Alkass Digital
WTT Youth Star Contender Table Tennis Championship (WTT) kicked off in Doha until March 11, at the Ladies Sports Hall in Aspire Zone, with the participation of 108 players from the world's top-ranked players representing 27 countries from different continents, including Chinese Taipei, India, Hungary, Egypt, Japan, Italy, Romania, Thailand, and Lebanon, in addition to the host country Qatar.
The tournament will be conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the World Table Tennis Foundation (WTT) and will be held in a separate category which has been established for singles and doubles competitions for under 15-year-old for both Boys and Girls as well as singles and doubles competitions for under 19 (for both Boys and Girls).
In addition, the activities of the International Table Tennis Camp for youth under 15 and 19, hosted by the State of Qatar since the beginning of this March, will conclude on Tuesday at the Aspire Indoor Hall, with the participation of 43 people, including players and technical teams, representing nine countries from all continents.
The training camp was a resounding success considering the participation of the world's top-ranked players in the age categories, in addition to six of the most prominent Qatari national team players in the U-15 and U-19 age categories: Abdullah Abdul Wahhab, Khaled Al Yafei, Sultan Khalid Al Kuwari, Ahmed Eid Al Qarni, Rawad Al Nasser and Shawq Abdullah.
President of the Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA), President of the Arab and Asian Federations, and the First Vice-President of the International Federation, Khalil Al Mohannadi, visited the training camp, in the presence of the Association members and senior coaches of the ITTF.