We have been following the news about the Korea Open draw for the past week. Although we are surprised that the complaints came so late, I would like to clarify that the Korea Open draw, despite some technical issues, was like all ITTF events draws and was done transparently and according to our rules and regulations. However we agree with Zhang Jike that the ITTF needs to become more professional and this is our plan for 2021 when we launch our new fully professional tour linked to ITTF’s commercial rights becoming available, which will improve the overall global table tennis landscape.

我们密切关注上周有关韩国公开赛抽签问题的新闻消息。令我们感到惊讶的是在比赛结束后隔了较长时间才获知相关意见。在此我们想要澄清，尽管其中有些技术方面的问题，但它与国际乒联所有其他赛事相同，韩国公开赛抽签是公开透明、符合规则和章程的。张继科先生认为国际乒联需要更加专业化，对此我们深表同意，这也是我们2021年国际乒联商业权回归后的计划。届时，我们将推出全新的职业巡回赛，在全球范围内更好地推广乒乓球。

Matt Pound

国际乒联市场总监