Contributed by Visakan Subramanian

Singapore, Wednesday, August 17, 2011 — The world’s top women table tennis athletes will come together to compete in the 2011 Women’s World Cup to be held at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall from 28-30 October.

The event, organised by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) and supported by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), is an invitation-only individual tournament that will see some of the world’s top women paddlers compete for the Women’s World Cup crown as well as the prize money totalling US$150,000.

19 players have been invited to the Women’s World Cup here in Singapore which includes World Cup title holder Guo Yan, World Champion Ding Ning and Japanese favourite, Ai Fukuhara. They will compete against Singapore’s top ranked paddlers, Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu and other world class players from table tennis powerhouses Japan, Korea, China.

The final list of women paddlers to compete in the tournament will be finalised by international governing body, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), in September 2011.

In the run up to the Women’s World Cup, STTA is giving budding and established designers a chance to design a National Team jersey for the National table tennis teams.

The winner’s jersey design will be worn by Singapore’s top paddlers in all their 2012 international tournaments. The winning design will win a cash prize of SGD $1000 and the winner will be announced at the Opening Ceremony of the Women’s World Cup on 28th October at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall.

Tickets for the event will go on sale starting 18 August 2011. Fans and sports lovers will be able to choose from a selection of ticket packages which includes Family Packages, Season Passes, Concessionary prices for students and seniors citizens as well as Early Bird promotions tickets. Tickets will be available at AXS machines island-wide, Ticketbooth outlets or at www.ticketbooth.com.sg. Early Bird ticket prices, which end September 30th, range from $8-15 per session for Adults to $4-8 for students and senior citizens.