Opening of the Hanoi Open Club Table Tennis Tournament, competing for the Hanoi Moi Newspaper Cup

VHO - On the morning of November 7, the 12th Hanoi Open Club Table Tennis Tournament, competing for the Hanoi Moi Newspaper Cup in 2025, opened at Cau Giay Stadium (35 Tran Quy Kien Street, Hanoi), with the participation of nearly 400 athletes. The tournament was jointly organized by Hanoi Moi Newspaper and the Hanoi Table Tennis Federation.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Hanoi Moi Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the award Lai Ba Ha delivered the opening speech of the award

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the tournament, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Hanoi Moi Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee Lai Ba Ha said that the Hanoi Moi Newspaper Open Table Tennis Tournament was established in 2012. Up to now, the Tournament has proven to be a prestigious playground, one of the typical examples of the socialization of sports movement in the Capital.

The tournament has returned with greater competition content and number of participating units. With the participation of nearly 400 professional and amateur players, from 80 units across the country, it has shown that the organization of the expanded Hanoi Moi Newspaper Table Tennis Tournament has increasingly met the desire to enjoy eye-catching matches of table tennis fans as well as the need to compete and rub shoulders of professional and amateur athletes.

The matches took place immediately after the opening ceremony.

“This year’s tournament has seen remarkable growth, reflected in the number of participating teams increasing by about 15% compared to last season. In order to increase the attractiveness of the tournament, we have also decided to increase the prize value to over 160 million VND, an increase of 10% compared to last season,” emphasized Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Hanoi Moi Newspaper Lai Ba Ha.

Taking place from November 7 to 9, athletes will compete in 12 events. Notably, the tournament will still have the participation of many former national athletes such as: Vu Thi Noel, Nguyen Bich Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Mai, Nguyen Tuan Quynh, Vu Quang Hien, along with the leading Vietnamese table tennis athletes such as Nguyen Dang Hiep, Bui The Nghia, Vu Manh Huy, Nguyen Nhu Phong, Tran Manh Cuong, Nguyen Hoang Lam, Ta Hong Khanh, Le Van Duc, Lam Thu Cuc, Hoang Tra My, Tran Dieu Linh, Vu Hoai Thanh... promising exciting, top-notch matches.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the 2025 Hanoi Moi Newspaper Cup Table Tennis Tournament officially started competing in the qualifying rounds of advanced men’s team, amateur men’s team, men’s singles under 45… with an exciting and exciting atmosphere. Many players showed their high level and determination.

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