WTT Champions Macao 2023 presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group starts tomorrow

MACAU, April 16 – The WTT Champions Macao 2023 was presented by Galaxy Entertainment Group, organized by the Sports Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, World Table Tennis (WTT) and Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) in association with the Macau Table Tennis General. Association, will be held at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion on April 17-23, 2023. The tournament features 32 men’s and 32 women’s world-leading players playing in men’s and women’s singles. Chinese national team players such as Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng and Wang Manyu arrived in the city today to prepare for the upcoming matches.

The table tennis elite gathers in Macau

The star lineup for this tournament includes: Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun, Sun Yingsha, Chen Meng, Wang Manyu and Wang Yidi from China; Tomokazu Harimoto, Yukiya Uda, Mima Ito, Hina Hayata and Kasumi Ishikawa from Japan, Truls Mregrdh from Sweden, Hugo Calderano from Brazil, Dang Qiu and Dimitrij Ovtcharov from Germany and Doo Hoi Kem and Wong Chun Ting from Hong Kong, China.

In the men’s singles, Wang Chuqin will begin the defense of his title against Andrej Gaina, while world number one Fan Zhendong will look to beat Patrick Franziska in the first round. In women’s singles, world number one and defending champion Sun Yingsha will start this year’s campaign against Hana Matelov of the Czech Republic.

Japan’s Mima Ito and Kasumi Ishikawa face Romania’s Elizabeta Samara and Germany’s Nina Mittelham tomorrow, while their compatriot Hiroto Shinozuka takes on Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting in China. France’s Alexis Lebrun will face Sweden’s Truls Mregrd, and Brazil’s Hugo Calderano will face Egypt’s Omar Assari for a place in the round of 16.

32 matches will be played in the program on April 17 and 18 and in the first session on April 19. The semifinals will be played in the second round on April 19 and April 20. The semi-finals will be played on April 21 and the semifinals on April 22, with the finals of both series being played on April 23.

Ticketp continue to be sold

The public and tourists can purchase tickets, including regular and stadium VIP tickets, at MacauTicket.com, by phone, at Kong Seng branches in Macau and Hong Kong, via mobile apps Ctrip Travel or Trip.com, Damai.cn, or Tap Seac Multisport in the Pavilion during the event. Tickets for each session range from MOP 300 to MOP 1,000, depending on match dates and venues. Free seats apply to all tickets and each person can purchase a maximum of 4 tickets per session. Ticket discounts are available on standard tickets on certain dates.

Ticket holders are reminded that entry to the venue begins one hour before the start of the first match of the day. Online ticket holders can pick up their tickets at the ticket counter located next to the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion bus stop on Rua De Ferreira Do Amaral, starting two hours before the first match of the day. When picking up tickets, ticket holders must present the receipt and the ID registered for the ticket purchase.

If the representative picks up the tickets on behalf of the ticket holder, he must present his own ID, a receipt, a copy of the ticket holder’s ID and the ticket holder’s written authorization. All of the above documents must be presented before ticket holders or representatives can pick up tickets. Discounted ticket holders must present a valid Macao student card or ID upon entry, otherwise the ticket will be charged at full price.

For more information, visit the events website at wttmacao.sport.gov.mo or the World Table Tennis website at worldtabletennis.com or follow the Macao Major Sports Events Facebook page, (Macao Sports) WeChat public account and (Macao SAR Sports) Bureau) WeChat subscription account .

Round of 32 on April 17