Die Suche nach freiwilligen Helferinnen und Helfern für die LIEBHERR Tischtennis-WM in Düsseldorf ist vorerst abgeschlossen. Mit dem Stichtag der Bewerbung, Bewerbungsfrist war der 15. Januar 2017, können die Organisatoren knapp 580 Bewerberinnen und Bewerber zählen. Rund 300 Volunteers werden für die größte Hallensport-Veranstaltung der Welt gesucht.

It was fast and furious. Tickets for the last three days of the LIEBHERR World Table Tennis Championships (3–5 June) are sold out. But don’t worry – you can still enjoy top-rate table tennis at the start of the tournament with the stars getting in on the action from Wednesday onwards. Check our seven great reasons why you should be at the Messe Düsseldorf right from the off.

The Liebherr 2017 World Championships are only a matter of months away with play set to commence in Düsseldorf, Germany on Monday 29th May before drawing to a close a week later on Monday 5th June; Sabine Winter is hoping to make a positive impression in front of the home fans after her strong conclusion to 2016.

Wenn in Düsseldorf mal der Nachschub an Brot und Brötchen ins Stocken gerät, kann es nur einen Grund geben: Die ganze Stadt bereitet sich auf die LIEBHERR WM 2017 vor. Da muss auch die Arbeit als Bäcker schon mal warten.

This week, the 2016 Olympic Games suddenly came back in Petrissa Solja's mind. In Berlin, she was invited by the “Deutsche Sporthilfe” together with all German Rio-medallists for a big party. The next day, she and her team-mates received the award called "Silbernes Lorbeerblatt" for their merits in Rio from Federal President Joachim Gauck. Anyway, Rio is the past and there are only about 200 days to go until the first rallyes will be played at the 2017 LIEBHERR World Championships in Düsseldorf starting at end of May. We talked with "Peti" about the time after the Olympics and the way to her "home game", the 2017 WTTC.

The ARAG Group is the largest family-owned enterprise in the German insurance industry and strengthened its position among the world's three leading legal insurance providers. After the 2006 and the 2012 World Table Tennis Championships, both in Germany, they will once again be major sponsor of a WTTC. This time it will a special home match for ARAG.

The countdown to the LIEBHERR 2017 World Championships is on. During 8 days of competition in Düsseldord, there will be more than 700 tennis players from around the world at Messe Düsseldorf competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. For this huge event, the fairgrounds of Messe Düsseldorf will be converted into a small table tennis mecca with the centre court in hall 6 as its core. This "stadium" can accommodate around 8,000 spectators. Buy your tickets now!

He used to live and professionally play in Düsseldorf for 16 years, matured in this period and became a world-class player. His home game, the LIEBHERR 2017 World Championships in Düsseldorf from 29 May to 5 June, will therefore be something "very special" to German men’s head coach Jörg Roßkopf. His advise for fans: Purchase your tickets early, and: "You simply mustn't ever miss home World Championships because a lot of surprises can happen there".

It’s still too early for the national associations to nominate their line-ups for the LIEBHERR 2017 World Championships in Düsseldorf. But fans can get informed about the usual suspects who are expected to participate. In "Stars" you can find some basic information like date of birth or biggest successes but also some personal details and interesting facts.