Rule change for ping-pong's biggest prize

Back to the board: Table tennis players will fight it out for the biggest purse  PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Back to the board: Table tennis players will fight it out for the biggest purse PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Table tennis players in the country will once again battle for the biggest individual prize money in the sport, a whooping P25,000, at the Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) Independence Grand Finale.

However, the BTTA has said it is working on amending the criteria for the prize dubbed ‘The life-changing award’. The BTTA and Phoenix Assurance Botswana, last year launched an annual P70,000 sponsorship for the tournament that will see winners in both the men and women categories each pocketing P25,000, the largest individual prize money in table tennis.

In the first instalment, players needed to gain 30 points or more in the semi-final stage to be eligible to compete for the big cheque. If the semi-finalists have 30 points or more then the tournament will proceed with the final match under the stated conditions, being the decider who would then pocket the enormous P31,000 that includes the P6,000 tournament winners’ prize.

Editor's Comment
Congratulations Anicia Gaothuse!

The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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