WTT Champions Incheon 2025 prize money
A $500,000 week in INSPIRE Arena, 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-06. 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 2025 WTT Champions Incheon at a glance
What the week is, and where it sits on the tour
- Tier
- WTT Champions
- Venue
- INSPIRE Arena
- Played
- 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-06
- Prize pot
- $500,000
- Champion's cheque
- $40,000
- Editions of this event
- 2
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 | 350 | $11,750 |
| Quarterfinals | Singles | 175 | $8,500 |
| Round of 16 | Singles | 90 | $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 | Peng Xiang | China | $40,000 |
| Finalist | Sang Su Lee | South Korea | $20,000 |
| Semifinals | Patrick Franziska | Germany | $11,750 |
| Semifinals | Yun-Ju Lin | Chinese Taipei | $11,750 |
| Quarterfinals | Hugo Calderano | Brazil | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Truls Moregard | Sweden | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Gaoyuan Lin | China | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Sora Matsushima | Japan | $8,500 |
| Round of 16 | Jaehyun An | South Korea | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Benedikt Duda | Germany | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Germany | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Finn Luu | Australia | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Anders Lind | Denmark | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Darko Jorgic | Slovenia | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Woojin Jang | South Korea | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Tomokazu Harimoto | Japan | $6,000 |
| Round of 32 | Junsung Oh | South Korea | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Kanak Jha | United States | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Quadri Aruna | Nigeria | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Jonghoon Lim | South Korea | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Yukiya Uda | Japan | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Dang Qiu | Germany | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Shunsuke Togami | Japan | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Hiroto Shinozuka | Japan | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Yuanyu Chen | China | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Jonathan Groth | Denmark | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Felix Lebrun | France | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Cheng-Jui Kao | Chinese Taipei | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Alvaro Robles | Spain | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Nicholas Lum | Australia | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Fei Xue | China | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Omar Assar | Egypt | $4,500 |
Women's Singles32 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Yidi Wang | China | $40,000 |
| Finalist | Xingtong Chen | China | $20,000 |
| Semifinals | Miwa Harimoto | Japan | $11,750 |
| Semifinals | Yuling Zhu | Macao | $11,750 |
| Quarterfinals | Mima Ito | Japan | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Yubin Shin | South Korea | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Satsuki Odo | Japan | $8,500 |
| Quarterfinals | Man Kuai | China | $8,500 |
| Round of 16 | Nayeong Kim | South Korea | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Cheonhui Joo | South Korea | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Elizabeta Samara | Romania | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Britt Eerland | Netherlands | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Hina Hayata | Japan | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Tianyi Qian | China | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Bernadette Szocs | Romania | $6,000 |
| Round of 16 | Sofia Polcanova | Austria | $6,000 |
| Round of 32 | Yi-Hua Huang | Chinese Taipei | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Sreeja Akula | India | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Minhyung Jee | Australia | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Bruna Takahashi | Brazil | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Hana Goda | Egypt | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Lily Zhang | United States | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Eunhye Lee | South Korea | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Hoi Kem Doo | Hong Kong | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Adriana Diaz | Puerto Rico | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Nina Mittelham | Germany | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Xiaona Shan | Germany | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | I-Ching Cheng | Chinese Taipei | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Manika Batra | India | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Ying Han | Germany | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Yangzi Liu | Australia | $4,500 |
| Round of 32 | Hyo Won Suh | South Korea | $4,500 |
The 2025 WTT Champions Incheon money list
Every player the week paid, richest first
| # | Player | Federation | How far they got | Won here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Peng Xiang | China | Men's Singles champion | $40,000 |
| 02 | Yidi Wang | China | Women's Singles champion | $40,000 |
| 03 | Sang Su Lee | South Korea | Men's Singles finalist | $20,000 |
| 04 | Xingtong Chen | China | Women's Singles finalist | $20,000 |
| 05 | Patrick Franziska | Germany | Men's Singles semifinals | $11,750 |
| 06 | Yun-Ju Lin | Chinese Taipei | Men's Singles semifinals | $11,750 |
| 07 | Miwa Harimoto | Japan | Women's Singles semifinals | $11,750 |
| 08 | Yuling Zhu | Macao | Women's Singles semifinals | $11,750 |
| 09 | Hugo Calderano | Brazil | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 10 | Truls Moregard | Sweden | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 11 | Gaoyuan Lin | China | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 12 | Sora Matsushima | Japan | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 13 | Mima Ito | Japan | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 14 | Yubin Shin | South Korea | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 15 | Satsuki Odo | Japan | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 16 | Man Kuai | China | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $8,500 |
| 17 | Jaehyun An | South Korea | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 18 | Benedikt Duda | Germany | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 19 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Germany | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 20 | Finn Luu | Australia | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 21 | Anders Lind | Denmark | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 22 | Darko Jorgic | Slovenia | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 23 | Woojin Jang | South Korea | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 24 | Tomokazu Harimoto | Japan | Men's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 25 | Nayeong Kim | South Korea | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 26 | Cheonhui Joo | South Korea | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 27 | Elizabeta Samara | Romania | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 28 | Britt Eerland | Netherlands | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 29 | Hina Hayata | Japan | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 30 | Tianyi Qian | China | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 31 | Bernadette Szocs | Romania | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 32 | Sofia Polcanova | Austria | Women's Singles round of 16 | $6,000 |
| 33 | Junsung Oh | South Korea | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 34 | Kanak Jha | United States | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 35 | Quadri Aruna | Nigeria | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 36 | Jonghoon Lim | South Korea | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 37 | Yukiya Uda | Japan | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 38 | Dang Qiu | Germany | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 39 | Shunsuke Togami | Japan | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 40 | Hiroto Shinozuka | Japan | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 41 | Yuanyu Chen | China | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 42 | Jonathan Groth | Denmark | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 43 | Felix Lebrun | France | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 44 | Cheng-Jui Kao | Chinese Taipei | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 45 | Alvaro Robles | Spain | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 46 | Nicholas Lum | Australia | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 47 | Fei Xue | China | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 48 | Omar Assar | Egypt | Men's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 49 | Yi-Hua Huang | Chinese Taipei | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 50 | Sreeja Akula | India | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 51 | Minhyung Jee | Australia | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 52 | Bruna Takahashi | Brazil | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 53 | Hana Goda | Egypt | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 54 | Lily Zhang | United States | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 55 | Eunhye Lee | South Korea | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 56 | Hoi Kem Doo | Hong Kong | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 57 | Adriana Diaz | Puerto Rico | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 58 | Nina Mittelham | Germany | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 59 | Xiaona Shan | Germany | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 60 | I-Ching Cheng | Chinese Taipei | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 61 | Manika Batra | India | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 62 | Ying Han | Germany | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 63 | Yangzi Liu | Australia | Women's Singles round of 32 | $4,500 |
| 64 | Hyo Won Suh | South Korea | 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
Every other WTT Champions Incheon
The same event in the years either side
| Year | Edition | Venue | Players paid | Prize pot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | WTT Champions Incheon 2024 Presented by Shinhan Bank | INSPIRE Arena | 64 | $300,000 |
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 Contender Muscat | WTT Contender | 90 | $85,000 |
| 2025 | Singapore Smash | Grand Smash | 168 | $1,500,000$1.5m |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Doha | WTT Feeder | 83 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Singapore Youth Smash | Youth Smash | 61 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Düsseldorf | WTT Feeder | 96 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia | WTT Feeder | 96 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Champions Chongqing | WTT Champions | 64 | $800,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Otocec | WTT Feeder | 96 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Star Contender Chennai | WTT Star Contender | 107 | $275,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Otocec II | WTT Feeder | 97 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Havirov | WTT Feeder | 97 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Contender Taiyuan | WTT Contender | 76 | $100,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Contender Tunis | WTT Contender | 96 | $100,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Feeder Manchester | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Contender Skopje | WTT Contender | 103 | $100,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana | WTT Star Contender | 126 | $300,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Contender Zagreb | WTT Contender | 108 | $100,000 |
| 2025 | United States Smash | Grand Smash | 170 | $1,550,000$1.5m |
| 2025 | WTT Contender Buenos Aires | WTT Contender | 87 | $100,000 |
| 2025 | WTT Contender Lagos | WTT Contender | 95 | $100,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does the WTT Champions Incheon 2025 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 Incheon 2025?
$500,000 across 2 draws, played in INSPIRE Arena between 2025-04-01 to 2025-04-06.
Who won the WTT Champions Incheon 2025?
Peng Xiang took the men's singles and $40,000. Yidi Wang took the women's singles and $40,000.
How far down the draw does the money go at the WTT Champions Incheon?
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 Incheon 2025?
64, from 22 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 Incheon?
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 2025 WTT Champions Incheon
- Peng Xiang
- Yidi Wang
- Sang Su Lee
- Xingtong Chen
- Patrick Franziska
- Yun-Ju Lin
- Miwa Harimoto
- Yuling Zhu
- Hugo Calderano
- Truls Moregard
- Gaoyuan Lin
- Sora Matsushima
- Mima Ito
- Yubin Shin
- Satsuki Odo
- Man Kuai
- Jaehyun An
- Benedikt Duda
- Dimitrij Ovtcharov
- Finn Luu
- Anders Lind
- Darko Jorgic
- Woojin Jang
- Tomokazu Harimoto
- Nayeong Kim
- Cheonhui Joo
- Elizabeta Samara
- Britt Eerland
- Hina Hayata
- Tianyi Qian
- Bernadette Szocs
- Sofia Polcanova
- Junsung Oh
- Kanak Jha
- Quadri Aruna
- Jonghoon Lim
- Yukiya Uda
- Dang Qiu
- Shunsuke Togami
- Hiroto Shinozuka
- Yuanyu Chen
- Jonathan Groth
- Felix Lebrun
- Cheng-Jui Kao
- Alvaro Robles
- Nicholas Lum
- Fei Xue
- Omar Assar