The first ever Parkinson’s World Table Tennis Championship, approved by the International Table Tennis Federation, will take place October 11-13, 2019, at the Westchester Table Tennis Center in Pleasantville, NY, just north of New York City.
So far, players are coming from the following countries and regions:
- Brazil
- Denmark
- Croatia
- Germany
- Japan
- Sweden
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
- Portugal
- Colombia
- USA
- India
- Netherlands
- Ecuador
- Jordan
- England
For further details, click here and/or here! Registration closed on Sept. 10 for competitors, but everyone is welcome to observe the games and cheer the winners.
This will be a great event for the entire Parkinson’s community!
Here’s a video of the local Parkinson’s Ping-Pong group earlier this year, playing in a doubles tournament.
This is a very impressive turnout for the first tournament!! Good luck. I’ll be cheering for you 🙂