When was table tennis held in Lanzhou, Gansu, the five northwest provinces?

The competition was hosted by Lanzhou Sports Bureau, Table Tennis Association of the capital cities of five northwest provinces, and undertaken by Lanzhou Table Tennis Association. The two-day competition consists of three events: men's and women's teams and mixed teams. The competition adopts the latest table tennis competition rules formulated by China Table Tennis Association and is divided into two stages. In the first stage, the top two players in each group are selected to enter the second stage, and then the ranking is determined through cross elimination. In addition to awarding trophies, medals and certificates, the champion of men's team will receive a bonus of 5,000 yuan, and the champion of women's team and mixed team will receive a bonus of 3,000 yuan.

The table tennis invitational tournament in the capital cities of five northwestern provinces is the first inter-provincial table tennis invitational tournament in China after the State Sports General Administration issued the notice of "Work Plan for Scientific and Orderly Resuming Sports Events and Promoting the Recovery and Development of Sports Industry". The first competition was held in Xi 'an in July, 2020, and this competition was held in Lanzhou, sponsored by Lanzhou Sports Bureau and Table Tennis Association, the capital cities of five northwest provinces, undertaken by Lanzhou Table Tennis Association, and strongly supported by Lanzhou National Fitness Guidance Center and China Railway Lanzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd.