“WTT Champions Macao 2022”, co-organised by the Sports Bureau (ID), World Table Tennis (WTT) and the Macau Table Tennis General Association in conjunction with Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) as the title sponsor, will be held at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion from October 19-23, the organisers said at a press conference at Galaxy Hotel in Cotai yesterday.
Matches from October 19 to 22 will be divided into two sessions: the first session will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:40 p.m., while the second session will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The finals on October 23 will start at 6 p.m., according to the organisers.
The organisers said that both standard and courtside VIP tickets for the matches are available and will be on sale from 10 a.m. today, adding that members of the public can buy tickets in advance at MacauTicket.com or by phone. Tickets can be purchased at Kong Seng outlets, mainland sales offices, or at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion from October 19 to 23.
Organisers noted that tickets for each session are priced between 200 patacas and 800 patacas, depending on different match dates and seats, underlining that a maximum of four tickets per person per session will be allowed.
The event will feature 32 renowned players in men’s singles and 32 famous players in women’s singles, such as Fan Zhendong, Ma Long, Sun Yingsha and Chen Meng from the mainland, Tomokazu Harimoto and Mima Ito from Japan, Truls Möregårdh from Sweden, Hugo Calderano from Brazil, and Adriana Díaz from Puerto Rico.
ID President Pun Weng Kun told the press conference that the “WTT Champion Macao 2021 China Stars” event held earlier this year had not only won the support of the local public, but also attracted many mainland tourists, which has promoted the development of sports tourism in Macau.
This poster provided by the Sports Bureau (ID) yesterday shows “WTT Champions Macao 2022” scheduled be held next month at Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion.
