SuperSport Secures Rights to Broadcast ITTF World Championships and WTT Series in Sub-Saharan Africa

SuperSport, Africa’s premier sports broadcaster, has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals and WTT Series in Sub-Saharan Africa*, following an agreement with World Table Tennis (WTT).

The agreement, which runs until December 2024, will see SuperSport broadcasting these events across all platforms in the region. This includes the upcoming ITTF World Championships Final 2023, set to take place in Durban, South Africa from 20-28 May 2023, where SuperSport will be the host broadcaster.

“We are thrilled to partner with SuperSport as a broadcast partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. This partnership is an important step towards growing the sport of table tennis in Africa and bringing it to a wider audience. The timing is even more crucial that South Africa will host the World Championships next month. We believe that our collaboration with SuperSport will help to increase the appeal and popularity of the sport in the region, and we are excited to work together to achieve this goal,” said Matt Pound, World Table Tennis Managing Director.

The upcoming ITTF World Championships Final 2023 in Durban, South Africa, marks a significant moment for the sport in the region. This will be the first time in 84 years that the event returns to the African continent, with the last edition being held in Cairo, Egypt in 1939. The historic event provides a great opportunity to showcase the growth and development of table tennis in Africa. The partnership will also cover the ITTF World Teams Table Tennis Championships Busan 2024.

In addition to the World Championships, fans in the region will also get the opportunity to witness the official professional table tennis events series, the WTT Series, which brings together the world’s top players in exciting events offering fans an unmatched experience.