ITTF Challenge Series

ITTF Challenge Series
SportTable tennis
Founded2013
Ceased2020
Replaced byWorld Table Tennis Feeder Series
Owner(s)International Table Tennis Federation
Related
competitions		ITTF World Tour
Official websiteittfchallengeseries.com

The ITTF Challenge Series was an annual series of table tennis tournaments organised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Initially created in 2013 as the third tier of the ITTF World Tour (below the Super Series and Major Series), the Challenge Series became a separate tour in 2017. It was the ITTF's secondary tour, below the World Tour.[1][2][3]

Starting from 2019, the series had two tiers: ITTF Challenge Plus and ITTF Challenge.[4][5] Canada, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Paraguay, and Portugal were announced as host for the Challenge Plus tournaments for the 2019 season.[6]

Since 2021, the ITTF Challenge Series has been effectively replaced by the newly created World Table Tennis Feeder Series.

Tournaments

The following tournaments have featured as part of the ITTF Challenge Series since it separated from the ITTF World Tour in 2017.[7]

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 Total
Belarus Belarus Open • • • 3
Belgium Belgium Open • • 2
Brazil Brazil Open • 1
Canada Canada Open • 1
Chile Chile Open • 1
Croatia Croatia Open • • • 3
North Korea DPR Korea Open • • • 3
Indonesia Indonesia Open • 1
Mexico Mexican Open • 1
Morocco Moroccan Open • 1
Nigeria Nigerian Open • • • 3
Oman Oman Open • 1
Paraguay Paraguayan Open • 1
Poland Polish Open • • • 3
Portugal Portugal Open • 1
Serbia Serbian Open • 1
Slovenia Slovenia Open • • • 3
Spain Spanish Open • • • 3
Thailand Thailand Open • • • 3
Turkey Turkish Open • 1
● ITTF Challenge Plus

See also

References

  1. ^ "The ITTF World Tour 2013 was expanded to include the Americas". All About Table Tennis. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "A motivating force, the Challenge tournaments". ITTF. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "ITTF Opens up Bidding for Revamped 2017 ITTF World Tour". ETTU. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 ITTF CHALLENGE Additional Changes for 2019" (PDF). ITTF Challenge Series. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ "ITTF open bidding process for 2019 Challenge Series". Inside The Games. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. ^ "ITTF Announces Record Number of Challenge Series Events for 2019". ITTF. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. ^ "ITTF Challenge Series". ITTF. Retrieved 18 July 2018.