Butterfly to Serve as Official Equipment Partner for 2026 WTT Champions Yokohama

TAMASU Co., Ltd., the company behind the 'Butterfly' brand, will serve as the Official Equipment Partner for the 2026 WTT Champions Yokohama. As part of this partnership, the company will supply competition tables and official match balls to this prestigious event, one of the most authoritative tournaments in the WTT Series.

The tournament will feature the specially developed new competition table 'TRAZOX,' designed to meet the demands of the world's top players while harmonizing with the visual identity of the WTT Champions.

Additionally, the ITTF-approved 'Butterfly 3-Star Ball R40+' will be provided as the official match ball.

Competition Table: TRAZOX
Official Match Ball: Butterfly 3-Star Ball R40+

[Comment from Petra Sörling, President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Chair of the WTT Council]
Butterfly has long made significant contributions to the development of table tennis, not only through innovative equipment development but also through a deep understanding of the needs of players at all levels. Butterfly's sponsorship of the WTT Champions Yokohama is a meaningful initiative toward the further development and popularization of table tennis.

[Comment from Takako Osawa, Representative Director and President of TAMASU Co., Ltd.]

We are delighted that Butterfly has been appointed as the official partner for tables and balls at the 2026 WTT Champions Yokohama. The WTT Champions is one of the flagship events of the WTT Series, bringing together the world's top players and delivering the excitement and intensity of table tennis to audiences both in Japan and abroad. Following last year, hosting the event in Japan once again holds great significance for the Japanese table tennis community. We will fully support the event by providing an environment where players can confidently deliver their best performances and enabling spectators to experience the charm and excitement of table tennis more deeply.

The WTT Champions brings together the world's top 32 men's singles players and the world's top 32 women's singles players, making it the highest-level tournament in the WTT Series, excluding the Grand Smashes and the season-ending WTT Finals. The world's leading table tennis players will compete on the WTT Champions stage for titles, ranking points, and prize money.

[Event Overview]

2026 WTT Champions Yokohama

Dates: August 4 (Tue) – 9 (Sun), 2026

Venue: Yokohama BUNTAI (2-7-1 Furuido-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)

During the event, the company will also sell event-exclusive merchandise, apparel, and other table tennis-related items on-site.

About TAMASU Co., Ltd.

Headquarters Building in Suginami-ku, Tokyo

Founded in 1950 by Hidesuke Tamasu, the All-Japan Table Tennis Champion, with the vision of 'creating better table tennis equipment' and 'making ideal equipment with our own hands,' the company is a comprehensive manufacturer of table tennis equipment.

In recent years, beyond manufacturing and selling table tennis equipment, the company has actively promoted table tennis普及 activities under the slogan 'Open the World,' aiming to 'make the world happier through table tennis.' Starting April 2025, it will serve as the official supplier for Japan's national men's and women's teams.

The brand name 'Butterfly' embodies the philosophy that 'if players are flowers, we are the butterflies that serve them.' With high-quality products that represent 'Made in Japan,' the brand has expanded to 198 countries and regions and is used by more than half of the players participating in the World Table Tennis Championships.