2017 ITTF World Tour
Details | |
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Duration | 17 January 2017 – 17 December 2017 |
Edition | 22nd |
Tournaments | 13 (+11 ITTF Challenge events) |
Categories |
World Tour Platinum (6) World Tour (6) Challenge (11) Grand Finals (1) |
Achievements (singles) | |
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The 2017 ITTF World Tour will be the 22nd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.[1]
Schedule
ITTF World Tour
The 2017 ITTF World Tour's events will be split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events will provide higher prize money, and also more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which will determine the qualifiers for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals at the end of the season in December.[1]
Below is the schedule released by the ITTF:[2]
Tour | Event | Location | Venue | Date | Prize money USD |
Ref. | |
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Start | Finish | ||||||
1 | Hungarian Open | Budapest | TBA | January 17 | January 22 | TBA | |
2 | India Open | New Delhi | TBA | February 14 | February 19 | TBA | |
3 | Qatar Open | Doha | TBA | February 21 | February 26 | TBA | |
4 | Korea Open | Incheon | TBA | April 18 | April 23 | TBA | |
5 | Japan Open | Tokyo | TBA | June 14 | June 18 | TBA | |
6 | China Open | Chengdu | TBA | June 20 | June 25 | TBA | |
7 | Australian Open | Gold Coast | TBA | June 27 | July 2 | TBA | |
8 | Czech Open | Olomouc | TBA | August 22 | August 27 | TBA | |
9 | Austrian Open | Linz | TBA | August 29 | September 3 | TBA | |
10 | Bulgaria Open | Panagyurishte | TBA | September 5 | September 10 | TBA | |
11 | German Open | Magdeburg | TBA | November 7 | November 12 | TBA | |
12 | Swedish Open | Stockholm | TBA | November 13 | November 19 | TBA | |
13 | Grand Finals | TBA | TBA | December 14 | December 17 | TBA |
ITTF Challenge
In addition to the confirmed ITTF World Tour events for 2017, a series of eleven ITTF Challenge events has also been added to the 2017 calendar.[2] These events will take place in Belarus, Thailand, Chile, Slovenia, Brazil, Croatia, North Korea, Nigeria, Poland, Belgium and Spain. It has not yet been confirmed if performances at these events will contribute points to the ITTF World Tour standings, as has been the case in previous years.
See also
References
- 1 2 "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". ITTF. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- 1 2 "2017 ITTF Calendar". ITTF. Retrieved 1 September 2016.