Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships-2025

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Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships-2025 (also known as the 29th Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships 2025) will be held from June 26 to July 2, 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The tournament will be organized by the O'zbekiston stol tennisi federatsiyasi (Uzbekistan Table Tennis Federation, UTTF) under the aurothority granted by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) & Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). The championship will include competitions among cadets (under 15) and juniors (under 19).

The championship includes team, doubles, mixed doubles and singles competitions for boys and girls in the junior age category (U19), as well as team and singles competitions for boys and girls in the cadet age category (U15).

Participants

Players born on or after January 1, 2010, are eligible to participate in the cadet (under 15) events.
Players born on or after January 1, 2006, are eligible to participate in the junior (under 19) events.

Championship Format – Junior Team Event

Team events will be held in two stages under the New Swaythling Cup system.
The match order in team events will be: A vs X, B vs Y, C vs Z, A vs Y, B vs X.

Stage 1

Except for the champion and runner-up of the last AJCTTC in 2023, all teams will be divided into groups of 3 or 4 teams to determine group winners in a round-robin format.

Stage 2

The champion and runner-up of the last AJCTTC in 2023, along with two (2) top teams from each Stage 1 group, will play in a progressive knockout system to determine the top 8 positions, except for 3rd and 4th places.
All matches will be played in a best-of-five (5) games format.

Junior Individual Events

All junior singles events will consist of two stages.

Stage 1

All players will be drawn into groups of 3 or 4, with preference given to groups of 3, and will play in a round-robin format to determine group winners.
All Stage 1 matches will be best of five (5) games.

Stage 2

Each Stage 1 group winner will advance to a progressive knockout draw to determine the champion, runner-up, and joint third places.
All Stage 2 matches will be played as best of seven (7) games.
All junior doubles events will be played as a straight knockout, with matches played as best of five (5) games to determine the champion, runner-up, and joint third places.

Cadet Team Event

Team events will be conducted in two stages following the Corbillon Cup system.
Match order in team events: A vs X, B vs Y, doubles, A vs Y, B vs X.

Stage 1

All teams will be drawn into groups of 3 or 4 to play round-robin matches to determine the group winners.

Stage 2

The top two (2) teams from each Stage 1 group will advance to a progressive knockout to determine the top 4 positions, except for 3rd and 4th places.
All matches will be played in a best-of-five (5) games format.

Cadet Singles Events

All cadet singles competitions will consist of two stages.

Stage 1

All players will be drawn into groups of 3 or 4, with preference given to 3-player groups, and will play round-robin matches to determine the group winners.
All Stage 1 matches must be played as best of five (5) games.

Stage 2

Each Stage 1 group winner will advance to a progressive knockout to determine the top 8 positions.
All Stage 2 matches must be played as best of five (5) games, except for semifinals and finals, which must be played as best of seven (7) games.

Qualification

Winners of the junior boys’, junior girls’, cadet boys’ and cadet girls’ team events will qualify for the 2025 World Youth Junior and Cadet Team Table Tennis Championships.
The top two (2) players in junior boys’ singles, junior girls’ singles, cadet boys’ singles, and cadet girls’ singles will earn qualification for the 2025 World Youth Table Tennis Championships – Junior and Cadet Singles Events.

Useful links

29th Asian Youth Championships - link to the 2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships tournament on the ITTF website
29th Asian Youth Championships 2025 - link to the 2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships tournament on the ATTU website
29th Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships Tashkent Uzbekistan - playlist of matches and broadcasts of the tournament on the ATTU Youtube channel
2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships Prospectus - prospectus of the 2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships tournament at ITTF website
2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships Playing system - tournament playing system 2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships on the ITTF website
2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships General Schedule - schedule of the 2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships tournament on the ITTF website
Participants of the 2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships (boys) - list of tournament participants (boys) in the 2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships tournament on the ITTF website
Participants of the 2025 Asian Junior & Cadet Championships (girls) - list of tournament participants (girls) 2025 in the Asian Junior & Cadet Championships on the ITTF website

 

[GAOdp]

Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships is an annual table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships between juniors and cadets. The Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships (AJCTTC) is one of the most prestigious events of the world junior table tennis circuit. It will be held under the supervision of the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) and International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Cadet Championships was added in 1986 (2nd). The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the Asia Junior Championships.

History​

After the Chinese Civil War, the rivalry between China and Taiwan extended into diplomatic spheres, including sports organizations. In the 1960s, Taiwan remained a member of the Table Tennis Federation of Asia (TTFA) but was not part of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Conversely, China was a member of the ITTF but did not belong to the TTFA.

In 1968, the ITTF decided that only countries affiliated with the ITTF could join its continental branches. Taiwan chose not to join the ITTF because the federation refused to recognize Taiwan as part of China, even though Taiwan was recognized by the International Olympic Committee under the name "Republic of China."

In February 1971, TTFA delegates decided that the ITTF did not have the authority to dictate terms to the Asian organization and voted to maintain Taiwan's membership, which had been in place since 1957. This decision led to the resignation of TTFA President Koji Koto. Later, as the President of the Japan Table Tennis Association, Koji Koto promised China that he would work toward Japan's withdrawal from the TTFA and the formation of a new group in cooperation with the Chinese.

Junior Asian Championships were held by the TTFA in the 1960s, but Chinese players did not participate. Official results are available only in the ITTF statistical database for the years 1964, 1967, and 1970. These tournaments included four events: singles and team events for boys and girls in the U18 category. It is also speculated that these championships might have been held alongside senior Asian Championships, but this requires further verification.

On May 7, 1972, after a four-day meeting in Beijing, the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) was officially established, consisting of 16 member associations: Cambodia, China, DPR Korea, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, and North Vietnam. In 1975, the ATTU was officially recognized by the ITTF as the continental organization for Asia during its 33rd Congress in Kolkata.

In the 1970s, the ATTU continued organizing Junior Asian Championships. However, the results are only recorded in the ITTF statistical database for the years 1972, 1974, 1976, and 1980. These tournaments featured singles events for boys and girls in the U18 category. There is also speculation that these junior championships might have been part of senior tournaments, but further research is needed.

The first official Junior Asian Championship organized by the ATTU took place in 1983 in Manama, Bahrain. Since then, China has dominated the tournament, consistently winning titles in both individual and team events. Renowned Chinese players, such as Kong Linghui, Wang Liqin, Wang Nan, and Ma Long, began their careers with victories at this level.

In the early years, the championships were held every 2–3 years, and the structure of the tournament underwent several changes. For example, cadet events were held in the 1980s but discontinued in the 1990s. It was only from 2003 onwards that the championships became an annual event. From 2006 to 2013, team events for cadets were introduced, while the mixed doubles event for juniors was excluded. In 2014, the mixed doubles event was reinstated, and since then, the tournament has included seven junior events and four cadet events.

The 2020 championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first such occurrence in the tournament's history. The 2021 championship was also canceled for the same reason.

The record holder for the most titles among girls is China's Qian Tianyi, who won 10 titles, including three in the prestigious singles category (in 2015 as a cadet and in 2016 and 2018 as a junior). Among boys, the most decorated player is China's Xu Yingbin, who claimed seven titles, including the junior singles championship in 2019.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

One of Taiwan's strongest performance against CNT U19 team in a long time.

 

[GAOdp]

One of Taiwan's strongest performance against CNT U19 team in a long time.

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29th Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships Tashkent Uzbekistan / table 1​

Start watching at 09:44:13

 

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[Tony's Table Tennis]

Very respectable results from the Indian U15 boys

 

[NextLevel]

How old is Kuo now?

One of Taiwan's strongest performance against CNT U19 team in a long time.

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[mikeytt]

guanhong 🔥 good to see him do well i remmeber he had quite a good wtt tournament not too long ago been rooting for him since

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Crazy turn of events for the Japanese U15 Girls Team. They *beat* China 3-0 in the SF, but lost to S Korea in the finals. Poor Cocona Muramatsu. She lost both of her matches in the finals and was crying into her towel at the end. But she can be proud of herself for beating China's Zhu Qihui, the top player in her age group.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Crazy turn of events for the Japanese U15 Girls Team. They *beat* China 3-0 in the SF, but lost to S Korea in the finals. Poor Cocona Muramatsu. She lost both of her matches in the finals and was crying into her towel at the end. But she can be proud of herself for beating China's Zhu Qihui, the top player in her age group.

China has been loosing U15 girls team quite regularly the past few years.
most of the time to Japan if my memory is correct

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

How old is Kuo now?

Turning 17 in October
He has beaten few LYJ records:
1) youngest to get into the national team
2) youngest to get into WR100
lets hope he continues.
past 1 to 2 years, he has grown a lot in height (he used to be skinny and short)

 

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29th Asian Youth Championships U19 XD QF

You can find information about other categories on the following sites:
English
Japanese

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

who would have thought CNT U19 XD x 2 pairs would be knocked out in the quarters

 

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Kuo Guan-Hong beat Quek Izaac 4:1!!

 

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[Tony's Table Tennis]

Not really watching too many matches due to time constraints, but checking the scorecards in between, the Indian players has been doing pretty well.
And the future batches in 5 or 10 years time will be stronger than these batches.

I watch Ankur play and beat Kirill, and few days later I found out he was 18 years old.
Amazing talent.

For those who still think India is a joke, and that funding doesn't aid in success.... well, the Indians are doing pretty well in a tournament that is tougher than World Juniors. They can only get better and better from here (with next gen and next next gen becoming stronger).

 

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Not really watching too many matches due to time constraints, but checking the scorecards in between, the Indian players has been doing pretty well.
And the future batches in 5 or 10 years time will be stronger than these batches.

I watch Ankur play and beat Kirill, and few days later I found out he was 18 years old.
Amazing talent.

For those who still think India is a joke, and that funding doesn't aid in success.... well, the Indians are doing pretty well in a tournament that is tougher than World Juniors. They can only get better and better from here (with next gen and next next gen becoming stronger).

They have huge people selection. Same as China

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

They have huge people selection. Same as China

spot on
you need money/funding
you need development programs (full time academies)
you need a big playing population base
you need money/career, for kids to make it a career

they ticking way more boxes than Taiwan.

 

[NextLevel]

They need to put table selection in the hands of people who understand table tennis lol: