WTT Youth Contender Lignano 2026 - Youth Table Tennis Tournament

The WTT Youth Contender Lignano 2026 takes place from Wednesday 21 to Tuesday 27 October 2026 at Bella Italia EFA Village, Viale Centrale 29, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, [with free entry]. Now in its sixth consecutive year in Lignano, this World Table Tennis youth event brings together 240 players from 35 countries across five continents, competing in boys' and girls' singles at Under-19, Under-17, Under-15, Under-13 and Under-11 level.

The event is organised by the Italian Table Tennis Federation (FITeT) under the auspices of the ITTF and World Table Tennis, with the support of the Italian Ministry for Sport and Youth and the patronage of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and the City of Lignano Sabbiadoro. Technical sponsor: Stag Global.

Schedule

Date	Events
Wed 21 – Thu 22 Oct	Boys' singles U13 and U17
Thu 22 – Fri 23 Oct	Boys' singles U11, U15 and U19
Sat 24 Oct	Rest day
Sun 25 – Mon 26 Oct	Girls' singles U13 and U17
Mon 26 – Tue 27 Oct	Girls' singles U11, U15 and U19

Format: there are no direct entries to the main draw. All players start in the qualifying groups, and the top two from each group advance. All matches are best of five games.

Participants

240 players (102 girls and 138 boys) from 35 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Nigeria, Poland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Chinese Taipei, Ukraine and the United States.

Italy fields 87 players (37 girls and 50 boys). In the previous three editions, Italian players won 2 gold, 3 silver and 11 bronze medals.

Players to watch

• U19/U17: Kef Noorani (USA, world no. 24 U19) and Constantina Psihogios (AUS, no. 16 U19), 2025 Lignano finalist
• U15: Marcos Gómez (ESP), 2026 winner in Berlin and Sarajevo
• U13: Pietro Campagna (ITA, world no. 6)
• U11: Taavi Samaraweera (SRI, no. 2), defending Lignano champion

Live streaming

All matches are streamed live on the World Table Tennis YouTube channel.