TATAP hosts World Tour

MANILA, Philippines - The Table Tennis Association of the Philippines (TATAP) will host the GAC Group World Tour 2014 Philippine Open on May 15- 18 at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center in Subic Bay Freeport.

Deadline of registration is April 15.

TATAP president Ting Ledesma said more than180playersfrom40countriesare joining the competition supported by DONIC, International Table Tennis Federation, GAC Group, Tinsue, DHS, Harbor Point Mall and Mae Gas.

“It is really a great pleasure to host an international competition like the World Tour,” said Ledesma, a former national player. “We are expecting the world’s toughest table tennis players to compete in the four-day competition.”

Philippines’ national players Richard Gonzales, Nash Jacolo, Jamaica Sy, Rodel Valle, Ian Lariba, Sendrina Balatbat, Walden Ledesma, Annabelle Commendador, Rommelia Princess Tambo and Stephen Andrew Timson will be tested by local and foreign participants.

“I would like to thank the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority particularly chairman Roberto Garcia for letting us use the venue and facility for free,” said Ledesma.