From a glass half full perspective, Chinese companies doing the bulk of the sponsorship even when events are hosted in other countries to the glory of these countries is laying a stepping stone for them to pitch in and eventually manage their home events themself. Chinese money won't last forever, so if WTT is willing to bear the costs of organization and others, and JTTA is completely uninterested.... Exactly when is the sport going to get holistic alternate countries??
What exactly is the big difference between hosting an event under WTT & hosting an event under ITTF?? WTT is merely an arm as you said. Or is that players are getting bigger prize money now, as compared to before 2019??
Btw, was the budget of Japan really 2.2m or for both world cups?
Anyone with the figure for Doha??
I suppose organizational & management fees may be part of that, but even that shouldn't be 84% of the entire budget.
Many Japanese and German companies have left table tennis on world level a long time ago.
Chinese company have taken over for quite a while.
You know, even when you drink the bottled water there (all WTT events), the water is imported from China, imported only for the event.
I wonder how it can pass the FDA (which water is part of) so quickly. Well, I won't challenge the legality, but Chinese companies have just so much money (I wonder why) and they are flooding everything.
Yes, maybe one day it will run dry, but since other countries/companies are no longer interested in internationals, and only interested in domestic, this is actually unhealthy in a way.
China domination in projects all over the world is unhealthy, but it is "healthy for them".
people already say, its a China vs China competition, crowd is all Chinese, sponsors is all Chinese.
maybe one day it will run dry or end, will see.
Since WTT emerged, the weight is a lot heavier on Asia and countries with China's influence, especially China. Just look at all those "flagship" events.
Middle East actually lost some grounds too (Qatar Open used to be one of the big ones to aim for) and someone was just saying, Sweden Open is now a Feeder event. Well, its better than the Japan or Korea Open which doesn't exist any more. China in the past would have 2 opens, and a grand final+one world cup. Now there are star contenders, champions, finals, world cups.
For TT to do well, you need every continent to have a major event. But if money is in/from China, you gotta follow the money and listen to your money source and not your customers and that is basically what is happening now.
Eggs all in one basket
2.2m is for Japan only.
figures for Doha, ask Zeio. he spends at least 10 folds the times on the internet than I do.
I'm sure there will be local costs. But if prize money is a mere 15%.... that is a very high overhead, or high profit?
