Japanese prodigy Tomokazu Harimoto in action at WTT Star Contender Goa.
PANAJI
Franchise table tennis tournament WTT Star Contender will be held in Goa from January 23 to 28, 2024.
This is the second edition of the one of the prestigious events in the international table tennis calendar, which was held in the State earlier this year. The Star Contender was first brought to India by Stupa Sports Analytics, a leading homegrown global sports analytics firm. The company announced its strategic collaboration with Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) for the second edition of the event on Thursday.
“The first edition of WTT Star Contender Goa was a great success. Table tennis is still at a nascent stage in India and tournaments like this not only show sport’s potential commercially but also encourage its overall growth,” Stupa Sports Analytics CEO and Co-founder Megha Gambhir said.
The first edition of WTT Star Contender Goa had some of the world’s biggest stars on show, including the World No. 1 Fan Zhendong, Japanese prodigy Tomokazu Harimoto, World No. 4 Wang Yidi, and World No. 5 Hina Hayata, descending in Goa for the inaugural edition. Besides that, the tournament also saw participation of 40 Indian players which was the highest for a WTT event.
