WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2026 Feb 2-6

[pongfugrasshopper]

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This will be the first senior tournament for young chopper, Yuka Kaneyoshi. She has no ranking so will have to go through the qualification draw. She is arguably the best player in 1. Bundesliga having beaten both Sabine Winter and Annett Kaufmann (twice).

 

[GAOdp]

WTT Feeder Cappadocia-2026 is the fourth table tennis tournament of the WTT Feeder Series held in 2026 and takes place in Nevşehir, Turkey. WTT Feeder Cappadocia-2026 is organised by the Türkiye Masa Tenisi Federasyonu (Türkiye Table Tennis Federation) under the auspices of World Table Tennis (WTT) from 2 to 6 February 2026. The total prize money for the medalists amounted to USD 30,000.

Participants
Top 50 Player Restrictions
Singles Events

− Players ranked in the Top 30 of the ITTF TTWR as of the entry deadline are not eligible to compete in WTT Feeder Series events. However, a maximum of two (2) players from the host member association may participate.
− A maximum of six (6) players ranked 31–50 in the ITTF TTWR as of the entry deadline may participate, with priority given to players from the host member association.

National Entry Limitation
Singles Events

− A maximum of eight (8) players per member association are allowed in both the main draw and qualification rounds (if held), with no limit for the host association.
− If the qualification draw is not full, additional players from member associations will be accepted based on their ITTF TTWR to fill available slots.

Doubles & Mixed Doubles Events

− A maximum of six (6) players per member association (up to 3 pairs of any nationality) and ten (10) players from the host association (up to 5 pairs of any nationality) may participate in the main and qualification draws, if applicable.
- If the qualification draw is not full, additional pairs will be admitted based on ITTF TTWR to fill the draw.

Wildcards

− The organizer is entitled to award the following wildcards: four (4) players in the singles main draw and two (2) pairs in the doubles and mixed doubles main draws.
− WTT reserves the right to use two (2) WTT nominations and two (2) WTT Youth nominations for the singles main draw, and four (4) WTT Youth nominations for the singles qualification.
− Any unused wildcards/nominations will be returned to direct entries.

Useful links

Tournament page on the WTT website: WTT Feeder Cappadocia-2026
Tournament playlist on the World Table Tennis YouTube channel: WTT Feeder Cappadocia-2026

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Both Yuka Kaneyoshi and fellow chopper, Yui Sakuma who is 14 yr old, go 3-0 in their groups to advance to the Main Draw joining compatriot Rin Mende.

 

[andymagata]

Yuka Kaneyoshi looks so casual in her play compared to Sato and Hashimoto. With tiny movements she is very effective, and do not miss any attacks so far from what I have seen.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Yui Sakuma beat Elena Zaharia 3-0 to reach the SF. She will face Bundesliga superstar, Yuka Kaneyoshi, who beat a strong AIN/Russian player, Vlada Voronina. In the bottom half semi finals, Rin Mende will face AIN/Russian player Valeriia Shcherbatykh.

 

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WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2026 GROUP WS

WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2026 GROUP MS

WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2026 WS

WTT Feeder Cappadocia 2026 MS

 

[andymagata]

Chopper vs Chopper semifinals now. Do someone know exactly what rubbers they play with, Yuka Kaneyoushi and Yui Sakuma?

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

WS Finals between Rin Mende and Yui Sakuma should be starting in a few minutes. 14 yr old Yui Sakuma beat 19 yr old Yuka Kaneyoshi in an all chopper SF. Yuka was actually leading 2-1,7-7 before the expedite rule was triggered. Yui is naturally more attack oriented than Yuka who is very picky about what ball she'll attack. But it was a close 11-9 in the decider going to Yui. I don't think Yui's defensive game will be strong enough against Rin Mende. However, Rin's T-League team, Nissay Red Elf, is the only team without a chopper I believe. This could be a good audition for Yui or Yuka to get team Nissay Red Elf. Both are highly capable choppers.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Congratulations to Rin Mende on her first WTT Senior Title. Yui Yakuma had an amazing run beating multiple strong players including compatriot chopper Yuka Kaneyoshi, but Rin Mende was too strong.

 

[TampaBayTableTennis]

we're going to a decider folks!!!

 

[allencorn]

WS Finals between Rin Mende and Yui Sakuma should be starting in a few minutes. 14 yr old Yui Sakuma beat 19 yr old Yuka Kaneyoshi in an all chopper SF. Yuka was actually leading 2-1,7-7 before the expedite rule was triggered. Yui is naturally more attack oriented than Yuka who is very picky about what ball she'll attack. But it was a close 11-9 in the decider going to Yui. I don't think Yui's defensive game will be strong enough against Rin Mende. However, Rin's T-League team, Nissay Red Elf, is the only team without a chopper I believe. This could be a good audition for Yui or Yuka to get team Nissay Red Elf. Both are highly capable choppers.

Fun to see how different Yuka's style is compared to Sato and Hashimoto. Very relaxed, upright, and casual, and yet very effective. I wonder if the difference has anything to do with rubber differences, as Yuka uses short and long pips, and twiddles constantly, and Sato and Hashimoto use inverted and medium pips, or maybe it is just a style choice. Good to have variety.