salwa-cupKUWAIT: Kuwait International Table Tennis Federation 12th Professional Tournament “Salwa Cup”, will kick off under the patronage of HH the Amir on Wednesday March 16th with the participation of 34 countries, 100 men and 85 women, at the late Khalid Yousuf Khalid Al-Marzouq hall at Salwa Sports Club in Qurain area.

The Higher Organizing Committee (HOC) was formed under the chairmanship of Sheikh Duaij Fahad Al-Duaij, Sheikha Naeema Al-Ahmad vice chairperson, Nawaf Al-Duwaish, Talal Al- Mihteb, Sanad Al-Ajmi tournament director, Humoud Al-Daihani, Khalifa Jali, Ali Al-Kandari and Abdelwahab Al-Kandari members. Competitions will start Wednesday and will continue until March 20, as top ranked world players will participate in the tournament with its prizes totaling $330,000. Salwa Cup championship is the first to give prizes to the super serie for professionals in the International Table Tennis Federation.

Salwa Cup Tournament tops the list of international championships, followed by Qatar, Germany and China. The tournament will see the participation of 40 top ranked by the ITTF. Salwa Cup is divided into six categories: Men and women singles, men and women doubles, and under 21 for women and men. The tournament will be officiated by 15 Kuwaiti and 25 international referees, and will be according to the knock out system of all categories. Activities will continue from 10 am until 10 pm.