PUERTO Princesa City is hosting the Philippine Table Tennis Federation Inc. National Selection on Feb. 22-26 at the Puerto Princesa Sports Complex.
About 80 participants in the men’s and women’s division will vie for slots in the Philippine team that will compete in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia this May.
PTTF officials thanked Puerto Princesa mayor Lucilo Bayron and sports director Rocky Austria for hosting the competition, which is part of plans to make the city a table tennis hub.
“The best players from all over the country will battle it out in Puerto Princesa to determine who will represent the country in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games. Nagpapasalamat kami sa mga taga-Puerto Princesa lalo na kay Mayor Bayron for their support. We are planning on making Puerto Princesa the center of table tennis in the country,” said PTTF president Ting Ledesma.
Ledesma added they are also planning to organize an international competition in Puerto Princesa after the national selection tournament.
“Puerto Princesa will witness something special. ‘Yung mga pinakamagaling nating mga manlalaro sa buong bansa ay magbabakbakan para sa slot na makalaro sa 2023 Cambodia SEA Games,” said PTTF secretary general Pong Ducanes.
Ducanes added the matches will be aired via live stream on the PTTF Facebook account so that table tennis aficionados from all over the world can follow the competition.
