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World Table Tennis added nine names to the WTT Finals Hong Kong 2026 field on 11 November, after the last WTT Champions event of the year in Frankfurt.
In the men's singles, Germany's Patrick Franziska, China's Zhou Qihao and Wen Ruibo and France's Alexis Lebrun are now confirmed. Franziska made sure of his place by reaching back-to-back Champions finals in Montpellier and Frankfurt. Montpellier winner Jang Woojin had already qualified, and there are now 11 men confirmed, leaving five places.
The women's update added South Korea's Shin Yubin, Japan's Honoka Hashimoto and China's Shi Xunyao, a week after Chen Yi and Zhu Yuling were confirmed. Only two women's places are left.
In the mixed doubles, Spain's Alvaro Robles and Maria Xiao and Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching joined the list. Seven pairs qualify on points and the eighth place is a host wildcard.
Each singles field is limited to 16 players. That leaves only two events to change the picture: WTT Contender Istanbul, under way this week, and WTT Star Contender Muscat. Germany's Dang Qiu and Sabine Winter were both still waiting for confirmation after Frankfurt.
The Finals run from 9 to 13 December in Hong Kong. The video above is last year's men's final.
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Franziska and Cheng I-Ching both have Butterfly Zyre 03 on their bats, according to Butterfly. Alexis Lebrun plays his Tibhar Krypto Carbon, and Andro lists Winter with a Novacell OFF/S.
Sources: Webthethao, 12 Nov 2026 · 163.com, 12 Nov 2026 · Süddeutsche Zeitung · World Table Tennis: Finals race · Butterfly: Patrick Franziska
