List of para table tennis tournaments

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This is a list of international para table tennis tournaments. The list also contains the most recent winners to have won titles in each event.

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Current events

As of 2019. Bold events are new para table tennis events.

CompetitionHostsYear debutOccurrenceFactorSinglesDoublesTeamsMost titles
Al-Watani Championships [1] Flag of Jordan.svg Amman 2008AnnuallyFa20YesNoYes Flag of Jordan.svg Khetam Abuawad (17 titles)
Alukor Cup/Hungarian Open [2] Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest (1997-2009)
Eger (2011 - present)
1997Every 2 yearsYesNoYes Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján Riapoš (11 titles)
Arafura Games [3] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darwin 2011YesYesYes Flag of Indonesia.svg Adyos Astan (3 titles)
Bangkok Open Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 2019Fa20
Bayreuth Open [4] Flag of Germany.svg Bayreuth 2011Every 2 yearsYesNoYes Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Rosenmeier (5 titles)
Belgian Open [5]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sint-Niklaas 2013Every 2 yearsYesNoYes Flag of France.svg Fabien Lamirault (4 titles)
Copa Costa Rica [6] Flag of Costa Rica.svg San Jose (2010, 2014-2019)
Heredia (2011)
2010Fa20YesNoYes Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Toporkov (3 titles)
Copa Cristina Hoffmann Flag of Mexico.svg Cancún 2019Fa20
Copa Tango Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires 2001AnnuallyFa20YesNoYes Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Copola (13 titles)
Copa Tango Junior Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires 2016Fa20YesNoNo
Costa Brava Open Flag of Spain.svg Platja d'Aro 2019Fa20
Czech Open [7] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava 1997AnnuallyFa20YesNoYes Flag of Poland.svg Rafal Czuper (6 titles)
Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stadskanaal 2019Fa20
Egypt Open Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria 2019Fa20
Finland Open Flag of Finland.svg Lahti 2019Fa20
Japan Open Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 2019Fa20
Lignano Master Open [8] Flag of Italy.svg Lignano 2007AnnuallyFa20YesNoYes Flag of Serbia.svg Borislava Perić (14 titles)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Viktor Didukh (12 titles)
Polish Open [9] Flag of Poland.svg Wladyslawowo 2003AnnuallyFa20YesNoYes Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Urhaug (11 titles)
PTT China Open (formerly China Open) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing 2010AnnuallyFa40YesNoYes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Feng Panfeng (8 titles)
PTT Indonesia Open [10] Flag of Indonesia.svg Karanganyar (2016)
Jakarta (2018)
2016Every 2 yearsYesNoYes Flag of Thailand.svg Rungroj Thainiyom (6 titles)
PTT Korea Open [11] Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon (2013)
Ulsan (2015)
Mungyeong (2017)
2013Every 2 yearsYesNoYes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young Gun (3 titles)
PTT Spanish Open [12] Flag of Spain.svg El Prat de Llobregat (2014-2017)
Sant Cugat del Valles (June 2018)
Almeria (November 2018)
Girona (2019)
2014AnnuallyYesNoYes Flag of Spain.svg Jose Manuel Ruiz Reyes (6 titles)
PTT Thailand Open [13] Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya (2014-2016, 2018)
Suphanburi (2017)
2014AnnuallyYesNoYes Flag of Thailand.svg Wanchai Chaiwut (6 titles)
Slovakia Open [14] Flag of Slovakia.svg Piestany (1998-2011)
Bratislava (2012-2018)
1998AnnuallyYesNoYes Flag of Spain.svg Alvaro Valera (8 titles)
Slovenian Open (table tennis) [15] Flag of Slovenia.svg Lasko (2004-2006, 2008-)
Kranjska Gora (2007)
2004AnnuallyFa40YesNoYes Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Schmidberger (11 titles)
Taichung Open [16] Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taichung 2011Every 2 yearsYesNoYes
US Open [17] Flag of the United States.svg Houston (1997,1998)
Fort Lauderdale (1999-2002)
Colorado Springs (2003)
Las Vegas (2005-2006, 2016-2017)
Chicago (2007)
Milwaukee (2011)
1997YesNoYes Flag of the United States.svg Tahl Leibovitz

Defunct events

These events feature the last winners of each tournament.

CompetitionHost(s)Year debutLast year
Azur Open [18] Flag of France.svg Frejus 20022003
Brazil Open Flag of Brazil.svg Brasília (2009)
Rio de Janeiro (2010, 2011)
20092011
British Open Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sheffield 19972011
Cope Chile Flag of Chile.svg Santiago 20152016
French Open Flag of France.svg Nantes 20102012
German Open Flag of Germany.svg Wuppertal (2005–2008)
Stuttgart (2009)
20052009
Ibero American Championships Flag of Spain.svg Granada (1998)
La Coruna (2001)
19982001
International Etna Cup Flag of Italy.svg Catania 20042005
Irish Open Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin 19982007
Lignano Master Junior Open Flag of Italy.svg Italy 20162017
Mike Dempsey Memorial Table Tennis Championships Flag of the United States.svg San Diego 20122013
Norwegian Open Flag of Norway.svg Oslo 20032005
Romania International Table Tennis Junior Open Flag of Romania.svg Cluj-Napoca 20162017
Romania International Table Tennis Open Flag of Romania.svg Cluj-Napoca 20072017
Serbia Open Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad 20062007
T.T. International Master Italians Open Flag of Italy.svg Portogruaro (1997–1999)
Bibione (2000–2002)
Forte dei Marmi (2003)
Jesolo (2004, 2005)
Lignano (2006)
19882006
Tetra Open Cologne Flag of Germany.svg Cologne 20042010
Trofeo del Mediterraneo Flag of Italy.svg Agrigento 19982007

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References

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  2. "Hungarian Open 2017". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 1 April 2019.
  3. "Arafura Games 2011". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 1 April 2019.
  4. "Bayreuth Open 2017". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 8 April 2019.
  5. "Belgian Open 2017". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 8 April 2019.
  6. "Copa Costa Rica 2018". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 2 June 2019.
  7. "Czech Open 2018". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  8. "Lignano Master Open 2019". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  9. "Polish Open". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  10. "PTT Indonesia Open 2018". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  11. "PTT Korea Open 2017". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  12. "PTT Spanish Open 2019". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  13. "PTT Thailand Open 2018". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  14. "Slovakia Open 2018". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
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  17. "US Open 2017". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  18. "Azur Open 2003". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 1 April 2019.