The BetVictor World Championship of Ping Pong returns to Alexandra Palace this weekend. It’s the event’s seventh year at the North London venue.
Last year, the tournament was won by China’s Wang Shibo. He hopes to defend his title, and to win the $20,000 prize.
He’ll face competitors like British two-time champion Andrew Baggaley, Chris Doran from Northampton, and Scotland’s Gavin Rumgay.
Queensbury’s Ashley Stokes will compete after 3 years away from the tournament. He thinks he stands a chance at the the title if he can overcome Russia’s Maxim Shrmyrev.
Ashley Stokes said “It’s a tough group and every match is tough, that’s why it’s the world championships.”
And there will be a minimum of eight Chinese players in the 64-player field.
All to play for?
Ping Pong, or Sandpaper Table Tennis is a variation on the game. Sandpaper bats replace modern sponge and rubber equipment.
Alexandra Palace describes the event as a “potent mixture of speed, power and old-fashioned skill courtesy of the technology-free sandpaper bats.”
As part of the tournament, players will face a ‘double elimination draw’. Players face-off in groups of four. To progress, they need to win two matches. At the end, it will be two competitors fighting for the grand prize.
Watch the action
You can catch the action Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th January.
26th January 2019
The double elimination takes place on the 26th January from 12:00-16:00.
And from 17:30-21:00 you can catch the last 32 competing for a chance to win.
27th January 2019
Watch the last 16 between 12:00 and 15:30.
And from 17:00-21:00 you can watch the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final.
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The BetVictor World Championship of Ping Pong returns to Alexandra Palace this weekend. It’s the event’s seventh year at the North London venue.
Last year, the tournament was won by China’s Wang Shibo. He hopes to defend his title, and to win the $20,000 prize.
He’ll face competitors like British two-time champion Andrew Baggaley, Chris Doran from Northampton, and Scotland’s Gavin Rumgay.
Queensbury’s Ashley Stokes will compete after 3 years away from the tournament. He thinks he stands a chance at the the title if he can overcome Russia’s Maxim Shrmyrev.
Ashley Stokes said “It’s a tough group and every match is tough, that’s why it’s the world championships.”
And there will be a minimum of eight Chinese players in the 64-player field.
All to play for?
Ping Pong, or Sandpaper Table Tennis is a variation on the game. Sandpaper bats replace modern sponge and rubber equipment.
Alexandra Palace describes the event as a “potent mixture of speed, power and old-fashioned skill courtesy of the technology-free sandpaper bats.”
As part of the tournament, players will face a ‘double elimination draw’. Players face-off in groups of four. To progress, they need to win two matches. At the end, it will be two competitors fighting for the grand prize.
Watch the action
You can catch the action Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th January.
26th January 2019
The double elimination takes place on the 26th January from 12:00-16:00.
And from 17:30-21:00 you can catch the last 32 competing for a chance to win.
27th January 2019
Watch the last 16 between 12:00 and 15:30.
And from 17:00-21:00 you can watch the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final.
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