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World Championship of Ping Pong

World Championship of Ping Pong

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Not to be confused with World Table Tennis Championships.

The World Championship of Ping Pong, also known as WCPP, is an annual ping pong tournament that has been held since 2011. The current champion is Andrew Baggaley, who beat Alexander Flemming in the 2020 final to beat Maxim Shmyrev's record of winning three championships, and become the record-breaking four-time champion.

The tournament is promoted by the English sports impresario Barry Hearn, and is distinguished by its use of old-fashioned wooden paddles covered with sandpaper, which are intended to encourage slower ball movement and longer rallies for the entertainment of the live audience.[1]

Finals

The 2020 championship took place January 25–26, 2019, at Alexandra Palace for the eighth time.[2]

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Broadcasters

United Kingdom and Ireland

The tournament is currently broadcast live on Sky Sports.[9]

International

The tournament is also broadcast live and free on Facebook.

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References

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    Jim White, "Darts king Barry Hearn turns his global sights to table tennis", The Daily Telegraph, 4 January 2013.
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    Chris Osborne, "Ping pong: Andrew Baggaley practised for a month to win $20k", BBC, 28 January 2015.
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    Phil Shepka, "Andrew Baggaley: UK's least well-known world champion?", BBC, 27 January 2016.
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    "Yan is New World Champion of Ping Pong". World Championship of Ping Pong. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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    "Wang is Met Coaches World Champion of Ping Pong". World Championship of Ping Pong. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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    "BAGGALEY IS BETVICTOR WORLD CHAMPION OF PING PONG FOR THIRD TIME • World Championship of Ping Pong". World Championship of Ping Pong. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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