Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation Limited

COMMONWEALTH TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION LIMITED

Honorary President Mr P C Chaturvedi India PRESS RELEASE

Chairman Alan Ransome OBE, th Conifers, Church Lane, Ormesby, The state of Gujarat is to stage the 20 Commonwealth Table Tennis th st Middlesbrough, England TS7 9AU, Championships from 16 to 21 December 2015 in Surat on behalf of the Tel 0044 1642 322223 (h) 0044 1642 224444 (b) Indian Federation. Fax 0044 1642 226000 Mobile 0044 7970 112288 email: [email protected] The Table Tennis Federation of India awarded the opportunity to stage the [email protected] Championships to Gujarat after receiving interest from several other cities

Deputy Chairman within India. Paul Kyle Table Tennis New Zealand P.O. Box 303053 Dhanraj Choudhary, the General Secretary of the Table Tennis Federation of North Harbour India, said: Auckland 7051 New Zealand Tel: 0064 9 415-9681 “The moment that Gujarat offered to host the Championships, I was delighted Fax:0064 9 415-0689 email: [email protected] because I knew the capabilities of their office bearers. They will not only host the Championships in a manner befitting the stature of the event, but also Secretary Chan Foong Keong, Hon. Secretary make it a most memorable one of all time to come.” TTA of Malaysia Penthouse, 4th Floor 23-25 Jalan Jejaka 7 The President of the Gujarat Association, Vipul Mittra, has already confirmed a Taman Maluri, Cheras high-power organising committee under the chairmanship of Milind Torawane 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: 00 603 928 11497 who is the Commissioner of Surat Municipal Corporation. Fax 00 603 928 11520 E Mail: [email protected] Mr Mittra said “I am happy the organising committee is in good hands and it Treasurer has begun its work straightaway, putting things together for the success of the Audrey MacDonald PO Box 744 Championships. The state government is extending its full co-operation and Walkerville1876 all possible help to make the Championships a memorable one. Even Republic of South Africa Tel 0027 16 341 2250 (b) otherwise, the government has been doing a lot for sports, particularly table Fax 0027 16 349 2250 tennis, in the state.” Mobile 0027 829200626 Email: [email protected] The Table Tennis Federation of India are anticipating a very good entry for the a competition in Surat with up to 25 national associations competing. They are Technical Committee Chairman hoping to receive entries from Singapore, England, Australia, New Zealand, Dr Chandra Madhosingh 3845 Blenheim Street Canada, Nigeria, Wales, Scotland, South Africa, Malaysia and several other Vancouver V6L 2Y5 important Commonwealth Federations. British Columbia Canada Tel 001 604 739 8708 (h) The Championships will be played over 6 days with the first part being 001 604 822 6229 (b) Fax 001 604 822 4714 devoted to the Men’s and Women’s team events and the second half to the email: individual events, consisting of Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s and [email protected] Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

The Gujarat Association have extended the offer of hospitality to the visiting countries up to 8 players plus a Delegate for the Federation’s General Meeting.

Alan Ransome Chairman AR/IM//643942 27.8.2015