Germany table tennis prize money
40 players, $2,758,293 on the WTT tour between 2022 to 2026, and 27 titles. Dang Qiu has taken $477,740 of it.
Everything the tour has paid to players entered under this flag, from the draw sheet of every event since 2022. It is prize money rather than salary: a table tennis player's tour income is the rounds they reach, and nothing else is written down.
Every Germany player the tour has paid
Ranked by career WTT prize money
| # | Player | Titles | Paid results | Span | World rank | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dang Qiu | 2 | 73 | 2022 to 2026 | 14 | $477,740 |
| 02 | Patrick Franziska | 2 | 68 | 2022 to 2026 | 23 | $368,195 |
| 03 | Benedikt Duda | 5 | 84 | 2022 to 2026 | 33 | $311,498 |
| 04 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 2 | 54 | 2022 to 2026 | 43 | $273,075 |
| 05 | Ying Han | 29 | 2022 to 2026 | 53 | $225,450 | |
| 06 | Nina Mittelham | 1 | 60 | 2022 to 2026 | 58 | $212,915 |
| 07 | Sabine Winter | 73 | 2022 to 2026 | 69 | $198,775 | |
| 08 | Xiaona Shan | 62 | 2022 to 2026 | 78 | $163,538 | |
| 09 | Timo Boll | 1 | 13 | 2022 to 2024 | 107 | $105,650 |
| 10 | Ricardo Walther | 1 | 46 | 2022 to 2026 | 133 | $73,282 |
| 11 | Ruwen Filus | 1 | 21 | 2022 to 2025 | 152 | $59,800 |
| 12 | Yuan Wan | 2 | 84 | 2022 to 2026 | 161 | $56,747 |
| 13 | Annett Kaufmann | 1 | 40 | 2022 to 2026 | 164 | $55,072 |
| 14 | Andre Bertelsmeier | 1 | 25 | 2024 to 2026 | 208 | $32,662 |
| 15 | Kay Stumper | 38 | 2022 to 2026 | 260 | $21,050 | |
| 16 | Steffen Mengel | 2 | 25 | 2022 to 2026 | 285 | $16,150 |
| 17 | Franziska Schreiner | 61 | 2022 to 2026 | 294 | $15,313 | |
| 18 | Cedric Meissner | 3 | 60 | 2022 to 2026 | 297 | $15,168 |
| 19 | Fanbo Meng | 40 | 2022 to 2026 | 306 | $14,540 | |
| 20 | Wim Verdonschot | 2 | 21 | 2024 to 2026 | 315 | $13,687 |
| 21 | Petrissa Solja | 6 | 2022 | 327 | $12,250 | |
| 22 | Kilian Ort | 4 | 2022 to 2023 | 330 | $11,825 | |
| 23 | Sophia Klee | 30 | 2023 to 2026 | 473 | $5,035 | |
| 24 | Chantal Mantz | 1 | 33 | 2022 to 2024 | 506 | $4,222 |
| 25 | Benno Oehme | 24 | 2022 to 2026 | 534 | $3,748 | |
| 26 | Josephina Neumann | 12 | 2025 to 2026 | 566 | $3,200 | |
| 27 | Tom Schweiger | 10 | 2024 to 2026 | 618 | $2,485 | |
| 28 | Tobias Hippler | 5 | 2022 to 2026 | 818 | $1,205 | |
| 29 | Mia Griesel | 6 | 2023 to 2026 | 868 | $1,055 | |
| 30 | Lorena Morsch | 4 | 2024 to 2026 | 951 | $835 | |
| 31 | Kirill Fadeev | 4 | 2024 to 2025 | 975 | $790 | |
| 32 | Koharu Itagaki | 3 | 2025 to 2026 | 1238 | $350 | |
| 33 | Elisa Nguyen | 1 | 2026 | 1364 | $250 | |
| 34 | Lleyton Ullmann | 1 | 2026 | 1526 | $200 | |
| 35 | Melanie Merk | 1 | 2024 | 1694 | $135 | |
| 36 | Eireen Kalaitzidou | 1 | 2023 | 1762 | $100 | |
| 37 | Jele Stortz | 1 | 2023 | 1768 | $100 | |
| 38 | Naomi Pranjkovic | 1 | 2023 | 1782 | $100 | |
| 39 | Jonas Rinderer | 1 | 2025 | 1832 | $50 | |
| 40 | Lukas Wang | 1 | 2025 | 1841 | $50 |
Where Germany's money is concentrated
The biggest career hauls under the flag
Germany prize money by season
Every paid result folded into its year
season running total
Which tier of the tour pays Germany
The same money split by the kind of event
A federation that travels to the Grand Smashes and one that fills the Feeder draws can send the same number of players to the same number of events and come home with figures an order of magnitude apart. This is which of the two Germany is.
The events that pay Germany
Every stop on the calendar, by what it has paid out under this flag
The biggest weeks a Germany player has had
Single events, ranked by what they paid
| Player | Event | Draw | Round | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrij Ovtcharov | WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022 | Men's Singles | Semifinals | $37,500 |
| Patrick Franziska | Saudi Smash 2024 | Men's Singles | Finalist | $33,050 |
| Timo Boll | WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022 | Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | $30,000 |
| Dang Qiu | WTT Champions Macao 2024 | Men's Singles | Finalist | $27,000 |
| Benedikt Duda | Europe Smash - Sweden 2025 | Men's Singles | Semifinals | $25,250 |
| Sabine Winter | Singapore Smash 2026 | Women's Singles | Semifinals | $25,250 |
| Dang Qiu | WTT Finals Men Doha 2024 | Men's Singles | Semifinals | $25,000 |
| Dang Qiu | Singapore Smash 2023 | Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | $22,500 |
| Dang Qiu | WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022 | Men's Singles | Round of 16 | $22,500 |
| Dang Qiu | Singapore Smash 2022 | Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | $22,500 |
Where Germany sits among the federations
Ranked 4 of 112 on prize money won
| # | Federation | Players | Titles | Span | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | China | 123 | 337 | 2022 to 2026 | $10,478,824$10.5m |
| 02 | Japan | 93 | 255 | 2022 to 2026 | $5,551,003$5.6m |
| 03 | South Korea | 99 | 127 | 2022 to 2026 | $3,321,238$3.3m |
| 05 | France | 65 | 57 | 2022 to 2026 | $2,564,824$2.6m |
| 06 | Chinese Taipei | 64 | 45 | 2022 to 2026 | $2,220,595$2.2m |
| 07 | Sweden | 29 | 18 | 2022 to 2026 | $1,605,135$1.6m |
| 08 | India | 96 | 38 | 2022 to 2026 | $1,153,840 |
| 09 | Brazil | 46 | 16 | 2022 to 2026 | $1,012,152 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 27 | 25 | 2022 to 2026 | $906,573 |
| 11 | Romania | 21 | 2 | 2022 to 2026 | $890,912 |
| 12 | Egypt | 16 | 1 | 2022 to 2026 | $733,227 |
| 13 | Australia | 18 | 1 | 2022 to 2026 | $649,548 |
| 14 | United States | 55 | 5 | 2022 to 2026 | $606,030 |
| 91 | Yemen | 2 | 2023 to 2024 | $605 | |
| 92 | Israel | 2 | 2024 to 2025 | $520 | |
| 93 | Barbados | 2 | 2024 | $460 | |
| 97 | Pakistan | 3 | 2022 to 2024 | $370 | |
| 98 | Jersey | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | $300 | |
| 99 | San Marino | 2 | 2024 to 2026 | $300 | |
| 104 | Maldives | 2 | 2024 | $235 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money have Germany's table tennis players won?
$2,758,293 between 2022 to 2026, across 40 players. That is 6.5% of everything the WTT tour has paid out and ranks Germany 4 of 112 federations.
Who is Germany's highest paid table tennis player?
Dang Qiu, $477,740 from 73 paid results and 2 titles.
How many WTT titles has Germany won?
27, across 17 different events.
What was Germany's best season on the tour?
2025, worth $721,860 from 251 paid results.
Which event pays Germany the most?
Singapore Smash, $510,200 across 83 paid results.
What is the biggest single payday a Germany player has had?
$37,500, to Dimitrij Ovtcharov at the WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022, where they lost in the semi-finals in the men's singles.
Where to next
The players, the events and the federations around this one
Germany players
- Dang Qiu
- Patrick Franziska
- Benedikt Duda
- Dimitrij Ovtcharov
- Ying Han
- Nina Mittelham
- Sabine Winter
- Xiaona Shan
- Timo Boll
- Ricardo Walther
- Ruwen Filus
- Yuan Wan
- Annett Kaufmann
- Andre Bertelsmeier
- Kay Stumper
- Steffen Mengel
- Franziska Schreiner
- Cedric Meissner
- Fanbo Meng
- Wim Verdonschot
- Petrissa Solja
- Kilian Ort
- Sophia Klee
- Chantal Mantz
- Benno Oehme
- Josephina Neumann
- Tom Schweiger
- Tobias Hippler
- Mia Griesel
Events that pay Germany
- Singapore Smash
- WTT Champions Macao
- WTT Champions Frankfurt
- Europe Smash - Sweden
- WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang
- Saudi Smash
- WTT Champions Chongqing
- United States Smash
- China Smash
- WTT Champions Montpellier
- WTT Champions Xinxiang
- WTT Champions Incheon
- WTT Champions European Summer Series
- WTT Finals Fukuoka
- WTT Champions Doha
- WTT Finals Men Doha
- WTT Star Contender Ljubljana
- WTT Champions Yokohama
- WTT Star Contender Goa
- WTT Finals Hong Kong
- WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu
- WTT Star Contender Doha
- WTT Star Contender London
- WTT Contender Almaty
- WTT Contender Tunis
- WTT Contender Muscat
- WTT Finals Women Nagoya
- WTT Star Contender European Summer Series
- WTT Contender Lagos
- WTT Contender Zagreb
- WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos
- WTT Feeder Düsseldorf
- WTT Star Contender Bangkok
- WTT Contender Doha
- WTT Contender Rio de Janeiro
- WTT Star Contender Chennai
- WTT Contender Antalya
- WTT Contender Lima
- WTT Contender Panagyurishte
- WTT Contender Mendoza