48 male and 48 female world-leading players will gather in Macao to vie for the championship in the city. The world-class lineup include: Brazil’s Hugo Calderano and China’s Sun Yingsha, who are going to defend their championship in the ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup this year; Chinese national team members Wang Chuqin, Lin Shidong, Liang Jingkun, Zhou Qihao, Wen Ruibo, Wang Manyu, Chen Xingtong, Kuai Man, and Wang Yidi; the U19 Boy’s and Girls’ singles champions of the ITTF World Youth Championships, Kawakami Ryuusei from Japan and Qin Yuxuan from China; and players who have qualified through the Continental Cups and world ranking. Tickets to the event go on sale starting from 12 p.m. on 6 March. For details, please visit the ITTF website at
www.ittf.com or the Sports Bureau’s website at
www.sport.gov.mo, or follow the ‘Macao Major Sporting Events’ Facebook page, ‘澳門體育’ (Macao Sports) WeChat public account and ‘澳門特區體育局’ (Macao SAR Sports Bureau) WeChat subscription account.