2026 ITTF World Cup

CHAMPION

Wang Chuqin
Sora Matsushima
Hugo Calderano Lin Yun-ju

44th edition of the ITTF World Cup
Macao, China

2025 WC TOURNAMENT 2027 WC

The 2026 ITTF World Cup in Macao featured all the current leading table tennis players, including the reigning champion – Hugo Calderano, who won the 2025 edition after beating Lin Shidong in the final. The Brazilian reached the 1/2 Final stage, but he lost to the eventual champion, the Chinese superstar – Wang Chuqin. It was his first World Cup title in his career.

FINAL
Wang Chuqin
4-3 vs. Sora Matsushima (9-11, 18-16, 11-8, 11-13, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8)

1/2 FINALS
Wang Chuqin
4-1 vs. Hugo Calderano (11-7, 11-3, 11-7, 6-11, 12-10)
Sora Matsushima
4-3 vs. Lin Yun-ju (11-7, 6-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 2-11, 11-6)

1/4 FINALS
Wang Chuqin
4-3 vs. Darko Jorgic (11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6, 11-8)
Hugo Calderano
4-0 vs. Alexis Lebrun (11-8, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8)
Lin Yun-ju
4-1 vs. Tomokazu Harimoto (12-14, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4)
Sora Matsushima
4-0 vs. Truls Möregårdh (11-7 ,11-7, 11-8, 11-1)

ROUND OF 16
Wang Chuqin
4-2 vs. Felix Lebrun (11-13, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 15-13)
Darko Jorgic
4-1 vs. Dimitrij Ovtcharov (11-8, 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9)
Alexis Lebrun
4-1 vs. Thibault Poret (3-11, 16-14, 13-11, 11-4, 11-7)
Hugo Calderano
4-3 vs. Shunsuke Togami (11-6, 8-11, 4-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9)
Tomokazu Harimoto
4-3 vs. Dang Qiu (11-13, 8-11, 12-10, 13-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6)
Lin Yun-ju
4-1 vs. Wen Ruibo (11-7, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7)
Sora Matsushima
4-1 vs. Jang Woo-jin (11-13, 11-6, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8)
Truls Möregårdh
4-0 vs. Patrick Franziska (13-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4)

GROUP STAGE

GROUP 1
Wang Chuqin
Finn Luu
Eduard Ionescu

1

0-3
0-3

2
3-0

3-1

3
3-0
1-3

P
1
3
2

Eduard Ionescu – Finn Luu 3-1 (11-8, 11-6, 4-11, 11-5)
Wang Chuqin – Eduard Ionescu 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-1)
Wang Chuqin – Finn Luu 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-3)

GROUP 2
Truls Möregårdh
Manav Thakkar
Park Gang-hyeon

1

1-3
1-3

2
3-1

3-0

3
3-1
0-3

P
1
3
2

Park Gang-hyeon – Manav Thakkar 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-8)
Truls Möregårdh – Park Gang-hyeon 3-1 (12-10, 5-11, 11-3, 11-6)
Truls Möregårdh – Manav Thakkar 3-1 (11-5, 3-11, 11-7, 11-5)

GROUP 3
Hugo Calderano
Kristian Karlsson
Lubomir Jančarik

1

2-3
0-3

2
3-2

1-3

3
3-0
3-1

P
1
2
3

Kristian Karlsson – Lubomir Jančarik 3-1 (11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8)
Hugo Calderano – Lubomir Jančarik 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-2)
Hugo Calderano – Kristian Karlsson 3-2 (11-13, 11-5, 11-1, 4-11, 11-9)

GROUP 4
Tomokazu Harimoto
Nicholas Lum
Milosz Redzimski

1

x
1-3

2
x

3-1

3
3-1
1-3

P
1
3
2

Milosz Redzimski – Nicholas Lum 3-1 (7-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10)
Tomokazu Harimoto – Milosz Redzimski 3-1 (11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6)
Tomokazu Harimoto – Nicholas Lum 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 12-10)

GROUP 5
Lin Yun-ju
Omar Assar
Mehdi Bouloussa

1

1-3
0-3

2
3-1

1-3

3
3-0
3-1

P
1
2
3

Omar Assar – Mehdi Bouloussa 3-1 (11-6, 12-10, 6-11, 11-8)
Lin Yun-ju – Mehdi Bouloussa 3-0 (11-2, 11-6, 11-6)
Lin Yun-ju – Omar Assar 3-1 (2-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8)

GROUP 6
Sora Matsushima
Tomislav Pucar
Quadri Aruna

1

0-3
0-3

2
3-0

0-3

3
3-0
3-0

P
1
2
3

Tomislav Pucar – Quadri Aruna 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-6)
Sora Matsushima – Quadri Aruna 3-0 (12-10, 11-3, 11-5)
Sora Matsushima – Tomislav Pucar 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 12-10)

GROUP 7
Felix Lebrun
Anton Källberg
Feng Yi-hsin

1

2-3
0-3

2
3-2

0-3

3
3-0
3-0

P
1
2
3

Anton Källberg – Feng Yi-hsin 3-0 (11-9, 13-11, 12-10)
Felix Lebrun – Feng Yi-hsin 3-1 (11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5)
Felix Lebrun – Anton Källberg 3-2 (11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7)

GROUP 8
Jang Woo-jin
Yukiya Uda
Chang Yu-an

1

1-3
0-3

2
3-1

0-3

3
3-0
3-0

P
1
2
3

Yukiya Uda – Chang Yu-an 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-7)
Jang Woo-jin – Chang Yu-an 3-0 (12-10, 13-11, 11-8)
Jang Woo-jin – Yukiya Uda 3-1 (5-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-9)

GROUP 9
Liang Jingkun
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Horacio Cifuentes

1

3-2
3-2

2
2-3

1-3

3
2-3
3-1

P
3
1
2

Dimitrij Ovtcharov – Horacio Cifuentes 3-1 (13-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6)
Horacio Cifuentes – Liang Jingkun 3-2 (5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8)
Dimitrij Ovtcharov – Liang Jingkun 3-2 (8-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 12-10)

GROUP 10
Alexis Lebrun
Kanak Jha
Lam Siu-hang

1

0-3
0-3

2
3-0

3-2

3
3-0
2-3

P
1
3
2

Lam Siu-hang – Kanak Jha 3-2 (11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6)
Alexis Lebrun – Lam Siu-hang 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-3)
Alexis Lebrun – Kanak Jha 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-8)

GROUP 11
Benedikt Duda
Thibault Poret
Eugene Wang

1

3-2
2-3

2
2-3

1-3

3
3-2
3-1

P
2
1
3

Thibault Poret – Eugene Wang 3-1 (11-13, 12-10, 11-8, 11-4)
Benedikt Duda – Eugene Wang 3-2 (11-9, 10-12, 11-3, 8-11, 11-6)
Thibault Poret – Benedikt Duda 3-2 (11-9, 7-11, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10)

GROUP 12
Dang Qiu
Chen Yuanyu
Dean Shu

1

0-3
0-3

2
3-0

1-3

3
3-0
3-1

P
1
2
3

Chen Yuanyu – Dean Shu 3-1 (11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-2)
Dang Qiu – Dean Shu 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-8)
Dang Qiu – Chen Yuanyu 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-3)

GROUP 13
Darko Jorgic
An Jae-hyun
Timothy Choi

1

1-3
0-3

2
3-1

1-3

3
3-0
3-1

P
1
2
3

An Jae-hyun – Timothy Choi 3-1 (11-5, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7)
Darko Jorgic – Timothy Choi 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-3)
Darko Jorgic – An Jae-hyun 3-1 (11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8)

GROUP 14
Anders Lind
Shunsuke Togami
Mak Tin Ian

1

3-1
0-3

2
1-3

1-3

3
3-0
3-1

P
2
1
3

Shunsuke Togami – Mak Tin Ian 3-1 (11-8, 11-13, 11-4, 11-9)
Anders Lind – Mak Tin Ian 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-5)
Shunsuke Togami – Anders Lind 3-1 (9-11, 11-2, 13-11, 11-4)

GROUP 15
Wen Ruibo
Simon Gauzy
Stephane Ouaiche

1

0-3
1-3

2
3-0

0-3

3
3-1
3-0

P
1
2
3

Simon Gauzy – Stephane Ouaiche 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 13-11)
Wen Ruibo – Stephane Ouaiche 3-1 (8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-6)
Wen Ruibo – Simon Gauzy 3-0 (11-8, 14-12, 11-9)

GROUP 15
Patrick Franziska
Zhou Qihao
Ryuusei Kawakami

1

2-3
1-3

2
3-2

1-3

3
3-1
3-1

P
1
2
3

Zhou Qihao – Ryuusei Kawakami 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9)
Patrick Franziska – Ryuusei Kawakami 3-1 (7-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-9)
Patrick Franziska – Zhou Qihao 3-2 (6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 2-11, 11-6)

2025 ATTC Statistical Analysis on TTM+

HISTORICAL RESULTS OF THE 2026 WORLD CUP PARTICIPANTS

Player	Age	2020	2024	2025
Wang Chuqin	25	DNP
Hugo Calderano	29	R16	R16
Tomokazu Harimoto	22			1/4
Truls Möregårdh	24	DNP	GS	1/4
Felix Lebrun	19	DNP	R16	GS
Sora Matsushima	18	DNP	GS	DNP
Lin Yun-ju	24	1/4	R16	GS
Liang Jingkun	29	DNP	R16
Benedikt Duda	31	DNP	GS	1/4
Dang Qiu	29	DNP	GS	GS
Jang Woo-jin	30	4th	1/4	GS
Alexis Lebrun	22	DNP	GS	DNP
Darko Jorgic	27	R16	R16	1/4
Simon Gauzy	31	DNP	GS	R16
Anders Lind	27	DNP	GS	GS
An Jae-hyun	27	DNP	GS	R16
Shunsuke Togami	24	DNP	1/4	R16
Oh Jun-sung	19	DNP	DNP	GS
Zhou Qihao	29	DNP	DNP	DNP
Patrick Franziska	33	R16	DNP	GS
Dimitrij Ovtcharov	37	1/4	DNP	R16
Kanak Jha	25	GS	DNP	R16
Wen Ruibo	19	DNP	DNP	DNP
Thibault Poret	21	DNP	DNP	DNP
Yukiya Uda	24	DNP	DNP	GS
Tomislav Pucar	30	GS	GS	GS
Anton Källberg	28	DNP	1/4	R16
Omar Assar	34	DNP	R16	GS
Manav Thakkar	25	DNP	DNP	DNP
Quadri Aruna	37	GS	GS	GS
Finn Luu	21	DNP	GS	GS
Lubomir Jančarik	38	DNP	DNP	DNP
Nicholas Lum	20	DNP	GS	GS
Kristian Karlsson	34	DNP	GS	DNP
Eduard Ionescu	21	DNP	DNP	DNP
Eugene Wang	40	DNP	DNP	GS
Mehdi Bouloussa	30	DNP	DNP	DNP
Chang Yu-an	19	DNP	DNP	DNP
Horacio Cifuentes	27	DNP	DNP	GS
Dean Shu	27	DNP	DNP	GS
Timothy Choi	18	DNP	DNP	DNP
Ryuusei Kawakami	16	DNP	DNP	DNP
Stephane Ouaiche	32	DNP	DNP	DNP
Mak Tin Ian	21	DNP	DNP	DNP
Park Gang-hyeon	29	DNP	DNP	DNP