Finlandia Open-2025 (4 –7 December 2025)

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Finlandia Open-2025 is an annual open table tennis tournament in Finland, held from 4 to 7 December 2025 under the authority of the Finnish Table Tennis Association and supported by the ITTF. It is currently not part of the WTT Tour calendar, but its results are included in the European ranking.
Finlandia Open is an ideal tournament for developing players looking to gain extensive international match experience within a single event. The U21 tournament (players born in 2004 or later) was played on Thursday (with finals on Friday), while the main Finlandia Open took place from Friday to Sunday.
The PKO system used in the men’s and women’s singles events guaranteed approximately six singles matches for each player. Everyone competed from Friday morning until Saturday evening, with the Top 8 continuing on Sunday.
Prize money was awarded in both men's and women's categories for positions 1 to 8. The total prize money was not less than €7000.

Participants

The maximum number of participants is as follows: men — 128, women — 128, men’s U21 — 96, women’s U21 — 96.
If necessary, the organizers may limit the number of entries from a single association.
Entries were processed in chronological order. Once the entry limit was reached, subsequent entries were placed on a waiting list.
ENTRIES WERE SENT TO THE OFFICIAL E-MAIL: [email protected].

Final number of registered players:

• Men’s Singles: 105 players
• Women’s Singles: 59 players
• U21 Men: 91 players
• U21 Women: 44 players

You can view the full list of registered players here: ALL THE ENTRIES.

Playing Format

Finlandia Open-2025 includes the following competition categories:

• Singles: men and women
• U21: boys and girls under 21

The event is officially recognized by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) and holds ETTU ranking status in accordance with section 6.9 “European Ranking of International Sanctioned Competitions”.

Competition Format
Singles

The men’s and women’s singles events use the Progressive Knock-Out (PKO) format. This system determines the final position of every player and guarantees approximately six matches per athlete.
All matches are played in a best-of-five format (first to three games).

U21 Category

Depending on the number of entries, one of the following systems is used:

• group stage + knock-out,
• or direct knock-out.

Matches are also played in a best-of-five format.

Useful links

Tournament page on the official website of the Finnish Table Tennis Association — Suomen Pöytätennisliitto: Finlandia Open 4.-7.12.2025
Tournament prospectus on the official website of the Finnish Table Tennis Association — Suomen Pöytätennisliitto: Finlandia Open 4.-7.12.2025 - Prospectus
Link to the tournament on the YouTube channel of the Finnish Table Tennis Association — Suomen Pöytätennisliitto: Finlandia Open
Overall results and draws: Finlandia Open-2025 | Results
Tournament participants: Finlandia Open-2025 | All participants
LIVE coverage: Finlandia Open-2025 | T1-T4: Finnish Table Tennis Association YouTube Channel ”PingisTV”
Link to the tournament photo gallery: Finlandia Open-2025 | Link to photo gallery / linkki kuvagalleriaan

 

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Finlandia Open is an annual open table tennis tournament in Finland, held since 1981 (with the first editions staged every two years). It is organised by the Finnish Table Tennis Association under the patronage of the ITTF. Although it is not part of the WTT Tour, results from the event are included in the European ranking system.
Prize money is awarded to both men and women finishing in positions 1–8.

Tournament History​

• The tournament was first held in 1981.
• The winner of the first men’s singles event was Chen Xinhua (China).
• In the 1981 women’s singles, Chen Lili (China) won the title.

Since its inception, Finlandia Open has earned a reputation as a mid-level international event, held every two years until 2000, attracting top players such as Jan-Ove Waldner, Liu Guoliang, and other strong competitors from Europe, Asia, and beyond. The list of men’s singles winners includes legendary names from Jan-Ove Waldner (1995) and Liu Guoliang (1993) to Falck Mattias (2010).
Japanese player Hokuto Koriyama, who dominated in the mid-2010s with three consecutive titles, is one of the record holders for most men’s singles titles. In 2025, after his third victory in men’s singles, Finnish player Benedek Oláh matched his record. Among women, record holders with two titles are Qiao Hong (1989, 1991, China) and Ando Minami (2016, 2017, Japan). Women’s singles titles were most often won by players from China (9) and Japan (8), while men’s singles were dominated by China (9).
Since 2012, Finlandia Open tournaments have been held regularly at the Kisakallio Sports Institute (Lohja, Finland), providing participants with accommodation and meals close to the venue.
Gradually, the tournament became not only a professional competition but also a “development laboratory,” especially after introducing the new system.
Singles events (men and women) use a Progressive Knock-Out system (also called double-minus in casual terms), which ensures a final ranking for every player. This guarantees that each player competes in multiple matches (usually 5–7), regardless of how far they progress in the main draw. Thanks to this system, Finlandia Open remains popular as a tournament for young players, who can play up to 7–8 matches in the best-case scenario.
Until 2019, the tournament also included a team event, sometimes featuring multiple teams from the same country as well as international teams composed of players from different countries. Teams from Japan were the most frequent winners in these events.
The tournament was not held in 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to adult singles, from 2021 the tournament introduced U21 competitions, giving young players valuable competitive experience.
Finals and main matches are traditionally held in December.
Despite its long history, in 2019 a Finnish player won a singles title for the first time — Benedek Oláh captured the men’s singles, becoming the first Finnish champion of Finlandia Open.
Finlandia Open remains popular among European and international players, serving as an “incubator” for young and promising players thanks to its format, number of matches, and facilities at Kisakallio.

Participants​

The maximum number of participants is as follows: Men — 128, Women — 128, Men U21 — 96, Women U21 — 96. If necessary, the organizers may limit the number of entries from a single association. Registrations were processed in chronological order. If the entry limit was reached, subsequent applications were moved to the waiting list. APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICIAL EMAIL: [email protected].

Playing System​

For the 2025 season, the Finlandia Open includes the following competition categories:

• Singles: Men and Women
• U21: Boys and Girls under 21

The event is officially recognized by the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) and holds the status of a competition whose results are included in the ETTU European Ranking in accordance with section 6.9 “European Ranking of International Sanctioned Events.”

Competition Format
Singles

In the men’s and women’s singles events, a Progressive Knock-Out system is used. This format allows determining the final placement of every player and guarantees approximately six matches for each athlete. All matches are played in a best-of-five format — first to three games.

U21 Category

Depending on the number of entries, organizers apply one of two formats:

• group stage + play-off
• or direct play-off

Matches are also played in a best-of-five format.

Useful links​

The website of the new edition of the tournament appears each year on the official page of the Finnish Table Tennis Association.
Tournament archive and videos on the YouTube channel of the Finnish TTA – Suomen Pöytätennisliitto: Finlandia Open.
The full list of previous tournament champions (1981–2024) is available here: Finlandia Open winners 1981–2024.

 

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SCHOLTZ Vivian vs HANSEN Maja | Women's singles final | Finlandia Open 2025​

 

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OLAH Benedek vs SAMUOLIS Dominykas | Men's singles final | Finlandia Open 2025​

 

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Cool tournament. I worked there as a volunteer the whole weekend. Benedek Olah's backhand is crazy irl 5 meters away.

 

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Finland wants talents badly.😼