The T. League is aiming to raise the curtain on its third season in November, chairman Koji Matsushita said Friday.
The pro table tennis circuit had originally planned to open the 2020-21 campaign in September after the Tokyo Olympics, which were due to end Aug. 9.
But with the Summer Games postponed until next year over the COVID-19 pandemic, and the World Team Table Tennis Championships from March 22 to 29 rescheduled for Sept. 27 to Oct. 4 instead, the T. League decided to shift gears and delay its opening day.
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