WTT CONTENDER · 2026
WTT Contender Lagos 2026 prize money
A $100,000 week in Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, 2026-05-19 to 2026-05-24. The champion takes $5,000, 5% 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.
PRIZE POT $100k
TO THE CHAMPION $5k
DRAWS 4
PLAYERS PAID 89
FEDERATIONS 18
The 2026 WTT Contender Lagos at a glance
What the week is, and where it sits on the tour
- Tier
- WTT Contender
- Venue
- Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall
- Played
- 2026-05-19 to 2026-05-24
- Prize pot
- $100,000
- Champion's cheque
- $5,000
- Editions of this event
- 4
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 | 400 | $5,000 |
| Champion | Doubles | 400 | $2,500 |
| Finalist | Singles | 280 | $2,500 |
| Finalist | Doubles | 280 | $1,500 |
| Semifinals | Singles | 180 | $1,275 |
| Quarterfinals | Singles | 120 | $1,025 |
| Semifinals | Doubles | 180 | $950 |
| Round of 16 | Singles | 30 | $825 |
| Round of 32 | Singles | 4 | $650 |
| Quarterfinals | Doubles | 45 | $550 |
| Round of 16 | Doubles | 4 | $350 |
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 | Anders Lind | Denmark | $5,000 |
| Finalist | Junsung Oh | South Korea | $2,500 |
| Semifinals | Jonghoon Lim | South Korea | $1,275 |
| Semifinals | Manush Shah | India | $1,275 |
| Quarterfinals | Joao Geraldo | Portugal | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Lilian Bardet | France | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Manav Thakkar | India | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Thibault Poret | France | $1,025 |
| Round of 16 | Andrei Istrate | Romania | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Kazuhiro Yoshimura | Japan | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Sultan Agunbiade | Nigeria | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Ankur Bhattacharjee | India | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Leo De Nodrest | France | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Gaon Kim | South Korea | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Abdel-Kader Salifou | Benin | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Mudit Dani | India | $825 |
| Round of 32 | Martin Allegro | Belgium | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Abdulbasit Abdulfatai | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Sanil Shetty | India | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Payas Jain | India | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Matthew Kuti | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Harmeet Desai | India | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Joe Seyfried | France | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Edward Ly | Canada | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Olajide Omotayo | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Milo De Boer | Netherlands | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Muizz Adegoke | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Mathew Fabunmi | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Taiwo Mati | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Azeez Solanke | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Iulian Chirita | Romania | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Gabrielius Camara | Netherlands | $650 |
Women's Singles32 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Satsuki Odo | Japan | $5,000 |
| Finalist | Honoka Hashimoto | Japan | $2,500 |
| Semifinals | Cheonhui Joo | South Korea | $1,275 |
| Semifinals | Hitomi Sato | Japan | $1,275 |
| Quarterfinals | Ayhika Mukherjee | India | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Jieni Shao | Portugal | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Diya Chitale | India | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Elizabeta Samara | Romania | $1,025 |
| Round of 16 | Syndrela Das | India | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Manika Batra | India | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Mo Zhang | Canada | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Camille Lutz | France | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Franziska Schreiner | Germany | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Saki Shibata | Japan | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Fatimo Bello | Nigeria | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Debora Vivarelli | Italy | $825 |
| Round of 32 | Paulina Vega | Chile | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Favour Ojo | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Reina Aso | Japan | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Hope Udoaka | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Dina Meshref | Egypt | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Yashaswini Ghorpade | India | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Ajoke Ojomu | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Nithya Mani | India | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Sutirtha Mukherjee | India | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Abosede Odusanya | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Anuoluwapo Ajuwon | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Gaia Monfardini | Italy | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Ana Tofant | Slovenia | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Suhana Saini | India | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Aziza Sezuo | Nigeria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Kadijat Okanlawon | Nigeria | $650 |
Men's Doubles16 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Manav Thakkar & Manush Shah | India | $2,500 |
| Finalist | Iulian Chirita & Andrei Istrate | Romania | $1,500 |
| Semifinals | Lilian Bardet & Thibault Poret | France | $950 |
| Semifinals | Taiwo Mati & Matthew Kuti | Nigeria | $950 |
| Quarterfinals | Gabrielius Camara & Remi Chambet-Weil | Netherlands | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Mudit Dani & Sanil Shetty | India | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Ankur Bhattacharjee & Payas Jain | India | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | David Fayele & Amidu Lawal | Nigeria | $550 |
| Round of 16 | Makanjuola Kazeem & Kehinde Oladele | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Quadri Atunwon & Tobi Adebakin | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Olajide Omotayo & Anders Lind | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | James Marfo & Francis Antwi | Ghana | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Ernest Quarcoo & Kevin Addo | Ghana | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Hussein Adeoye & Sodiq Adesanya | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Umar Ayoola & Joshua Samson | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Abdulbasit Abdulfatai & Mathew Fabunmi | Nigeria | $350 |
Women's Doubles16 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Reina Aso & Cheonhui Joo | Japan | $2,500 |
| Finalist | Hitomi Sato & Saki Shibata | Japan | $1,500 |
| Semifinals | Yashaswini Ghorpade & Diya Chitale | India | $950 |
| Semifinals | Ayhika Mukherjee & Sutirtha Mukherjee | India | $950 |
| Quarterfinals | Manika Batra & Syndrela Das | India | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Debora Vivarelli & Gaia Monfardini | Italy | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Favour Ojo & Hope Udoaka | Nigeria | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Fatimo Bello & Ajoke Ojomu | Nigeria | $550 |
| Round of 16 | Kabirat Ayoola & Aishat Rabiu | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Ana Tofant & Paulina Vega | Slovenia | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Abosede Odusanya & Abosede Akinsete | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Kadijat Okanlawon & Halima Hussain | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Suhana Saini & Nithya Mani | India | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Ajarat Asaju & Aminat Fashola | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Deborah Faleye & Emmanuella Shaibu | Nigeria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Joy Emmanuel & Onyinyechi Mbah | Nigeria | $350 |
The 2026 WTT Contender Lagos money list
Every player the week paid, richest first
| # | Player | Federation | How far they got | Won here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Anders Lind | Denmark | Men's Singles champion, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $5,175 |
| 02 | Satsuki Odo | Japan | Women's Singles champion | $5,000 |
| 03 | Manush Shah | India | Men's Doubles champion, Men's Singles semifinals | $2,525 |
| 04 | Cheonhui Joo | South Korea | Women's Doubles champion, Women's Singles semifinals | $2,525 |
| 05 | Junsung Oh | South Korea | Men's Singles finalist | $2,500 |
| 06 | Honoka Hashimoto | Japan | Women's Singles finalist | $2,500 |
| 07 | Manav Thakkar | India | Men's Doubles champion, Men's Singles quarterfinals | $2,275 |
| 08 | Hitomi Sato | Japan | Women's Doubles finalist, Women's Singles semifinals | $2,025 |
| 09 | Reina Aso | Japan | Women's Doubles champion, Women's Singles round of 32 | $1,900 |
| 10 | Andrei Istrate | Romania | Men's Doubles finalist, Men's Singles round of 16 | $1,575 |
| 11 | Saki Shibata | Japan | Women's Doubles finalist, Women's Singles round of 16 | $1,575 |
| 12 | Lilian Bardet | France | Men's Singles quarterfinals, Men's Doubles semifinals | $1,500 |
| 13 | Thibault Poret | France | Men's Singles quarterfinals, Men's Doubles semifinals | $1,500 |
| 14 | Ayhika Mukherjee | India | Women's Singles quarterfinals, Women's Doubles semifinals | $1,500 |
| 15 | Diya Chitale | India | Women's Singles quarterfinals, Women's Doubles semifinals | $1,500 |
| 16 | Iulian Chirita | Romania | Men's Doubles finalist, Men's Singles round of 32 | $1,400 |
| 17 | Jonghoon Lim | South Korea | Men's Singles semifinals | $1,275 |
| 18 | Taiwo Mati | Nigeria | Men's Doubles semifinals, Men's Singles round of 32 | $1,125 |
| 19 | Matthew Kuti | Nigeria | Men's Doubles semifinals, Men's Singles round of 32 | $1,125 |
| 20 | Yashaswini Ghorpade | India | Women's Doubles semifinals, Women's Singles round of 32 | $1,125 |
| 21 | Sutirtha Mukherjee | India | Women's Doubles semifinals, Women's Singles round of 32 | $1,125 |
| 22 | Ankur Bhattacharjee | India | Men's Singles round of 16, Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,100 |
| 23 | Mudit Dani | India | Men's Singles round of 16, Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,100 |
| 24 | Syndrela Das | India | Women's Singles round of 16, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,100 |
| 25 | Manika Batra | India | Women's Singles round of 16, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,100 |
| 26 | Fatimo Bello | Nigeria | Women's Singles round of 16, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,100 |
| 27 | Debora Vivarelli | Italy | Women's Singles round of 16, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,100 |
| 28 | Joao Geraldo | Portugal | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $1,025 |
| 29 | Jieni Shao | Portugal | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $1,025 |
| 30 | Elizabeta Samara | Romania | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $1,025 |
| 31 | Sanil Shetty | India | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 32 | Payas Jain | India | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 33 | Gabrielius Camara | Netherlands | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 34 | Favour Ojo | Nigeria | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 35 | Hope Udoaka | Nigeria | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 36 | Ajoke Ojomu | Nigeria | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 37 | Gaia Monfardini | Italy | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 38 | Kazuhiro Yoshimura | Japan | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 39 | Sultan Agunbiade | Nigeria | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 40 | Leo De Nodrest | France | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 41 | Gaon Kim | South Korea | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 42 | Abdel-Kader Salifou | Benin | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 43 | Mo Zhang | Canada | Women's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 44 | Camille Lutz | France | Women's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 45 | Franziska Schreiner | Germany | Women's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 46 | Abdulbasit Abdulfatai | Nigeria | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 47 | Olajide Omotayo | Nigeria | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 48 | Mathew Fabunmi | Nigeria | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 49 | Paulina Vega | Chile | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 50 | Nithya Mani | India | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 51 | Abosede Odusanya | Nigeria | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 52 | Ana Tofant | Slovenia | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 53 | Suhana Saini | India | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 54 | Kadijat Okanlawon | Nigeria | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 55 | Martin Allegro | Belgium | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 56 | Harmeet Desai | India | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 57 | Joe Seyfried | France | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 58 | Edward Ly | Canada | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 59 | Milo De Boer | Netherlands | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 60 | Muizz Adegoke | Nigeria | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 61 | Azeez Solanke | Nigeria | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 62 | Dina Meshref | Egypt | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 63 | Anuoluwapo Ajuwon | Nigeria | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 64 | Aziza Sezuo | Nigeria | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 65 | Remi Chambet-Weil | Netherlands | Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 66 | David Fayele | Nigeria | Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 67 | Amidu Lawal | Nigeria | Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 68 | Makanjuola Kazeem | Nigeria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 69 | Kehinde Oladele | Nigeria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 70 | Quadri Atunwon | Nigeria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 71 | Tobi Adebakin | Nigeria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 72 | James Marfo | Ghana | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 73 | Francis Antwi | Ghana | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 74 | Ernest Quarcoo | Ghana | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 75 | Kevin Addo | Ghana | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 76 | Hussein Adeoye | Nigeria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 77 | Sodiq Adesanya | Nigeria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 78 | Umar Ayoola | Nigeria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 79 | Joshua Samson | Nigeria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 80 | Kabirat Ayoola | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 81 | Aishat Rabiu | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 82 | Abosede Akinsete | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 83 | Halima Hussain | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 84 | Ajarat Asaju | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 85 | Aminat Fashola | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 86 | Deborah Faleye | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 87 | Emmanuella Shaibu | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 88 | Joy Emmanuel | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 89 | Onyinyechi Mbah | Nigeria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
Which federations took the money home
The week's cheques added up by the flag on the entry
Every other WTT Contender Lagos
The same event in the years either side
| Year | Edition | Venue | Players paid | Prize pot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WTT Contender Lagos 2025 | Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall | 95 | $100,000 |
| 2024 | WTT Contender Lagos 2024 | Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall | 80 | $80,000 |
| 2023 | WTT Contender Lagos 2023 | Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall | 102 | $75,000 |
$75k 23
$80k 24
$100k 25
$100k 26
The weeks around this one on the calendar
What the tour was paying immediately before and after
| Year | Event | Tier | Players paid | Prize pot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Otocec | WTT Feeder | 94 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Champions Chongqing | WTT Champions | 64 | $800,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Varazdin | WTT Feeder | 96 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Contender Tunis | WTT Contender | 87 | $100,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Contender Taiyuan | WTT Contender | 78 | $100,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Cappadocia II | WTT Feeder | 56 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Havirov | WTT Feeder | 98 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Senec | WTT Feeder | 96 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Lagos | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Hennebont | WTT Feeder | 65 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Prishtina | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Contender Skopje | WTT Contender | 96 | $100,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Contender Zagreb | WTT Contender | 95 | $100,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Star Contender Ljubljana | WTT Star Contender | 115 | $300,000 |
| 2026 | United States Smash | Grand Smash | 168 | $1,550,000$1.5m |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Istanbul II | WTT Feeder | 65 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Asunción | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Ulaanbaatar | WTT Feeder | 66 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos | WTT Star Contender | 102 | $300,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does the WTT Contender Lagos 2026 winner get?
$5,000, out of a $100,000 pot. That is 5% of the week's prize money on one cheque.
What is the total prize money at the WTT Contender Lagos 2026?
$100,000 across 4 draws, played in Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall between 2026-05-19 to 2026-05-24.
Who won the WTT Contender Lagos 2026?
Anders Lind took the men's singles and $5,000. Satsuki Odo took the women's singles and $5,000. Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah took the men's doubles and $2,500. Reina Aso and Cheonhui Joo took the women's doubles and $2,500.
How far down the draw does the money go at the WTT Contender Lagos?
To round of 16, which pays $350. The ladder has 11 rungs on it, and $5,000 at the top is 14 times the bottom one.
How many players got paid at the WTT Contender Lagos 2026?
89, from 18 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 Contender Lagos?
WTT Contender. The working week of the tour: a full draw, qualifying, and a champion who takes about a twentieth of what a Smash pays.
Where to next
The players this week paid, and the rest of the tour
Players paid at the 2026 WTT Contender Lagos
- Anders Lind
- Satsuki Odo
- Manush Shah
- Cheonhui Joo
- Junsung Oh
- Honoka Hashimoto
- Manav Thakkar
- Hitomi Sato
- Reina Aso
- Andrei Istrate
- Saki Shibata
- Lilian Bardet
- Thibault Poret
- Ayhika Mukherjee
- Diya Chitale
- Iulian Chirita
- Jonghoon Lim
- Taiwo Mati
- Matthew Kuti
- Yashaswini Ghorpade
- Sutirtha Mukherjee
- Ankur Bhattacharjee
- Mudit Dani
- Syndrela Das
- Manika Batra
- Fatimo Bello
- Debora Vivarelli
- Joao Geraldo
- Jieni Shao
- Elizabeta Samara
- Sanil Shetty
- Payas Jain
- Gabrielius Camara
- Favour Ojo
- Ajoke Ojomu
- Gaia Monfardini
- Kazuhiro Yoshimura
- Leo De Nodrest
- Gaon Kim
- Mo Zhang
- Camille Lutz
- Franziska Schreiner
- Abdulbasit Abdulfatai
- Olajide Omotayo
- Paulina Vega
- Nithya Mani
- Ana Tofant
- Suhana Saini