'One more time for the best in the world' Men's and women's national team competition to decide the world's best over 45 years old ITF Masters World Team Championships in Tokyo 2024 Supported by SENKO!

The Japan Tennis Association and SportsSunrise.com Inc. (National City, Tokyo; Representative: Koji Takeichi) will hold the "ITF Masters World Team Championships in Tokyo 2024 Supported by SENKO", a men's and women's national team competition to determine the world number one tennis player over 45 years old, from November 17 to 22, 2024, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park and Ariake Coliseum. The ITF World Tennis Masters Tour World Team & Individual Championships in Tokyo 2024 Supported by SENKO" will be held at Ariake Tennis Forest Park and Ariake Colosseum until Friday, November 2024. (The individual championships will be held from Saturday, November 23 to Saturday, November 30.

National Competition: https://www.jop-tennis.com/V/games/one/gid/1005035

Individual competitions: https://www.jop-tennis.com/V/games/one/gid/1005040

The men's tournament, named "Doubler Cup" and the women's tournament, named "Margaret Court Cup," will be held for the first time in the Asian region.

The individual competitions are comparable to Grand Slam tournaments such as Wimbledon.

The individual competitions are comparable to Grand Slams such as Wimbledon.

We are currently conducting a crowdfunding campaign, "Japanese players over 45 aim to become the world's No. 1! (Crowdfunding period is from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013). (Crowdfunding period is until November 11).

Details: https://camp-fire.jp/projects/803558/view?utm_campaign=cp_po_share_c_msg_mypage_projects_show

This tournament, in which players over 45 years old, who have various occupations and have led their own lives, will express their identities through the game of tennis, will show us that there is no such thing as "too late" in life.

■The players who have represented Japan will once again aim to become the best in the world!

The men's and women's Japanese representatives are as follows. Noteworthy are the men's players who once gathered to represent Japan. Goichi Motomura, Naoki Arimoto, Katsushi Fukuda, and Takahiro Teraji will be seriously competing for the world championship.

<Men's Japan Team

Goichi Motomura (former De Cup player, All Japan Tennis Champion, Grand Slam participant)

Naoki Arimoto (current world ranking No.1, 200km serve)

Katsushi Fukuda, pro (active pro player, 30th appearance in this year's All Japan Tennis Championships)

Takahiro Teraji, former De Cup player, All Japan Tennis Champion singles and doubles, gold medalist at the Asian Games

Goichi Motomura, Pro

Naoki Arimoto, pro.

Katsushi Fukuda, pro.

Takahiro Teraji

＜Japan Women's National Team

Akika Hashimoto (All Japan Veteran Champion)

Aiko Ema (All Japan Champion, All Japan Veteran Champion)

Akiko Kazama (ITF MT700,MT400 Singles Champion)

Yumi Hirayama (ITF MT700,MT400 Singles Champion)

Akika Hashimoto

Aiko Ema

Akiko Kazama

Yumi Hirayama

Event Information

ITF Masters World Team and Individual Championships in Tokyo 2024

　　　　　Supported by SENKO

　　　　　ITF World Team & Individual Championships in Tokyo 2024

　　　　　Supported by SENKO

Official recognition : International Tennis Federation (ITF)

Organizer: Japan Tennis Association

Co-organizer : Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Organizer ： SPORTS SUNRISE.COM

Special Support : SENKO Group Holdings Co.

Dates ：National Tournament November 17 (Sun.)～22 (Fri.), 2024

　　　　　Individual Competition: November 23 (Sat.) - 30 (Sat.), 2024

Venue: Ariake Colosseum and Ariake Tennis Forest Park

Opening Ceremony: Saturday, November 16, 5:00 p.m. Ariake Colosseum

Finals ：National Tournament November 22 (Fri.) at Ariake Colosseum

　　　　　Individual Competition November 30 (Sat) at Ariake Colosseum

Awards Ceremony ：November 22 (Fri.) after the finals (Awards will be given to the 1st to 4th place winners)

　　　　　Individual Competition: Saturday, November 30, after the finals

Match format: As follows

National Competitions】】

Preliminary League: Round-robin matches among groups of 3-4 countries, to be held on November 17, 18 and 19.

Playoffs, including quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals, will be held on November 20, 21, and 22.

Each match will consist of two singles matches and one doubles match. Doubles matches are played in all group matches regardless of the singles score.

[Individual matches.

Men's and women's, tournament format with 128 singles draws, 64 doubles draws, and 64 mixed doubles draws.

The tournament will be held over eight days from November 23 to November 30.

Match start: 10:00 a.m.

Match format: Singles/The best of 3 tie-break sets

　　　　　Doubles and Mixed Doubles (individual matches)/

　　　　　The Best of 2 tie-break sets & 10-point match tie-break

Tournament Director: Koji Takeichi(JPN)

Assistant Director: Ilynn Hupano(PHL)

Tournament Referee : CHINTHANA DHARAK(LKA)

Assistant Referee : Tomoko Yamanaka(JPN)

Related HP】】

National Competitions: https://www.jop-tennis.com/V/games/one/gid/1005035

Individual Competition: https://www.jop-tennis.com/V/games/one/gid/1005040

Crowdfunding:

https://camp-fire.jp/projects/803558/view?utm_campaign=cp_po_share_c_msg_mypage_projects_show

Official Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/sports_sunrise.com_tennis/?hl=ja

Official Facebook :

https://www.facebook.com/people/EDION-Japan-Junior-Tennis-Tour/100057489938243/