Qatar to deliver exceptional championship: ITTF president

The World Table Tennis Championship Finals Doha 2025, which begins Saturday will be an exceptional one, The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) president Petra Sörling told Gulf Times in an interview."We had the World Championships here in 2004 and since then we have had many major events in Qatar. So we know that we can expect a very high level of delivery in this edition of the championship,” Sörling, explained.Sörling was interacting with Gulf Times on the sidelines of the Sports and Science Congress, which concluded Thursday at the Aspetar."Qatar Table Tennis Association under the leadership of Khalil al-Mohannadi, has a lot of experience. So we are excited because we know it will be a championship of next level,” continued, Sörling.As for the championship, the president said that there will be a lot of innovations this time. "We will use two venues and I expect that as a new innovation. We know that we will have a full house, some sessions are already sold out and I think that can also bring another level of excitement to the event here in Doha, "she explained.The official said that Doha has become a city of sport and the championship provides visibility for the local players."Each championship motivates and encourages local players. We have seen in previous editions that a lot of players emerge from the host countries into world scenario and I am sure that will take place here in Doha. I am very happy to see that the young players coming from here are more and more successful . So I think that there will be a lot of local players emerging into the world scene with the world championships being a catalyst, ” said, Sörling.The ITTF president also said that Doha is a great destination for International sports events including table tennis and for the related activities . "When I look at it today, we have the Sports and Science Congress, which is for us very important in table tennis. And then also, we had last year the Men's Tour Finals and I know that there is also a lot of youth events coming up,” she added.ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 runs until May 25 at Lusail Sports Arena and Qatar University.