The commercial and events arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), World Table Tennis (WTT) has announced its partnership extension with the Chinese state-owned jewellery entity, China Gold for the 2023 season.
Following the extension, the Chinese company will continue to get branding exposure, ticketing and hospitality opportunities, and fan engagement at selected WTT events held in China. This will also include the two WTT champions events which will be held in Xinxiang and Macao this month, as well as other events in the next half of this year.
Matt Pound, Managing Director of World Table Tennis said, “We are thrilled to announce the renewal of our successful partnership with China Gold. Their unwavering support has been invaluable to World Table Tennis and our sport, and we are excited to continue our collaboration. We extend our heartfelt thanks to China Gold for their continued partnership and look forward to achieving even greater success together in the years to come.”
The China Gold Representative said, “The strategic cooperation with WTT is an important embodiment of China Gold’s breakthrough in traditional circles and international vision, and we are excited that more and more young people love table tennis and pay attention to sports events. As an innovator and leader in the gold and jewellery industry, China Gold has been actively trying cross-border cooperation, hoping to promote health culture and sportsmanship through strategic cooperation with WTT, and at the same time decorate the better life of consumers with more and better gold jewellery products.”
China Gold, commonly known as China National Gold Group, is a wholly-owned Chinese gold company. Mining and refining of gold, silver, copper, and molybdenum are among its primary pursuits. The company’s current headquarter is located in Beijing, China.