ACN Group Becomes Presenting Partner for ITTF World Team Championships London 2026

Japan's leading holistic business solutions consulting company ACN Group has been named Presenting Partner for the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026, a 128-team centenary event running 28 April to 10 May across OVO Arena Wembley and Copper Box Arena.

The ITTF and World Table Tennis confirmed the partnership on 26 March 2026, framing it as the marquee commercial backing for what is arguably the most historically loaded staging of the team event in a generation. London last hosted the World Team Championships a century ago, when the city staged the sport's very first world championships in 1926. "One hundred years ago, London hosted the very first World Championships and introduced table tennis to the world," the ITTF said. "Now, the sport returns to where it all began, and the ITTF and World Table Tennis are proud to have ACN Group alongside us for this historic moment."

The tournament will send 64 men's teams and 64 women's teams through a multi-stage format split across both London venues. Stage 1 covers qualification and seeding at Copper Box Arena and OVO Arena Wembley, with the top seeds funnelled into Stage 1a at OVO Arena Wembley. The remaining sides contest Stage 1b before the field is cut to a Main Draw of 32 teams for the knockout phase culminating at the main arena.

ACN's presenting role is central to the event's title presentation and activation across marketing, in-venue branding and broadcast deliverables. The partnership is set to fund expanded event signage, matchday presentation and sponsor-driven fan experiences at both venues, alongside consumer-facing activations covering tickets, merchandising and hospitality.

The ITTF framed the deal as "a concrete commercial signal that the centenary calendar is attracting major corporate investment," reflecting the federation's broader push to monetize centenary-year assets at scale. The national dimension adds another layer: ACN's home nation will send some of the sport's most formidable team players to London. "With Japan's finest players among those ready to light up the world's biggest team stage, this partnership could not feel more fitting, and we cannot wait to welcome the world to London," the ITTF said.

Across 13 days and two of London's most recognisable arenas, the 2026 Finals mark the centennial return of a sport to the city that first gave it a world stage, and ACN's branding will be woven through every phase of that journey.