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WTT Champions Frankfurt, final on November 5th, 2023″/>The WTT Champions Frankfurt from November 3rd to 10th in Frankfurt. © Table Tennis Marketing GmbH
The WTT Champions Frankfurt from November 3rd to 10th brings Olympic and world champions to the center court on your doorstep. Enjoy thrilling rallies, the rousing atmosphere and many show acts that make the event a highlight for sports and entertainment fans!
Anyone who enjoyed watching table tennis at the Olympic Games in Paris, whether on site, on television or live stream, will love the WTT Champions Frankfurt from November 3rd to 10th. The field of participants in the elite tournament of the best 32 men and 32 women in the world for prize money of half a million US dollars is full of Olympic champions, world champions and the best from every continent.
Germany’s aces are represented by five men and three women, including the two Hessians, Fulda’s World Cup winner Dimitrij Ovtcharov and the six-time European champion from the Odenwald, Patrick Franziska, as well as the 18-year-old shooting star Annett Kaufmann, who is in Paris Sensationally led the table tennis women to the semi-finals.
Table tennis shooting star Annett Kaufmann. © Tischtennis Marketing GmbH / Rémy Gros
The professional athletes shoot the 40 millimeter small white plastic balls around their ears at up to 150 kilometers per hour and 10,000 revolutions per minute. The event not only offers the fastest racquet game at a world-class level and on just one center court, where the spectators sit very close. Table tennis becomes a big movie at the WTT Champions Frankfurt, combined with an elaborate light show, a DJ, show dance groups and other acts that create a great atmosphere during the short breaks.
Spellbound silence around the table was a thing of the past; now the spectators from all parts of the world, whether from Germany, China, Japan or the USA, celebrate every actor and the best rallies loudly and sometimes with standing ovations. As with the premiere last year, the games at the table will be breathtaking again this time, but not just a show, after all, in addition to the high prize money, it’s all about 1,000 world ranking points for the winner and qualification for the prestigious WTT Finals in Japan at the end of November .
Watch and participate: whether with VR glasses or at an outdoor table
Major table tennis events in Germany are always a place for the audience to take part and try things out. This time the supporting program includes virtual reality table tennis, measuring ball speed and spin, games at the outdoor table as well as a school day and a family tournament.
Tickets are still available for all eight days of the tournament. All information below www.worldtabletennis.com/frankfurt.
The WTT Champions Frankfurt
Sport: Table tennis, the fastest racquet game in the world
Ort: Süwag Energie ARENA, Frankfurt am Main, Höchst district
Category: international world class tournament
Datum: November 3rd to 10th, 2024
Participants: 32 men and 32 women, the 30 best in the world rankings plus 2 wildcard holders, including many Olympic participants and medalists from Paris as well as world champions
Game system: Men’s and women’s singles, knockout system from round 1
Special features: all matches at just 1 table, many spectators from Asia (especially China), octagonal center court where the audience sits very close, entertainment program with elaborate lighting effects, DJ and show acts
Doping: half a million US dollars (approx. 468,000 euros)
Tickets: Prices: from ten (reduced) or 15 euros
