Inaugural ITTF World Esports Championships 2024: Things to know, schedule, how to watch live
The first table tennis esports world championships will be held in-person in Helsingborg, Sweden, from 27-28 November. Here's what you need to know.
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A year after a successful exhibition event at the Olympic Esports Week Singapore 2023, table tennis will hold its inaugural World Esports Championships this week in the form of virtual reality (VR) table tennis.
On 27 and 28 November, eight players will compete in the finals in Helsingborg, Sweden, including two who have come through an online qualifier involving 212 participants.
The other six include the two top-ranked players on Eleven Table Tennis, one host entry from Sweden, and three other wildcards. Seven of the players are male, with one female player. The winner of the Olympic Esports Week demonstration event, Antonin "11FR_Anto" Landreau, is also competing.
The finals of this event will take place at the Helsingborg Arena during the ITTF World Youth Championships, which are being held in the same arena from 22–29 November. Action is available to stream live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app.
Players at the ITTF World Esports Championships 2024
The eight finalists are:
- André "L4mbo" Bylund (SWE)
- Wladimir "11BRA_Wlad" Pimentel (BRA)
- Sha "CHN_shayne115" Wenhao (CHN)
- Eva "emart_11" Martínez (ESP)
- Antonin "11FR_Anto" Landreau (FRA), who was also the winner of the table tennis demonstration event during the 2023 Olympic Esports Week in Singapore
- Malk "Aiphaton" Reusner (GER)
- Online qualifier - Nicolas "Swiss11Rally" Champod (SUI)
- Online qualifier - Nathan "11FR-Natping" Denéchère (FRA)
ITTF World Esports Championships 2024 – Full schedule
The finals competition will take place over two days, Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 November.
On 27 November, the quarter-final matches begin at 5:15pm local time (UTC +1 hour) and run until 8:15pm.
A day later, the semi-finals and finals will take place, starting at 3:45pm local time and ending at 6:45pm.
How to watch first ever ITTF World Esports Championships live
The semi-finals and medal matches of the inaugural ITTF World Esports Championships are set to be streamed live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com on 28 November.
Play is due to begin at 2:45pm UTC.