ITTF President Thomas WEIKERT stated: "ITTF welcomes Seamaster with open arms to the ITTF World Tour. Seamaster has been involved in recent ITTF events, and we believe they are a great fit for the established ITTF World Tour. This new partnership with Seamaster will allow the ITTF to push the World Tour to new unseen heights to give our players the best possible conditions to excel as well as conducting some social initiatives around the world."