Stage set for World Table Tennis Championships Doha draw ceremony

With less than 20 days remaining before the highly-anticipated ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025, excitement continues to build as the official draw ceremony approaches. The draws will take place on Wednesday (30 April, 2025) at the Mall of Qatar at 4pm, and will be live-streamed for table tennis fans worldwide on ITTF’s YouTube.The draw ceremony represents a crucial moment for players as they learn their path for the prestigious tournament. The latest ITTF world ranking lists will determine seedings for all events. With seeding positions directly tied to ranking publication, players and fans will be keeping a close eye on these critical rankings that will shape the tournament’s competitive landscape.The World Championships will feature five individual events – men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles – all played in a straight knockout format.In the singles events, 32 players will be seeded and placed into predetermined positions, with the remaining competitors randomly drawn into the 96 available positions to complete the 128-player bracket. For doubles events, 16 pairs will be seeded, with the remaining pairs drawn randomly into the 48 available positions to complete the 64-pair bracket.All singles matches will be contested as best-of-7 games, while doubles matches will be best-of-5 games. The tournament rewards will include gold medals for event winners, silver medals for finalists, and bronze medals for semi-finalists.The ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals represent the pinnacle of individual achievement in the sport, bringing together the world’s elite players in one of the most prestigious competitions on the table tennis calendar.Tournament organisers have confirmed full logistical readiness for the event. Ticket sales have seen high demand through the Q-Tickets platform, with fans from around the world securing seats. Free tickets have been allocated for people with special needs, along with designated seating and accessible entry points at both venues.Khalil al-Mohannadi, President of the Qatar, Arab and Asian Table Tennis Federations and First Vice-President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), emphasised that the tournament draw marks the penultimate stage in preparations, promising an edition that will "dazzle the world.”He also underscored the broader activities accompanying the event, including the 17th ITTF Scientific Conference at Aspetar, continental and Arab-level meetings, and the ITTF General Assembly, which will feature the election of a new ITTF President.