On 23 September, the ITTF Tribunal issued its full written decision, following the operative decision of 1 September 2025, dismissing in their entirety the appeals filed by the Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) and Mr. Khalil Al Mohannadi. The Tribunal confirmed the validity of the 2025 ITTF Annual General Meeting and the election of Ms. Petra Sörling as the ITTF President as of 27 May 2025.
This comprehensive and independent ruling conclusively affirms the legitimacy of the Presidential election, upholds the integrity of ITTF’s institutions, and strengthens its standing as a rules-based, democratic international federation.
ITTF Tribunal Findings
The Tribunal concluded that the AGM was properly convened and governed regularly, in full compliance with the ITTF Statutes and Swiss law. It further held that no alleged irregularity, individually or collectively, justified annulment of the results. Specifically, the Tribunal found that:
- The AGM was properly and validly convened and conducted in a hybrid format.
- Every duly registered Member Association had the opportunity to exercise its voting rights.
- Quorum was established at roll call; the number of voting Member Associations could vary during the day within the announced maximum without raising any legal concern.
- The Presidential Election validly included both in-person paper ballots and remote electronic ballots. No timely objection was raised to remote participation, and the scrutineers reported no concerns.
- No procedural concern, whether alone or combined, warranted annulment or repetition of the election.
Notably, the Tribunal stated that “absolute priority at the voting procedures shall be given to ensuring that each member association was granted the possibility to exercise its voting rights. Any member association registered to the general meeting has right to decide whether it intends to participate in such general meeting in full or in part, whether it intends to express its will on all items of the agenda or only part of them. Therefore, the Hearing Panel sees no issue in the fact that the number of the voters varied during the AGM 2025 within the maximum limit, neither does it see any legal issue in the fact that the Presidential Election took into account all the votes, physical (cast in presence) and electronical (cast remotely).”
The full decision of the ITTF Tribunal is available here.
Definitive Resolution
The decision confirms that the AGM and Presidential Election were conducted with due process, transparency, and full respect for the rights of the membership. It clearly settles all questions regarding the legitimacy of the election and reaffirms the credibility of ITTF governance.
With the legal process concluded, ITTF will now focus on finalising the details of the resumption of the 2025 AGM to take place on 15 November, and will continue advancing the sport of table tennis worldwide in a spirit of unity and good governance.
