New Zealand table tennis prize money
3 players, $2,395 on the WTT tour between 2023 to 2026. Alfred Dela Pena has taken $1,300 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 New Zealand player the tour has paid
Ranked by career WTT prize money
| # | Player | Titles | Paid results | Span | World rank | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alfred Dela Pena | 1 | 2023 | 777 | $1,300 | |
| 02 | Timothy Choi | 3 | 2024 to 2025 | 1075 | $595 | |
| 03 | Dean Shu | 2 | 2026 | 1122 | $500 |
New Zealand prize money by season
Every paid result folded into its year
season running total
Which tier of the tour pays New Zealand
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 New Zealand is.
The events that pay New Zealand
Every stop on the calendar, by what it has paid out under this flag
| Event | Paid results | Titles | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Smash | 1 | $1,300 | |
| WTT Feeder Spokane II | 1 | $250 | |
| WTT Feeder Spokane | 1 | $250 | |
| WTT Feeder Hennebont | 1 | $250 | |
| WTT Feeder Senec | 1 | $250 | |
| WTT Feeder Otocec | 1 | $95 |
The biggest weeks a New Zealand player has had
Single events, ranked by what they paid
| Player | Event | Draw | Round | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Dela Pena | Singapore Smash 2023 | Men's Singles | Qualifying Round 1 | $1,300 |
| Timothy Choi | WTT Feeder Spokane II 2025 | Men's Singles | Round of 32 | $250 |
| Timothy Choi | WTT Feeder Spokane 2025 | Men's Singles | Round of 32 | $250 |
| Dean Shu | WTT Feeder Hennebont 2026 | Men's Singles | Round of 32 | $250 |
| Dean Shu | WTT Feeder Senec 2026 | Men's Singles | Round of 32 | $250 |
| Timothy Choi | WTT Feeder Otocec 2024 | Men's Singles | Round of 64 | $95 |
Where New Zealand sits among the federations
Ranked 77 of 112 on prize money won
| # | Federation | Players | Titles | Span | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Lebanon | 28 | 2024 | $7,795 | |
| 68 | Cameroon | 2 | 2022 to 2026 | $6,510 | |
| 69 | Philippines | 10 | 2 | 2025 to 2026 | $5,990 |
| 70 | South Africa | 14 | 2023 | $5,100 | |
| 71 | Colombia | 5 | 2023 to 2026 | $4,250 | |
| 72 | Oman | 10 | 2022 to 2026 | $4,100 | |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 9 | 2022 to 2026 | $3,630 | |
| 74 | Jordan | 11 | 2023 to 2024 | $2,880 | |
| 75 | Neutral Athletes | 10 | 2024 to 2026 | $2,870 | |
| 76 | Mongolia | 9 | 2026 | $2,550 | |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 10 | 2023 to 2026 | $1,970 | |
| 79 | Kosovo | 10 | 2024 to 2026 | $1,920 | |
| 80 | Benin | 4 | 2024 to 2026 | $1,700 | |
| 84 | Nepal | 2 | 2026 | $1,150 | |
| 85 | Vietnam | 5 | 2025 | $1,075 | |
| 86 | Madagascar | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | $1,030 | |
| 87 | Indonesia | 2 | 2025 to 2026 | $1,000 | |
| 88 | Kuwait | 5 | 2024 to 2025 | $890 | |
| 89 | Lithuania | 2 | 2024 to 2026 | $750 | |
| 91 | Yemen | 2 | 2023 to 2024 | $605 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money have New Zealand's table tennis players won?
$2,395 between 2023 to 2026, across 3 players. That is 0% of everything the WTT tour has paid out and ranks New Zealand 77 of 112 federations.
Who is New Zealand's highest paid table tennis player?
Alfred Dela Pena, $1,300 from 1 paid results.
What was New Zealand's best season on the tour?
2023, worth $1,300 from 1 paid results.
Which event pays New Zealand the most?
Singapore Smash, $1,300 across 1 paid results.
What is the biggest single payday a New Zealand player has had?
$1,300, to Alfred Dela Pena at the Singapore Smash 2023, where they went out in qualifying round 1 in the men's singles.
Where to next
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