Table tennis events can be quite hard to follow. At some points of the year, 5 or more tournaments are being played at once, so it’s easy to understand why this is.
Given how many tournaments there are in the year, the yearly schedule can get quite confusing. That’s why we’re here to help
We’ve compiled a complete list of major table tennis tournaments in 2025. From ITTF World Championships to WTT Series events, this calendar is updated annually to keep you in the loop.
Featured Events Highlight 2025
Here are the 2 most important events of the year, which you absolutely cannot miss.
ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup
One of the most prestigious events of the year, the World Cup is among the most important and historic singles events in all of table tennis.
Location: Macao, Macao
Dates: Apr 14-20, 2025
ITTF WTT Championships Finals
With both singles and doubles events, the World Table Tennis Championships are a fan-favorite event, featuring tons of thrilling matches day after day.
Location: Doha, Qatar
Dates: May 17-25, 2025
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January
January is a superb month for us table tennis fans. It starts strong with the Star Contender Doha, and finishes even stronger with one of the most important events of the year: the Singapore Smash.
WTT Star Contender Doha 2025
A WTT Star Contender-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Jan 6-11, 2025
Location: Doha, Qatar
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3083
WTT Contender Muscat 2025 (OMA)
A WTT Contender-level event attracting strong international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Jan 11-17, 2025
Location: Muscat, Oman
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3084
2025 European Team Championships Stage 1
The first stage of the European Team Championships, in which 4 teams played to secure a spot in the final stage, played in October.
Dates: Jan 21-25, 2025
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Event URL: https://www.ettu.org/eureopan-teams-championships-stag-1/
Singapore Smash 2025
One of the most important events of the year, the Singapore Smash is part of a 4-event series of Smashes, which award a whopping 2000 points to the winner, the most out of every tournament. All of the top professional players prioritize this event.
Dates: Jan 30-Feb 11, 2025
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3085
February
February is a thrilling month filled with continental competitions, featuring the Oceania Cup, the Pan American Cup, the Asian Cup, the European Top 16 Cup, and the African Cup. If you like continental events, this will be your favorite month of the year.
ITTF-Oceania Cup, Melbourne (AUS)
The Oceania Cup is Oceania’s main international singles competition. It features a men’s and women’s singles event and awards 500 points to the winner.
Dates: Feb 15-16, 2025
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3115/ITTF-Oceania%20Cup%202025/
ITTF Pan American Cup
The Pan American Cup features talent from both North and South America. It’s an extremely exciting tournament, with both men’s and women’s singles events.
Dates: Feb 18-23, 2025
Location: San Francisco, USA
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3117/ITTF%20Pan%20American%20Cup%202025/
34th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
The Oceania Cup is Asia’s main international singles competition. It features a men’s and women’s singles event and awards 500 points to the winner.
Dates: Feb 19-23, 2025
Location: Shenzhen, China
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3122/34th%20ITTF-ATTU%20Asian%20Cup%202025/
Singapore Smash 2025
One of the most important events of the year, the Singapore Smash is part of a 4-event series of Smashes, which award a whopping 2000 points to the winner, the most out of every tournament. All of the top professional players prioritize this event.
Dates: Jan 30-Feb 11, 2025
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3085
ITTF- African Cup
The African Cup is Africa’s main international singles competition. It features a men’s and women’s singles event and awards 500 points to the winner*.*
Dates: Feb 25-27, 2025
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3116/ITTF%20African%20Cup%202025/
March
March doesn’t have as many events as the previous months, but the two it has are quite important, these being the WTT Champions Chongqing and the WTT Star Contender Chennai.
WTT Champions Chongqing 2025
A WTT Champions-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Mar 11-16, 2025
Location: Chongqing, China
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3086
WTT Star Contender Chennai 2025
A WTT Star Contender-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Mar 25-30, 2025
Location: Chennai, India
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3133
April
April is a busier month than March, featuring 4 events, including a fan-favorite: the World Cup. If you ask me, this is one of the best months of the year, as we also get to see incredible matches at the Champions Incheon event.
WTT Champions Incheon 2025
A WTT Champions-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Apr 1-6, 2025
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3087
WTT Contender Taiyuan 2025
A WTT Contender-level event attracting strong international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Apr 8-13, 2025
Location: Taiyuan, China
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3088
ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cup, Macao
One of the most prestigious events of the year, the World Cup is among the most important and historic singles events in all of table tennis.
Dates: Apr 14-20, 2025
Location: Macao, Macao
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3109/MWC_WWC_Macao2025/
WTT Contender Tunis 2025
A WTT Contender-level event attracting strong international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Apr 22-27, 2025
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3089
May
May only has one event, but what a tournament it is: the World Championships Finals. It spans 8 days of non-stop action, with 5 events, these being the men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025, Doha
With both singles and doubles events, the World Table Tennis Championships are a fan-favorite event, featuring tons of thrilling matches day after day.
Dates: May 17-25, 2025
Location: Doha, Qatar
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3108/ittf-world-championships-finals-2025/#information
June
June is the month of the Contenders, featuring two regular ones (Skopje and Zagreb) and a Star Contender in Ljubljana.
WTT Contender Skopje 2025
A WTT Contender-level event attracting strong international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Jun 9-15, 2025
Location: Skopje, Macedonia
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3090
WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2025
A WTT Star Contender-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Jun 17-22, 2025
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3091
WTT Contender Zagreb 2025
A WTT Contender-level event attracting strong international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Jun 24-29, 2025
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3092
July
July’s a month to look forward to, as we not only get two Contenders and one Star Contender like in June, but also a Grand Smash in the form of the US Smash.
United States Smash 2025
One of the most important events of the year, the US Smash is part of a 4-event series of Smashes, which award a whopping 2000 points to the winner, the most out of every tournament. All of the top professional players prioritize this event.
Dates: Jul 3-13, 2025
Location: Las Vegas, USA
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3082
WTT Contender Lagos 2025
A WTT Contender-level event attracting strong international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Jul 22-26, 2025
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3121
WTT Contender Buenos Aires 2025
A WTT Contender-level event attracting strong international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Jul 22-27, 2025
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3175
WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu 2025
A WTT Star Contender-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Jul 29-Aug 3, 2025
Location: Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3093
August
August is probably the best month in terms of the importance of its events: it only features two events, but these are one Champions event in Yokohama and the incredible Europe Smash.
WTT Champions Yokohama 2025
A WTT Champions-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Aug 7-11, 2025
Location: Yokohama, Japan
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3094
Europe Smash – Sweden 2025
One of the most important events of the year, the Europe Smash is part of a 4-event series of Smashes, which award a whopping 2000 points to the winner, the most out of every tournament. All of the top professional players prioritize this event.
Dates: Aug 14-24, 2025
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3128
September
September is a month to look forward to, with a Contender, a Champions event, and yet another Smash: the China Smash.
WTT Contender Almaty 2025
A WTT Contender-level event attracting strong international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Sep 2-7, 2025
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3096
WTT Champions Macao 2025
A WTT Champions-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Sep 9-14, 2025
Location: Macao, Macao
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3097
China Smash 2025
One of the most important events of the year, the China Smash is part of a 4-event series of Smashes, which award a whopping 2000 points to the winner, the most out of every tournament. All of the top professional players prioritize this event.
Dates: Sep 25-Oct 5, 2025
Location: Beijing, China
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3098
October
October is one of the busiest months of the year, with 5 main events, 3 of them being Asia’s, Europe’s, and Africa’s Championships, plus a Champions and a Star Contender to finish off a superb month of table tennis.
28th ITTF-ATTU Asian Team Championships
With both men’s and women’s team events, the Asian Team Championships are the main Asian team competition.
Dates: Oct 11-15, 2025
Location: Bhubaneswar, India
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3166/28th%20ITTF-ATTU%20Asian%20Teams%20Championships/
2025 European Team Championships Final Stage – Zadar
With both men’s and women’s team events, the European Team Championships are the main European team competition.
Dates: Oct 12-19, 2025
Location: Zadar, Croatia
Event URL: https://www.ettu.org/eureopan-teams-championships/
ITTF-Africa Championships 2025
With singles, teams, and doubles events, the ITTF Africa Championships are the main African competition.
Dates: Oct 12-19, 2025
Location: Tunis, Tunisia
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3104/ITTF%20African%20Championships%202025/
Pan American Championships
With singles, teams, and doubles events, the Pan American Championships are the main competition in the Americas.
Dates: Oct 12-19, 2025
Location: Rock Hill, SC, USA
Event URL: https://www.ittf.com/tournament/3162/ITTF%20Pan%20American%20Championships%202025/
WTT Star Contender London 2025
A WTT Star Contender-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Oct 21-26, 2025
Location: London, England
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3110
WTT Champions Montpellier 2025
A WTT Champions-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Oct 28-Nov 2, 2025
Location: Montpellier, France
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3099
November
November features a Champions and a Star Contender event, ensuring that we get the high-level competition we all love to see.
WTT Champions Frankfurt 2025
A WTT Champions-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Nov 4-9, 2025
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3100
WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025
A WTT Star Contender-level event attracting the strongest international players. Part of the official WTT Series with ranking points on the line.
Dates: Nov 17-22, 2025
Location: Muscat, Oman
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3176
December
The last month of the year, December, brings us one of the most unique events, the Finals in Hong Kong.
WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025
The last event of every year, the WTT Finals, is above all the Champions events in terms of importance, awarding 1500 points to the winners.
Dates: Dec 10-14, 2025
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Event URL: https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3112
What Are Events Worth?
As we mentioned in our ‘how table tennis world rankings work’ article, all of the tournaments are divided into different tiers of importance.
If you ask me, the structure can be a bit confusing, so let’s explain what the different tournaments are for context.
Starting with the tier one events, there’s:
- The Olympic Games.
- The World Table Tennis Championships.
- The 4x WTT Grand Smashes.
These are by far the most important tournaments on the tour, as they award a whopping 2000 points to the winners.
On a second tier, we find the World Cup and the WTT Finals event, both of which are played once per year.
Then, on the third tier, there’s the WTT Champions series, of which there are 6 tournaments per year, awarding 1000 points to the winners.
These tournaments can only be played by the top 32 players in the world, and they are also very important.
For all the tournaments mentioned above, all the top players will try not to miss them. A step below all of these are the Star Contenders, Continental Championships, and Contenders.
For these tournaments, top players may or may not choose to play in them.
Star Contenders and Contenders aren’t #1 in their priority list; they will usually analyze whether these tournaments fit their schedule of competitions and then decide if they’re going to play.
Hence, these tournaments, especially for the regular Contenders, may not have the best of the best players. Maybe some, but not all, like with the other tournaments.
WTT Feeder events are the lowest-tier events in the WTT hierarchy. They usually don’t feature any top players, and usually most of the players are ranked outside the top 50.
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