Rebatenne bags record P31,000 after win

It is table tennis’ largest purse with the sponsors saying the payout was meant to motivate and raise the level of the sport. During the tournament held at BUAN Hall, the Nhabe Table Tennis Club player beat defending champion, Boitshwarelo Butale 4-0 in a tense final to walk away with the P25,000 Phoenix Assurance life changing moment award.

Rebatenne managed to reach the 30 points bar set by the organisers, to walk away with the richest prize. In addition, she received the P6,000 prize money, achieving a historic feat of the highest individual cash prize in the sport.