DOHA: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has taken decisions to suspend events, with the health and safety of the athletes, coaches, officials and fans as the top priority due to COVID-19 pandemic.
These decisions, made either on a case by case approach or in the form of provisional longer-term suspensions, were applied to a number of events originally scheduled between March and June 2020.
With the spread of COVID-19 across different parts of the world, the ITTF is monitoring closely the overall situation across the globe and is in frequent contact with hosts of ITTF events in an effort to keep the international calendar as updated as possible.
The ITTF is looking at a number of different scenarios and possibilities of rescheduling, but it is currently still too early to make any decisions until there is greater certainty about when activities can resume. Nevertheless, the ITTF is trying to keep its calendar as updated as possible, with information that comes to hand.
Following recent decisions taken in full cooperation with event hosts, the ITTF regrets to inform that, despite all efforts, the current uncertainty has led to the cancellation of the ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open and the ITTF World Tour Korea Open, among other events listed below. (Source: ITTF)
To be rescheduled in 2021
Olympic Qualification Events
- Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament, originally scheduled for 6 – 12 Apr 2020
- European Olympic Singles Qualification Tournament, 8 – 12 Apr 2020
- Latin American Singles and Mixed Qualification Tournament, 15 – 19 Apr 2020
- Oceania Singles & Mixed Double Qualification Tournament, 19 – 20 Apr 2020
- World Singles Qualification Tournament, 28 – 31 May 2020
Paralympic Qualification Events
- Paralympic Qualification Event, 9 – 11 May 2020
Postponed
Junior Events
- ITTF World Junior Circuit Jordan Junior & Cadet Open, 1 – 5 Jul 2020
- ITTF World Junior Circuit Golden Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open, 8 – 12 Jul 2020
Cancelled
ITTF World Tour
- ITTF World Tour Korea Open, 16 – 21 Jun 2020
- ITTF World Tour Platinum Australian Open, 23 – 28 Jun 2020
