by Neha Aggarwal

But before that, check out this warm welcome video by Dimitrij Ovtcharov:

Vladimir Samsonov took over TTX to relax and rejuvenate ahead of the championships:

Simon Gauzy getting ready in some beast mode:

Joao Monteiro joins the list!

First practice in the main hall and getting used to the table with my friend and portuguese team mate @marcosfreitaspt ?? #ITTFWorlds2017#portugal#butterfly#tabletennis#dusseldorf#monti#vamos

A post shared by João Monteiro – Table Tennis (@montii83) on May 28, 2017 at 8:38am PDT

Spain’s Galia Dvorak is here!

Hugo Calderano looks quite quick and sharp for Düsseldorf:

Check out Timo Boll’s message for his fans:

Marcos Freitas and girlfriend Sara De Nutte both set together !

Tiago Apolonia getting into the groove:

Done for today.. #ittfworldchampionships #germany #düsseldorf #after #practice #teamportugal #vamos #tiagoapolonia

A post shared by Tiago Apolónia – Table Tennis (@tiagoapolonia) on May 28, 2017 at 12:35pm PDT

Britt Eerland and the entire team from Netherlands!

Tomorrow the WTTC will start!! ?? #vamos #TeamNL #we #will #do #our #best #and #enjoy #tabletennis

A post shared by Britt Eerland (@britt.eerland) on May 28, 2017 at 8:10am PDT

Yang Haeun, the Mixed Doubles World Champion from 2015, along with Korean team:

WTTC 2017 ? . . #세계탁구선수권 #D-2 #코리아화이팅 #??

A post shared by 양하은 (@yang_haeun) on May 27, 2017 at 4:51am PDT

Korea’s one of the best defenders, Suh Hyowon :

2017 world table tennis championships . . Ping-Pong ball

A post shared by 서효원 (@seohyowon_) on May 27, 2017 at 9:47pm PDT

Indian Team looks sharp, all waiting to explode in Düsseldorf!

We guys had our first hit at the venue today :) The much awaited World Championships kicks off tom :) All set to battle it out with the best in the world !!!! VAMOS?✌️ #WorldChampionships #Wttc2017 #Dusseldorf #Germany #teamindia #tabletennis #passion #pride

A post shared by Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (@sathiyantt) on May 28, 2017 at 7:40am PDT

Who will become the World Champion?

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