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WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 is the fifth table tennis tournament of the WTT Contender Series in 2026 (and the third event at the WTT Contenders level), held at Taiyuan Binhe Sports Center, located at 1 Yifen Jie (漪汾街), Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, China.
WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026 is organized by the Chinese Table Tennis Association under the auspices of World Table Tennis (WTT) from 7 to 12 April 2026.
The total prize pool for medalists amounts to $100,000.

Tournament qualification

Top 20 Participation Restrictions
Singles events
  • A maximum of three (3) players will be permitted to participate if players are inside the Top 20 of the ITTF TTWR, at the time of the entry deadline.
National Entry Restriction (NER)
Singles events
  • Each Member Association shall be allowed a maximum of four (4) players per event excluding the WTT nomination. The restriction is applied across both the Main Draw and Qualifying competition, to provide for a maximum total of four (4) players in any combination (i.e., 2 Qualifying / 2 Main Draw or 1 Qualifying / 3 Main Draw).
Doubles events
  • Each Member Association shall be allowed a maximum of eight (8) players per event with a maximum three (3) full pairs consisting of players from the same Member Association (i.e., 3 CZE/CZE, 1 CZE/SWE, 1 CZE/GER).
Mixed Doubles events
  • Each Member Association shall be allowed a maximum of four (4) players per event in any pairing combination.
The Host is permitted to use its wildcards to nominate additional players from any Member Association and/or pairs in any combination outside of the NER limit.
Wildcards
  • The host is entitled to the following Wildcards: three (3) players for the Singles Main Draw and two (2) pairs for the Doubles and Mixed Doubles Main Draw.
  • The host is entitled to the following Wildcards: twelve (12) players for the Singles Qualifying Draw and two (2) pairs for the Doubles
  • Any unused Wildcards/Nominations will be returned to the direct entries.
Useful Links

Tournament page on the WTT website: WTT Contender Taiyuan-2026
Match playlist will be available on the WTT YouTube channel: World Table Tennis
 
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Scheduled Matches:
All times are local time.
Live streaming: https://www.youtube.com/wttglobal

Thu, 9th Apr 2026
10:30 T1 XD R16 WEN(CHN)/ZONG(CHN) - HUANG(CHN)/SHI(CHN)
10:30 T2 XD R16 CHEN(CHN)/QIN(CHN) - SAKAI(JPN)/TAKAMORI(JPN)
10:30 T3 XD R16 CHOI(KOR)/KIM(KOR) - AIDA(JPN)/SATO(JPN)
10:30 T4 XD R16 PANG(SGP)/ZENG(SGP) - QUEK(SGP)/SER(SGP)
10:30 T5 XD R16 YIU(HKG)/NG(HKG) - LUM(AUS)/LAM(HKG)
11:05 T1 XD R16 WONG(HKG)/DOO(HKG) - MLADENOVIC(LUX)/NI(LUX)
11:05 T2 XD R16 LI(CHN)/YAO(CHN) - MEISSNER(GER)/LEE(HKG)
11:05 T3 XD R16 WONG(MAS)/TEE(MAS) - CHOONG(MAS)/LYNE(MAS)
11:40 T1 WS R32 Manika BATRA(IND) - Miyuu KIHARA(JPN)
11:40 T2 MS R32 Yukiya UDA(JPN) - LAM Siu Hang(HKG)
11:40 T3 MS R32 CHAN Baldwin(HKG) - Maharu YOSHIMURA(JPN)
11:40 T4 MD R16 MEKAMPORN(THA)/SAELEE(THA) - HO(HKG)/LI(HKG)
11:40 T5 MD R16 SAKAI(JPN)/AIDA(JPN) - LUM(AUS)/BAE(AUS)
12:15 T1 MS R32 Ryoichi YOSHIYAMA(JPN) - HUANG Youzheng(CHN)
12:15 T2 WS R32 Shuohan MEN(NED) - Sakura YOKOI(JPN)
12:15 T3 WS R32 Miu HIRANO(JPN) - Fu YU(POR)
12:15 T4 MS R32 PANG Koen(SGP) - MA Jinbao( USA)
12:15 T5 WS R32 SU Tsz Tung(HKG) - Jiamuwa WU(AUS)
12:50 T1 WS R32 Satsuki ODO(JPN) - DOO Hoi Kem(HKG)
12:50 T2 WS R32 LEE Hoi Man(HKG) - ZONG Geman(CHN)
12:50 T3 WS R32 Hitomi SATO(JPN) - Mao TAKAMORI(JPN)
12:50 T4 MD R16 WONG(MAS)/CHOONG(MAS) - RUIZ(FRA)/CHUA(SGP)
12:50 T5 WD R16 LYNE(MAS)/TEE(MAS) - ZENG(SGP)/SER(SGP)
13:25 T1 MS R32 Hiroto SHINOZUKA(JPN) - KWAN Man Ho(HKG)
13:25 T2 WS R32 YANG Huize(CHN) - LAM Yee Lok(HKG)
13:25 T3 MD R16 YIU(HKG)/LAM(HKG) - YOSHIMURA(JPN)/YOSHIMURA(JPN)
13:25 T4 MS R32 Yuta TANAKA(JPN) - HO Kwan Kit(HKG)
13:25 T5 WD R16 SU(HKG)/WONG(HKG) - WU(AUS)/KIM(KOR)
14:00 T1 WS R32 NG Wing Lam(HKG) - Saki SHIBATA(JPN)
14:00 T2 MS R32 Kristian KARLSSON(SWE) - Hwan BAE(AUS)
14:00 T3 MS R32 Satoshi AIDA(JPN) - LI Tianyang(CHN)
14:00 T4 MD R16 MEISSNER(GER)/MA( USA) - LI(CHN)/WEN(CHN)
14:35 T1 MD R16 QUEK(SGP)/PANG(SGP) - CHEN(CHN)/XIANG(CHN)
14:35 T2 WD R16 SHI(CHN)/HAN(CHN) - LEE(HKG)/KONG(HKG)
14:35 T3 WD R16 CHANG(MAS)/LI YING(MAS) - KIHARA(JPN)/HIRANO(JPN)
14:35 T4 MD R16 WOO(KOR)/CHOI(KOR) - WONG(HKG)/CHAN(HKG)
17:00 T1 MD R16 LIN(CHN)/HUANG(CHN) - SUN(CHN)/LI(CHN)
17:00 T2 WD R16 SHIBATA(JPN)/TAKAMORI(JPN) - YAO(CHN)/JIANG(CHN)
17:00 T3 WD R16 LI/MEN(NED) - DOO(HKG)/NG(HKG)
17:35 T1 WS R32 Xia Lian NI(LUX) - SHI Xunyao(CHN)
17:35 T2 MS R32 Cedric MEISSNER(GER) - Tomislav PUCAR(CRO)
17:35 T3 MS R32 LI Hechen(CHN) - Kazuhiro YOSHIMURA(JPN)
18:10 T1 MS R32 XIANG Peng(CHN) - Luka MLADENOVIC(LUX)
18:10 T2 WS R32 TEE Ai Xin(MAS) - HAN Feier(CHN)
18:10 T3 WS R32 SER Lin Qian(SGP) - QIN Yuxuan(CHN)
18:45 T1 WS R32 ZHU Ziyu(CHN) - Miyu NAGASAKI(JPN)
18:45 T2 MS R32 CHUA Josh(SGP) - WEN Ruibo(CHN)
18:45 T3 MS R32 WONG Qi Shen(MAS) - Yuhi SAKAI(JPN)
19:20 T1 MS R32 WONG Chun Ting(HKG) - CHEN Yuanyu(CHN)
19:20 T2 WS R32 FENG Yixuan(CHN) - YAO Ruixuan(CHN)
19:20 T3 WS R32 ZENG Jian(SGP) - Jie LI
19:55 T1 WS R32 Honoka HASHIMOTO(JPN) - KIM Eunseo(KOR)
19:55 T2 MS R32 QUEK Izaac(SGP) - Nicholas LUM(AUS)
19:55 T3 MS R32 SUN Yang(CHN) - YIU Kwan To(HKG)
 

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Oh, I'm pleasantly surprised to see Mao Takamori qualified to the main draw. I thought she was out after seeing her lose to Yang Huize. Also, nice dramatic comeback by Yuhi Sakai down 2-9 in the decider to win it 13-11 over France's Romain Ruiz.
 
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pongfugrasshopper said:
Oh, I'm pleasantly surprised to see Mao Takamori qualified to the main draw. I thought she was out after seeing her lose to Yang Huize. Also, nice dramatic comeback by Yuhi Sakai down 2-9 in the decider to win it 13-11 over France's Romain Ruiz.
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Mao was likely a lucky loser. When the qualifying draw is not full or someone withdraws, that can happen.
 
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When zeio's prophecies make you ambivalent about a player you usually enjoy watching. Kihara is struggling with Batta. Remind me again why it is a gimme that Kihara will beat Winter?
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Oh, my. When WMY struggled against Batra at KSA GS 2024, did you say the same thing?

Batra got only 1 game before this. Any normal human being would conclude that something is wrong with Kihara after looking up her recent stats. She hasn't won a single match in 4 tournaments in 2026, this one included.

Kihara and Hirano even went out for dinner the previous night.
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Year Event Name Stage Sub-Event Round Player A Player B Games Result Winner
2024 WTT Champions Macao 2024 Main Draw WS R32 KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) BATRA Manika (IND) 11:8 11:5 11:6 3 - 0 KIHARA Miyuu
2022 WTT Champions Macao 2022 Main Draw WS R32 KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) BATRA Manika (IND) 11:7 9:11 11:4 11:4 3 - 1 KIHARA Miyuu

Year Event Player A Player B Player X Player Y Sub-event Stage Round Result Games Winner Winner
2026 WTT Star Contender Doha 2026 SHIBATA Saki (JPN) KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) WS Main Draw R32 3 - 2 7:11 4:11 11:6 11:9 11:9 SHIBATA Saki
2026 WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) HUANG Yu-Jie (TPE) WS Main Draw R32 0 - 3 9:11 5:11 9:11 HUANG Yu-Jie
2026 Singapore Smash 2026 Presented by Resorts World Sentosa KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) DIAZ Adriana (PUR) WS Main Draw R64 1 - 3 5:11 8:11 11:4 5:11 DIAZ Adriana

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Kihara lost to Diaz for the first time in WS after 5 consecutive wins. Further proof that something is wrong. And for comparison, Odo's record against Batra and Winter.

Kihara 5 H2H 2 A. Diaz
Year Event Name Stage Sub-Event Round Player A Player B Games Result Winner
2026 Singapore Smash 2026 Presented by Resorts World Sentosa Main Draw WS R64 KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) DIAZ Adriana (PUR) 5:11 8:11 11:4 5:11 1 - 3 DIAZ Adriana
2024 WTT Champions Macao 2024 Main Draw WS R16 KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) DIAZ Adriana (PUR) 11:7 12:10 12:10 3 - 0 KIHARA Miyuu
2022 WTT Star Contender Doha 2022 Main Draw WS R32 KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) DIAZ Adriana (PUR) 15:13 12:10 11:9 3 - 0 KIHARA Miyuu
2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open Shenzhen 2019 Qualification WS QR32 KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) DIAZ Adriana (PUR) 11:5 9:11 11:7 8:11 11:9 11:7 4 - 2 KIHARA Miyuu
2019 ITTF Challenge Croatia Open Zagreb 2019 Main Draw WS QuarterFinal KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) DIAZ Adriana (PUR) 13:11 11:6 12:10 12:10 4 - 0 KIHARA Miyuu
2018 World Tour Austrian Open Linz 2018 Qualification WS QR64 KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) DIAZ Adriana (PUR) 11:8 12:10 11:7 11:9 4 - 0 KIHARA Miyuu
2017 ITTF Challenge Slovenian Open Otocec 2017 Main Draw U21WS QuarterFinal KIHARA Miyuu (JPN) DIAZ Adriana (PUR) 4:11 11:9 8:11 9:11 1 - 3 DIAZ Adriana

Odo 0 H2H 2 Batra
Year Event Name Stage Sub-Event Round Player A Player B Games Result Winner
2024 Asian Championships Astana 2024 Main Draw WT SemiFinal ODO Satsuki (JPN) BATRA Manika (IND) 6:11 5:11 8:11 0 - 3 BATRA Manika
2018 World Tour Qatar Open Doha 2018 Qualification WS ODO Satsuki (JPN) BATRA Manika (IND) 6:11 5:11 8:11 6:11 0 - 4 BATRA Manika

Odo 3 H2H 0 Winter
Year Event Name Stage Sub-Event Round Player A Player B Games Result Winner
2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025 Main Draw WS R32 ODO Satsuki (JPN) WINTER Sabine (GER) 11:4 11:7 11:6 11:8 4 - 0 ODO Satsuki
2025 WTT Contender Tunis 2025 Main Draw WS QuarterFinal ODO Satsuki (JPN) WINTER Sabine (GER) 11:8 11:8 11:9 3 - 0 ODO Satsuki
2017 ITTF Challenge Polish Open Warsaw 2017 Main Draw WS R64 ODO Satsuki (JPN) WINTER Sabine (GER) 4:11 9:11 11:9 6:11 11:8 13:11 14:12 4 - 3 ODO Satsuki
 
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Two thoughts in my head. Lin Shidong plays doubles only, what is the background to that? And my all time favorit doubles pair did not take the opportunity to play together again, kind of sad…Hitomi, Honoka.
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I was not expecting him to play at this event due to injury. Never expected him to play MD though. Maybe try to have a bit of game time before trying Singles for the next event.
 

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zeio said:
Oh, my. When WMY struggled against Batra at KSA GS 2024, did you say the same thing?

Batra got only 1 game before this. Any normal human being would conclude that something is wrong with Kihara after looking up her recent stats. She hasn't won a single match in 4 tournaments in 2026, this one included.

Kihara and Hirano even went out for dinner the previous night.
https://weibo.com/6040160273/QzTui1rSy

Year Event Name Stage Sub-Event Round Player A Player B Games Result Winner
2024WTT Champions Macao 2024Main DrawWSR32KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)BATRA Manika (IND)11:8 11:5 11:63 - 0KIHARA Miyuu
2022WTT Champions Macao 2022Main DrawWSR32KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)BATRA Manika (IND)11:7 9:11 11:4 11:43 - 1KIHARA Miyuu

Year Event Player A Player B Player X Player Y Sub-event Stage Round Result Games Winner Winner
2026WTT Star Contender Doha 2026SHIBATA Saki (JPN)KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)WSMain DrawR323 - 27:11 4:11 11:6 11:9 11:9SHIBATA Saki
2026WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)HUANG Yu-Jie (TPE)WSMain DrawR320 - 39:11 5:11 9:11HUANG Yu-Jie
2026Singapore Smash 2026 Presented by Resorts World SentosaKIHARA Miyuu (JPN)DIAZ Adriana (PUR)WSMain DrawR641 - 35:11 8:11 11:4 5:11DIAZ Adriana

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Kihara lost to Diaz for the first time in WS after 5 consecutive wins. Further proof that something is wrong. And for comparison, Odo's record against Batra and Winter.

Kihara 5 H2H 2 A. Diaz
Year Event Name Stage Sub-Event Round Player A Player B Games Result Winner
2026Singapore Smash 2026 Presented by Resorts World SentosaMain DrawWSR64KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)DIAZ Adriana (PUR)5:11 8:11 11:4 5:111 - 3DIAZ Adriana
2024WTT Champions Macao 2024Main DrawWSR16KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)DIAZ Adriana (PUR)11:7 12:10 12:103 - 0KIHARA Miyuu
2022WTT Star Contender Doha 2022Main DrawWSR32KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)DIAZ Adriana (PUR)15:13 12:10 11:93 - 0KIHARA Miyuu
2019ITTF World Tour Platinum China Open Shenzhen 2019QualificationWSQR32KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)DIAZ Adriana (PUR)11:5 9:11 11:7 8:11 11:9 11:74 - 2KIHARA Miyuu
2019ITTF Challenge Croatia Open Zagreb 2019Main DrawWSQuarterFinalKIHARA Miyuu (JPN)DIAZ Adriana (PUR)13:11 11:6 12:10 12:104 - 0KIHARA Miyuu
2018World Tour Austrian Open Linz 2018QualificationWSQR64KIHARA Miyuu (JPN)DIAZ Adriana (PUR)11:8 12:10 11:7 11:94 - 0KIHARA Miyuu
2017ITTF Challenge Slovenian Open Otocec 2017Main DrawU21WSQuarterFinalKIHARA Miyuu (JPN)DIAZ Adriana (PUR)4:11 11:9 8:11 9:111 - 3DIAZ Adriana

Odo 0 H2H 2 Batra
Year Event Name Stage Sub-Event Round Player A Player B Games Result Winner
2024Asian Championships Astana 2024Main DrawWTSemiFinalODO Satsuki (JPN)BATRA Manika (IND)6:11 5:11 8:110 - 3BATRA Manika
2018World Tour Qatar Open Doha 2018QualificationWSODO Satsuki (JPN)BATRA Manika (IND)6:11 5:11 8:11 6:110 - 4BATRA Manika

Odo 3 H2H 0 Winter
Year Event Name Stage Sub-Event Round Player A Player B Games Result Winner
2025ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals Doha 2025Main DrawWSR32ODO Satsuki (JPN)WINTER Sabine (GER)11:4 11:7 11:6 11:84 - 0ODO Satsuki
2025WTT Contender Tunis 2025Main DrawWSQuarterFinalODO Satsuki (JPN)WINTER Sabine (GER)11:8 11:8 11:93 - 0ODO Satsuki
2017ITTF Challenge Polish Open Warsaw 2017Main DrawWSR64ODO Satsuki (JPN)WINTER Sabine (GER)4:11 9:11 11:9 6:11 11:8 13:11 14:124 - 3ODO Satsuki
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Of course something is wrong with Kihara. But that still doesnt mean that Winter will struggle with her. Diaz is also playing better so I don't know if that is a confirmation of anything. but my point here is that the idea that Winter will lose to anyone from Japan isn't supported if they can struggle with Batra.

I am not the one who has irrationally still acted like Winter is purely lucky.
 
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Xiang Peng: This rubber not correct!
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He’s been so poor as of late, even though he won his London spot fair and square it’s gonna be a mistake to send him
 
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Nagasaki just lost to a chopper. I think I just have to excuse the Japanese girls when they play in China and lose to combination players. Winter is so unlucky that she has to play these girls elsewhere.
 
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