ITTF agrees integrity deal with Sportradar

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has entered into an integrity partnership with Sportradar.

Under the new deal, the ITTF will be able to utilise Sportradar’s monitoring, intelligence and prevention solutions to help safeguard the sport against match fixing.

Sportradar’s Fraud Detection System will monitor hundreds of matches each year across major ITTF events such as World Table Tennis Championships, Men’s and Women’s World Cup and the ITTF World Tour.

In addition, ITTF can call on Sportradar’s bespoke Fraud Intelligence Unit, where dedicated experts use various tools and processes to develop a picture of those who are looking to enable, organise and finance integrity attacks on table tennis.

“Protecting the sport from such activity is crucial in maintaining table tennis’ position as an exhilarating spectacle and professional sport,” ITTF president Thomas Weikert said.

“We are looking forward to working with Sportradar to keep our sport clean, which is one of the aspects that we pride ourselves on.”

Andreas Krannich, managing director integrity services at Sportradar, added: “Table tennis is a truly global sport, enjoyed in every corner of the globe and fan favourite at every Olympic Games.

“The ITTF have today sent a clear message to their stakeholders and fans: comprehensive and credible protection is now in place to keep the game you love honest; there will be no compromise in this regard.”

Sportradar has similar arrangements in place with a number of other sports governing bodies, including the Asian Football Confederation, which it linked up with last month.

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