The World Table Tennis Championships are held every two years, and the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships are the 57th World Table Tennis Championships. The final stage of this tournament will be held in Durban International Convention Center, South Africa from May 20 to 28, 2023, and the draw ceremony will be held on May 18. This is the second time that the World Table Tennis Championships have been held in Cairo, Egypt after 1939.
And as early as the evening of February 27th, 2023, ITTF announced that the mascot of the final of the 2023 Durban World Table Tennis Championships was hippo "Takuma", and its competition logo remained unchanged, adopting the color of South Africa's national flag and incorporating the elements of South Africa's national flower, which reflected the inclusiveness of table tennis in the host country, Africa and the world.
Pay attention to playing table tennis:
1, maintain the correct posture: stand firm, with your feet shoulder-width apart, lean forward and pay attention to your center of gravity; Relax your arm so that you can swing the racket better.
2. Control strength: Don't use too much strength or too little strength when swinging, and decide the strength according to the speed of the ball and the hitting point.
3. Pay attention to the wrist: the wrist movements should be light and accurate, not too stiff and not too slack. The flexibility of the wrist is very important for controlling the speed and direction of the ball.
4. Pay attention to the position of the ball: always pay attention to the position and direction of the ball, so as to master the hitting point and direction of the ball.
5. Be patient: playing table tennis requires a lot of time and energy, and you should be patient and persistent in training and competition.