Oct 07 | 10:00 AM
ITTF Women's World Cup of Table Tennis
The ITTF Women’s World Cup is the one of the most prestigious events on the international table tennis calendar, with top table tennis players qualifying through their respective Continental Cups together with the current World Champion, one host player and a wildcard.
Tickets will go on-sale on Friday, August 5, 2016 at 10:00am ET and can be pruchased Online or by calling 800-298-4200. Phone orders are only accepted from 10:00am – 5:00pm ET, Monday – Friday.
The state-of-the-art Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University will host the World Cup, which features the 20 best women’s table tennis players on earth. This will be the first time an ITTF World Cup singles event has been hosted on North American soil. The United States previously hosted the World Team Cup (1992 - Las Vegas, NV) and the World Junior Championship (2007 - Palo Alto, CA).
Event schedule and pricing is as follows:
Friday, October 7– Qualification Rounds
- All Seats (Upper and Lower General Admission) - $20
Saturday, October 8 – Round of 16 and Quarter Finals
- Lower Level VIP - $50
- Lower Level Reserved - $30
- Upper Level General Admission - $20
Sunday, October 9 – Semi-Finals and Finals
- Lower Level VIP - $50
- Lower Level Reserved - $30
- Upper Level General Admission - $20
Student and group discounts are available. All prices included tax and facility fee. Additional fees may apply. There is NO RE-ENTRY at the Liacouras Center. Please plan accordingly.
Qualified Players (through August 1, 2016)
- World Champions: DING Ning* (CHN)
- 2016 ITTF-Europe Top 16 Cup: SHEN Yanfei (ESP)*, HU Melek (TUR)* and LIU Jia (AUT)*
- 2016 ITTF-Africa Top 16 Cup: Dina MESHREF (EGY)*
- Nakheel 2016 ITTF-Asian Cup: LIU Shiwen (CHN)**, FENG Tianwei (SIN)* and TIE Yana (HKG)
- 2016 ITTF-Latin American Cup: Lady RUANO (COL)
- 2016 ITTF-Oceania Cup: Zhenhua DEDERKO (AUS)
- 2016 ITTF-North America Cup: WU Yue (USA)*
*2016 Olympian
**Current top seeded player in the world
