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[Held from February 16th (Friday) to February 25th (Sunday)! Broadcast daily on TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo]
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[Program title]
TV Tokyo 60th Anniversary Special Project World Table Tennis 2024 Team Tournament

[Broadcast date and time]
Broadcast daily on TV Tokyo affiliate BS TV Tokyo from February 16th (Friday)
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【broadcast content】
World Table Tennis 2024 Team Tournament starts on Friday, February 16, 2024! A battle for the right to participate in the Paris Olympics team competition! This year it’s a team competition!

This is the 20th year since the World Table Tennis broadcast began in 2005. This year’s tournament will be the first to qualify for the Olympics since the broadcast began (finishing in the top 8 and earning 2 spots in the team event and singles)!

Hinaga, Miu, and Mima… The individuals who have become stronger after surviving the fierce singles team as rivals will now become one under the Japanese flag as the strongest teammates… and 15-year-old Zhang… Miwa Moto makes her world table tennis debut! Team Japan unites, goes to the Paris Olympics, and goes for the gold medal!

【performer】
Main caster: Akira Fukuzawa
World Table Tennis Ambassador/Commentary: Jun Mizutani (Tokyo Olympics mixed doubles gold medal)
World table tennis supporter/reporter: Hinatazaka46
Commentary: Hayaka Hirano (London Olympics team silver medal)
Moderator: Yuka Takezaki (TV Tokyo announcer)
Live commentary: Tomoki Uekusa (TV Tokyo announcer), Satoshi Nakagawa (TV Tokyo announcer)

【delivery】
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[Program HP]

＜Conference Summary＞
Tournament name: ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Busan Tournament (Team Tournament)
Venue: Busan, South Korea
Conference period: February 16, 2024 (Golden) – February 25 (Sunday)
Match format: 5 singles matches, the team that wins 3 matches first wins.
Participating players:
■Men’s Japan
Tomokazu Harimoto (Tomokazu Planning)
Shunsuke Togami (Meiji University)
Daito Shinozuka (Aichi Institute of Technology)
Tanaka Yuta (individual)
Teru Sora Matsushima (Kinoshita Group)

■Women’s Japan
Hina Hayata (Nippon Life Insurance Company)
Miu Hirano (Kinoshita Group)
Mima Ito (Starts)
Miwa Harimoto (Kinoshita Group)
Miyu Kihara (Kinoshita Group)

Group league:
■Men
Group 1: China, Croatia, Belgium, Hungary, Cuba
Group 2: Germany, England, USA, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia
Group 3: South Korea, India, Poland, Chile, New Zealand
Group 4: France, Australia, Denmark, Austria, Algeria
Group 5: Japan, Taiwan, Nigeria, Czech Republic, Madagascar
Group 6: Sweden, Hong Kong, Slovakia, Puerto Rico, Serbia
Group 7: Brazil, Slovenia, Singapore, Canada, Malaysia
Group 8: Portugal, Egypt, Romania, Iran, Thailand

■Girls
Group 1: China, Hungary, India, Spain, Uzbekistan
Group 2: Japan, Brazil, Luxembourg, South Africa, Iran
Group 3: Germany, Slovenia, Poland, Nigeria, Mexico
Group 4: Taiwan, America, Thailand, Chile, Algeria
Group 5: South Korea, Puerto Rico, Italy, Malaysia, Cuba
Group 6: Hong Kong, Portugal, Austria, Australia, Kazakhstan
Group 7: Romania, Singapore, Sweden, Canada, Serbia
Group 8: France, Egypt, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Croatia

Match schedule:
February 16th (Friday) Group league men’s and women’s first match
Saturday, February 17th Group League Men’s and Women’s 2nd match
February 18th (Sunday) Group league men’s and women’s 3rd match
February 19th (Monday) Group league men’s and women’s 4th match
February 20th (Tuesday) Group League Men’s and Women’s Round 5
February 21st (Wednesday) Final Tournament Men’s and Women’s 1st Round, Men’s and Women’s 2nd Round
February 22nd (Thursday) Final Tournament Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals
February 23rd (Friday) Final Tournament Men’s Quarterfinals, Women’s Semifinals
February 24th (Saturday) Final tournament: Men’s semifinals, women’s finals
February 25th (Sunday) Final Tournament Men’s Final