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WATCH: World Table Tennis Championship visits Breakfast

The Breakfast team have table tennis royalty in the house...

The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships is currently underway in Durban at the ICC and it's such an interesting event, so we are thrilled to have Table Tennis coach Danisha Patel and SIMON Giolla.
The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships is currently underway in Durban at the ICC. And it's such an interesting event, so we are thrilled to have Table Tennis coach Danisha Patel and SIMON Giolla. Image: ECR

World Table Tennis (WTT) was successfully launched in 2021 as the new commercial vehicle of the ITTF. 

It is placing players and fans at the core of all its business to catapult table tennis to the forefront of the global sports industry.

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It has developed a modern and new event structure, establishing a clear journey from Day 1 to World Number 1. The WTT Series will showcase the sport’s best and up-and-coming table tennis players. 

It will feature four Grand Smashes as the pillars of the sport, eight single-table, single-gender WTT Champions events, the WTT Contender Series, and the season-ending WTT Cup Finals.

The tournament is currently underway at the Durban ICC arena, so Darren and Sky wasted no time to call on some of the finest players to pull through in studio. 

Here's the video of the Breakfast team chatting to Danisha Patel and Theo Cogill, The World Table Tennis Championships participants:

Second time in 84 years the World Championships is held in Africa. First time in SA.
Second time in 84 years the World Championships is held in Africa. First time in SA. Image: ECR

SA has officially welcomed table tennis enthusiasts from all over the world with a stunning opening ceremony at the weekend; showcasing Durban’s diverse cultures. 

For these next eight days, the Durban ICC will host the 2023 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championship Finals.

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