2017 ITTF Challenge Series explained

ITTF Challenge Series
Dates:15 March 2017 – 26 November 2017
Number Edition:1st
Next:2018

The 2017 ITTF Challenge Series was the inaugural season of the International Table Tennis Federation's secondary professional table tennis tour, a level below the ITTF World Tour.[1]

Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the ITTF:[2]

TourEventLocationVenueDatePrize money
(USD)
Ref.
StartFinish
1 Belarus OpenMinskMinsk Tennis PalaceMarch 15March 1940,000[3]
2 Thailand OpenBangkokFashion Island - Island HallMarch 29April 235,000[4]
3 Chile OpenSantiagoCentro de Entrenamiento OlímpicoApril 26April 3035,000[5]
4 Slovenia OpenOtočecOtočec Sports CentreApril 26April 3035,000[6]
5 Zagreb OpenZagrebZagreb Hall of SportsMay 2May 635,000[7]
6 Brazil OpenSão PauloBrazilian Paralympic CenterMay 3May 725,000[8]
7 Pyongyang OpenPyongyangPyongyang Table Tennis HallAugust 2August 635,000[9]
8 Nigerian OpenLagosSir Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor HallAugust 9August 1346,000[10]
9 Polish OpenCzęstochowaCzęstochowa Sport HallOctober 4October 835,000[11]
10 Belgium OpenDe HaanSport en Recreatiecentrum HaneveldOctober 31November 435,000[12]
11 Spanish OpenAlmeriaPalacio de los Juegos del MediterráneoNovember 22November 2670,000[13]

Winners

EventMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesU21 Men's singlesU21 Women's singles
Belarus Open Vladimir Samsonov Hitomi Sato Daniel Górak
Wang Zengyi
Miyu Kato
Misaki Morizono
Cristian Pletea Saki Shibata
Thailand Open Jin Ueda Hitomi Sato Kenji Matsudaira
Jin Ueda
Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato
Yuma Tsuboi Saki Shibata
Chile Open Soumyajit Ghosh Caroline Kumahara Amalraj Anthony
Soumyajit Ghosh
Ana Codina
Candela Molero
Horacio Cifuentes Valentina Rios
Slovenia Open Bastian Steger Hitomi Sato Choi Won-jin
Lee Jung-woo
Matilda Ekholm
Georgina Póta
Yuki Matsuyama Adriana Diaz
Zagreb Open Panagiotis Gionis Honoka Hashimoto Viktor Brodd
Hampus Nordberg
Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato
Koyo Kanamitsu Adina Diaconu
Brazil Open Hugo Calderano Bernadette Szőcs Hugo Calderano
Gustavo Tsuboi
Bernadette Szőcs
Audrey Zarif
Andrea Landrieu Bruna Takahashi
Pyongyang Open Pak Sin-hyok Kim Song-i Choe Il
Pak Sin-hyok
Choe Hyon-hwa
Kim Song-i
Kim Ok-chan Ri Hyon-sim
Nigerian Open Omar Assar Dina Meshref Antoine Hachard
Gregoire Jean
Bernadett Balint
Szandra Pergel
Youssef Abdel-Aziz Giorgia Piccolin
Polish Open Quadri Aruna Mima Ito Ho Kwan Kit
Ng Pak Nam
Doo Hoi Kem
Lee Ho Ching
Mizuki Oikawa Nina Mittelham
Belgian Open Kim Dong-hyun Saki Shibata Patrick Franziska
Ricardo Walther
Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato
Shunsuke Togami Li Yu-jhun
Spanish Open Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Hina Hayata Cho Seung-min
Park Gang-hyeon
Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun
Lam Siu Hang Satsuki Odo

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A motivating force, the Challenge tournaments . ITTF . 9 September 2018.
  2. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Series Events. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  3. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Belgosstrakh Belarus Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  4. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Thailand Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  5. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Seamster Chile Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  6. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Slovenia Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  7. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Zagreb Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  8. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Seamster Brazil Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  9. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Pyongyang Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  10. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Seamster Nigerian Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  11. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Polish Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  12. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Belgian Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.
  13. Web site: 2017 ITTF Challenge Spanish Open. ITTF. 9 September 2018.