FEDERATION · NO. 3 BY PRIZE MONEY
South Korea table tennis prize money
99 players, $3,321,238 on the WTT tour between 2022 to 2026, and 127 titles. Yubin Shin has taken $438,766 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.
PRIZE MONEY $3.3m
TOP EARNER $439k
PLAYERS PAID 99
TITLES 127
SHARE OF THE TOUR 7.8%
Every South Korea player the tour has paid
Ranked by career WTT prize money
| # | Player | Titles | Paid results | Span | World rank | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yubin Shin | 17 | 115 | 2022 to 2026 | 17 | $438,766 |
| 02 | Cheonhui Joo | 2 | 90 | 2022 to 2026 | 30 | $327,800 |
| 03 | Woojin Jang | 5 | 69 | 2022 to 2026 | 31 | $319,808 |
| 04 | Jaehyun An | 10 | 110 | 2022 to 2026 | 39 | $284,110 |
| 05 | Jonghoon Lim | 21 | 114 | 2022 to 2026 | 42 | $274,013 |
| 06 | Sang Su Lee | 2 | 66 | 2022 to 2025 | 56 | $215,550 |
| 07 | Nayeong Kim | 6 | 114 | 2022 to 2026 | 57 | $215,485 |
| 08 | Jihee Jeon | 8 | 72 | 2022 to 2025 | 59 | $209,013 |
| 09 | Junsung Oh | 7 | 81 | 2023 to 2026 | 70 | $191,601 |
| 10 | Hyo Won Suh | 36 | 2022 to 2025 | 92 | $125,160 | |
| 11 | Daeseong Cho | 5 | 68 | 2022 to 2026 | 93 | $124,355 |
| 12 | Eunhye Lee | 2 | 69 | 2022 to 2026 | 97 | $117,238 |
| 13 | Zion Lee | 1 | 72 | 2022 to 2026 | 140 | $68,297 |
| 14 | Seungmin Cho | 3 | 49 | 2022 to 2026 | 182 | $45,510 |
| 15 | Hyojoo Choi | 2 | 55 | 2022 to 2026 | 185 | $43,126 |
| 16 | Ha Eun Yang | 51 | 2022 to 2026 | 188 | $41,495 | |
| 17 | Ganghyeon Park | 4 | 43 | 2022 to 2026 | 196 | $37,835 |
| 18 | Hanna Ryu | 5 | 32 | 2023 to 2026 | 226 | $25,697 |
| 19 | Yerin Yoo | 1 | 32 | 2023 to 2026 | 238 | $25,015 |
| 20 | Gyuhyeon Park | 3 | 39 | 2023 to 2026 | 267 | $20,012 |
| 21 | Gahyeon Park | 2 | 21 | 2024 to 2026 | 292 | $15,418 |
| 22 | Dongsoo Kang | 1 | 31 | 2022 to 2026 | 316 | $13,675 |
| 23 | Seongjin Kim | 2 | 29 | 2024 to 2026 | 331 | $11,770 |
| 24 | Siwoo Yoo | 29 | 2023 to 2026 | 365 | $9,428 | |
| 25 | Daeun Lee | 4 | 30 | 2023 to 2026 | 366 | $9,425 |
| 26 | Gaon Kim | 17 | 2024 to 2026 | 399 | $7,903 | |
| 27 | Hayeong Kim | 1 | 24 | 2022 to 2026 | 412 | $7,215 |
| 28 | Hyeonggyu Woo | 3 | 23 | 2022 to 2026 | 413 | $7,095 |
| 29 | Seoyun Kim | 19 | 2023 to 2026 | 426 | $6,518 | |
| 30 | Hyobin Yoon | 1 | 25 | 2022 to 2025 | 427 | $6,495 |
| 31 | Minhyeok Kim | 2 | 19 | 2023 to 2026 | 432 | $6,335 |
| 32 | Hyuk Kwon | 1 | 21 | 2023 to 2026 | 440 | $6,030 |
| 33 | Seungsoo Lee | 2 | 10 | 2023 to 2026 | 479 | $4,945 |
| 34 | Haeeun Choi | 19 | 2024 to 2026 | 522 | $3,955 | |
| 35 | Yerim Heo | 9 | 2025 to 2026 | 543 | $3,605 | |
| 36 | Daeun Lee | 14 | 2022 to 2026 | 548 | $3,495 | |
| 37 | Seongil Jang | 1 | 16 | 2023 to 2026 | 562 | $3,287 |
| 38 | Seungeun Lee | 1 | 4 | 2025 to 2026 | 628 | $2,350 |
| 39 | Woojin Kim | 11 | 2024 to 2025 | 639 | $2,205 | |
| 40 | Gyeongtae Park | 16 | 2022 to 2026 | 644 | $2,165 | |
| 41 | Jiwook Choi | 6 | 2025 to 2026 | 648 | $2,150 | |
| 42 | Seoyeon Choi | 7 | 2023 to 2026 | 655 | $2,060 | |
| 43 | Minseok Gil | 1 | 9 | 2024 to 2025 | 727 | $1,590 |
| 44 | Minwoo Kim | 9 | 2023 to 2024 | 773 | $1,330 | |
| 45 | Haeun Kim | 10 | 2024 to 2025 | 788 | $1,285 | |
| 46 | Yu Bin Kwak | 1 | 9 | 2023 to 2025 | 797 | $1,245 |
| 47 | Eunchae Ji | 10 | 2023 to 2025 | 798 | $1,242 | |
| 48 | Eunseo Kim | 3 | 2026 | 807 | $1,225 | |
| 49 | Dahee Kim | 5 | 2025 to 2026 | 816 | $1,210 | |
| 50 | Hana Kim | 10 | 2024 to 2025 | 819 | $1,200 | |
| 51 | Daewoo Kim | 7 | 2023 to 2025 | 834 | $1,150 | |
| 52 | Yunoh Lim | 4 | 2024 to 2026 | 843 | $1,125 | |
| 53 | Nahyun Choi | 6 | 2023 to 2026 | 860 | $1,085 | |
| 54 | Yeongmin Ma | 5 | 2025 to 2026 | 874 | $1,050 | |
| 55 | Jeongmun Ho | 10 | 2023 to 2025 | 885 | $1,003 | |
| 56 | Byunghyeon Kim | 3 | 2025 to 2026 | 913 | $900 | |
| 57 | Inhyeok Choi | 5 | 2022 to 2025 | 936 | $860 | |
| 58 | Chan-Hyeok Park | 5 | 2022 to 2023 | 937 | $855 | |
| 59 | Doyun Han | 3 | 2025 to 2026 | 941 | $850 | |
| 60 | Seojin Lee | 3 | 2025 to 2026 | 966 | $810 | |
| 61 | Yeseo Choi | 3 | 2025 to 2026 | 985 | $760 | |
| 62 | Dahye Lee | 3 | 2025 to 2026 | 990 | $750 | |
| 63 | Seunghwan Oh | 2 | 2026 | 996 | $750 | |
| 64 | Kijeong Cho | 7 | 2024 | 1000 | $725 | |
| 65 | Hojun Choi | 3 | 2025 to 2026 | 1042 | $650 | |
| 66 | Seoyoung Byun | 2 | 2025 | 1063 | $620 | |
| 67 | Hoyun Lee | 3 | 2025 | 1093 | $550 | |
| 68 | Haneul Kim | 2 | 2026 | 1123 | $500 | |
| 69 | Seongmin Lee | 2 | 2026 | 1128 | $500 | |
| 70 | Jungwon Seo | 4 | 2024 | 1135 | $495 | |
| 71 | Hyunju Sim | 5 | 2023 | 1138 | $480 | |
| 72 | Hyeonho Lee | 2 | 2026 | 1155 | $450 | |
| 73 | Hogyun Baek | 4 | 2024 | 1172 | $445 | |
| 74 | Daehwan Kim | 1 | 2026 | 1195 | $400 | |
| 75 | Donghoon Back | 2 | 2025 to 2026 | 1198 | $400 | |
| 76 | Minhyeok Jang | 2 | 2025 | 1203 | $400 | |
| 77 | Haelin Lee | 2 | 2025 to 2026 | 1224 | $375 | |
| 78 | Changgeon Park | 3 | 2023 | 1235 | $350 | |
| 79 | Byeolnim Kim | 2 | 2023 | 1247 | $340 | |
| 80 | Joohyun Park | 3 | 2024 | 1255 | $330 | |
| 81 | Eunho Han | 3 | 2024 | 1275 | $310 | |
| 82 | Minha Hwang | 2 | 2022 | 1331 | $255 | |
| 83 | Chowon Moon | 1 | 2026 | 1356 | $250 | |
| 84 | Eunjung Ban | 1 | 2025 | 1367 | $250 | |
| 85 | Jisoo Lim | 1 | 2026 | 1378 | $250 | |
| 86 | Seongbeen Nam | 1 | 2026 | 1430 | $250 | |
| 87 | Seungmi Lee | 1 | 2026 | 1431 | $250 | |
| 88 | Yeonghun Jeong | 2 | 2024 to 2025 | 1446 | $250 | |
| 89 | Yeonsu Lee | 1 | 2026 | 1447 | $250 | |
| 90 | Seunghwan Lee | 3 | 2023 to 2024 | 1556 | $190 | |
| 91 | Yanghyun Kim | 2 | 2023 | 1638 | $170 | |
| 92 | Yein Jeong | 1 | 2024 | 1665 | $155 | |
| 93 | Donghyun Kim | 1 | 2024 | 1687 | $135 | |
| 94 | Eunchong Yoo | 1 | 2022 | 1723 | $125 | |
| 95 | Jihu Kim | 1 | 2025 | 1726 | $125 | |
| 96 | Munsu Kim | 1 | 2023 | 1734 | $120 | |
| 97 | Jungmok Lee | 1 | 2025 | 1771 | $100 | |
| 98 | Hanjae Jang | 1 | 2023 | 1813 | $60 | |
| 99 | Sangyeon Cho | 1 | 2023 | 1850 | $50 |
Where South Korea's money is concentrated
The biggest career hauls under the flag
South Korea prize money by season
Every paid result folded into its year
$214k 22
$555k 23
$937k 24
$1.1m 25
$563k 26
season running total
Which tier of the tour pays South Korea
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 South Korea is.
The events that pay South Korea
Every stop on the calendar, by what it has paid out under this flag
The biggest weeks a South Korea player has had
Single events, ranked by what they paid
| Player | Event | Draw | Round | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yubin Shin | China Smash 2025 | Women's Singles | Semifinals | $34,000 |
| Cheonhui Joo | Singapore Smash 2023 | Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | $22,500 |
| Jihee Jeon | WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang 2022 | Women's Singles | Round of 16 | $22,500 |
| Woojin Jang | Saudi Smash 2024 | Men's Singles | Semifinals | $20,750 |
| Cheonhui Joo | China Smash 2025 | Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | $20,250 |
| Woojin Jang | WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Men's Singles | Finalist | $20,000 |
| Sang Su Lee | WTT Champions Incheon 2025 | Men's Singles | Finalist | $20,000 |
| Junsung Oh | WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Men's Singles | Finalist | $20,000 |
| Hyo Won Suh | China Smash 2024 | Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | $20,000 |
| Cheonhui Joo | WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 | Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | $18,000 |
Where South Korea sits among the federations
Ranked 3 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 |
| 04 | Germany | 40 | 27 | 2022 to 2026 | $2,758,293$2.8m |
| 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 |
| 89 | Lithuania | 2 | 2024 to 2026 | $750 | |
| 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 South Korea's table tennis players won?
$3,321,238 between 2022 to 2026, across 99 players. That is 7.8% of everything the WTT tour has paid out and ranks South Korea 3 of 112 federations.
Who is South Korea's highest paid table tennis player?
Yubin Shin, $438,766 from 115 paid results and 17 titles.
How many WTT titles has South Korea won?
127, across 40 different events.
What was South Korea's best season on the tour?
2025, worth $1,053,002 from 483 paid results.
Which event pays South Korea the most?
Singapore Smash, $495,199 across 95 paid results.
What is the biggest single payday a South Korea player has had?
$34,000, to Yubin Shin at the China Smash 2025, where they lost in the semi-finals in the women's singles.
Where to next
The players, the events and the federations around this one
South Korea players
- Yubin Shin
- Cheonhui Joo
- Woojin Jang
- Jaehyun An
- Jonghoon Lim
- Sang Su Lee
- Nayeong Kim
- Jihee Jeon
- Junsung Oh
- Hyo Won Suh
- Daeseong Cho
- Eunhye Lee
- Zion Lee
- Seungmin Cho
- Hyojoo Choi
- Ha Eun Yang
- Ganghyeon Park
- Hanna Ryu
- Yerin Yoo
- Gyuhyeon Park
- Gahyeon Park
- Dongsoo Kang
- Seongjin Kim
- Siwoo Yoo
- Daeun Lee
- Gaon Kim
- Hayeong Kim
- Hyeonggyu Woo
- Seoyun Kim
- Hyobin Yoon
- Minhyeok Kim
- Hyuk Kwon
- Seungsoo Lee
- Haeeun Choi
- Yerim Heo
- Daeun Lee
- Seongil Jang
- Seungeun Lee
- Woojin Kim
- Gyeongtae Park
- Jiwook Choi
- Seoyeon Choi
- Minseok Gil
- Minwoo Kim
- Haeun Kim
- Yu Bin Kwak
- Eunchae Ji
- Dahee Kim
Events that pay South Korea
- Singapore Smash
- WTT Champions Macao
- China Smash
- WTT Champions Chongqing
- United States Smash
- Saudi Smash
- Europe Smash - Sweden
- WTT Champions Frankfurt
- WTT Champions Incheon
- WTT Champions Montpellier
- WTT Star Contender Ljubljana
- WTT Champions Yokohama
- WTT Star Contender Goa
- WTT Star Contender Bangkok
- WTT Star Contender Chennai
- WTT Star Contender Doha
- WTT Champions Xinxiang
- WTT Finals Hong Kong
- WTT Contender Zagreb
- WTT Champions Doha
- WTT Finals Fukuoka
- WTT Star Contender Muscat
- WTT Contender Lagos
- WTT Contender Almaty
- WTT Contender Taiyuan
- WTT Contender Doha
- WTT Contender Muscat
- WTT Finals Women Nagoya
- WTT Star Contender Lanzhou
- WTT Contender Tunis
- WTT Contender Rio de Janeiro
- WTT Cup Finals Xinxiang
- WTT Champions European Summer Series
- WTT Contender Skopje
- WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu
- WTT Contender Lima
- WTT Star Contender European Summer Series
- WTT Finals Men Doha
- WTT Feeder Otocec
- WTT Contender Nova Gorica