Doha won 57 votes against 39 for the other candidate city, Alicante, Spain.
Doha is located on the country’s eastern coast and is a destination city for tourists and major sporting events alike.
Yesterday’s announcement continues Doha’s longstanding association as one of the most established cities in global table tennis.
Having been hotspot for major events for almost three decades, the Qatari capital has recently proved itself a key location and launchpad for a new era in table tennis.
The WTT Middle East Hub in 2021 marked the first official events of World Table Tennis, successfully holding back-to-back Contender and Star Contender events in March last year. Qatar’s commitment to staging premium blockbuster events guarantees more historic memories will be made when the World Championships Finals lands in Doha in 2025.
The last World Championships Finals were staged in Houston, USA in 2021 and was broadcasted in more than 200 territories to over 500 million fans.
As momentum builds on the global table tennis calendar, all eyes will be on Doha to host an event that continues ITTF’s mission to stage entertainment driven events while maintaining the tradition and history of the championships for both players and fans.
Doha will mark the 59th edition of the World Championships.
Meanwhile three days of meetings concluded in Amman, Jordan, the International Table Tennis Federation is celebrating a successful inaugural ITTF Summit by confirming the event will return in 2023.
“I want to thank our Jordanian Hosts for such an amazing Summit, there is so much to take away from our discussions and I cannot wait to implement many of the ideas discussed,” Petra Sörling, ITTF President, said.
“I cannot wait for this event to return in 2023; we will finetune our programme to have even more interactions with our Member Associations.”
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