From Argentina to Australia, from the USA to Uzbekistan: Tennis from Duesseldorf was broadcast world-wide on the occasion of the 30th World Team Championship for the 2007 ARAG WORLD TEAM CUP – achieving record ratings with 914 hours transmission to more than 180 countries throughout the world. This was announced by the Swedish marketing agency IEC on behalf of the organising Rochusclub Turnier-GmbH.

IEC managing director Jonas Persson: "We market many tournaments and sports events world-wide, but the ARAG WORLD TEAM CUP is an absolute premium event with an internationally excellent reputation and by far our most successfully tennis event !" IEC was assisted in the distribution of the pictures by the Duesseldorf TV agency U.com.

The media success is an encouragement for tournament director Dietloff von Arnim: "The numbers once again are very motivating. They prove the high reputation of the World Team Championship in Duesseldorf all over the world. The presence on national and international TV will again enjoy priority in our efforts for the 2008
event."

The preparations for the 31st edition of the World Team Championship (May 18-24) have already started at the headquarters at Rolander Weg in Duesseldorf. Ticket sale will begin shortly; the qualification of the best seven teams will be determined after the Masters Cup in Shanghai on November 19. Duesseldorf (pps)