EYC-2025 (European Youth Championships) (also known as the 2025 European Youth Championships) will be held from 11 to 20 July 2025 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The tournament is held byCzech Table Tennis Association & TT MARKETING s.r.o. under the patronage of European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). As part of the championship, competitions will be held among cadets (up to 15 years old) and juniors (up to 19 years old).
The championship includes team, doubles and singles competitions for boys and girls in both age categories, as well as mixed doubles competitions.
Participants
The Championships are open to all member associations in good standing with no outstanding fees. All players must be eligible to represent their respective associations in accordance with ETTU Handbook Regulation B.1.2.
Players in the Under 19 category must be under 19 years of age on 31 December of the year preceding the year of the Championships (i.e., juniors born on or after 01.01.2006). Players in the Under 15 category must be under 15 years of age on 31 December of the year preceding the year of the Championships (i.e., cadets born on or after 01.01.2010).
Each association may enter only one team in each team event.
The host association may nominate up to 20 players, including no more than 6 players competing in boys' U19 singles, doubles, and mixed doubles; 6 players in girls' U19 singles, doubles, and mixed doubles; 4 players in boys' U15 singles, doubles, and mixed doubles; and 4 players in girls' U15 singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. However, no more than 5 players may be entered in the U19 boys' team and 5 players in the U19 girls' team.
Each other association may nominate up to 18 players, including no more than 5 players in boys' U19 events and mixed doubles; 5 players in girls' U19 events and mixed doubles; 4 players in boys' U15 events and mixed doubles; and 4 players in girls' U15 events and mixed doubles.
Championship Playing System
Championship Playing System of the 2025 European Youth Championships available on the ETTU website.
TEAM EVENTS
will be played in multiple stages. The first stage is held in groups, followed by either group stages, progressive knock-out rounds, or direct play-off matches. In progressive knock-out or play-off rounds, a final placement match will be held only if necessary to determine seeding for the following year’s championships or qualification for other events. All teams participating have the opportunity to compete for the title of European Champion.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
- In singles events, 32 seeded players will be placed directly into the main draw of the knock-out stage. All other players will compete in qualification groups of 3 or 4 players. Qualification matches are played best of 5 games; main draw matches are played best of 7 games.
- All doubles events will be conducted in a knock-out format. All doubles matches are played best of 5 games.
Useful links
The link to the European Youth Championships, Ostrava (CZE) tournament on the ITTF website is here 2025 Event Calendar;
2025 European Youth Championships - link to the European Youth Championships-2025 tournament on the ETTU website
Jugend-EM 2025 (Ostrava, Tschechien) - link to the European Youth Championships-2025 tournament on the website tt-wiki.info
PROSPECTUS - 2025 EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS - European Youth Championships 2025 tournament prospectus on the ETTU website
REGULATIONS & DOCUMENTS of the European Youth Championships 2025 - list of documents of the European Youth Championships-2025 tournament on the ETTU website
