Ping Pong battles to crown Fight Club champion

Leeds is to face the ultimate test of daring and skill when the Ping Pong Fight Club comes to town.

The intercompany ping pong tournament sponsored by Tsingtao Beer is coming to Leeds for the first time as part of Leeds Digital Festival on Thursday October 12 from 6pm.

Media Yorkshire is supporting the event at the Corn Exchange, which will see winners crowned the Ping Pong Fight Club champions.

It will involve 16 local companies, 64 players and hundreds of supporters, and the event will feature DJs, pop-up and speed networking ping pong bars, street food, ‘fight-off’ challenges, ping pong robots, social zones and Tsingtao’s famous Beer Pong Championships.

There are also prizes up for grabs including professional table tennis tables, camera drones and GoPros. 5% of the registration fees are also are donated to the winners and PPFC’s nominated good causes.

Stuart Clarke, festival director of the Leeds Digital Festival, said: “We’re really pleased to be working with Ping Pong Fight Club on its debut in Leeds. The Leeds Digital Festival is all about the digital sector celebrating and collaborating and this event will really help to bring companies together in a unique way.

“After a successful 2017, the Digital Festival will be back in 2018 bigger and better and we’re proud to be working with ground breaking partners such as Ping Pong Fight Club”.

Nathan Lane, director of Campfire PR and co-founder of Media Yorkshire said: “Yorkshire is full of talented people doing great work for big brands. It’s time that we come together as a digital and marketing sector and shouted about our success. Events like Ping Pong Fight Club are a great opportunity for people to get together, have fun and celebrate everything that’s great about our region.”

James Wright, for Tsingtao Beer, said: “Tsingtao Beer is excited to partner with Ping Pong Fight Club, because it’s a world away from the usual team building, networking and corporate nights out. Everyone can have a go at table tennis and we want to encourage all types of businesses, from start-ups to well established industry leaders, to get involved.

“This event always gets such a great response from staff – from the ultra-competitive to the non-sporty types. Some companies invite their competitors too, as it’s the perfect way to throw down the gauntlet in a fun and social way.”