A World Cup winner and two of the best teenagers in the world are among an array of star names competing at the Copper Box Arena during the ITT World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026 Presented by ACN.
With 56 men’s and 56 women’s nations battling to secure those coveted places in the last 32 when the competition moves to OVO Arena Wembley, the action will be thrill-a-minute across 12 tables.
With session tickets at just £5 for children and £15 for adults, book your place now!
Which top players can you see at the Copper Box Arena?
The biggest attraction of them all is undoubtedly Hugo Calderano, the spearhead of Brazil and already rated as the greatest player ever to emerge from the American continent.
Calderano was Men’s World Cup champion in 2025, when he defeated the world’s top three players at the time – Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto can Chinese duo Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong – in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
Having agonisingly missed out in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, he earned a Men’s Singles silver medal at the 2025 World Championships in Doha and has been ranked as high as No 2 in the world rankings.
Don’t miss your chance to see this living legend in action at the Copper Box Arena – Brazil men are in Group 4 and take on Puerto Rico at 7.30pm on Tuesday 28 April; Hungary at 7.30pm on Wednesday 29 April and Uzbekistan at 7.30pm on Thursday 30 April.
Calderano is just one of the stars expected to shine in East London – here are some more to look out for:
Darko Jorgic (WR 14): The multiple Europe Top 16 champion leads Slovenia against Czechia, Spain and Bahrain in Group 5
Anders Lind (WR 16): The explosive Dane is always a crowd favourite and will be aiming to steer his nation out of Group 3, where they face Madagascar, Mexico and Mongolia
Kanak Jha (WR 27): The Pan American silver medallist and his USA team-mates are up against Singapore, Cote d’Ivoire and Angola in Group 14
Omar Assar (WR 32): The African Men’s Singles champion leads Egypt into their Group 11 matches sgainst Kazakhstan, Thailand and Turkiye
Nicholas Lum (WR 35): The top-ranked of a raft of top-100 Australians who will take on traditional foe New Zealand in Group 10, alongside Morocco and Korea DPR.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (WR 42): Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games medallist and his Indian colleagues are in Group 7 with Slovak Republic, Tunisia and Guatemala.
Quadri Aruna (WR 47): A legend of African table tennis is Nigeria’s talisman – they are in Group 15 with Hong Kong China, South African and Saudi Arabia
Adriana Diaz (WR 18): The Pan American singles champion is Puerto Rico’s leading light and will compete in Group 14 with Austria, Ghana and Angola
Bruna Takahashi (WR 21): Pan American silver medallist and Singapore Smash Mixed Doubles champion is the key player in Brazil’s bid to conquer Group 5, where they face Czechia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia
Hana Goda (WR 22): One of the fastest-rising teenage players, the Egyptian is eyeing history as she leads her country against Algeria, South Africa and Belgium
Anna Hursey (WR 34): Another teenage superstar, Anna is a World and European youth champion and Wales’ spearhead as they face Australia, Nigeria and Uzbekistan in Group 11
Zeng Jian (WR 35): Winner of four medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Singapore’s Zeng is up against Hungary, Greece and Ethiopia in Group 15
Lily Zhang (WR 41): A trailblazer for American table tennis and three-time Olympian – the USA are in group 12 with Malaysia, Namibia and Dominican Republic
Be there as history is made in the iconic Box That Rocks on London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – the first balls of the centenary ITTF World Championships will be struck at 10am on Tuesday 28 April.
Support your favourites and make new ones, book your tickets now – and remember, they cost only £5 for children and £15 for adults for every session.