WTT CONTENDER · 2026
WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026 prize money
A $100,000 week in Arena Asarel, 2026-09-08 to 2026-09-13. 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 94
FEDERATIONS 27
The 2026 WTT Contender Panagyurishte at a glance
What the week is, and where it sits on the tour
- Tier
- WTT Contender
- Venue
- Arena Asarel
- Played
- 2026-09-08 to 2026-09-13
- Prize pot
- $100,000
- Champion's cheque
- $5,000
- 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 | 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 | Elias Ranefur | Sweden | $5,000 |
| Finalist | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Germany | $2,500 |
| Semifinals | Cedric Nuytinck | Belgium | $1,275 |
| Semifinals | Kristian Karlsson | Sweden | $1,275 |
| Quarterfinals | Thibault Poret | France | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Ryuusei Kawakami | Japan | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Milosz Redzimski | Poland | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Andre Bertelsmeier | Germany | $1,025 |
| Round of 16 | Romain Brard | France | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Yuto Kizukuri | Japan | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Jules Rolland | France | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Ryoichi Yoshiyama | Japan | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Ricardo Walther | Germany | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Andrej Gacina | Croatia | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Alvaro Robles | Spain | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Joe Seyfried | France | $825 |
| Round of 32 | Alex Naumi | Finland | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Maciej Kubik | Poland | $650 |
| Round of 32 | John Oyebode | Italy | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Marcos Freitas | Portugal | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Fanbo Meng | Germany | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Florian Bourrassaud | France | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Leo De Nodrest | France | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Tiago Apolonia | Portugal | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Petyo Krastev | Bulgaria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Jonathan Groth | Denmark | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Abdullah Yigenler | Turkey | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Kazuki Hamada | Japan | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Yoan Velichkov | Bulgaria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Wim Verdonschot | Germany | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Lubomir Jancarik | Czechia | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Yuhi Sakai | Japan | $650 |
Women's Singles32 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Hitomi Sato | Japan | $5,000 |
| Finalist | Sakura Yokoi | Japan | $2,500 |
| Semifinals | Miyu Nagasaki | Japan | $1,275 |
| Semifinals | Sachi Aoki | Japan | $1,275 |
| Quarterfinals | Kaho Akae | Japan | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Miu Hirano | Japan | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Hana Arapovic | Croatia | $1,025 |
| Quarterfinals | Yu-Jie Huang | Chinese Taipei | $1,025 |
| Round of 16 | Yuna Ojio | Japan | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Maria Xiao | Spain | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Christina Kallberg | Sweden | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Manika Batra | India | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Tin-Tin Ho | England | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Miyuu Kihara | Japan | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Camille Lutz | France | $825 |
| Round of 16 | Giorgia Piccolin | Italy | $825 |
| Round of 32 | Charlotte Lutz | France | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Maria Yovkova | Bulgaria | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Fu Yu | Portugal | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Daniela Ortega | Chile | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Filippa Bergand | Sweden | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Gaia Monfardini | Italy | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Audrey Zarif | France | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Izabela Lupulesku | Serbia | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Sofia-Xuan Zhang | Spain | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Sabina Surjan | Serbia | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Yuan Wan | Germany | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Claire Picard | France | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Anais Salpin | France | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Clea De Stoppeleire | France | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Sally Moyland | United States | $650 |
| Round of 32 | Elena Zaharia | Romania | $650 |
Men's Doubles16 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Florian Bourrassaud & Esteban Dorr | France | $2,500 |
| Finalist | Kazuki Hamada & Yuhi Sakai | Japan | $1,500 |
| Semifinals | Andre Bertelsmeier & Wim Verdonschot | Germany | $950 |
| Semifinals | Ibrahim Gunduz & Abdullah Yigenler | Turkey | $950 |
| Quarterfinals | Gustavo Gomez & Nicolas Burgos | Chile | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Tiago Apolonia & Marcos Freitas | Portugal | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Vincent Picard & Joe Seyfried | France | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Ali Alkhadrawi & Abdulaziz Shulaybi Bu | Saudi Arabia | $550 |
| Round of 16 | Maciej Kubik & Milosz Redzimski | Poland | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Yoan Velichkov & Petyo Krastev | Bulgaria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Angel Naranjo & Martin Friis | Puerto Rico | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Leo De Nodrest & Jules Rolland | France | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Vladimir Petkov & Ivaylo Kosev | Bulgaria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Daniele Pinto & Federico Vallino | Italy | $350 |
| Round of 16 | John Oyebode & Carlo Rossi | Italy | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Alex Naumi & Antoine Doyen | Finland | $350 |
Women's Doubles16 paid places
| Place | Player | Federation | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Miu Hirano & Miyuu Kihara | Japan | $2,500 |
| Finalist | Nicole Arlia & Gaia Monfardini | Italy | $1,500 |
| Semifinals | Yuan Wan & Giorgia Piccolin | Germany | $950 |
| Semifinals | Sakura Yokoi & Sachi Aoki | Japan | $950 |
| Quarterfinals | Dora Cosic & Hana Arapovic | Croatia | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Maria Yovkova & Kalina Hristova | Bulgaria | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Camille Lutz & Audrey Zarif | France | $550 |
| Quarterfinals | Izabela Lupulesku & Sabina Surjan | Serbia | $550 |
| Round of 16 | Sidelya Mutlu & Tsvetelina Georgieva | Bulgaria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Daniela Ortega & Paulina Vega | Chile | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Tin-Tin Ho & Tatiana Kukulkova | England | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Miyu Nagasaki & Yuna Ojio | Japan | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Valentina Rios & Sofia Vega | Chile | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Anita Petkova & Viktoria Persova | Bulgaria | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Reka Bezeg & Sara Radak | Serbia | $350 |
| Round of 16 | Arantxa Cossio & Karoline Mischek-Colucci | Mexico | $350 |
The 2026 WTT Contender Panagyurishte money list
Every player the week paid, richest first
| # | Player | Federation | How far they got | Won here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Elias Ranefur | Sweden | Men's Singles champion | $5,000 |
| 02 | Hitomi Sato | Japan | Women's Singles champion | $5,000 |
| 03 | Sakura Yokoi | Japan | Women's Singles finalist, Women's Doubles semifinals | $2,975 |
| 04 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Germany | Men's Singles finalist | $2,500 |
| 05 | Miu Hirano | Japan | Women's Doubles champion, Women's Singles quarterfinals | $2,275 |
| 06 | Miyuu Kihara | Japan | Women's Doubles champion, Women's Singles round of 16 | $2,075 |
| 07 | Florian Bourrassaud | France | Men's Doubles champion, Men's Singles round of 32 | $1,900 |
| 08 | Sachi Aoki | Japan | Women's Singles semifinals, Women's Doubles semifinals | $1,750 |
| 09 | Andre Bertelsmeier | Germany | Men's Singles quarterfinals, Men's Doubles semifinals | $1,500 |
| 10 | Miyu Nagasaki | Japan | Women's Singles semifinals, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $1,450 |
| 11 | Kazuki Hamada | Japan | Men's Doubles finalist, Men's Singles round of 32 | $1,400 |
| 12 | Yuhi Sakai | Japan | Men's Doubles finalist, Men's Singles round of 32 | $1,400 |
| 13 | Gaia Monfardini | Italy | Women's Doubles finalist, Women's Singles round of 32 | $1,400 |
| 14 | Hana Arapovic | Croatia | Women's Singles quarterfinals, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,300 |
| 15 | Giorgia Piccolin | Italy | Women's Doubles semifinals, Women's Singles round of 16 | $1,300 |
| 16 | Cedric Nuytinck | Belgium | Men's Singles semifinals | $1,275 |
| 17 | Kristian Karlsson | Sweden | Men's Singles semifinals | $1,275 |
| 18 | Esteban Dorr | France | Men's Doubles champion | $1,250 |
| 19 | Milosz Redzimski | Poland | Men's Singles quarterfinals, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $1,200 |
| 20 | Wim Verdonschot | Germany | Men's Doubles semifinals, Men's Singles round of 32 | $1,125 |
| 21 | Abdullah Yigenler | Turkey | Men's Doubles semifinals, Men's Singles round of 32 | $1,125 |
| 22 | Yuan Wan | Germany | Women's Doubles semifinals, Women's Singles round of 32 | $1,125 |
| 23 | Joe Seyfried | France | Men's Singles round of 16, Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,100 |
| 24 | Camille Lutz | France | Women's Singles round of 16, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $1,100 |
| 25 | Thibault Poret | France | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $1,025 |
| 26 | Ryuusei Kawakami | Japan | Men's Singles quarterfinals | $1,025 |
| 27 | Kaho Akae | Japan | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $1,025 |
| 28 | Yu-Jie Huang | Chinese Taipei | Women's Singles quarterfinals | $1,025 |
| 29 | Jules Rolland | France | Men's Singles round of 16, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $1,000 |
| 30 | Yuna Ojio | Japan | Women's Singles round of 16, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $1,000 |
| 31 | Tin-Tin Ho | England | Women's Singles round of 16, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $1,000 |
| 32 | Marcos Freitas | Portugal | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 33 | Tiago Apolonia | Portugal | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 34 | Maria Yovkova | Bulgaria | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 35 | Audrey Zarif | France | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 36 | Izabela Lupulesku | Serbia | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 37 | Sabina Surjan | Serbia | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $925 |
| 38 | Romain Brard | France | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 39 | Yuto Kizukuri | Japan | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 40 | Ryoichi Yoshiyama | Japan | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 41 | Ricardo Walther | Germany | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 42 | Andrej Gacina | Croatia | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 43 | Alvaro Robles | Spain | Men's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 44 | Maria Xiao | Spain | Women's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 45 | Christina Kallberg | Sweden | Women's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 46 | Manika Batra | India | Women's Singles round of 16 | $825 |
| 47 | Alex Naumi | Finland | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 48 | Maciej Kubik | Poland | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 49 | John Oyebode | Italy | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 50 | Leo De Nodrest | France | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 51 | Petyo Krastev | Bulgaria | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 52 | Yoan Velichkov | Bulgaria | Men's Singles round of 32, Men's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 53 | Daniela Ortega | Chile | Women's Singles round of 32, Women's Doubles round of 16 | $825 |
| 54 | Nicole Arlia | Italy | Women's Doubles finalist | $750 |
| 55 | Fanbo Meng | Germany | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 56 | Jonathan Groth | Denmark | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 57 | Lubomir Jancarik | Czechia | Men's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 58 | Charlotte Lutz | France | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 59 | Fu Yu | Portugal | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 60 | Filippa Bergand | Sweden | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 61 | Sofia-Xuan Zhang | Spain | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 62 | Claire Picard | France | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 63 | Anais Salpin | France | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 64 | Clea De Stoppeleire | France | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 65 | Sally Moyland | United States | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 66 | Elena Zaharia | Romania | Women's Singles round of 32 | $650 |
| 67 | Ibrahim Gunduz | Turkey | Men's Doubles semifinals | $475 |
| 68 | Gustavo Gomez | Chile | Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 69 | Nicolas Burgos | Chile | Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 70 | Vincent Picard | France | Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 71 | Ali Alkhadrawi | Saudi Arabia | Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 72 | Abdulaziz Shulaybi Bu | Saudi Arabia | Men's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 73 | Dora Cosic | Croatia | Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 74 | Kalina Hristova | Bulgaria | Women's Doubles quarterfinals | $275 |
| 75 | Angel Naranjo | Puerto Rico | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 76 | Martin Friis | Sweden | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 77 | Vladimir Petkov | Bulgaria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 78 | Ivaylo Kosev | Bulgaria | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 79 | Daniele Pinto | Italy | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 80 | Federico Vallino | Italy | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 81 | Carlo Rossi | Italy | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 82 | Antoine Doyen | Portugal | Men's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 83 | Sidelya Mutlu | Bulgaria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 84 | Tsvetelina Georgieva | Bulgaria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 85 | Paulina Vega | Chile | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 86 | Tatiana Kukulkova | Slovakia | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 87 | Valentina Rios | Chile | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 88 | Sofia Vega | Chile | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 89 | Anita Petkova | Bulgaria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 90 | Viktoria Persova | Bulgaria | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 91 | Reka Bezeg | Serbia | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 92 | Sara Radak | Serbia | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 93 | Arantxa Cossio | Mexico | Women's Doubles round of 16 | $175 |
| 94 | Karoline Mischek-Colucci | Austria | 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
The weeks around this one on the calendar
What the tour was paying immediately before and after
| Year | Event | Tier | Players paid | Prize pot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WTT Feeder Düsseldorf II | WTT Feeder | 28 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | Singapore Smash | Grand Smash | 212 | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Ulaanbaatar | WTT Feeder | 66 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Star Contender São José dos Campos | WTT Star Contender | 102 | $300,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Tashkent | WTT Feeder | 65 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Champions Yokohama | WTT Champions | 64 | $500,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Vientiane | WTT Feeder | 65 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden | Grand Smash | 181 | $1,550,000$1.5m |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Berlin | WTT Feeder | 65 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Olomouc | WTT Feeder | 96 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Contender Almaty | WTT Contender | 91 | $100,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Champions Macao | WTT Champions | 64 | $800,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Puerto Princesa | WTT Feeder | 64 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Bangkok | WTT Feeder | 0 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana | WTT Star Contender | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Linz | WTT Feeder | 0 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | China Smash | Grand Smash | 0 | $2,050,000$2.0m |
| 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier | WTT Champions | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Feeder Chennai | WTT Feeder | 0 | $30,000 |
| 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt | WTT Champions | 0 | $500,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does the WTT Contender Panagyurishte 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 Panagyurishte 2026?
$100,000 across 4 draws, played in Arena Asarel between 2026-09-08 to 2026-09-13.
Who won the WTT Contender Panagyurishte 2026?
Elias Ranefur took the men's singles and $5,000. Hitomi Sato took the women's singles and $5,000. Florian Bourrassaud and Esteban Dorr took the men's doubles and $2,500. Miu Hirano and Miyuu Kihara took the women's doubles and $2,500.
How far down the draw does the money go at the WTT Contender Panagyurishte?
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 Panagyurishte 2026?
94, from 27 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 Panagyurishte?
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 Panagyurishte
- Elias Ranefur
- Hitomi Sato
- Sakura Yokoi
- Dimitrij Ovtcharov
- Miu Hirano
- Miyuu Kihara
- Florian Bourrassaud
- Sachi Aoki
- Andre Bertelsmeier
- Miyu Nagasaki
- Kazuki Hamada
- Yuhi Sakai
- Gaia Monfardini
- Hana Arapovic
- Giorgia Piccolin
- Cedric Nuytinck
- Kristian Karlsson
- Esteban Dorr
- Milosz Redzimski
- Wim Verdonschot
- Abdullah Yigenler
- Yuan Wan
- Joe Seyfried
- Camille Lutz
- Thibault Poret
- Ryuusei Kawakami
- Kaho Akae
- Yu-Jie Huang
- Jules Rolland
- Yuna Ojio
- Tin-Tin Ho
- Marcos Freitas
- Tiago Apolonia
- Maria Yovkova
- Audrey Zarif
- Izabela Lupulesku
- Sabina Surjan
- Romain Brard
- Yuto Kizukuri
- Ryoichi Yoshiyama
- Ricardo Walther
- Andrej Gacina
- Alvaro Robles
- Maria Xiao
- Christina Kallberg
- Manika Batra
- Alex Naumi
- Maciej Kubik