Top Table Tennis Masters Nationwide Gather in High-Tech Industrial City Gumi

National Men and Women Table Tennis Championships from 6 to 13

Daehan Table Tennis Association President's Cup Recreational Table Tennis Tournament on 15 and 16

Gumi City will consecutively host the 69th National Men’s and Women’s Age Group Table Tennis Championships and the 29th Korea Table Tennis Association President’s National Recreational Table Tennis Tournament at the Park Chung-hee Gymnasium from the 6th to the 16th, with about 1,500 players participating.

Gumi City Park Chung-hee Gymnasium.

The National Men’s and Women’s Age Group Table Tennis Championships, the most prestigious elite tournament in Korea, is considered one of the two major events in the table tennis world alongside the year-end National Men’s and Women’s Comprehensive Table Tennis Championships. From the 6th to the 13th, over eight days, players from all levels?including elementary school (U-13), middle school (U-16), high school (U-19), university, and general divisions?will compete fiercely.

Following this, on the 15th and 16th, the 29th Korea Table Tennis Association President’s National Recreational Table Tennis Tournament will be held, where many amateur masters from various regions will participate, making it a grand festival for table tennis enthusiasts nationwide to share friendship and passion.

With about 1,500 players, officials, and parents visiting Gumi City for this event, it is expected to greatly benefit the local economy, including restaurants and lodging businesses.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “We are honored to host the most prestigious table tennis tournament in this advanced industrial city of Gumi. We will do our utmost to ensure the successful organization of the event so that the festival for table tennis players, which had been subdued due to COVID-19, can be splendidly revived.”

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