2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships

USA Table Tennis brought its 2026 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships to the San Jose McEnery Convention Center from July 3 through July 9, marking the first time the event was held in San Jose, according to the governing body. USATT described this year’s edition as the largest national championships in its history, with 1,148 participants competing across youth, adult, senior and para divisions. (usatt.org) San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joined opening ceremonies on July 3 alongside USATT Chief Executive Officer Virginia Sung. For spectators, the event offered live matches in downtown San Jose and a Table 1 livestream on USATT’s YouTube channel. (usatt.org) July 9 is the listed end date on USATT’s event page and Visit San Jose’s calendar, but many of the marquee title matches were staged on July 8 as “Finals Day.” USATT’s event hub and news feed show a steady run of championship updates through the week, including doubles finals and the men’s and women’s singles title matchups set for the evening of July 8. That means anyone trying to figure out whether the event is still active should check the official schedule and results pages rather than assume all headline matches fall on the final calendar date. ### Why is this tournament getting attention in San Jose? San Jose hosted the championships for the first time, and USATT tied that decision to the Bay Area’s deep table tennis base. (usatt.org) In a February announcement, the federation pointed to local clubs and training centers including 888 Table Tennis Center, Table Tennis America and the Indian Community Center as reasons the region was a fit for its top domestic event. USATT also said Bay Area Olympians Kanak Jha and Lily Zhang were among the local names connected to the tournament. Visit San Jose listed the championships as a July 3-9 event at 150 West San Carlos Street in the downtown convention center. (usatt.org) The city tourism group described it as a 5-star sanctioned tournament spanning multiple divisions and open to both local spectators and competitors. ### How big is the field, and who is actually playing? USATT said 1,148 participants entered this year’s championships. Virginia Sung said at the opening ceremony that the event brought together players “of all ages and skill levels,” ranging from eight-year-olds to competitors in their 80s, as well as athletes with Parkinson’s disease, para-athletes, recreational players and top U.S. competitors. (usatt.org) The event page and February announcement differ on the event count. USATT’s opening-day story said the championships featured 113 events, while the February entries announcement said the tournament would feature 117 events. USATT did not explain the change in the material available on its site, but both descriptions point to a broad slate of championship categories rather than a single pro bracket. (sanjose.org) ### Which names mattered most on Finals Day? USATT said the women’s singles final on July 8 was a rematch of the 2025 championship, with defending champion Sally Moyland facing two-time national champion Amy Wang. In the men’s singles final, Kanak Jha was scheduled to play fellow U.S. (usatt.org) Olympian Nikhil Kumar, with Jha seeking his seventh U.S. singles title, according to USATT’s Finals Day preview. Jishan Liang and Sally Moyland opened Finals Day by winning the mixed doubles championship. USATT said they beat Daniel Tran and Jessica Reyes-Lai 3-1 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Later on July 8, USATT said Moyland won a second major doubles title that day, teaming with Irene Yeoh to beat Hildy Chen and Lilian Ma 3-1 in the women’s doubles final. (usatt.org) ### If you are not a hard-core fan, what can you actually follow? USATT said Table 1 streamed live all week on its YouTube channel. The federation’s event hub also aggregated daily news items, finals previews, championship recaps, ticket links and event details in one place. (usatt.org) The official event page remained the clearest place to track what came next as the tournament closed, including final results, archived updates and ticket information. As of July 9, USATT still listed the championships under its San Jose event hub, and Visit San Jose continued to point readers to the organizer for schedule updates. (usatt.org) (usatt.org) (usatt.org)