Pyongyang, November 4 (KCNA) -- The 2024 National Open Table-Tennis Tournament began in the DPRK.

The tournament will bring together more than 200 table tennis experts and fans from different parts of the country. It will involve men's and women's singles with experts and fans, men's and women's singles with fans (men's and women's singles under 45 years old and over 46 years old) and men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles with experts and fans in groups.

An opening ceremony took place at the Table-Tennis Gymnasium in Chongchun Street on Nov. 3.

Present there were Hong Myong Ryong, general manager of the Korean National Insurance Corporation who doubles as chairman of the table-tennis association, officials of the association, players, etc.

An address was made at the ceremony.

Then, there took place group league matches with mixed doubles and men's and women's singles with experts and fans. -0-