The International Table Tennis Federation updated the status of some events on the 17th and announced that in view of the uncertainty of the current situation of the new Crown pneumonia epidemic, the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour South Korea Open and the Australian Open originally scheduled for June were canceled.
Xinhua News Agency, Singapore, April 17 -ittf updated the status of some events on the 17th and announced that in view of the uncertainty of the current situation of the new coronavirus epidemic, cancel the South Korean Open and Australian Open of the ITTF World Tour originally scheduled for June.
The International Table Tennis Federation said in a statement that the recent covid-19 epidemic continues to trigger a health crisis around the world and international travel restrictions continue to upgrade. The International Table Tennis Federation has been keeping close contact with the organizers of various events, constantly update the schedule of international events to ensure that the health and safety of players, coaches, staff and fans are the first priority.
The International Table Tennis Federation has made a decision to suspend the competition from March to June. The International Table Tennis Federation believes that it is still too early to make a final decision on each event, given that it is still uncertain when the game will resume at this stage.
After communicating and discussing with the event organizers, the International Table Tennis Federation announced that based on the uncertainty of the current situation, cancel the South Korean Open scheduled for June 16 to 21 and the Australian Open from June 23 to 28. At the same time, some youth events and disabled events are confirmed to be canceled.
In addition, the Olympic and Paralympic qualifying competitions need to be rescheduled in 2021. Jordan Youth open and Hong Kong youth Open were postponed.