The events for the 2017 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the
2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.[1][2][3]
On 12 January 2017 it was announced that Chinese shipping company Seamaster had agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with the ITTF World Tour.[4]
Points were accumulated during the singles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events.[3] The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points were invited to play in the
Grand Finals in
Astana in December. Kazakhstan's
Kirill Gerassimenko was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented.[20]
Player met the qualification criteria for the Grand Finals and competed at the event
Player did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position
Doubles
Points were accumulated during the doubles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events.[3] The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, were invited to play in the
Grand Finals in
Astana in December.[20]
In addition to the twelve ITTF World Tour events, eleven
ITTF Challenge Series events also took place in 2017. These events were held in Belarus, Thailand, Chile, Slovenia, Croatia, Brazil, North Korea, Nigeria, Poland, Belgium and Spain.[25] For the first time, the Challenge Series did not form part of the main ITTF World Tour.[26]
The events for the 2017 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the
2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.[1][2][3]
On 12 January 2017 it was announced that Chinese shipping company Seamaster had agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with the ITTF World Tour.[4]
Points were accumulated during the singles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events.[3] The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points were invited to play in the
Grand Finals in
Astana in December. Kazakhstan's
Kirill Gerassimenko was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented.[20]
Player met the qualification criteria for the Grand Finals and competed at the event
Player did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position
Doubles
Points were accumulated during the doubles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events.[3] The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, were invited to play in the
Grand Finals in
Astana in December.[20]
In addition to the twelve ITTF World Tour events, eleven
ITTF Challenge Series events also took place in 2017. These events were held in Belarus, Thailand, Chile, Slovenia, Croatia, Brazil, North Korea, Nigeria, Poland, Belgium and Spain.[25] For the first time, the Challenge Series did not form part of the main ITTF World Tour.[26]