Table Tennis Together for Love丨The 6th Amity Cup International Table Tennis Philanthropic Tournament is now OPEN FOR ENTRY
The 6th Amity Cup International Table Tennis Philanthropic Tournament
ANNOUNCEMENT
by the Organizing Committee
11 August , 2025
In pursuit of promoting cultural exchange through international sports, enhancing friendship between peoples and carrying forward the spirit of philanthropy on an ongoing basis, the 6th Amity Cup International Table Tennis Philanthropic Tournament will be staged from 14 to 15 November 2025 at Olympic Sports Center gymnasium, Nanjing, China. We anticipate the participation of table tennis hobbyists from home and abroad, international friends, and benevolent individuals.
Tournament Theme: |
People to People Connectivity Table Tennis Together for Love |
Guiding units: |
China NGO Network for International Exchanges Jiangsu Association for Friendship and International Exchanges Jiangsu Sports Federation |
Organizing units: |
Amity Foundation Word4Asia, USA Jiangsu Sports Industry Group Jiangsu Table Tennis Association Nanjing Table Tennis Association |
Strategic backing: |
Alibaba Philanthropy China Philanthropist Magazine |
Philanthropic projects: |
Little White Ball, Big Great Dream Vocational Training for Young Adults with Learning Difficulties |
Dates and Venue: |
14 – 15 November 2025 Olympic Sports Center gymnasium (222 Jiangdong Zhonglu, Nanjing, China) |
Schedule: |
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14 Nov 09:00 |
Senior Group competition (conclude on the same day) |
14 Nov 18:30 |
Opening Ceremony |
14 Nov 19:00 |
Friendship Game, Youth Group, Middle-aged Group competition |
15 Nov 08:30 |
Juvenile Group, Youth Group, Middle-aged Group competition |
15 Nov 17:00 |
Award Ceremony |
Eligibility:
Residents of mainland China, China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions, and table tennis hobbyists from foreign countries can make up teams to participate. Players from mainland China shall be under 70 years old (inclusive); players from foreign countries and China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions are not subject to age restrictions. Each team is allowed to have one professional registered athlete with retirement of 5 years or more.
The tournament will bring together a total of 122 teams with approximately 760 athletes. Each team has no more than 6 members, including 1 team leader/coach and 5 players.
Athletes are divided into 4 groups by age.
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Juvenile Group: aged 10-17, born betw 1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2015; 12 teams. |
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Youth Group: aged 18-45, born betw 1 Jan 1980 to 31 Dec 2007; 26 teams. |
3. |
Middle-aged Group: aged 46-59, born betw 1 Jan 1966 to 31 Dec 1979; The limit for females is relaxed to 40, born betw 1 Jan 1966 to 31 Dec 1985; 42 teams. |
4. |
Senior Group: aged 60-70, born betw 1 Jan 1955 to 31 Dec 1965; The limit for female participants is relaxed to 55, born betw 1 Jan 1955 to 31 Dec 1970; 42 teams. |
Older-aged players are allowed to enter younger-aged groups.
Players over 70 years old from overseas and China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions shall team up to participate the senior group competition.
Regulations:
Mixed Team Match
Among the 5 members in each team, one female must play as the 3rd player (no restriction on foreign teams); other females can replace male players.
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The tournament includes two stages. |
Stage 1: round robin, best-of-5 matches, each match contested over best-of-3 games, the top 2 teams in each group advance. |
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In the five-player contest, each player shall appear once in each match in the following order: |
Match 1: Men’s Singles |
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The surface of the covering material shall be black on one side of the blade, and red, green, blue, purple or pink on the other. The rubber must conform to the product codes defined in the latest document on racket coverings by International Table Tennis Federation. Match ball: NEXY 40+, ITTF-certified three-star seamless hard ball. |
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The tournament observes the Rules of Table Tennis 2022. |
Awards:
The top three teams of Juvenile and Youth Groups and the top six teams of the Middle-aged and Senior groups will be awarded with trophies, medals and prize (in RMB).
1. |
Prize |
Total Amount (RMB) |
Philanthropic Fund included (RMB) |
Champion |
12,000 |
6,000 (Juvenile Group) 4,000 (other groups) |
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Runner-up |
9,000 |
4,500 (Juvenile Group) |
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Third place |
7,000 |
3,500 (Juvenile Group) |
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Fourth place (tied) |
4,000 |
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Each player will get one free commemorative sports shirt. |
3. |
The winning team of Friendship Game will be awarded with a Friendship Trophy, and winning athlete with a Friendship Medal. |
4. |
Excellent team leaders and athletes will be given a complimentary ticket to Chinese Table Tennis Club Super League Finals (to be confirmed later). |
(Note: The philanthropic fund out of the prize is earmarked for philanthropic projects undertaken by the winning team or entrusted to and implemented by Amity Foundation.) |
Submission dates:
The entry will be open from the announcement date until 15 Sept 2025. Once one group is fully enrolled in advance, no further applications for the group will be accepted.
The entry is free of charge. A voluntary donation of RMB 200 is encouraged to support the philanthropic project of Vocational Training for Young Adults with Learning Difficulties (see the attachment for project overview). The project filing number is 5332000050917103XBA20080.
Please scan the following QR code (through WeChat App) or click here to donate :
Encouragement for Support
Enterprises or individuals donating RMB 100,000 or more (incl. tournament supplies of equivalent value; the same applies below) will be granted advertising exposures at the event venue as supporting units or individuals, as well as a trophy and a certificate for each sponsorship. Units or individuals donating RMB 50,000 will get exposure at the event venue, in addition to a trophy and a certificate each. Amity Foundation will issue public welfare donation invoices to donating individuals and enterprises (vouchers for income tax deduction).
Other matters:
- Participants are responsible for their own accommodation, transportation and other expenses.
- After the closing of the tournament, international friends and residents from China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions will be arranged to tour Nanjing for one day, with their expenses covered by the organizing committee.
- Matters not covered herein will be notified separately.
Inquiry Hotline (Nanjing Headquarters)
Ms. Yang 025-83260882
Ms. Guo 025-83260884
Philanthropic Project Overview
Little White Ball, Big Great Dream
The “Little White Ball, Big Great Dream” project, initiated under the cooperation between Amity Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, with Amity Cup Table Tennis Philanthropic Tournament as its carrier, aims to promote the development of table tennis sports in remote western areas. The project implements “Small Table Tennis and Big Dreams Going to the Western Areas” to donate table tennis tables and other sports equipment to schools in remote western regions. It also organizes “Champion Classes” by inviting world table tennis champions to enter campuses, providing a series of activities for students such as inspirational lectures, sports literacy improvement, and learning confidence upgrading. The implementation of the project has helped more children in remote areas gain access to table tennis, spread the value of sports philanthropy, and contributed to health for all, well-received and hailed by local governments and people.
Vocational Training for Young Adults with Learning Difficulties
Established in 2007, Amity Bakery, a social enterprise affiliated to Amity Foundation, one of the first of its kind in China, provides vocational training and sheltered employment for mentally challenged individuals to promote the employment, equal career opportunity and a dignified life for the mentally – challenged.
Focusing on mentally-challenged people (affectionately known as Xi Han’er), a group facing the greatest difficulties in employment among the physically and mentally challenged, Amity Bakery offers long-term vocational training on baking skills, sheltered employment and sustainable job opportunities to achieve their social integration, ease family burden, and improve self-reliance through real working environment, professional evaluation, and training mechanism. By truly “teaching people to fish”, Amity bakery has boosted the confidence of mentally-challenged people, their families, and even the communities in life and a dignified existence.
Not only the Xi Han’ers participating vocational training at Amity bakery have mastered baking skills, some of them have also acquired face-to-face service skills such as tea breaks and dessert table setting. The range of their products has gradually expanded from cookies, bread, and mooncakes to gift sets, coffee, fruit tea, and etc. As their professional skills improve, it is no longer a luxury for the mentally-challenged to participate work on an equal basis through their own efforts, and for their family to place new expectations on their children.
