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TTNZ Tournament Calendar 2026

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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

              Women & Girls               (International Women's Day)

 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 29

ANZAC Day Open

 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 Have-A-Go for Brain Health 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 24 World Championships Team Preparation Camp  Auckland     
  25 26 Wellington Autumn Open Wellington     
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  
  9 10 Southland Open Invercargill    
  16 17 Regional Training Camps 

Christchurch (Southern)

Wellington (Central)

Auckland (Northern)

    
  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

ITTF World Masters Table Tennis Championships

 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     
  26 28 National Para Squad Camp Manurewa National Para + Emerging Talent Para Squads Only  
  27   Hawkes Bay Open Napier     
Jun/Jul 25 5 USA Smash USA    
July 4 6 TTNZ Top 'X' + YOG Trial  Rosehill College, Auckland   Invitation
  10 12 North Island Individual & Para Championships  Auckland  U13, U15, U19, Open (Grades), O40,O60, Para Classes 1-11  
  17 18 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

    
  21 23  Commonwealth Championships Preparation Camp  Manurewa    
  25 26 Wellington Open Wellington   20th July 2026
  25 26 Nelson Open Nelson   18th July 2026, 11.59pm
Jul/Aug 27 2 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships New Delhi, India    
August 8  

2026 Marlborough Closed

 Marlborough   4 August 2026 at 7PM
  8 9 Waikato Open Hamilton   U11, U13, U15, U19, OMS, OWS, O30, O40. O50, O60 & O70 + Para  1st August 2026, 11.59pm
  8 16 Europe Smash Sweden     
  14 16 Auckland Open Auckland    
  15   Southland Residential Championships Invercargill   6th August 2026, 11.59pm
  14 16

South Island Para Training Camp

 Christchurch 

Open to

all Para players

  
  22 23 Bay of Plenty Te Manawa Open Tauranga  

15th August 2026, 5pm (TTNZ confirm this is a ranked tournament)
  22 24 ITTF-Oceania Senior Prep Camp Auckland    
  26 30 ITTF-Oceania Senior Championships Ballarat, Australia     
  28 30 ITTF-Oceania Youth Prep Camp Auckland    
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   Nelson Closed Nelson    
  5 6 Waitematā Senior Open Waitematā  Open, B, C, D  
  12 13 North Shore Open North Shore    
  19 20 Manawatu Open Palmerston North     
  19   Otago Closed  Dunedin    
Sept/Oct 26 4 New Zealand Open Championships
  • Seniors will finish on Wednesday, September 30th at 12 p.m.
  • Juniors will begin on Wednesday, September 30th at 12 p.m. and finish on Sunday, October 4th 
 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  
  12 18 ITTF World Hopes Week and Challenge  Sheffield, UK    
  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  
  21 28 World Youth Championships  Istanbul, Turkey    
December 5 6        
  12 13        
  19 20        
  26 27        

 

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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.

 

TTNZ Tournament Calendar 2027

 

MONTH FROM TO

TOURNAMENT

*Click Event Name for entry link

 LOCATION EVENTS INCLUDED CLOSING DATE
January 16 20 NZ Hopes Week and Challenge  TBC U12, U13  
  23 27 Para Teams Challenge & Development Camp 1 Manurewa, Auckland All ages  
February  6 8 National Squad Training Camp TBC All ages  

 

 

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