And so for now, until the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, as part of the meetings at the World Team Championships in Dortmund, the cooperation and collaboration between the Werner Schlager Academy and its premium partner Butterfly have increased and been extended for another four years.

From the first hour of the WSA, Butterfly—as well as the ITTF—have been partners. Thus, from both of our perspectives, it was a logical step to continue on this path.

The Butterfly CEOs Shunsaku Yamada and Imamura Taisei and the WSA CEOs Werner Schlager and Martin Sörös jointly signed the contract extension.  This agreement represents a sign of continuity and trust in our common future together.