ITTF Men’s World Cup 2026: Schedule, Dates, Start Times, How to watch, Prize Money

The 2026 ITTF Men’s World Cup will take place from March 30 to April 5 at the Galaxy Arena in Macao, China, featuring a 48-player field alongside the Women’s Singles event. The tournament format introduces a best-of-five round-robin stage followed by a best-of-seven knockout stage for the 16 group winners.

When is ITTF Men’s World Cup 2026?

The tournament takes place from 30 March to 5 April 2026. It runs for 7 days, beginning with the group stage and ending with the semi-finals and finals on the final day.

Where is ITTF Men’s World Cup 2026?

The event is held at the Galaxy Arena in Macao, China. This is the same venue that has hosted recent editions of the World Cup.

How to Watch ITTF Men’s World Cup 2026?

All matches are available live and on-demand in full HD on the official ITTF/itTV platform (ittf.com/itTV). You can watch on computer, tablet, or mobile.

The ITTFWorld YouTube channel (@ITTFWorld) also streams selected matches and key sessions.

ITTF Men’s World Cup 2026 Full Schedule, Results Today

The tournament is divided into a group stage (Stage 1) followed by a knockout stage (Stage 2).

All times are Macao local time (GMT+8).

30 March: Group Stage – Session 1-2.

Men’s Singles

Group 9 – LIANG Jingkun 2–3 Horacio CIFUENTES

Group 14 – Anders LIND 3–0 MAK Tin Ian

Group 6 – Sora MATSUSHIMA 3–0 Quadri ARUNA

Group 7 – Felix LEBRUN 3–1 FENG Yi-Hsin

Group 4 – Tomokazu HARIMOTO 3–1 Milosz REDZIMSKI

Group 13 – Darko JORGIC 3–0 Timothy CHOI

Group 8 – JANG Woojin 3–0 CHANG Yu-An

Group 10 – Kanak JHA 2–3 LAM Siu Hang

Group 15 – Simon GAUZY 3–0 Stephane OUAICHE

Group 9 – Dimitrij OVTCHAROV 3–1 Horacio CIFUENTES

Group 12 – CHEN Yuanyu 3–1 Dean SHU

Group 13 – AN Jaehyun 3–1 Timothy CHOI

Group 7 – Anton KALLBERG 3–0 FENG Yi-Hsin

Group 3 – Kristian KARLSSON 3–1 Lubomir JANCARIK

Group 14 – Shunsuke TOGAMI 3–1 MAK Tin Ian

Group 8 – Yukiya UDA 3–0 CHANG Yu-An

Group 11 – Thibault PORET 3–1 Eugene WANG

Group 1 – Finn LUU 1–3 Eduard IONESCU

Group 5 – Omar ASSAR 3–1 Mehdi BOULOUSSA

Group 4 – Nicholas LUM 1–3 Milosz REDZIMSKI

Group 16 – ZHOU Qihao 3–1 Ryuusei KAWAKAMI

Group 2 – Manav THAKKAR 0–3 PARK Ganghyeon

Group 6 – Tomislav PUCAR 3–0 Quadri ARUNA

Tuesday 31 March:

Group 1: Wang Chuqin (CHN) 3, def. Eduard Ionescu (ROU) 0,

Group 2: Truls Möregårdh (SWE) 3, def. Park Ganghyeon (KOR) 1,

Group 3: Hugo Calderano (BRA) 3, def. Lubomir Jancarik (CZE) 0,

Group 4: Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) 3, def. Milosz Redzimski (POL) 1,

Group 5: Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) 3, def. Mehdi Bouloussa (ALG) 0,

Group 6: Sora Matsushima (JPN) 3, def. Quadri Aruna (NGR) 0,

Group 7: Félix Lebrun (FRA) 3, def. Feng Yi-Hsin (TPE) 1,

Group 8: Jang Woojin (KOR) 3, def. Chang Yu-An (TPE) 0,

Group 9: Horacio Cifuentes (ARG) 3, def. Liang Jingkun (CHN) 2,

Group 10: Alexis Lebrun (FRA) 3, def. Kanak Jha (USA) 0,

Group 12: Dang Qiu (GER) 3, def. Dean Shu (NZL) 0,

Group 13: Darko Jorgic (SLO) 3, def. Timothy Choi (NZL) 0,

Group 14: Shunsuke Togami (JPN) 3, def. Anders Lind (DEN) 1,

Group 15: Wen Ruibo (CHN) 3, def. Stephane Ouaiche (FRA) 0,

Group 16: Patrick Franziska (GER) 3, def. Zhou Qihao (CHN)

Wednesday 1 April

Group 1: Wang Chuqin (CHN) 3, def. Finn Luu (AUS) 0,

Group 9: Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) 3, def. Liang Jingkun (CHN) 2,

Group 7: Félix Lebrun (FRA) 3, def. Anton Källberg (SWE) 2,

Group 3: Hugo Calderano (BRA) 3, def. Kristian Karlsson (SWE) 2,

Group 2: Truls Möregårdh (SWE) 3, def. Manav Thakkar (IND) 1,

Group 12: Dang Qiu (GER) 3, def. Chen Yuanyu (CHN) 0,

Group 15: Wen Ruibo (CHN) 3, def. Simon Gauzy (FRA) 0,

Group 6: Lin Shidong (CHN) 3, def. Kao Cheng-Jui (TPE) 1,

Group 11: Thibault Poret (FRA) 3, def. Benedikt Duda (GER) 2,

Group 4: Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) 3, def. Milosz Redzimski (POL) 1,

Group 5: Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) 3, def. Tomislav Pucar (CRO) 0,

Group 14: Shunsuke Togami (JPN) 3, def. Anders Lind (DEN) 1,

Group 10: Alexis Lebrun (FRA) 3, def. Sora Matsushima (JPN) 2,

Group 13: Darko Jorgic (SLO) 3, def. An Jaehyun (KOR) 1,

Round of 16 Schedule (2 April 2026)

ITTF Men’s World Cup: April 1 Results

Group 1: Wang Chuqin (CHN) 3 – 0 Finn Luu (AUS)

Group 2: Truls Möregårdh (SWE) 3 – 1 Manav Thakkar (IND)

Group 3: Hugo Calderano (BRA) 3 – 2 Kristian Karlsson (SWE)

Group 4: Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) 3 – 0 Nicholas Lum (AUS)

Group 5: Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) 3 – 1 Omar Assar (EGY)

Group 6: Sora Matsushima (JPN) 3 – 0 Tomislav Pucar (CRO)

Group 7: Felix Lebrun (FRA) 3 – 2 Anton Källberg (SWE)

Group 8: Jang Woojin (KOR) 3 – 1 Yukiya Uda (JPN)

Group 9: Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) 3 – 2 Liang Jingkun (CHN)

Group 10: Alexis Lebrun (FRA) 3 – 0 Kanak Jha (USA)

Group 11: Thibault Poret (FRA) 3 – 2 Benedikt Duda (GER)

Group 12: Dang Qiu (GER) 3 – 0 Chen Yuanyu (CHN)

Group 13: Darko Jorgic (SLO) 3 – 1 An Jaehyun (KOR)

Group 14: Shunsuke Togami (JPN) 3 – 1 Anders Lind (DEN)

Group 15: Wen Ruibo (CHN) 3 – 0 Simon Gauzy (FRA)

Group 16: Patrick Franziska (GER) 3 – 2 Zhou Qihao (CHN)

ITTF Men’s World Cup: Schedule & Results Thursday, 02 April

Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) 4 – 3 Dang Qiu (GER)

Sora Matsushima (JPN) 4 – 1 Jang Woojin (KOR)

Truls Möregårdh (SWE) vs. Patrick Franziska (GER) – 18:45

Thibault Poret (FRA) vs. Alexis Lebrun (FRA) – 20:15

ITTF Men’s World Cup: Schedule & Results Friday, 03 April

Darko Jorgic (SLO) vs. Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) – 11:45

Wen Ruibo (CHN) vs. Lin Yun-Ju (TPE) – 13:15

Wang Chuqin (CHN) vs. Felix Lebrun (FRA) – 18:45

Shunsuke Togami (JPN) vs. Hugo Calderano (BRA) – 20:15

3 April: Round of 16 – Session 1 starts at 11:00 a.m., Session 2 at 6:00 p.m.

4 April: Quarter-finals – Session 1 starts at 11:00 a.m., Session 2 at 6:00 p.m.

5 April: Semi-finals & Finals – Semi-finals start at 11:00 a.m., Finals at 7:30 p.m.

Format notes:

Stage 1 (groups of 3) uses best-of-5 games (new for 2026).

Stage 2 (knockout) uses best-of-7 games. 48 men and 48 women compete, with the top 2 from each group advancing.

ITTF Men’s World Cup 2026 Prize Money

The total prize pool is USD 1,000,000, shared between the men’s and women’s singles events.

The exact round-by-round breakdown for 2026 has not been officially released yet, but it is expected to follow recent editions:

Champion: USD 55,000–60,000

Runner-up: USD 35,000

Semifinalists, quarterfinalists, and all players reaching the knockout stage also receive prize money that decreases by round.

All knockout-stage participants earn money based on their final placement. The event also awards valuable ITTF World Ranking points (up to 1,500 for the champions). A full detailed breakdown will be published on the official ITTF or World Table Tennis site closer to or during the tournament.The event starts in just 7 days (as of 23 March 2026). Defending champions Hugo Calderano (men) and Sun Yingsha (women) are among the top stars expected.

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