Waldner Cup – A Table Tennis Invitational

Waldner Cup

Table tennis legend Jan Ove Waldner establishes The Waldner Cup with an ambition to make table tennis the number one global sport.

The Waldner Cup is a two-day live broadcasted event, where the best players from Asia play against the world's best players in the World.

Each team has both male and female players, which are handpicked by the team captains.

The team captain picks which players are set up against the rival team for each match. The scoring system is simple; one point per win on the first day of the cup, and two points on the second day. The team to reach most points win the title as champions of the Waldner Cup.

The Waldner Cup is sanctioned by The Norwegian Table Tennis Association.

Norwegian Table Tennis Association

Players

Team World

Jan Ove Waldner
Team captain
Jan Ove Waldner
Timo boll
Timo boll
Hugo Calderano
Hugo Calderano
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Alexis & Felix Lebrun
Alexis & Felix Lebrun
Bernadette Szocs
Bernadette Szocs
Adriana Diaz
Adriana Diaz
Truls Moregard
Truls Moregard

Team Asia

Ma Long
Team captain
Ma Long
Kasumi Ishikawa
Vice captain
Kasumi Ishikawa
Chen Meng
Chen Meng
Wang Chuqin
Wang Chuqin
Jang Woo-jin
Jang Woo-jin
Manika Batra
Manika Batra
Lim Jong-hoon
Lim Jong-hoon