Commencing in Korea, new DHS Plastic Ball to be used at all ITTF World Tour and Challenge tournaments

World Tour

21 Mar 2017

Beginning with the Seamaster ITTF World Tour Korea Open; for which the qualification competition commences on Tuesday 18th April, all ITTF World Tour events and all ITTF Challenge tournaments for the rest of the year will be played using the new DHS Plastic Ball (DHS D40+***).

The 2017 ITTF Challenge Thailand Open to be staged in Bangkok with the preliminary stages scheduled to start on Wednesday 29th March will be played using the current DHS 40+*** ball.

The Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Korea Open will witness the first use of the new DHS Plastic Ball (Photo: An Sungho

by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor

Events for which a Prospectus has been issued and will now use the new DHS Plastic Ball (DHS D40+***) ball are:

…………….Seamaster ITTF World Tour Korea Open

…………….ITTF Challenge Seamaster Chile Open

…………….ITTF Challenge Slovenia Open

…………….ITTF Challenge Croatia Open

…………….ITTF Challenge Seamaster Brazil Open

Also, kindly note that there is a change of date for the Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum Austrian Open; the tournament will be staged in Linz from Tuesday 19th to Sunday 24th September.

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