ITTF has selected Liu Guoliang as the new chairman for WTT. Praises for Liu Guoliang were wrote on social media by table tennis celebrities such as Harimoto Tomokazu, Chen Meng, Ai Fukuhara , Adam Bobrow, Al-Mohannadi(ITTF Deputy President), Kasumi Ishikawa
“Liu Guoliang is appointed as the chairman of the WTT Council today, and I believe that the table tennis will become more well-known through the good works of the WTT,” “Congratulations to Chairman Liu!” Tomokazu Harimoto
“688!!! A.K.A …Liu Baba!! A.K.A… Liu Guoliang!!! Congratulations on the exciting new position as Chair of the WTT Council! And congratulations @ittfworld on joining forces. Having talked with Liu Guoliang about the future of table tennis and growing its global appeal… simply put… this is exciting news for table tennis ๐โค๏ธ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฅณ” Adam Bobrow
“Congrats, Liu! Hopefully, WTT will bring us more happiness.” Kasumi Ishikawa
“It’s fantastic, I couldn’t be more thrilled,” Rio Olympics bronze medalist Ai Fukuhara
โLiu Guoliang is an undisputed table tennis legend for what he has achieved both as a player, a coach and as President of the worldโs leading national association, China. We are delighted to be welcoming him on board as Chair of the WTT Council. His CV speaks for itself and we firmly believe that he is the perfect man to help deliver success to WTT and to table tennis for many years to come.โ โ Khalil Al-Mohannadi, WTT Board Member & ITTF Deputy President
“World Table Tennis is honoured to announce that Mr Liu Guoliang will become Chair of the newly formed #WTT Council, taking the overall leadership and pioneering the future of #TableTennis.” ITTF World wrote on instagram
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