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WTT Contender Istanbul 2026 Forum Discussion

mikedavinci — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:05:54 +0000

This is a forum discussion on WTT Contender Istanbul 2026 which will be held in Ata Sporları Merkezi Istanbul,Türkiye from November 10 - 15, 2026.

Prize pool for WTT Contender Istanbul 2026 is USD $100,000

Discussion, schedule, and updates may be shared on this forum

Top Seed Players: Men - Sora Anders Lind (World #18) ; Women - Honoka Hashimoto (World #14)

Link: https://www.worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?eventId=3257

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First Non-Chinese WTT Champions Semi-Finals

vanreyes — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:35:51 +0000

Sora Matushima is already out of WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 but we will still see a non-Chinese semi-finals.

Men's Singles Semi-finals:

Patrick Franziska vs Shunsuke Togami

Lin Yun-Ju vs Tomokazu Harimoto

Men's Singles Semi-finals:

Satsuki Odo vs Sabin Winter

Hina Hayata vs Miwa Harimoto

Qian Tianyi new ambassador for Loki

pingpongaddict — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 01:50:55 +0000

Qian Tianyi is the new ambassador for Loki. Qian is a Chinese professional table tennis player who reached a career best world #5 ranking in 2023. She has won three senior titles.

She joins Liang Jingkun on the list Loki players.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/DfYssGcFUZb/?xtok=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Annett Kaufmann now using Tibhar AK 23

elmercasinog — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:25:36 +0000

Annett Kaufmann has started using Tibhar AK 23, her signature blade, as seen at the WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026.

You can check full details of his current equipment setup below.

https://tabletennis.ph/equipment/annett-kaufmann-equipment/

Victas to release new CURL rubbers

elmercasinog — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:49:02 +0000

Victas will release new CURL rubbers namely, P6V, P7V, and P8V. Victas CURL rubbers are designed for defensive style of play (pimps-out). Currently, there are already five variants (P1V-P5v) and Victas is extending them to 8.

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Photo: Victas Instagram

Jang Woo-jin has switched to Nitakku

elmercasinog — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:01:15 +0000

Jang Woo-jin has signed into contract with Nitakku effective November 1, 2026. He is now using Nittaku Genextion V2C for his backhand rubber.

You can visit the link below to check full details of his new equipment setup.

https://tabletennis.ph/equipment/jang-woo-jin-equipment/

Loki Rxton R9

elmercasinog — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:13:54 +0000

Loki released a new blade called Loki Rxton R9.

A 7 ply purple carbon blade

Manufacturer Rating:

Speed - 98

Spin - 96

Control - 97

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WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 (Discussions, Schedule, and Update)

mikedavinci — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:45:37 +0000

This is a forum discussion on WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 which will be held in Süwag Energie Arena Frankfurt, Germany from November 3 - 8, 2026.

Prize Money for WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 is USD $500,000

Discussion, schedule, and updates may be shared on this forum

Top Seed Players: Men - Sora Matsushima; Women - Miwa Harimoto

Link: https://www.worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=MSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=3252

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World #1 out of WTT Champions Montpellier

pingpongaddict — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:52:42 +0000

WTT Champions Montpellier #1 seeds have been eliminated !

Both Sora Matsushima and Wang Manyu are already out of WTT Champions Montpellier. Matsushima lost to Vladimir Sidorenko 1 - 3 and Wang Manyu lost to Chen Yi on a sweep 0 - 3.

Great opportunity for the other players to claim the title.

Is Liam Pitchford still active?

boyamaw — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 23:52:45 +0000

What happened to Liam Pitchford ? He reached a career high of world No. 12, but has fallen to No. 236. Is he still active?

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