Tomokazu Harimoto, Miu Hirano and other top Japanese table tennis players will look to develop themselves to genuinely become the world¡¯s dominant powerhouse by competing in the newly launched professional T.League.

The league kicks off on Oct. 24 at Tokyo¡¯s Ryogoku Kokugikan, which usually serves as the national sumo venue, with a men¡¯s matchup between the T.T Saitama and Kinoshita Meister Tokyo.

The women¡¯s circuit will begin the following day at the same arena between the Top Otome Pingpongs Nagoya and Nippon Life Insurance Red Elf.