USA National Table Tennis Championships-2026 is the annual national table tennis championship of the United States, which will be held for the 50th time in 2026. The event is organized by USA Table Tennis (widely known as USATT), the non-profit national governing body for table tennis in the United States. Only U.S. citizens are eligible to compete in the championships. The 2026 edition will take place from July 3 to July 9 in San Jose, California, USA.
Medals will be contested in men's and women's singles and doubles events, as well as in mixed doubles.
Participants
All players must be USATT “Pro” or “Lifetime” members, or hold a valid Basic USATT membership and pay a tournament participation fee ($50 USD) if they are U.S. citizens. Membership must be valid through July 9, 2026.
All players competing in National Championship events must be U.S. citizens. Proof of citizenship must be provided at registration. Players participating in non-championship events (rating or classic events) must be U.S. residents. Proof of residency is required at registration.
Tournament Format:
All matches at the 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships will follow the 11-point game system.
Men’s and Women’s Singles events will be played best-of-seven (games to 11 points) starting from the semifinals. All doubles matches and singles matches prior to the semifinals will be played best-of-five (games to 11 points).
Singles Events:
Singles events will consist of two stages.
In the first stage, players will be divided into groups of 3–4. The number of groups will depend on the number of entries. Group winners will advance to Stage Two.
Stage Two will follow a traditional single-elimination knockout format.
Doubles Events:
All doubles events will follow a traditional single-elimination knockout format.
Useful Links
2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships — official championship page on the Team USA website.
2026 US NATIONAL TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Prospectus — official tournament prospectus.
2026 US NATIONAL TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Event Results — complete tournament results (updated as of July 6, 2026).
2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships — championship livestream playlist on the official USA Table Tennis YouTube channel
