WTT Champions Doha 2026 prize money
A $500,000 week in Lusail Sports Arena, 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-11. The champion takes $40,000, 8% of the pot on one cheque.
The tour publishes what each place is worth and what the week is worth in total. It has never published who collected any of it. The ladder as published is below, then the draw read round by round so every rung on it has the names that stood on it.
The 2026 WTT Champions Doha at a glance
What the week is, and where it sits on the tour
- Tier
- WTT Champions
- Venue
- Lusail Sports Arena
- Played
- 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-11
- Prize pot
- $500,000
- Champion's cheque
- $40,000
- Editions of this event
- 1
The prize ladder
What each place is worth, as published
| Place | Draws it applies to | Ranking points | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion the cheque every draw is played for | Singles | 1,000 | $40,000 |
| Finalist | Singles | 700 | $20,000 |
| Semifinals | Singles | 450 | $11,750 |
| Quarterfinals | Singles | 300 | $8,500 |
| Round of 16 | Singles | 80 | $6,000 |
| Round of 32 | Singles | 15 | $4,500 |
A place on this ladder is the deepest round a player reached, not the deepest one they won. Losing a quarter-final is a quarter-finalist's cheque, which is why the money stops dead at the round a player went out in and does not accumulate on the way up.
How steeply the ladder falls
Each rung against the one above it
The table is a lookup and the chart is the argument. Table tennis pays its champion several times what the beaten finalist takes, and the drop from there to the quarter-finals is steeper again: the money is concentrated at the end of a week rather than spread across it.
Where the money actually went
Each rung times the number of players who stood on it
This is the fact the ladder cannot state. A first-round cheque is the smallest figure on the table, and there are more players collecting one than every other rung put together, so the bottom of the draw is often worth more in total than the semi-finals are.
Who collected it
Every rung of every draw, with the players on it
The draw read round by round against the ladder above. A doubles rung pays a pair, so the figure beside a doubles row is the rung itself and the two names share it.
Men's Singles32 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Yun-Ju Lin | Chinese Taipei | $40,000 |
| Finalist | Woojin Jang | South Korea | $20,000 |
| Semifinals | Tomokazu Harimoto | Japan | $11,750 |
| Semifinals | Shidong Lin | China | $11,750 |
| Quarterfinals | Sora Matsushima | Japan | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Felix Lebrun | France | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Truls Moregard | Sweden | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Jingkun Liang | China | $8,500 |
| Round of 16 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Germany | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Yukiya Uda | Japan | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Dang Qiu | Germany | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Manav Thakkar | India | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Yuanyu Chen | China | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Shunsuke Togami | Japan | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Qihao Zhou | China | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Benedikt Duda | Germany | $6,000 |
| Round of 32 | Simon Gauzy | France | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Anders Lind | Denmark | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Kanak Jha | United States | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Hugo Calderano | Brazil | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Peng Xiang | China | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Quadri Aruna | Nigeria | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Jaehyun An | South Korea | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Tomislav Pucar | Croatia | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Mohammed Abdulwahhab | Qatar | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Darko Jorgic | Slovenia | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Patrick Franziska | Germany | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Alexis Lebrun | France | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Flavien Coton | France | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Anton Kallberg | Sweden | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Junsung Oh | South Korea | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Omar Assar | Egypt | $4,500 |
Women's Singles32 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Yuling Zhu | Macao | $40,000 |
| Finalist | Xingtong Chen | China | $20,000 |
| Semifinals | Man Kuai | China | $11,750 |
| Semifinals | Ying Han | Germany | $11,750 |
| Quarterfinals | Miwa Harimoto | Japan | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Miyu Nagasaki | Japan | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Manyu Wang | China | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Yidi Wang | China | $8,500 |
| Round of 16 | Cheonhui Joo | South Korea | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Yi Chen | China | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Sabine Winter | Germany | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Prithika Pavade | France | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Adriana Diaz | Puerto Rico | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Nayeong Kim | South Korea | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Hina Hayata | Japan | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Sofia Polcanova | Austria | $6,000 |
| Round of 32 | Aia Mohamed | Qatar | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Eunhye Lee | South Korea | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Hoi Kem Doo | Hong Kong | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Bruna Takahashi | Brazil | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Satsuki Odo | Japan | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Lily Zhang | United States | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Hana Goda | Egypt | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Yangzi Liu | Australia | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Jia Nan Yuan | France | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Mima Ito | Japan | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Bernadette Szocs | Romania | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Elizabeta Samara | Romania | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Jian Zeng | Singapore | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | I-Ching Cheng | Chinese Taipei | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Yubin Shin | South Korea | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Xiaoxin Yang | Monaco | $4,500 |
The 2026 WTT Champions Doha money list
Every player the week paid, richest first
| # | Player | Federation | How far they got | Won here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Yun-Ju Lin | Chinese Taipei | Men's Singles champion | $40,000 |
| 02 | Yuling Zhu | Macao | Women's Singles champion | $40,000 |
| 03 | Woojin Jang | South Korea | Men's Singles finalist | $20,000 |
| 04 | Xingtong Chen | China | Women's Singles finalist | $20,000 |
| 05 | Tomokazu Harimoto | Japan | Men's Singles semifinals | $11,750 |
| 06 | Shidong Lin | China | Men's Singles semifinals | $11,750 |
| 07 | Man Kuai | China | Women's Singles semifinals | $11,750 |
| 08 | Ying Han | Germany | Women's Singles semifinals | $11,750 |
| 09 | Sora Matsushima | Japan | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 10 | Felix Lebrun | France | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 11 | Truls Moregard | Sweden | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 12 | Jingkun Liang | China | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 13 | Miwa Harimoto | Japan | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 14 | Miyu Nagasaki | Japan | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 15 | Manyu Wang | China | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 16 | Yidi Wang | China | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 17 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Germany | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 18 | Yukiya Uda | Japan | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 19 | Dang Qiu | Germany | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 20 | Manav Thakkar | India | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 21 | Yuanyu Chen | China | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 22 | Shunsuke Togami | Japan | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 23 | Qihao Zhou | China | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 24 | Benedikt Duda | Germany | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 25 | Cheonhui Joo | South Korea | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 26 | Yi Chen | China | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 27 | Sabine Winter | Germany | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 28 | Prithika Pavade | France | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 29 | Adriana Diaz | Puerto Rico | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 30 | Nayeong Kim | South Korea | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 31 | Hina Hayata | Japan | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 32 | Sofia Polcanova | Austria | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 33 | Simon Gauzy | France | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 34 | Anders Lind | Denmark | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 35 | Kanak Jha | United States | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 36 | Hugo Calderano | Brazil | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 37 | Peng Xiang | China | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 38 | Quadri Aruna | Nigeria | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 39 | Jaehyun An | South Korea | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 40 | Tomislav Pucar | Croatia | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 41 | Mohammed Abdulwahhab | Qatar | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 42 | Darko Jorgic | Slovenia | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 43 | Patrick Franziska | Germany | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 44 | Alexis Lebrun | France | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 45 | Flavien Coton | France | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 46 | Anton Kallberg | Sweden | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 47 | Junsung Oh | South Korea | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 48 | Omar Assar | Egypt | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 49 | Aia Mohamed | Qatar | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 50 | Eunhye Lee | South Korea | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 51 | Hoi Kem Doo | Hong Kong | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 52 | Bruna Takahashi | Brazil | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 53 | Satsuki Odo | Japan | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 54 | Lily Zhang | United States | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 55 | Hana Goda | Egypt | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 56 | Yangzi Liu | Australia | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 57 | Jia Nan Yuan | France | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 58 | Mima Ito | Japan | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 59 | Bernadette Szocs | Romania | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 60 | Elizabeta Samara | Romania | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 61 | Jian Zeng | Singapore | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 62 | I-Ching Cheng | Chinese Taipei | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 63 | Yubin Shin | South Korea | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 64 | Xiaoxin Yang | Monaco | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
Which federations took the money home
The week's cheques added up by the flag on the entry
The weeks around this one on the calendar
What the tour was paying immediately before and after
| Year | Event | Tier | Players paid | Prize pot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia II | WTT Feeder | 97 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | China Smash | Grand Smash | 161 | $2,050,000$2.0m |
| 2025 | China Youth Smash | Youth Smash | 59 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Star Contender London | WTT Star Contender | 114 | $300,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Champions Montpellier | WTT Champions | 64 | $500,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Champions Frankfurt | WTT Champions | 64 | $500,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Vila Nova de Gaia | WTT Feeder | 98 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Gdansk | WTT Feeder | 89 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Star Contender Muscat | WTT Star Contender | 110 | $300,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Finals Hong Kong | WTT Finals | 33 | $1,300,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Vadodara | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Star Contender Doha | WTT Star Contender | 113 | $300,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Contender Muscat | WTT Contender | 97 | $100,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Doha | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Lille | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Star Contender Chennai | WTT Star Contender | 109 | $300,000 |
| 2026 | Singapore Smash | Grand Smash | 182 | $1,550,000$1.5m |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Düsseldorf | WTT Feeder | 97 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Otocec | WTT Feeder | 94 | $30,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does the WTT Champions Doha 2026 winner get?
$40,000, out of a $500,000 pot. That is 8% of the week's prize money on one cheque.
What is the total prize money at the WTT Champions Doha 2026?
$500,000 across 2 draws, played in Lusail Sports Arena between 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-11.
Who won the WTT Champions Doha 2026?
Yun-Ju Lin took the men's singles and $40,000. Yuling Zhu took the women's singles and $40,000.
How far down the draw does the money go at the WTT Champions Doha?
To round of 32, which pays $4,500. The ladder has 6 rungs on it, and $40,000 at the top is 9 times the bottom one.
How many players got paid at the WTT Champions Doha 2026?
64, from 24 federations. The richest week of a career is usually a Grand Smash, and the money thins out fast below the quarter-finals.
What kind of event is the WTT Champions Doha?
WTT Champions. A 32-player draw with no doubles and no qualifying, which is why the singles cheque runs so far ahead of the Contender below it.
Where to next
The players this week paid, and the rest of the tour
Players paid at the 2026 WTT Champions Doha
- Yun-Ju Lin
- Yuling Zhu
- Woojin Jang
- Xingtong Chen
- Tomokazu Harimoto
- Shidong Lin
- Man Kuai
- Ying Han
- Sora Matsushima
- Felix Lebrun
- Truls Moregard
- Jingkun Liang
- Miwa Harimoto
- Miyu Nagasaki
- Manyu Wang
- Yidi Wang
- Dimitrij Ovtcharov
- Yukiya Uda
- Dang Qiu
- Manav Thakkar
- Yuanyu Chen
- Shunsuke Togami
- Qihao Zhou
- Benedikt Duda
- Cheonhui Joo
- Yi Chen
- Sabine Winter
- Prithika Pavade
- Adriana Diaz
- Nayeong Kim
- Hina Hayata
- Sofia Polcanova
- Simon Gauzy
- Anders Lind
- Kanak Jha
- Hugo Calderano
- Peng Xiang
- Quadri Aruna
- Jaehyun An
- Tomislav Pucar
- Mohammed Abdulwahhab
- Darko Jorgic
- Patrick Franziska
- Alexis Lebrun
- Flavien Coton
- Anton Kallberg
- Junsung Oh
- Omar Assar