July 19th to 23rd, 2026
WINNIPEG – Manitoba
PROSPECTUS

DATE

July 19 – 23, 2026

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

  • Manitoba Table Tennis Association (MTTA)
  • Table Tennis Canada

COORDINATION COMMISSION

  • Darek Mikita (MTTA – President)
  • Carlos Cuadra (MTTA – Executive Director)
  • Marles Martins (Technical Director – TTCAN)
  • Melanie Ostashek (Operations Manager – TTCAN)

TOURNAMENT TECHNICAL OFFICIALS

  • Competition Manager: Marles Martins, Email: marles@ttcanada.ca
  • Referee: TBA (to be named by MTTA)
  • Deputy Referee: TBA (to be named by TTCAN)
  • Head Umpire: TBA (to be named by MTTA)
  • Umpires: TBA

VENUE

University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Ave
Winnipeg – MB R3B 2E9

HOTEL

Holliday Inn Suites Downtown
360 Colony St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2P3
Standard Room: $209.00 (Queen size and pull-out bed)
Double Room: $209.00
The Special Rate is available for reservations made before 31 May 2026.
Reservations: Canadian Seniors Nationals

TRANSPORTATION

  • Hotel – Venue: the Selected hotel is in walking distance from the playing venue – no transportation required.
  • Hotel – Airport: Transportation from the Airport to the hotel and back is the responsibility of the participants.

SCHEDULE (General)

  • Sunday 19 July: start Canadian Junior Championships (+ last rounds of Senior Championships) – 9 am to 8 pm
  • Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 – 9 am to 8 pm
  • Thursday 23: – 9 am to 3 pm

EVENTS

Individual Events
Boys’ Singles U19 (U19B): Born in 2007 or later
Girls’ Singles U19 (U19G): Born in 2007 or later
Boys’ Singles U15 (U15B): Born in 2011 or later
Girls’ Singles U15 (U15G): Born in 2011 or later
Boys’ Singles U13 (U13B): Born in 2013 or later
Girls’ Singles U13 (U13G): Born in 2013 or later
Boys’ Singles U11 (U11B): Born in 2015 or later
Girls’ Singles U11 (U11G): Born in 2015 or later

Team Events
Boys’ Teams U19 (U19BT): 1 Team per P/T assoc. (Born in 2007 or later)
Girls’ Teams U19 (U19GT): 1 Team per P/T assoc. (Born in 2007 or later)
Boys’ Teams U15 (U15BT): 1 Team per P/T assoc. (Born in 2011 or later)
Girls’ Teams U15 (U15GT): 1 Team per P/T assoc. (Born in 2011 or later)
Boys’ Teams U13 (U13BT): 1 Team per P/T assoc. (Born in 2013 or later)
Girls’ Teams U13 (U13GT): 1 Team per P/T assoc. (Born in 2013 or later)

9.1 Single Events: Each provincial/territorial association will be allowed to enter as many eligible athletes as possible in the individual events. There is no limit on the number of entries. However, if the entries exceed the capacity of the event, TTCAN has the right to limit the entries based on Ratings.
9.2 Players may enter a maximum of two age categories in singles, their own age category plus any age category above their own.
9.3 Players may only play in one Team event (any age category for which they qualify by age).
9.4 Only entries made by the member provincial/territorial associations will be accepted.
9.5 There will be an “optional” event: U17 Singles for Boys and Girls. This event will be held only if the schedule permits. This option will be available on the Entry Form

ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY

10.1 To represent a P/T member association, a competitor must be:
10.1.1 A member in good standing of a provincial/territorial association which is in good standing with Table Tennis Canada.
10.1.2 A Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident (proof required for new players).
Eligibility will be checked prior to the Draw.
10.1.3 If a player has resided in one or more provinces/territories, the player represents the province/territory for which he/she is listed on the rating list at the entry deadline.
10.1.4 Players who have changed residence in the last 6 months prior to the Championships will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
10.2 A player who does not have a Canadian Rating (i.e., not active or new) may be nominated by her/his P/T member association for the events.

ENTRY PROCESS / DEADLINES

  • Registration opens: May 1st, 2026
  • P/T association registration deadline: May 31st, 2026
  • Entries confirmed on TTCAN website: June 15th, 2026
  • The entry process will be announced and posted on the TTCAN website. The Entry Form will be sent to P/T associations by e-mail.

DRAW FORMAT and SEEDING

12.1 The Draw Format will depend on the number of entries received. Future Bulletins will provide more detailed information.
12.2 The Competition Manager reserves the right to cancel an event due to insufficient entries (minimum 4 players to hold the event).
12.3 For Singles: provided there are sufficient entries, the format will be based on groups followed by “limited” progressive knockout to determine, in order, positions needed for the national team selections.
12.4 The Competition Manager reserves the right to modify a format of play at his/her discretion for the best interest of the competition.
12.5 The online draw will take place via Zoom at a date to be announced by TTCAN’s Technical Director in due time. An invitation with a link for the draw meeting will be sent to all participants and published on the TTCAN website (www.ttcanada.ca). More detailed information will follow in future Bulletins.
12.6 SEEDING BY RATING:
12.6.1 The latest available rating list prior to the draw date, shall be used to determine the seeding order for all events wherever possible
12.6.2 Singles:

  • In case that seeded players are placed directly in the Knockout Draw, the number of such seeded players will depend on the total entry and the number of groups. Groups will be of 3 players, and in some cases 4 players if necessary.
  • For Final Stage rounds (32 entry Knockout Draws or less), the draw will follow the latest ITTF rules as per seeding placement:
    Step 1: direct placement for Seeding numbers 1 & 2 in the opposite ends of the Main Draw.
    Step 2: Seeding numbers 3 & 4 will be drawn next.
    Step 3: Seeding numbers 5 to 8 will be drawn next.
    Step 4: Seeding numbers 9 to 16 will be drawn next.
    Step 5: Seeding numbers 17 to 32 will be drawn next.
    Note 1: If there are more qualifiers coming out of the Round Robin Stage than the allocated spots available in the Main Draw,
    preliminary knockout rounds will take place to qualify the exact number of athletes needed to form a complete Main Draw.
    Note 2: Players from the same provincial/territorial association shall not meet in preliminary groups RR whenever possible.
    Note 3: There will be no separation by association in the knockouts.
    12.7 Team Events:
    12.7.1 Each Member Provincial/Territorial Association in good standing with Table Tennis Canada may enter a team in the Canadian Junior Championships.
    12.7.2 Each Member Provincial/Territorial Table Tennis Association may enter only one team per age category for each gender. Players can only play on one age-category team (any age category for which they qualify by age)
    12.7.3 Details regarding the age-categories Team Events competition format will be announced in the “Information Bulletin”.
    12.7.4 The Team format will be the Corbillion style (2 singles +1 doubles + 2 singles; best of 5 matches).
    12.7.5 Each Team may be composed of 2, 3 or 4 players.
    12.7.6 In some cases, combined teams may be formed (more than one province) if it benefits the competition (number of teams, schedule, etc.), however, the results will not count for the Bobet Trophy, but will count for Ratings.

JURY MEETING

  • July 18th, 2025 @ 7:30pm EDT. Place: TBD in the “Information Bulletin”.

EQUIPMENT

  • Tables: DHS Model T1223 – Blue Colour
  • Balls: Nittaku 40+ ABS Premium – white
  • Floor: Wooden Sports Flooring

AWARDS

15.1 The Jacques Bobet Trophy will be awarded to the overall best performing Provincial/Territorial association. The Point System Table will be published in future editions of the Bulletin.
15.2 A Fair Play Award will be awarded to a player who demonstrates the most “fair play” behavior and sportsmanship. The umpires will nominate players to the Referees and Competition Manager for final selection.
15.3 Medals will be presented at the Canadian Championships as follows:

  • ALL single events to the Winner (Gold), Runner-Up (Silver) and both losing semi-finalists (BRONZE x 2)
  • ALL Team Events to the Winning team and coach (Gold), Runner-Up team and coach (Silver), and third place only team and coach (Bronze).

15.4 All Medal Ceremonies will take place in the gym on the day of the respective Final.
Each competitor receiving a medal must be in the gym in sports clothes to receive their medal.

ENTRY FEES

  • Singles: $150 per event (Maximum 2 single events per player)
  • Teams: $300 per Team
  • All entry fees include Rating and administrative fees.
    The Entry Form will be made available to the provincial/territorial association with information provided through e-mail and posted on TTCAN’s website.

REGULATIONS

All TTCAN and ITTF regulations will be followed where applicable. The Tournament Referee and the TTCAN Technical Director will apply and interpret the rules in case of any doubts.

UPDATE: Discount code for Westjet

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• Event in Canada: 
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• The travel period begins: 7/10/2026
• The travel period ends: 7/31/2026
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