ittf: the first e-sports table tennis championship will be launched in october and november this year
2024-10-05
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on october 4, beijing time, the ittf officially announced that the first ittf world esports table tennis championship will be launched in october and november 2024.
the ittf said: at the first olympic esports week in singapore in 2023, esports table tennis achieved great success as a performance event. based on this result, they will once again cooperate with for fun labs (game studio) and its well-known vr cooperating with the game "ping pong: winning 11 points", we are committed to taking e-sports table tennis to a new level.
it is reported that the ittf world e-sports table tennis championships will be divided into two stages. online qualifying will begin on october 14, 2024. the top two players will advance to the next stage, and the final will be held in helsingborg, sweden, from november 27 to 28, 2024. at that time, eight players will compete in the final competition in helsingborg. the finalists include the top two players in the online qualifying stage, the top two players in "table ten: winning 11 points", one host player and three wild card players.
ittf president and international olympic committee member petra sorin said: "this marks a new era for the ittf. by integrating esports and innovation, we are not only adapting to changes, but also improving table tennis. the future of sport sets the standard and ensures our sport continues to be at the forefront.”
it is worth mentioning that as a designated game product for the e-sports table tennis championship, "ping pong: 11 points to win" was launched as early as february 2020. it received more than 6,000 positive reviews on the quest platform for the first time. in december of the same year, in march, the game's servers crashed due to too many players.
the first time e-sports table tennis appeared in the public eye in the form of a relatively large-scale competition was in december 2022, when the french table tennis association organized the first vr table tennis national championship. by the singapore olympic e-sports week in june 2023, " "ping pong: 11 points to win" was unveiled as a performance item during e-sports week.
at that time, roman rechler, chief technical officer and founder of the game "ping pong: 11 points to win," said: "we invested a lot of time in developing this game to ensure that it has an incredible sense of realism. if there are no conditions people can also experience the charm of table tennis through our products by often playing real table tennis.”
ittf president petra sorin also believes that the development of e-sports table tennis is a key measure to promote the further popularization of table tennis. at the same time, the ittf hopes to keep pace with the times and allow table tennis to enter the e-sports arena. in the competitive field.
with a series of previous preparations, in december 2023, the ittf first proposed a plan to host the first e-sports table tennis world championships. the event is scheduled to be held in 2024, and hopes to announce this new event during the paris olympics. host city. today, everything has finally settled. although in terms of scale, the first e-sports table pong world championship may be difficult to compare with popular events in the e-sports field, it can still be regarded as a useful attempt.
the paper reporter chen jun
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