#ITTFWorlds2016. Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships. 28 February - 06 March 2015, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) MEDIA GUIDE

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1 #ITTFWorlds2016 Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships 28 February - 06 March 2015, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) MEDIA GUIDE

2 Join over a million fans in following the world s best table tennis players & top @ITTFWorld #ITTFWorlds2016 ITTF.com

3 CONTENT ITTF Overview History of Table Tennis Basic Table Tennis Rules 2016 WTTTC Venue 2016 WTTTC Key Dates 2016 WTTTC Time Schedule 2016 WTTTC Playing System 2016 WTTTC Interesting Facts Championship Division Teams - Men Championship Division Teams - Women Team World Ranking WTTTC Trophies & History 2016 WTTTC Trusspeed 2014 WTTTC Champions Past World Team Champions ( ) Current World and Olympic Medalists 2015 Major Title Winners Upcoming Major Events Media Guidelines Media Area Detailed Map Media Access FoP Photographer Zones General Information Media Tools ITTF Media Contacts FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 3

4 ITTF OVERVIEW The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the international governing body of Table Tennis and has 222 affiliated member associations; the most of any International Sports Federation. The ITTF holds over 80 events a year, seen live on TV in over 110 countries and currently has over 1.2 million social media followers which makes it one of the most followed sports on the planet. The ITTF was initiated in Berlin, Germany and became formalized in London in Table tennis became an Olympic discipline at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games and a Paralympic Discipline in The current ITTF President is Mr Thomas WEIKERT (GER) who was appointed in HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS Table tennis started as a parlour game in Victorian England; it was after dinner entertainment for the upper class society. Gradually, the sport grew from a parlour game to a highly competitive activity. Interest began to fade around 1904, and it was not until its revival in the early 1920s that competition resumed on an ever-growing scale. However, for the game to advance as a serious international sport, standards had to be developed, hence the formation of the ITTF in 1926, along with the first World Championships. The first Championships were organised, in London in 1926, originally as a European Championships. There was one problem; a group of players from India wanted to compete; hastily just before play began, the name was changed to World Championships but the poster advertising the event remain as European Championships. The game of Table Tennis has since gone from strength to strength, first appearing in the Olympic Games and now is the second most played sport in the world. For further history look at the table tennis historical timeline here: ITTF.com/media/History/Timeline_History.pdf. 4 #ITTFWorlds2016

5 BASIC TABLE TENNIS RULES SCORING A World Championships team match is played to the best of 5 singles matches. The first team to win 3 matches, wins the team match. In each individual match, the winner is determined when he/she wins 3 games. In order to win a game, the player first to reach 11 points wins the game (unless it s 10-10, then a player must win by 2 points). FLOW OF THE MATCH Each player serves two points in a row; then the service changes. However, if a score of is reached in any game, then the service is alternate. After each game, the players change ends. In the final game (5th game), the players change ends when one player reaches five points LEGAL SERVICE The ball must rest on an open hand palm. It must be thrown vertically at least six inches and struck as the ball falls. The ball must bounce on the server s side and then the opponent s side of the table. If the serve is legal except that it touches the net, it is called a let serve and the serve is done again. EQUIPMENT The racket must have a red and a black side. The ball must be white and 40 mm in diameter. The table is 2.74 meters long, m wide, and 0.76 m high. DID YOU KNOW? A player s racket is tested randomly before each match, and opponents have the right to look at each other s rackets. The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface, but not the sides. If a game lasts for more than 10 minutes, the expedite rule comes into action. Serving is alternate, if the receiver returns the 13th stroke in the rally, the receiver has won the point. If a player strikes the ball below the wrist of the hand that is holding the racket, the point is legal. If a player hits the ball around the net and it still lands legally on the table, the shot is valid. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 5

6 Can world number 1 LIU Shiwen lead Team to their 20th Women's Team Gold? 6 #ITTFWorlds2016

7 2016 WTTTC VENUE Stadium Malawati Stadium Malawati, which is hosting the Perfect 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships is located beside the Shah Alam Stadium, and is around 15 kilometers west of the the centre of Kuala Lumpur. The stadium has a maximum seated capacity of 10,000 and is capable of housing different events including sports events, warehouse sales, concerts and exhibitions. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 7

8 2016 WTTTC KEY DATES 27 February Malawati Stadium Press Conference Room Pre event Press conference 28 February Malawati Stadium Competition begins 1 March Malawati Stadium Press Conference Room ITTF President / AGM Press Conference 6 May Malawati Stadium Team Finals begin. At the conclusion of the men s and women s final, there will be a press conference with the winners and runners up in the press conference room. Team United Korea (Korea DPR and Korea Republic) shocked at the 1991 World Championships to take home the Corbillon Cup in Japan. 8 #ITTFWorlds2016

9 2016 WTTTC TIME SCHEDULE* Day 1 28th February :00 22:00: Women s Team Round 1 & 2 (All Groups) 13:00 19:30: Men s Team Round 1 (All Groups) Day 2 29th February :00 16:30: Men s Team Round 2 (All Groups) 13:00 19:30: Women s Team Round 3 (All Groups) 16:30 22:00: Men s Team Round 3 (All Groups) Day 3 1st March 2016 (TV feed) 10:00 22:00: Women s & Men s Team Round 4 (All Groups) Day 4 2nd March 2016 (TV feed) 10:00 13:00: Women s & Men s Team Round 5 (Group D) 13:00 16:30: Women s & Men s Team Round (Groups C & B) 16:30 19:30: Women s & Men s Team Round (Groups A & C) 19:30 22:00: Women s & Men s Team Round (Groups B & A) Day 5 3rd March 2016 (TV feed) 10:00 13:00: Women s Team 1/8 Final 13:00 19:30: Women s & Men s Team 1/8 Final 19:30 22:00: Women s Team 1/4 Final Day 6 4th March 2016 (TV feed) 10:00 13:00: Women s Team 1/4 Final 13:00 19:30: Women s and Men s Team 1/4 Final 19:30 22:00: Women s Team Semi-Final 1 Day 7 5th March 2016 (TV feed) 13:00 16:30: Men s Team Semi-Final 1 16:30 19:30: Women s Team Semi-Final 2 19:30 22:00: Men s Team Semi-Final 2 Day 8 6th March 2016 (TV feed) 14:30: Women s Team Final (followed by press conference) 19:30: Men s Team Final (followed by press conference) * All timing in local time +8 GMT 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 9

10 2016 WTTTC PLAYING SYSTEM The teams at the PERFECT 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships are split into four divisions for both men and women. The top division is called the Championships Division, made up of the best 24 teams. The winner of this division will be crowned World Champion. These 24 teams are made split into four groups of six teams for the first stage of the event, in a round robin format. Each team plays each other once for a total of five matches. The winner of each of the group moves directly into the quarterfinals (receiving a bye through the round of 16). Teams placed 2nd and 3rd in their groups are drawn to play off against each other in the round of 16, with the exception of teams in the same group cannot play against each other again. From the round of 16 on, the event becomes a knockout, until the World Champion is decided. The playing system for Division 2 will be identical. For Division 3 and 4, the playing system will be identical with the exception that teams having played against each other in the group stage shall not meet again in the first or second round of the knock-out competition, and the losing teams for the first round will play one additional positional match. 10 #ITTFWorlds2016

11 2016 WTTTC PLAYING SYSTEM Promotion The top two finishing teams from division two downwards are guaranteed promotion to the next division for the following World Team Championships. The teams finishing in the top 14 places in their division guarantee that they will be in at least the same division. The rest of the places are determined by the ITTF Team ranking prior to the draw. Teams & Match Composition Each team can nominate five players in their team for the event, however only three can play in each match. The team captain must advise the composition of his team and the position order of his players in the toss area to the umpires 45 minutes prior to the start of the match. Each match consists of the best of five singles matches that are the best of five games. The order of play is: 1. A v X 2. B v Y 3. C v Z 4. A v Y 5. B v X Japan's Mima ITO is the youngest women's doubles winner with partner Miu HIRANO in 2014, and holds the record for the youngest singles title winner at an ITTF World Tour event. Ito was awarded as the Breakthrough Star at the 2015 World Championships and 2015 ITTF Star Awards. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 11

12 2016 WTTTC INTERESTING FACTS Participation 81 Countries sending women's teams. 360 male participants. 91 Countries sending men's teams. 310 female participants. 99 Countries represented altogether. 670 total participants. All teams oldest / youngest Oldest men's team: Pakistan - average age (74th Seed, WR82, Division 4) Oldest women's team: Netherlands - average age (3rd Seed, WR3 Championship Division) Youngest men's team: United Arab Emirates - average age (88th Seed, WR116, Division 4) Youngest women's team: Azerbaijan - average age (70th Seed, WR83, Division 3) Youngest male player: Ylyas Allanazarov, TKM years Youngest female player: Aishath Nazim MDV years Championship division oldest / youngest Oldest men's team: Greece - average age (15th seed, WR15) Youngest men's team: Malaysia - average age (24th seed, WR56) Oldest women's team: Netherlands - average age (3rd seed, WR3) Youngest women's team: Malaysia - average age (24th seed, WR43) The World Teams Championships began in 1926 along with the individual event, but only the men participated in the team event. Women's team championships was added from 1934 onwards will be the 54th time the World Table Tennis Championships have been held. Vladimir Samsonov will play his 20th WTTC, this means he is now 2nd in number of WTTC's played, behind Jean-Michel Saive (24 times). Malaysia has hosted the World Team Championships on 1 previous occasion, in 2000 when Sweden took out in the men's final. overcame Chinese Taipei in the women's final. Men's teams into Championship Division: Czech Republic, England, Italy Malaysia (first time the host has secured a direct birth in the Championship Division) Men's teams relegated to Second Division: Brazil, Hungary, Serbia, Spain Women's teams into Championship Division: Brazil, Malaysia, Sweden, Thailand Women's teams relegated to Second Division: Croatia, Luxembourg, Serbia, Slovak Rep. 12 #ITTFWorlds2016

13 Team Sweden claimed Gold at the 2000 World Team Championships against Team. This was the last time the WTTTC was held in Kuala Lumpur 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 13

14 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN Seed #1: Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 1st Team World Ranking: 1st MA Long WR: 1 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 27 Interesting Story: The World number 1 became World Singles Champion at his 5th attempt at Suzhou last year. Ma also won the World Tour Grand Finals for the 4th time in FAN Zhendong WR: 2 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 19 Interesting Story: 2014 Youth Olympic Champion, Fan will be aiming to represent at the Rio Olympics. XU Xin WR: 3 Playing Style: Left handed attacking penhold Age: 26 Interesting Story: Won the 2015 WTTC Mixed Doubles with Korea s Yang Haeun, as well as the Men's Doubles with team mate Zhang Jike. XU is also the first to qualify for the 2016 WTTTC in the Chinese trials. FANG Bo WR: 10 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 24 Interesting Story: The 24 year old exceeded all expectations at the 2015 Suzhou WTTC by reaching the finals of the Men s Singles. A rally between Ma Long and Fang Bo during the match was named Point of the Century. 14 #ITTFWorlds2016 ZHANG Jike WR: 4 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 28 Interesting Story: At a recent interview, Zhang revealed that he would like to win the Olympics twice. He added that, in order to achieve that goal, he will need to exceed his current self.

15 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN Seed #2: Germany Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 2nd Team World Ranking: 2nd Dimitrij OVTCHAROV WR: 5 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 27 Interesting Story: Born in Ukraine and moved to Germany following the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster. Ovtcharov won bronze at London 2012, and beat Zhang Jike at the 2014 WTTTC Men's Team Final. Timo BOLL WR: 9 Playing Style: Left handed attacking shakehand Age: 34 Interesting Story: Former World No 1, Boll was forced to withdraw from the European Championships in Sept 2015 due to knee surgery. Bastian STEGER WR: 39 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 34 Interesting Story: Competed at London 2012, and won a bronze medal as part of the German Men s Team. Ruwen FILUS WR: 42 Playing Style: Right handed defensive shakehand Age: 28 Interesting Story: Modern defensive player, chops mainly with the backhand and attacks from the forehand. Patrick FRANZISKA WR: 43 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 23 Interesting Story: Played a crucial role in leading Germany to the finals of the 2014 Tokyo WTTTC. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 15

16 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN Seed #3: Japan Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 3rd Team World Ranking: 3rd Jun MIZUTANI WR: 7 Playing Style: Left handed attacking shakehand Age: 26 Interesting Story: Mizutani was crowned Japan's National Champion at the age of 17, he won the National Championships in January for the 7th time, which is a record. Koki NIWA WR: 14 Playing Style: Left handed attacking shakehand Age: 21 Interesting Story: Niwa was the first ever Youth Olympic Champion in 2010, and crowned Junior World Champion in Yuya OSHIMA WR: 20 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 21 Interesting Story: Oshima won both the U21 singles, and Doubles event at the World Tour Grand Finals in Maharu YOSHIMURA WR: 24 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 22 Interesting Story: Part of the Japanese team line-up for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games together with Mizutani and Niwa. Kenta MATSUDAIRA WR: 28 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 24 Interesting Story: 2006 Junior World Champion. Kenta became well known after a near upset against Olympic champion Ma Lin in the 2009 WTTC. Kenta then beat the 2008 Olympic Champion 4 years later at the 2013 WTTC 16 #ITTFWorlds2016

17 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN Seed #4: Korea Republic Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 5th Team World Ranking: 4th JUNG Youngsik WR: 13 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 24 Interesting Story: Jung won his first World Tour title at the 2015 Australian Open, he also won both the Men's Singles and Doubles title in Korea last year. JOO Saehyuk WR: 16 Playing Style: Right handed defensive shakehand Age: 36 Interesting Story: Currently the most senior player in the Korean team, Joo exceeded all expectations to reach the final of the 2003 WTTC, with an impressive win over Ma Lin in the quarterfinals. LEE Sangsu WR: 19 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 25 Interesting Story: Mixed Doubles silver medalist at the 2013 WTTC with partner Park Youngsook. JANG Woojin WR: 29 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 20 Interesting Story: 2013 World Junior Champion, Jang beat Grand Slam winner Zhang Jike twice at the 2015 Asian Championships. Jeong Sangeun WR: 77 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 25 Interesting Story: 2007 Junior World Champion. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 17

18 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #5 PORTUGAL Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 5th FREITAS Marcos Left Attacking shake-hand APOLONIA Tiago Right Attacking shake-hand MONTEIRO Joao Left Attacking shake-hand GERALDO Joao Left Attacking shake-hand CHEN Diogo Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #6 HONG KONG Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 17th WONG Chun Ting Right Attacking Penhold TANG Peng Right Attacking shake-hand JIANG Tianyi Left Attacking shake-hand HO Kwan Kit Left Attacking shake-hand LAM Siu Hang Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #7 AUSTRIA Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 5th FEGERL Stefan Right Attacking shake-hand GARDOS Robert Right Attacking shake-hand CHEN Weixing Right Defensive shake-hand HABESOHN Daniel Right Attacking shake-hand HABESOHN Dominik Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #8 SWEDEN Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 9th GERELL Par Left Attacking shake-hand KARLSSON Kristian Left Attacking shake-hand KARLSSON Mattias Right Attacking shake-hand KALLBERG Anton Right Attacking shake-hand 18 #ITTFWorlds2016

19 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #9 FRANCE Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 13th GAUZY Simon Right Attacking shake-hand LEBESSON Emmanuel Left Attacking shake-hand BROSSIER Benjamin Right Attacking shake-hand ROBINOT Quentin Right Attacking shake-hand FLORE Tristan Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #10 CHINESE TAIPEI Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 3rd CHEN Chien-An Left Attacking shake-hand CHIANG Hung-Chieh Right Attacking shake-hand LIAO Cheng-Ting Right Attacking shake-hand YANG Tzu-Yi Right Attacking shake-hand LIN Yun-Ju - 14 Left Attacking shake-hand SEED #11 RUSSIA Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 13th SHIBAEV Alexander Right Attacking shake-hand SKACHKOV Kirill Right Attacking shake-hand VLASOV Grigory Right Attacking shake-hand LAKEEV Vasily Right Attacking shake-hand ISMAILOV Sadi Left Attacking shake-hand SEED #12 POLAND Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 9th WANG Zengyi Right Attacking Penhold GORAK Daniel Right Attacking shake-hand DYJAS Jakub Right Attacking shake-hand KULPA Konrad Left Attacking shake-hand ZATOWKA Patryk Right Attacking shake-hand 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 19

20 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #13 CROATIA Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 9th GACINA Andrej Right Attacking shake-hand TAN Ruiwu Left Attacking shake-hand KOLAREK Tomislav Right Attacking shake-hand PUCAR Tomislav Right Attacking shake-hand ZELJKO Filip Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #14 BELARUS Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 21st SAMSONOV Vladimir 8 39 Right Attacking shake-hand PLATONOV Pavel Right Attacking shake-hand KHANIN Aliaksandr Right Attacking shake-hand BARABANOV Kiryl Right Attacking shake-hand SHAMRUK Gleb Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #15 GREECE Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 9th GIONIS Panagiotis Right Defensive shake-hand KREANGA Kalinikos Right Attacking shake-hand PAPAGEORGIOU Konstantinos Right Attacking shake-hand SGOUROPOULOS Loannis SEED #16 DENMARK Right Attacking shake-hand Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 21st GROTH Jonathan Left Attacking shake-hand HINDERSSON Mikkel Left Attacking shake-hand NIELSEN Claus Right Attacking shake-hand RASMUSSEN Tobias Left Attacking shake-hand 20 #ITTFWorlds2016

21 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #17 CZECH REPUBLIC Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 27th PROKOPCOV Dimitrij Right Attacking shake-hand KONECNY Tomas Right Attacking shake-hand JANCARIK Lubomir Right Attacking shake-hand SIRUCEK Pavel Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #18 ENGLAND Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 25th PITCHFORD Liam Right Attacking shake-hand DRINKHALL Paul Right Attacking shake-hand BAGGALEY Andrew Right Attacking shake-hand WALKER Samuel Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #19 ROMANIA Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 21st CRISAN Adrian Right Attacking shake-hand IONESCU Ovidiu Right Attacking shake-hand SZOCS Hunor Right Attacking shake-hand CIOTI Constantin Right Attacking shake-hand FILIMON Andrei Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #20 UKRAINE Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 15th KOU Lei Right Attacking shake-hand ZHMUDENKO Yaroslav Right Attacking shake-hand PRYSHCHEPA Yevhen - 30 Right Attacking shake-hand YEFIMOV Viktor - 27 Right Attacking shake-hand 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 21

22 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #21 ITALY Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 26th BOBOCICA Mihai Right Attacking shake-hand STOYANOV Niagol Right Attacking shake-hand MUTTI Leonardo Left Attacking shake-hand RECH DALDOSSO Marco Right Attacking shake-hand BACIOCCHI Alessandro Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #22 SINGAPORE Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 5th GAO Ning Right Attacking shake-hand YANG Zi Left Attacking shake-hand CHEW Zhe Yu Clarence Left Attacking shake-hand PANG Xuejie Left Attacking shake-hand POH Shao Feng Ethan Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #23 KOREA DPR Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 15th PAK Sin Hyok Left Attacking shake-hand KANG Wi Hun Right Attacking shake-hand CHOE Il Right Attacking shake-hand RI Kwang Won Right Attacking shake-hand 22 #ITTFWorlds2016

23 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - MEN Seed #24: Malaysia Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 61st Team World Ranking: 56th Muhd Shakirin IBRAHIM WR: 310 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 30 Interesting Story: Father of 3, and has been Malaysia s leading player for the past few years. Muhammad Ashraf HAIQAL WR: 393 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 21 Interesting Story: Ashraf was crowned National Champion beating teammate Leong in the finals. LEONG Chee Feng WR: - Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 18 Interesting Story: This will be Leong s 3rd participation at the WTTC, his first at 2014 Tokyo. CHOONG Javen WR: 692 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 15 Interesting Story: Choong won the cadet doubles title at the South East Asia Junior Championships last year, and is an upcoming youth player for the host country. WONG Chun Cheun WR: - Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 18 Interesting Story: Wong represented Malaysia at the 2015 South East Asia Games, this will be his first participation at the WTTC. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 23

24 24 #ITTFWorlds2016 Team Austria was on the rise in 2015, winning its first European Championships team title. Can the European Champions contend for gold this time in Kuala Lumpur?

25 DIVISION TEAM GROUPINGS - MEN CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION GROUP A GROUP B Germany Austria Sweden Chinese Taipei France Greece Denmark Czech Republic England Korea DPR Malaysia SECOND DIVISION GROUP E Brazil Iran Belgium Netherlands Thailand Canada GROUP F India Slovak Republic Nigeria Vietnam Switzerland Turkey GROUP C GROUP D GROUP G GROUP H Japan Portugal Poland Belarus Ukraine Singapore Korea Republic Hong Kong Russia Croatia Romania Italy Hungary Egypt Slovenia Argentina Mexico Norway Spain Serbia Bulgaria Australia Latvia Puerto Rico THIRD DIVISION GROUP I Lithuania Kazakhstan Finland Mongolia Venezuela New Zealand GROUP K Chile Saudi Arabia Philippines Paraguay Uzbekistan Yemen GROUP J USA Scotland Algeria Luxembourg Guatemala Cyprus GROUP L Congo Brazzaville Indonesia Lebanon Estonia Ireland Sri Lanka FOURTH DIVISION Pakistan Mauritius Tunisia Jamaica Togo Macao Ghana Turkmenistan Malta Kosovo Laos Panama Libya Maldives United Arab Emirates Morocco Congo Democratic 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 25

26 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN Seed #1: Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 1st Team World Ranking: 1st LIU Shiwen WR: 1 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 24 Interesting Story: 4 times Women s World Cup title holder. Liu was named the 2015 Female Table Tennis Star at the ITTF Star Awards last year in Lisbon. DING Ning WR: 2 Playing Style: Left handed attacking shakehand Age: 25 Interesting Story: Ding won the Women Singles World Champion for the 2nd time in 2015, after overcoming her ankle injury in the 7th game against Liu. ZHU Yuling WR: 3 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 21 Interesting Story: 2015 Women s Doubles World Champion with Liu Shiwen. Zhu was awarded the Sportsmanship medal at the 2015 WTTC in Suzhou. CHEN Meng WR: 6 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 22 Interesting Story: Chen overcame Ding Ning and Zhu Yuling to be crowned Champion at the 2015 Japan Open. LI Xiaoxia WR: 7 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 28 Interesting Story: Li was called "eternal second" for a long time, until she broke the curse at the 2012 Olympics where she beat Ding 4:1 to be crowned Champion. 26 #ITTFWorlds2016

27 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN Seed #2: Japan Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 2nd Team World Ranking: 2nd Ai FUKUHARA WR: 4 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 27 Interesting Story: Fukuhara started playing at a young age of 3, and was named Japan s child prodigy. Participated in her first Olympics at the age of 15. Kasumi ISHIKAWA WR: 5 Playing Style: Left handed attacking shakehand Age: 23 Interesting Story: 2012 London Olympic silver medalist. Ishikawa was crowned Japanese National Champion at the recent Championships. Mima ITO WR: 12 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 15 Interesting Story: Holds the record for being the youngest to win the World Tour Singles title at 14 years and 152 days old. Misako WAKAMIYA WR: 28 Playing Style: Left handed attacking shakehand Age: 26 Interesting Story: Although Wakamiya has only won 1 World Tour Singles title, she has 8 World Tour Doubles title under her belt. Yui HAMAMOTO WR: 48 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 17 Interesting Story: Hamamoto has won 5 U21 World Tour titles in her career, with her recent win at the 2016 German Open in Berlin. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 27

28 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN Seed #3: Netherlands Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 5th Team World Ranking: 3rd LI Jie WR: 18 Playing Style: Right handed defensive shakehand Age: 31 Interesting Story: Women's Doubles bronze medalist at the 2015 WTTC, and runner-up for Women Singles at the 2015 European Championships. LI Jiao WR: 25 Playing Style: Left handed attacking penhold Age: 43 Interesting Story: 2015 European Games Champion. Li later caused an upset at the Women s World Cup beating s Zhu Yuling. Britt EERLAND WR: 99 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 22 Interesting Story: Eerland had a wonderful outing at the 2014 WTTTC, where she won most of her matches for the team, only losing out to Japan s Ishikawa in the quarterfinals. Elena TIMINA WR: - Playing Style: Right handed defensive shakehand Age: 46 Interesting Story: Timina will be acting as team coach while playing for the Netherlands team. 28 #ITTFWorlds2016

29 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN Seed #4: Hong Kong Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 3rd Team World Ranking: 4th TIE Yana WR: 20 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 36 Interesting Story: Married to fellow Hong Kong player Tang Peng. Won her first title after her pregnancy at the recent 2016 Hungarian Open. LEE Ho Ching WR: 22 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 23 Interesting Story: Lee established herself as one of Hong Kong s leading player last few years and lead the team to the semi-finals at the 2014 WTTTC. DOO Hoi Kem WR: 24 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 19 Interesting Story: 2014 Youth Olympic silver medalist, Doo is also the bronze medalist in Mixed Doubles at the 2015 WTTC. JIANG Huajun WR: 27 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 31 Interesting Story: Considered a veteran in the team, Jiang s backhand was considered one of the strongest in female table tennis. SOO Wai Yam Minnie WR: 106 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 17 Interesting Story: Soo first attracted media attention at the 2014 ITTF Korea Open as a 16 year old, where she beat Germany s Wu Jiaduo. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 29

30 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #5 SINGAPORE Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 3rd FENG Tianwei 8 29 Right Attacking shake-hand YU Mengyu Right Attacking shake-hand YEE Herng Hwee Left Attacking shake-hand ZHANG Wanling Right Attacking shake-hand LI Siyun Isabelle - 21 Right Defensive shake-hand SEED #6 KOREA REPUBLIC Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 9th YANG Haeun Right Attacking shake-hand SEO Hyowon Right Defensive shake-hand PARK Youngsook Left Attacking shake-hand LEE Zion Right Attacking shake-hand KIM Jiho Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #7 GERMANY Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 5th SOLJA Petrissa Left Attacking shake-hand IVANCAN Irene Right Defensive shake-hand WINTER Sabine Right Attacking shake-hand SILBEREISEN Kristin Right Attacking shake-hand MITTELHAM Nina Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #8 CHINESE TAIPEI Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 9th CHENG I-Ching Right Attacking shake-hand CHEN Szu-Yu Right Attacking shake-hand CHENG Hsien-Tzu Right Attacking shake-hand LIU Hsing-Yin Right Attacking shake-hand LIN Chia-Hui - 28 Right Attacking shake-hand 30 #ITTFWorlds2016

31 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #9 KOREA DPR Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 5th RI Myong Sun Right Defensive shake-hand RI Mi Gyong Left Attacking shake-hand KIM Song I Right Defensive shake-hand CHA Hyo Sim Left Attacking shake-hand SEED #10 ROMANIA Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 5th SAMARA Elizabeta Left Attacking shake-hand MONTEIRO DODEAN Daniela Right Attacking shake-hand SZOCS Bernadette Right Attacking shake-hand DIACONU Adina Right Attacking shake-hand HIRICI Cristina Left Attacking shake-hand SEED #11 AUSTRIA Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 15th LIU Jia Left Attacking shake-hand POLCANOVA Sofia Left Attacking shake-hand LI Qiangbing Right Attacking shake-hand MISCHEK Karoline Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #12 POLAND Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 13th LI Qian Right Defensive shake-hand PARTYKA Natalia Left Attacking shake-hand GRZYBOWSKA Katarzyna Right Attacking shake-hand BAJOR Natalia Right Attacking shake-hand KUSINSKA Klaudia Right Attacking shake-hand 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 31

32 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #13 RUSSIA Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 21st MIKHAILOVA Polina Right Defensive shake-hand DOLGIKH Maria Right Defensive shake-hand NOSKOVA Yana Right Attacking shake-hand TIKHOMIROVA Anna Right Attacking shake-hand PROKHOROVA Yulia Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #14 UKRAINE Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 9th BILENKO Tetyana Right Defensive shake-hand PESOTSKA Margaryta Right Attacking shake-hand GAPONOVA Ganna Right Defensive shake-hand SEED #15 CZECH REPUBLIC Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 15th VACENOVSKA Iveta Right Attacking shake-hand MATELOVA Hana Right Attacking shake-hand STRBIKOVA Renata Right Attacking shake-hand CECHOVA Dana Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #16 HUNGARY Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 13th POTA Georgina Right Attacking shake-hand LOVAS Petra Right Attacking shake-hand MADARASZ Dora Right Attacking shake-hand PERGEL Szandra Left Attacking shake-hand NAGYVARADI Mercedes Right Attacking shake-hand 32 #ITTFWorlds2016

33 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #17 SPAIN Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: - SHEN Yanfei Left Attacking shake-hand DVORAK Galia Right Attacking shake-hand ZHANG Xuan Left Attacking shake-hand CAYMEL Claudia Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #18 THAILAND Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 27th SAWETTABUT Suthasini Right Attacking shake-hand KOMWONG Nanthana Right Attacking shake-hand KHETKHUAN Tamolwan Right Attacking shake-hand PARANANG Orawan Left Attacking shake-hand RATTANAPORN Rattaporn - 21 Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #19 FRANCE Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 21st GRUNDISCH Carole Right Attacking shake-hand CHASSELIN Pauline Right Attacking shake-hand ZARIF Audrey Right Attacking shake-hand MIGOT Marie Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #20 USA Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 21th ZHANG Lily Right Attacking shake-hand WANG Chen Right Attacking shake-hand ZHENG Jiaqi Right Attacking penhold JHA Prachi Right Attacking shake-hand WANG Crystal Right Attacking shake-hand 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 33

34 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN World Ranking Age Hand Playing Style SEED #21 BELARUS Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 9th PAVLOVICH Viktoria Right Defensive shake-hand PRIVALOVA Alexandra Right Attacking shake-hand ARLOUSKAYA Alina Right Defensive shake-hand TRIGOLOS Daria Right Attacking shake-hand BARAVOK Katsiaryna Left Attacking shake-hand SEED #22 SWEDEN Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 26th EKHOLM Matilda Left Attacking shake-hand BERGSTROM Linda Right Defensive shake-hand JONSSON Jennifer Right Attacking shake-hand MOSKOVITS Daniela Right Attacking shake-hand SEED #23 BRAZIL Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 25th GUI Lin Right Attacking shake-hand KUMAHARA Caroline Right Attacking shake-hand TAKAHASHI Bruna Right Attacking shake-hand SILVA Ligia - 34 Right Attacking shake-hand 34 #ITTFWorlds2016

35 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TEAMS - WOMEN Seed #24: Malaysia Position achieved at 2014 WTTTC: 33rd Team World Ranking: 43rd NG Sock Khim WR: - Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 32 Interesting Story: Malaysia s most veteran player, recorded her biggest win over Singapore s top player Li Jiawei at the 2007 South East Asian Games. HO Ying WR: 360 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 20 Interesting Story: Ho won a silver and bronze at the 2015 South East Asian Games, and also played in her first Commonwealth Games two years ago. CHANG Li Sian Alice WR: - Playing Style: Right handed defensive shakehand Age: 15 Interesting Story: Exceeding expectations, Chang was recently crowned the National Champion beating teammate Ng in the finals. TANG Angeline An Qi WR: - Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 17 Interesting Story: The 17 year old studies at the Singapore Sports School after being awarded the Youth Olympic Games Scholarship in WONG Ee Ling Amanda WR: 54 Playing Style: Right handed attacking shakehand Age: 17 Interesting Story: Wong won the doubles title at the recent National Championships. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 35

36 Team Singapore caused one of the biggest upsets in World Championships histroy by beating Team in Moscow in 2010 to take the Women's Team title. 36 #ITTFWorlds2016

37 DIVISION TEAM GROUPINGS - WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION GROUP A GROUP B Japan Chinese Taipei Germany Romania Korea DPR Hungary Czech Republic Spain Thailand Malaysia Brazil SECOND DIVISION GROUP E Serbia England Canada Belgium Turkey New Zealand GROUP F Slovak Republic Egypt Lithuania Italy Switzerland Mexico GROUP C GROUP D GROUP G GROUP H Netherlands Singapore Poland Ukraine France Belarus Hong Kong Korea Republic Austria Russia USA Sweden Croatia India Nigeria Puerto Rico Colombia Portugal Luxembourg Slovenia Greece Vietnam Chile Bulgaria THIRD DIVISION GROUP I Indonesia Macao Wales Finland Norway Laos GROUP K Venezuela Iran Philippines Sri Lanka Pakistan Ethiopia GROUP J Australia Uzbekistan Estonia Congo Brazzaville Algeria Nepal GROUP L Argentina Kazakhstan Guatemala Mongolia Latvia Azerbaijan FOURTH DIVISION Maldives South Africa Kosovo Qatar Mauritius Fiji Islands Lebanon Turkmenistan 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 37

38 TEAM WORLD RANKINGS* Top 36 Men's Teams WR Country 1 2 Germany 3 Japan 4 Korea Republic 5 Portugal 6 Hong Kong 7 Austria 8 Sweden 9 France 10 Chinese Taipei 11 Russia 12 Poland 13 Croatia 14 Belarus 15 Greece 16 Denmark 17 Czech Republic 18 England 19 Romania 20 Brazil 21 Ukraine 22 India 23 Hungary 24 Spain 25 Serbia 26 Egypt 27 Italy 28 Slovak Republic 29 Singapore 30 Iran 31 Belgium 32 Korea DPR 33 Nigeria 34 Slovenia 35 Bulgaria 36 Israel Top 36 Women's Teams WR Country 1 2 Japan 3 Netherlands 4 Hong Kong 5 Singapore 6 Korea Republic 7 Germany 8 Chinese Taipiei 9 Korea DPR 10 Romania 11 Austria 12 Poland 13 Russia 14 Ukraine 15 Czech Republic 16 Hungary 17 Spain 18 Thailand 19 Frrance 20 USA 21 Serbia 22 Slovak Republic 23 Belarus 24 Croatia 25 Sweden 26 Brazil 27 Luxembourg 28 India 29 Slovenia 30 Egypt 31 England 32 Lithuania 33 Canada 34 Greece 35 Nigeria 36 Vietnam * Based on January 2016 Team World Rankings 38 #ITTFWorlds2016

39 WTTTC TROPHIES & HISTORY Swaythling Cup - Men s Team The Swaythling Cup is presented to the winners of the Men s Team Event at each World Team Table Tennis Championships. The Cup was donated in 1926 by Lady Baroness Swaythling, the mother of Ivor Montagu, who was the first ITTF President and remained in that role for record 41 years. The first winners of the Swaythling Cup was Hungary who were triumphant in London 1926 and won the first 5 editions of the competition before the Czechoslovaks beat them in 1932 in Prague. Corbillon Cup - Women s Team President of the French Table Tennis Association Marcel Corbillon donated the Corbillon Cup in Paris 1933 prior to the Women s Team event being held for the first time at the 1934 World Championships. The original Cup disappeared during the early days of the Berlin occupation after World War II but the German Table Tennis Federation ended up arranging an exact replica in Germany were the first winners of the Women s Team event in FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 39

40 Team Japan finished second best at the 2012 Olympic Games and 2014 World Team Championships, is it their time to win the title? 40 #ITTFWorlds2016

41 2016 WTTTC TRUSSPEED The best table tennis players on earth will all battle it out on the newly unveiled Trusspeed table, which creators Butterfly believes will be the perfect table for quick, exciting rallies to enthrall the global audience. The Trusspeed table is different from past Butterfly tables, as it steps away from its round and curved undercarriage to a stronger, and bolder design. The pink fluro lights on the attractive Trusspeed table reflects Butterfly s corporate colour and its revamped logo which was launched in Butterfly is no stranger to supplying world class tables for the biggest table tennis events, being the table supplier for the 2009, 2012 & 2014 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 41

42 2014 WTTTC CHAMPIONS Men s Team - (L-R: Fan Zhendong, Wang Hao, Ma Long, Liu Guoliang (Coach), Zhang Jike, Xu Xin) Women s Team - (L-R: Liu Shiwen, Zhu Yuling, Chen Meng, Kong Linghui (Coach), Ding Ning, Li Xiaoxia, Chen Bin (Coach)) 42 #ITTFWorlds2016

43 PAST WORLD CHAMPIONS ( ) YEAR LOCATION Tokyo Dortmund Moscow Guangzhou Dortmund Doha Osaka Kuala Lumpur Manchester Tianjin Gothenburg Chiba City Dortmund New Delhi Gothenburg Tokyo Novi Sad Pyongyang Birmingham Calcutta Sarajevo Nagoya Munich Stockholm Ljubljana Prague Beijing Dortmund Stockholm Tokyo Utrecht Wembley Bucharest Bombay Vienna Budapest Stockholm Wembley Paris Cairo Wembley Baden Prague Wembley Paris Baden Prague Budapest Berlin Budapest Stockholm London MEN S TEAM CHAMPION Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Hungary Sweden Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan England Hungary Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Hungary Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Hungary United States Austria Hungary Hungary Hungary Czechoslovakia Hungary Hungary Hungary Hungary Hungary WOMEN S TEAM CHAMPION Singapore Korea South Korea Japan Soviet Union Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Romania Romania Japan Romania Japan Romania Romania United States Engaland England Germany Czechoslovakia United States Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Germany X X X X X X X 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 43

44 's MA Long ruled table tennis in The world number 1 claimed all major world titles available in World Championships, Men's World Cup, World Tour Grand Finals! 44 #ITTFWorlds2016

45 CURRENT WORLD & OLYMPIC MEDALISTS 2014 World Team Championships (Tokyo / JAPAN) Men s Team Women s Team Gold CHINA CHINA Silver GERMANY JAPAN Bronze CHINESE TAIPEI SINGAPORE Bronze JAPAN HONG KONG 2012 Olympic Games (London / GREAT BRITAIN, ENGLAND) Men s Singles Gold ZHANG Jike CHN Silver WANG Hao CHN Bronze Dimitrij OVTCHAROV GER Women s Singles Gold LI Xiaoxia CHN Silver DING Ning CHN Bronze FENG Tianwei SIN Men s Team Women s Team Gold CHINA CHINA Silver KOREA REP JAPAN Bronze GERMANY SINGAPORE 2015 WTTC (Suzhou / CHINA) Men s Singles Gold MA Long CHN Silver FANG Bo CHN Bronze ZHANG Jike CHN Bronze FAN Zhendong CHN Women s Singles Gold DING Ning CHN Silver LIU Shiwen CHN Bronze LI Xiaoxia CHN Bronze MU Zi CHN Men s Doubles Gold XU Xin / ZHANG Jike CHN Silver FAN Zhendong / CHN ZHOU Yu Bronze LEE Sangsu / KOR SEO Hyundeok Bronze MATSUDAIRA Kenta / JPN NIWA Koki Women s Doubles Gold LIU Shiwen / ZHU Yuling CHN Silver DING Ning / LI Xiaoxia CHN Bronze FENG Tianwei / SIN YU Mengyu Bronze LI Jie / LI Qian NED / POL Mixed Doubles Gold XU Xin / YANG Haeun CHN / KOR Silver YOSHIMURA Maharu / JPN ISHIKAWA Kasumi Bronze KIM Hyok Bong / PRK KIM Jong Bronze WONG Chun Ting / HKG DOO Hoi Kem 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 45

46 2015 ITTF MAJOR TITLE WINNERS 2015 World Team Cup (Dubai / UAE) Men s Team Women s Team Gold CHINA CHINA Silver AUSTRIA KOREA DPR Bronze CHINESE TAIPEI SINGAPORE Bronze PORTUGAL JAPAN Liebherr 2015 Men s World Cup (Halmstad / SWEDEN) Gold MA Long CHN Silver FAN Zhendong CHN Bronze OVTCHAROV Dimitrij GER 2015 Women s World Cup (Sendai / JAPAN) Gold LIU Shiwen CHN Silver ISHIKAWA Kasumi JPN Bronze SOLJA Petrissa GER GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour (Super) Open (Chengdu) Men s Singles MA Long CHN Women s Singles ZHU Yuling CHN German Open (Bremen) Men s Singles MA Long CHN Women s Singles ITO Mima JPN Japan Open (Kobe) Men s Singles XU Xin CHN Women s Singles CHEN Meng CHN Korea Open (Incheon) Men s Singles JUNG Youngsik KOR Women s Singles FUKUHARA Ai JPN Kuwait Open (Kuwait City) Men s Singles MA Long CHN Women s Singles LI Xiaoxia CHN Qatar Open (Doha) Men s Singles SAMSONOV Vladimir BLR Women s Singles SAMARA Elizabeta ROU World Tour Grand Finals (Lisbon, Portugal) Men s Singles MA Long CHN Women s Singles DING Ning CHN 46 #ITTFWorlds2016

47 UPCOMING MAJOR EVENTS From Mar 16 Mar 20 Mar 22 Mar 23 Apr 1 Apr 6 Apr 8 Apr 13 Apr 28 Jun 3 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 24 Jun 25 Aug 6 Sep 14 Oct 1 Oct 7 Oct 18 Oct 24 Dec 15 To Mar 20 Mar 24 Mar 25 Mar 27 Apr 3 Apr 10 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 30 Jun 5 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 26 Jun 25 Aug 17 Sep 18 Oct 3 Oct 9 Oct 23 Oct 30 Dec 18 Location Event Kuwait City / KUW ITTF World Tour, Kuwait Open (Super) Bendigo / AUS ITTF-Oceania Championships,Bendigo Bendigo / AUS ITTF-Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament Doha / QAT ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open, Doha (Super) Santiago de Chile / CHI ITTF-Latin America Olympic Qualification Tournament Istanbul / TUR ITTF-European Olympic Qualification Tournament Toronto / CAN ITTF-North America Olympic Qualification Tournament Hong Kong / HKG ITTF-Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament Dubai / UAE ITTF-Asian Cup Guatemala City / GUA ITTF-Latin American Cup Tokyo / JPN ITTF World Tour, Japan Open (Super) Incheon / KOR ITTF World Tour, Korea Open (Super) Burnaby / CAN ITTF-North America Cup Burnaby / CAN ITTF-North America Team Championships Rio de Janeiro / BRA Olympic Games, Chengdu / CHN ITTF World Tour, Open (Super) Saarbrücken / GER LIEBHERR Men s World Cup, TBD Women s World Cup Budapest / HUN ITTF-European Championships, Aghadir / MAR ITTF-African Championships, TBD ITTF World Tour Grand Finals 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 47

48 MEDIA GUIDELINES The media is an essential part of the success of the World Championships, so the ITTF wants to create the best possible atmosphere for the media to work. In return, the ITTF asks the media to adhere to the below guidelines to ensure that the players, spectators, TV viewers and competition management will also have the best event possible. Photographers Photographers are only allowed onto the field of play (FoP) with an official bib issued by the organizing committee. A bib can be obtained at the welcome desk, by leaving a piece of ID as deposit. This bib must be returned at the end of each day. Any photographers / accredited press on the FoP without a bib will be asked to leave immediately. Only a limited number of photographers will be allowed on the FoP. This will be determined by level of importance, then a first come, first served basis. If you are unable to enter the FoP, the ITTF will provide your agency with the photos that you need. Photographers will be able to take photos from the tribune. Only photographers with professional cameras will be given an official bib to enter the FoP. As photographers are seen by spectators and on television, they are required to dress presentably whilst on the FoP (collared shirt / blouse, long pants / skirts and covered shoes). Each day there will be a diagram indicating where photographers are allowed on the FoP. Photographers found outside this area will be asked to leave the FoP. Photographers are required to bring their own stool / chairs onto the FoP. Photographers must not bring anything except their camera and one spare lens onto the FoP. No laptop and no bags are permitted. Photographers are not allowed to move during or in between points. Photographers can only move during time outs and in between games. Strictly no flash photography is allowed on the FoP. Photographers are not allowed in the mixed zone. Photographers are allowed to take photos from the press tribune if they are not disrupting anyone. Photographers are only permitted to take still pictures and not videos. The OC will provide secured, lockable storage for your equipment. 48 #ITTFWorlds2016

49 MEDIA GUIDELINES Mixed Zone The priority for accredited media s access to players and officials in the mixed zone will be as follows: Host Broadcaster Television Rights Holders ITTF Interviews Television Non-rights holders TV Interviews Radio Interviews Written Press There will be set areas for each of the above categories, with the higher priority media getting access to the players first. Filming Rights for Field of Play and Mixed Zone Please find below the explanation of the different material that ENG crews & Video Journalists can or cannot film during the World Championships: 1. All Crews Have The Right To Film: Press conferences following the Draw and after the main matches (note all filming must be done at the back on the room on the designated platforms). Interviews in the mixed zone. Private interviews in the interview room. Non-rights holders may NOT film match action on the FoP. If non-tv rights holders would like to have access to match footages, they must contact ITTF s media rights holder TMS. Please approach any ITTF Staff who will put you in contact with the representative from TMS present at the venue. 2. Rights Holders Have The Right To Film: Match action on the FoP, proving they have permission from the HB that they are not disrupting the world feed. Presentations, training and warm up on the FoP. One-to-one Interviews: After the Draw After each press conference Training in the training hall. Any unauthorized filming may result in the revoking of the relevant media accreditation. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 49

50 MEDIA GUIDELINES Media Centre and Press Tribune Only accredited media are permitted into the media centre and are not allowed to bring in guests. As the media centre is a place for work, media must keep the noise to a minimum. There will be lockers provided for photographers to store their equipment in the media centre. General Television, radio, or written interviews may only take place in the mixed zone (after matches), and in the interview room during the press conference. If the accredited media would like to have a one-to-one interview with a player, they must organize this through the OC press team or the ITTF Promotion Manager, and should not approach the player themselves outside the mixed zone or press conference room. The Organizing Committee (OC) Media operations staff will manage all photographers onsite and be present to assist photographers with queries, photo position placement and will enforce the guidelines stated herein. If the accredited media would like additional photographs, quotes, results, stats or general information, please ask the OC press team or the ITTF Promotion Manager and they will be more than happy to help. For clarification on any items, please ITTF s Promotion & Media Manager Matt Pound at mpound@ittfmail.com. 50 #ITTFWorlds2016

51 MEDIA AREA DETAILED MAP Mixed Zone Media Centre 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 51

52 MEDIA ACCESS 52 #ITTFWorlds2016

53 FOP PHOTOGRAPHER ZONES Mar Feb 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 53

54 FOP PHOTOGRAPHER ZONES 04 Mar 03 Mar 54 #ITTFWorlds2016

55 FOP PHOTOGRAPHER ZONES Mar 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 55

56 GENERAL INFORMATION Accreditation All media accreditations are to be picked up at the Malawati press center after 2pm on 27 February Training Hall Only the host broadcaster and TV rights holders have access to the training hall. Written press, and photographers do not have access. Money/Currency The Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) is the currency of Malaysia. The symbol is RM. In February 2016, 100RM is worth: 100 MYR = USD 100 MYR = Euros Time Zone The time zone in Kuala Lumpur during the World Team Table Tennis Championships will be +8 GMT. Climate The climate at the time of the World Team Table Tennis Championships is an average of 28 C daily and with a high of 33 C and a low 24 C minimum nightly. The city enjoys 7 hours of sunshine on average and there may be some rain during the event, so be prepared! About Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the national capital and most populous global city in Malaysia. The city covers an area of 243 km2 and has an estimated population of 1.6 million. Rated as an alpha world city, Kuala Lumpur is the cultural, financial and economic centre of Malaysia due to its position as the capital as well as being a key city. Since the 1990s, the city has played host to many international sporting, political and cultural events including the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the Formula One Grand Prix. In addition, Kuala Lumpur is home to the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers, which have become an iconic symbol of Malaysia's futuristic development. 56 #ITTFWorlds2016

57 GENERAL INFORMATION Media Services Media Centre On the ground level there is a media centre with all the facilities media need to conduct their work. The media centres will provide accredited media with access to working areas, free high-speed internet access, media tools, tea, coffee and snacks. Media Centre Opening Hours Dates 28 Feb - 04 Mar 05 Mar 06 Mar Open 08:00 11:00 12:30 Close 24:00 24:00 24:00 Media tribune In the Malawati stadium there is a media tribune that features a combination of working desk positions and standard observer seats for the media. Due to the limited space in the media tribune, the main seats will be reserved for OC, ITTF and wired agencies. The remaining seats will be allocated to one person per agency on a first come first served basis. There will be power at each tables and free wifi for the media s use. Field Photographer To go onto the field of play, photographers must first obtain a bib from the welcome desk. A piece of ID must be given as deposit in order to receive the bib. Photographers are obliged to wear this bib at all times whilst on the field of play and must follow the accredited media guidelines. Mixed Zone After every match, all the players will pass through the mixed zone. This gives the accredited media the opportunity to interact one on one with the players and the teams. The first part of the mixed zone is dedicated to TV broadcasters and they have the first priority to speak to the players. The second part of the mixed zone is for the written press. Press Conferences After the men s and women s gold medal match, there will be a press conference with the champion and runner up. The press conference is located next to the media centre. 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 57

58 MEDIA TOOLS ITTF Media Tools To assist the world s media coverage of the World Championships, the ITTF will provide the following to the accredited media: Interesting stories concerning the upcoming matches Daily statistics and fact sheet Daily flash quotes Upcoming schedule Previous days results Official ITTF daily press release Video interviews Daily video highlights If you require anything additional, please contact ITTF s Promotion Manager Matt Pound at mpound@ittfmail.com, or MEDIA CONTACTS Matt POUND ITTF Promotion & Media Manager E : mpound@ittfmail.com M : Geetha LAKSHMAYYA Organizing Committee Media Contact E : geetha.l@carbon-worldwide.com M : #ITTFWorlds2016

59 Watch the exciting action live at ITTF.com/itTV and follow the live results on ITTF.com! 28 FEBRUARY - 06 MARCH 2016, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 59

60 Join in the conversation at #ITTFWorlds2016 # 国际乒联 @ITTFWorld2014 ITTF Marketing & Asia Pacific Office 301 Lor 6 Toa Payoh #01-01 Singapore T : F : E : media@ittfmail.com