beIN Asia Pacific signs WTT deal across Southeast Asia
October 13, 2026



World Table Tennis (WTT) and beIN Asia Pacific, the region’s multi-sport broadcaster, have announced a multi-year partnership that will bring the full WTT calendar to fans across Southeast Asia on beIN Sports, with beIN becoming WTT’s exclusive media rights partner across eight markets in the region.

The agreement will run from January 1st 2027 to December 31st 2030, with an option to extend to 2031.


Under the partnership, fans in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines will have access to the full WTT Series, including four WTT Grand Smash events, six WTT Champions, all WTT Star Contender and WTT Contender events, and the season-ending WTT Finals, as well as the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals. Viewers will be able to follow the action across beIN Sports channels and platforms, together with leading local distribution partners including Singtel and StarHub in Singapore, Astro and Unifi TV in Malaysia, TrueVisions in Thailand, MNC and Vidio in Indonesia, and Cignal in the Philippines.

Fans across Southeast Asia will be able to follow the action across TV, digital and mobile platforms, including through beIN Sports’ distribution partners across the region.

Mike Kerr, Managing Director, beIN Asia Pacific, commented: “Table tennis has a passionate and growing fanbase across Southeast Asia, and we are excited to begin this long-term partnership with WTT. Our commitment goes beyond bringing the world’s best events to fans; we want to help grow the sport alongside WTT by creating more ways for audiences to experience and engage with it. Through our comprehensive coverage, cross-platform storytelling and fan engagement around Singapore Smash, we look forward to bringing fans closer to the players, rivalries and moments that make the sport so compelling.”

WTT Broadcast Director, Ali Tavallai, added: “This is a landmark partnership for WTT in Southeast Asia. beIN Sports is committing to the long term, guaranteeing live coverage of our flagship events across the region and getting fully behind WTT’s Singapore Smash. It’s a strong signal of confidence in where table tennis is heading in this region, and together we’re going to put the full WTT calendar in front of fans like never before.”