Hello fans and friends, I'm Ping Pong.
Today is May 1st, the gears of time are rushing forward, and summer is gradually approaching, and 1/3 of 2024 has passed. May is a big month for table tennis events, and it is very crucial.
So, what are the games worth keeping an eye on in May? It is not easy to collect and sort out information, so please like, collect, forward, comment, follow, and watch...... One-click multi-connection, thank you!
01 WTT Saudi Arabia Grand Slam
Date: May 1-11 (11 days)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City
Events: 5 events - Mixed Doubles, Women's Doubles, Men's Doubles, Women's Singles, Men's Singles
Bonus points: 2,000 points for the champion, with a total prize fund of $2,000,000
Draw date: 22:30 p.m. on May 2
The first match is directly the king bomb tournament, the highest-status Grand Slam in the WTT tournament system.
From the very beginning, WTT's vision for Grand Slam tournaments was to be like tennis, with one stop per quarter. But in fact, in the past few years, there was only one stop in Singapore. This year, WTT finally made efforts to determine 2 stations in Saudi Arabia and Beijing, and maybe one more station within the year, so that the 4 stations are just alive!
However, at present, only Singapore and Beijing have been held stably for a long time, and Beijing has just signed a five-year Grand Slam tournament!
In addition, it is important to note that the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam is the last international event for the selection of the national table tennis Olympic list, so I predict that the Olympic list of national table tennis will be announced in the middle of May 12-15, and the coaching staff will choose the opportunity to announce it!
02 WTT Turkey Regional Tournament
Date: May 13-17
Location: Cappadocia – Nevşehirhash Bektas-Veli University Sports Center, Turkey
Events: 5 events - Mixed Doubles, Women's Doubles, Men's Doubles, Women's Singles, Men's Singles
Points Prize: $22,500 is the lowest level of the WTT Adult Tournament system!
03 WTT Rio Regular Challenger
Date: May 20-26
Venue: Rio Carioca Stadium, Brazil
Events: 5 events - Mixed Doubles, Women's Doubles, Men's Doubles, Women's Singles, Men's Singles
Points bonus: $80,000
04 WTT Taiyuan Regular Challenge
Date: May 20-26
Venue: Riverside Sports Center
Events: 5 events - Mixed Doubles, Women's Doubles, Men's Doubles, Women's Singles, Men's Singles
Points bonus: $80,000
The regular challenge tournaments in Rio and Taiyuan were held at the same time, so some masters of foreign associations chose to play in Rio, such as Tomotoshi Zhang and Hina Hayada of the Japanese team, who did not come to Taiyuan but went to Rio. Perhaps, it is to find confidence before the start of the Olympic Games, the players of the abusive foreign association!
At Taiyuan Station, the national table tennis sent Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan, Lin Shidong, Zhou Qihao, Wang Yidi, Chen Xingtong, Qian Tianyi, Kuo Man and others to participate in the competition and compete with a group of foreign association masters!
05 WTT Mendoza Regular Challenger
Date: May 27-June 2
Venue: Aconcagua Arena, Argentina
Events: 5 events - Mixed Doubles, Women's Doubles, Men's Doubles, Women's Singles, Men's Singles
Points bonus: $80,000
06 WTT Chongqing Championships
Time: May 30 to June 3
Venue: Bloomage International Cultural and Sports Center
Events: 2 events - women's singles, men's singles
Prize money: $800,000
The prize money standard for the WTT Championship is actually 300,000 US dollars, and Chongqing directly raised it to 800,000 US dollars, which is the highest prize money championship I have ever seen. You must know that it is as strong as Germany and France, and the championship in the second half of the year is only a prize of 500,000 US dollars!
So, kudos to Chongqing, China!
The above are the 6 international events in May 2024, which one do you pay the most attention to, welcome to leave a message!