Lee Seung-won, chairman of Dokdo Love Gas Station, inaugurated as the first president of the Korea Professional Table Tennis Federation

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The Korean professional table tennis league is seeking an emergency with new president Lee Seung-won.

The Korea Professional Table Tennis Federation (KTTP) announced on the 9th that "Lee Seung-won, chairman of the Dokdo Love Gas Station Federation, was appointed as the new president and laid the foundation for a full-fledged leap forward."

KTTP, which was launched in March last year, has been looking for the right person to lead the federation while maintaining the general chairman system. The federation held a board meeting earlier this month and officially approved the appointment of Lee Seung-won as president. As it has been operated under the chairman's system, new president Lee Seung-won will actually be recorded in history as the first president of KTTP.

Lee Seung-won, who will lead the federation for the next three years until January 2029, will hold an inauguration ceremony at a hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 15th and begin his full-fledged work. President Lee Seung-won will reveal the vision and blueprint of "Korea Pro Table Tennis" at the inauguration ceremony where many table tennis players will gather.

KTTP said, "New president Lee Seung-won is an entrepreneur well known as an innovative entrepreneur. It is evaluated that it has transformed the traditional industry into the future industry through a differentiated business model based on the delivery gas platform. In addition, he is known to have taken the lead in building a community in solidarity with small gas stations across the country and providing sustainable jobs to the socially vulnerable," he said.

Since its launch, the Pro Table Tennis Federation has attracted fans' attention by hosting Series 1 in June last year, Series 2 in August, and the Finals in November last year. Based on the exceptional amount of prize money, players were induced in the stadium of trendy facilities, which led to online and offline box office success. The experiment, which started as an individual series beyond the professional league team competition, was also evaluated to be effective.

Throughout the series, KTTP increased the audience's immersion by directing the stage using SPP (Sports Presentation) at a special indoor studio stadium. As the players' lively play was added, it received great response from fans who watched the scene. Broadcasting broadcasts using Sky Sports, Naver's Chizik, and YouTube also recorded high ratings, proving the possibility of table tennis as a professional sport.

The federation plans to expand the tournament from the previous three to more than five this year, which marks the second year of its inauguration. The league's performance level is also expected to rise noticeably as it plans to allow players from table tennis powers such as China, Japan, and Europe. The inauguration of new president Lee Seung-won is expected to receive even higher expectations as he is setting his wings for a full-fledged leap forward.

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