CFBCI in collaboration with the Table Tennis Association for National Development and Robinsons Mall holds 2023 Table Tennis Cup 菲華工商總會與菲華乒聯、羅賓遜商場聯合舉辦2023年《工商盃》桌球邀請賽隆重開幕
In celebration of the 22nd Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day, the Chinese-Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) together with the Table Tennis Association for National Development (TATAND) and Robinson Mall organized the “2023 Table Tennis Cup", which was grandly opened at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 3 at the Otis Robinsons Mall in Manila.
This was the eleventh edition of the tournament since 2009. This year, there is a large number of teams participating which were divided into four categories: Open, Amateur, Alumni and Provincial.
The opening ceremony was attended by esteemed guests from known sports institutions including the Philippine Olympic Committee, Manila Sports Council, and Philippine Sports Commission.
In his opening speech, Mr. Stephen Sia, President of CFBCI, encouraged the athletes to develop the spirit of sportsmanship and to seriously strengthen their training in order to improve the standard of table tennis in the country. He also wished all the participating teams and players to overcome all the difficulties in the tournament and to perform at a high level to achieve good results.
Mr. Charlie Lim, Honorary President of TATAND, and Paul Ediver Dela Bajan, a recipient of the Pagharap sa Pangarap College Scholarship Program, introduced the guests and acted as emcee, respectively.
菲華工商總會訊：本會與菲華乒乓聯合會、羅賓遜商場為慶祝第廿二屆菲中友誼日，舉辦「二零二三年工商盃桌球邀請賽」，於六月三日（星期六）上午十時，假岷市Otis羅賓遜商場隆重舉行開幕儀式。這也是本會自二零零九年以來至今舉辦的第十一屆。今年工商盃桌球邀請賽參賽球隊眾多，分為公開組、業餘組、宿將組和外省組四個組別進行比賽，參賽者包括眾多乒乓好手，其中有菲律濱各大專院校與華文學校師生所組成的球隊，和來自各乒乓球會的代表隊，共八十支隊伍近二百五十位球手參賽，其中有多位國手級球員。
開幕典禮當天，菲律濱奧運委員會主席唐以年(Stephen C. Hontiveros)出席開幕式並致詞祝賀，菲華乒乓聯合會副理事長王偉明、菲律濱桌球總會前主席吳文彬、菲華體育總會會長陳友民（亦是本會名譽顧問）、菲華乒乓聯合會名譽會長林海利、黃承嶺等貴賓出席。
本會理事長謝國萬在致開幕詞時，鼓勵運動員要發揚體育精神，認真加強鍛練，以提髙本國乒乓球運動的水準。並預祝所有參賽的球隊和球員，能在比賽中克服各種困難，發揮高水準，取得好成績。
當天由菲律濱桌球總會名譽會長林海利及本會「點亮未來」受助生Paul Ediver Villa擔任司儀，介紹出席貴賓與主辦單位的領導人，執行副理事長黃書瑋帶領參賽運動員宣誓，副理事長曾國強宣佈比賽開始。隨後由出席貴賓和本會領導人，分別主持開球儀式。
出席開幕典禮的本會領導有理事長謝國萬，執行副理事長黃書瑋，副理事長曾國強、蔡金東，董事杜祖蔭、陳華民，常務理事許有福、柯仁義、蔡清景、洪海濱，理事莊南文、吳治平、顏漢龍、謝榮全。
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上小圖：（左起） 謝國萬，唐以年(Stephen C. Hontiveros), 黃書瑋，曾國強，林海利分別致詞主持之影。
中圖一：本會領導和出席貴賓合影（前排左起）林海利，吳文彬，蔡金東，陳友民，唐以年，謝國萬, 黃書瑋, 曾國強，陳華民，洪海濱。（後排左起）吳奕賢，吳治平，顏漢龍，柯仁義，謝榮全，莊南文，王偉明，許有福，蔡清景。
中圖二、中圖三：本會領導與貴賓主持開球禮。
下圖：貴賓和本會領導與運動員，教練員，工作組人員合影。
