WTT Youth Contender Batumi 2025 Draws 160 Players

Batumi once again became the centre of youth table tennis as the WTT Youth Contender Batumi 2025 welcomed around 160 players from 20 member associations. For the fourth time, Georgia hosted a stage of the WTT Youth Series, and this year’s edition is the largest so far.

ITTF President Petra Sörling was invited to attend the event, joining the opening ceremony alongside distinguished guests. Among them were Shalva Gogoladze, Minister of Sport of Georgia; Maia Khajishvili, Minister of Education and Sport of Adjara; Pedro Moura, President of the European Table Tennis Union; Guram Gogoladze, President of the Georgian Table Tennis Federation; and Tariel Khechikashvili, President of the International Foundation of Sport, Tourism and Youth.

The event was organised by World Table Tennis and the Georgian Table Tennis Federation, with the support of the Ministry of Sport of Georgia and the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.