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PPP WC 2025

ITALIA - Lignano Sabbiadoro

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PingPongParkinson World Championship
PPP WC 2025

ITALIA - Lignano Sabbiadoro

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Around 1,700 matches are planned in Lignano

As the registration for the doubles and mixed pairs has not yet been completed, it is not yet clear how many doubles and mixed will compete in Lignano. If all players would play doubles and all women would participate in…

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The average player in Lignano will be 63 years old and has had Parkinson’s for eight years

327 players want to compete in Lignano, and the age difference between the oldest and the youngest female player will be considerable: There are a whole 45 years between the oldest participant at 80 and the youngest at 35. Among…

Read moreThe average player in Lignano will be 63 years old and has had Parkinson’s for eight years
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26 countries will start in Lignano

Players from 26 different countries have registered for Lignano 2025, which will improve the previous record of 23 countries (Wels 2023). No country is new – all 26 took part at least once in the past. Still missing from this…

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11 persons never missed

13 players have participated in all five PingPongParkinson’s World Championships so far, and eleven of them have also entered for the sixth one in Lignano. Should all of them actually compete there, only small changes will be at the top…

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Two days with 38 tables, three with 22 and the last with 12 tables

It has now been confirmed that the 16 tables in the two halls on the upper floor of the Bella Italia hall complex, the Orange Room and the Blue Room, will only be used for the preliminary rounds of the…

Read moreTwo days with 38 tables, three with 22 and the last with 12 tables
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Press conference in Udine is the start of PPPWC

On October 7, 2025, in Udine, a press conference was held to present the 6th World Table Tennis Championship for athletes with Parkinson’s disease. Several journalists from regional newspapers were present, as well as a RAI Friuli correspondent and another…

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Current registration lists are now available on the homepage

As of today, the current registration lists for all 15 competitions at the 6th PPP World Championships are available on this homepage. Pressing the button ‘Players’, you will find information about the men’s singles and women’s singles as well as…

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Press conference about World Championship at 7 October 2025

The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of 6th PingPongParkinson World Championship informed that the first press conference will take place in the representative office of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in Udine in via Sabadini n 3 in room Kugy. Starting at 11…

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New entries for doubles

Registration deadline for doubles and mixed doubles: 10. October 2025 All players can now submit their final registration for doubles and mixed doubles to Competition Manager Hilmar Heinrichmeyer (hmeyer@ttvn.de). Each player can play in doubles and mixed doubles in their…

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Basic classes have been determined

All participants have been classified into one of three basic classes (1, 2, 3) based on their playing strength. The basic class also determines the order of the seedings for the individual competitions. The basic class indicates the lowest tournament…

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