PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2025

CVB Contact: Scott Bruscato
Phone: 318.387.5691
E-mail: sbruscato@monroe-westmonroe.org

Discover Monroe-West Monroe set to host largest youth tournament nationwide

WEST MONROE, La. ― Discover Monroe-West Monroe is teaming up with the American Youth Table Tennis Organization to host the 2025 National Scholastic Table Tennis Championship during Memorial Day weekend in West Monroe.

It’s the largest youth team tournament in the country scheduled for May 24-May 26, 2025, at the West Monroe Sports & Events facility, bringing in top schools from about eight states, including Louisiana.

“We met the Discover Monroe-West Monroe team at the Connect Conference in Milwaukee. The Monroe-West Monroe team is the most professional people we have worked with. They are problem solvers. Their team was able to find many solutions for us to make this event possible. If one element brings us to Monroe, it is the ‘People’”, said AYTTO event director Thomas Hu.

The championship is divided into two tournaments: George Braithwaite Major League Table Tennis Championship and AYTTO Scholastic Table Tennis Nationals Championship. The organization expects about 160 players, plus family members on the Memorial Day weekend for both competitions.

Both tournaments will begin Saturday, May 24.

The tournament’s estimated economic impact for Ouachita Parish is $158,209.02. They will use 325 hotel rooms during both events.

AYTTO anticipates an additional milestone in the sport’s history for 2025. School teams, families, and fans of youth table tennis around the U.S. will be able to experience youth table tennis excellence in Ouachita Parish during a major holiday weekend.

About Discover Monroe-West Monroe

Discover Monroe-West Monroe promotes Ouachita Parish as a destination for leisure travel, conventions, meetings and sporting events, creating a positive economic impact for our local community through increased visitor spending and sales tax collections. For more information about Discover Monroe-West Monroe, visit https://www.monroe-westmonroe.....