and there may not be a “wild card” discount. if the three Hong Kong professional players including Fu Jiajun, Zhang Jiawei, and Wang Yuchen do not rank among the top 32 before the “cut” But, as a guest, we expect an exhibition match will be arranged so that the home fans can get a glimpse of these Hong Kong players. “As of now (14th), Marco Fu’s provisional world ranking is 68th, while Zhang Jiawei and Wang Yuchen are ranked 100th and 119th respectively.

Fu Jiajun (Photo: Tilu Database)

Wu Anyi (Photo: Tilu Database)

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Zhuo Linpu (Photo: Tilu Database)

The lineup will definitely be full of stars.

This is the second time that the Table Tennis Association will host an international table tennis event after hosting the “Hong Kong Table Tennis Masters 2022” at the Hong Kong Coliseum in October 2022. The event was full of themes , including Marco Marco’s fifth career perfect score of 147 in the semi-final , defeated Higgins 5:4, and co-starred in the “Dream Showdown” with O’ Sullivan, who eliminated Wu On-yi in the final. In the end, with more than 8,000 fans coming into the stadium to watch the match, O’Sullivan beat Marco Marco 6:4 to win the tournament.

Luo Yongchong pointed out: “The response to the Hong Kong Table Tennis Masters two years ago was very good. It can be said that we have the right time and the right place. This time we will be holding a ranking competition. It is not yet known if the public will be willing to come back to support us, but what is certain is that we will still be. ” He continued that he hopes that this ranking tournament will heat up the atmosphere of table tennis and give the table tennis a boost to hold the elite level A event.

The final day of last year’s “Hong Kong World Table Tennis Masters 2022” attracted more than 8,000 fans.

Shabby (right) and Higgins (left) are expected to fight again in Hong Kong. (Photo: WST Body Road Database)

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This article was written by “Sports road“Originally published in”Table Tennis｜ The first Hong Kong ranking tournament will be held in Kai Tak next March, where the world’s top 32 stars will compete for supremacy」