The WTT Series launched in 2021 as an exciting new way to develop the sport of table tennis and bring more players into high level competition.
Most events are Contender events classified as Contenders or Star Contenders – the series features up to 20 different events every year, each with men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as well as mixed doubles. Each Contender event features limits on the number of top players who can compete, giving more chances to up and coming athletes and ensuring that all the new talent coming into the sport can be nurtured and developed.
Players can earn points at the Contender events to improve their rankings and raise their chances of qualifying for the high-profile events. This biggest events are the the WTT Finals, WTT Champions, and the super-sized Grand Smash competitions, which are the highest levels of competition and come with the biggest prize money for the victors.
League Format & Scoring
There are 2 tiers of events: Contenders and Star Contenders.
Contender events take place over 4 days, with 32 players in each singles draw, 16 pairs in each gendered doubles draw, and 8 pairs in the mixed doubles contest. These players earn their places through rankings, wild cards, or qualifying, with each event able to choose the size of its original qualifying draw. Each Contender event can include a maximum of 2 players in the top 20, with one additional top 20 player permitted if the event chooses to use one of its wild cards for this purpose.
Each Star Contender event is held over 6 days, with 48 players in each singles draw, 16 pairs in each gendered doubles draw, and 8 mixed doubles pairs. These events can feature a maximum of 4 top 20 players, with the wild card option allowing for one more if the event chooses to use it this way.
All Contender events also implement a National Entry Restriction to limit the number of players who can participate on behalf of each national association, ensuring a wider range of countries is represented at each competition.
