TTNZ Tournament Calendar 2026
| MONTH | FROM | TO |
TOURNAMENT *Click Event Name for entry link |
LOCATION | EVENTS INCLUDED | CLOSING DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | 11 | |||||
| 15 | 19 | NZ Hopes Week and Challenge | Hamilton | U12, U13 | 14 Dec 2025, 11.59PM | |
| 20 | 24 | National Squad Training Camp* | Auckland | U15,U19, Open (*Mandatory) | ||
| 24 | 28 | Para Teams Challenge & Development Camp 1 | Manurewa | Para Classes 1-11 | 14 Jan 2026, 11.59pm | |
| 31 | 1 | ITTF-Oceania Cup | Christchurch, NZ | |||
| February | 7 | 8 | Club Coach Education Course Central & South | Palmerston North & Christchurch | ||
| 14 | 15 | TTNZ Qualifier 1 | Wellington | U15,U19, Open |
4 February 2026, 11.59pm |
|
| 16 | 18 | ITTF World Para Future - Gold Coast | Gold Coast, Australia | |||
| 21 | 22 | TTNZ Qualifier 2 + South Canterbury Open | Timaru | U15,U19, Open | 11 February 2026, 11.59pm | |
| Feb/Mar | 19 | 1 | Singapore Smash | Singapore | ||
| 27 | 1 | Auckland Summer Open | Auckland | |||
| March | 7 | 8 | Nationwide | |||
| 13 | 18 | ITTF Level 2 Coach Education Course | Manurewa | 25th February 2026, 5pm | ||
| 14 | Wellington Veterans Open | Wellington | ||||
| 14 | 15 | Canterbury Closed | Christchurch | |||
| 21 | 22 | TTNZ Qualifier 3 + Waikato Autumn Open | Hamilton | 15th March 2026, 11:59pm | ||
| 27 | 29 | ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coach Education Course | Christchurch | |||
| 28 | Southland Vs Otago Junior Clash | Invercargill | ||||
| 28 | 29 | Auckland | ||||
| Mar/Apr | 30 | 5 |
ITTF World Cups (Men & Women) |
Macau | ||
| April | 2 | New Zealand vs Australia Test Match | Auckland | O30, 040, O50, O60, O70, O80 | ||
| April | 2 | 6 | NZ Veteran Open Championships | Auckland | O30, 040, O50, O60, O70, O80 | 5th March 2026, 11:59pm |
| 10 | 12 | Halberg Games- Para Have a Go + Competition | King's College, Auckland | |||
| 10 | 12 | Nationwide Have a Go | Nationwide | |||
| 17 | 19 | South Island Individual & Para Championships | Dunedin | U13, U15, U19, Open (Grades), O40, O60, Para Classes 1-11; TTNZ Qualification Event | 25th March 2026, 11:59pm | |
| 24 | Auckland Secondary Schools Championships | Auckland | ||||
| 23 | 25 | World Championships Team Preparation Camp | Auckland | |||
| Apr/May | 28 | 10 | ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals | London, England | ||
| May | 2 | 3 | Marlborough Open | Blenheim | ||
| 2 | 3 | Waitematā Junior Open | Waitematā | U9, U11, U13, U15, U19 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Wellington Autumn Open | Wellington | |||
| 9 | 10 | Southland Open | Invercargill | |||
| 9 | 10 | North Shore Open | North Shore | |||
| 16 | 17 | Regional Training Camps | Northern, Southern, Central | |||
| 23 | 24 | Counties Manukau Senior Open | Manurewa | |||
| May/Jun | 30 | 1 | North Islands Teams Championships | Auckland | U13, U15, U19, Open (Grades) | |
| 30 | 1 | South Islands Teams Championships | Christchurch | |||
| June | 5 | 12 | Gangneung, Korea | |||
| 6 | 7 | Counties Manukau Junior & Para Open | Manurewa | |||
| 13 | 14 | Whanganui Open | Whanganui | |||
| 14 | Auckland Junior Open | Auckland | ||||
| 20 | 21 | Canterbury Open | Christchurch | |||
| 20 | 21 | Club Coach Education Course North | Manurewa | |||
| 27 | Hawkes Bay Open | Napier | ||||
| Jun/Jul | 25 | 5 | USA Smash | USA | ||
| July | 4 | 6 | TTNZ Top 'X' + YOG Trial | TBC | Invitation | |
| 10 | 12 | North Island Individual & Para Championships | Auckland | U13, U15, U19, Open (Grades), O40,O60, Para Classes 1-11 | ||
| 17 | 19 | Otago Open | Dunedin | |||
| 17 | 19 | ITTF-PTT Level 1 Coach Education Course | Manurewa | |||
| 18 | 19 | Northland Open | Whangarei | |||
| 20 | 25 | ITTF-Oceania Hopes Week & Challenge |
Auckland, NZ |
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| 21 | 27 | 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships | New Delhi, India | |||
| 25 | 26 | Wellington Open | Wellington | |||
| 25 | 26 | Nelson Open | Nelson | |||
| August | 8 | 9 | Waikato Open | Hamilton | ||
| 13 | 23 | Europe Smash | Sweden | |||
| 14 | 16 | Auckland Open | Auckland | |||
| 15 | Southland Residential Championships | Invercargill | ||||
| 15 | 16 | South Island Para Training Camp | Christchurch | |||
| 22 | 23 | Bay of Plenty Open | Tauranga | |||
| 22 | 24 | ITTF-Oceania Senior Prep Camp | TBC | |||
| 26 | 30 | ITTF-Oceania Senior Championships | Ballarat, Australia | |||
| 27 | 29 | ITTF-Oceania Youth Prep Camp | TBC | |||
| Aug/Sept | 31 | 2 | NZ Secondary Schools Table Tennis Cup | Palmerston North | U15,U19, Para | |
| September | 1 | 5 | ITTF-Oceania Youth Championships | Ballarat, Australia | ||
| 5 | 11 | AIMS Games | Tauranga | Born in 2013 and 2014 + Para | ||
| 5 | 6 | Waitematā Senior Open | Waitematā | Open, B, C, D | ||
| 19 | 20 | Manawatu Open | Palmerston North | |||
| Sept/Oct | 26 | 4 | New Zealand Open Championships | Christchurch | U13, U15, U19, Open (Grades) | |
| October | 1 | 11 | China Smash | China | ||
| 7 | 11 | New Zealand Para Open Championships + Development Camp 2 | Manurewa | Para Classes 1-11 + Kiwi class | ||
| 17 | 18 | |||||
| 17 | 24 | Australia National Veteran Championships | Albury, NSW, Australia | O30+Players must play teams to play individuals. Teams to be selected and endorsed by TTNZ. | ||
| 24 | 25 | |||||
| Oct/Nov | 31 | 13 | 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games | Dakkar, Senegal | ||
| November | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 12 | Waitematā Closed (O70’s and above) | Waitematā | Events O70, O80 | |||
| 13 | 19 | ITTF World Para Championships | Pattaya, Thailand | |||
| 14 | 15 | Waitematā Closed | Waitematā | Events Open, B, U11, U14, U15, U19, O40, O50, O60 | ||
| 20 | 30 | Virtus-Asia Oceania Games | Bangkok, Thailand | ii1,ii2,ii3 | ||
| 21 | 28 | World Youth Championships | Manama, Bahrain | |||
| December | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 12 | 13 | |||||
| 19 | 20 | |||||
| 26 | 27 |
Category
TTNZ National Tournaments
TTNZ National & Regional Training Camps
TTNZ & ITTF Education
ITTF Tournaments
ITTF-Oceania or International Tournaments
WTT Events
Table Tennis Australia Tournaments
TTNZ Nationwide Campaigns
TTNZ Supported Collaborative Events organised by key stakeholders. i.e. NZSS, AIMS, Halberg Games, or Special Olympics.