The 2026 European Under 13 Championships will bring together some of Europe’s most promising young table tennis players in Nevşehir, Türkiye, from 11 to 15 November. The five-day competition will take place at the Hacı Bektaş Veli University Sports Centre.
A total of 30 national teams will compete in the Mixed Team event, while 88 boys and 86 girls are entered in the individual singles competitions. Four titles will be contested: Mixed Teams, Boys’ Singles, Girls’ Singles and Mixed Doubles.
The championships will feature several players who have already enjoyed success on the European youth circuit.
Among those to watch in the Girls’ Singles is Türkiye’s Defne UZUMCU, who recently claimed the title at the 19th STIGA Masters. She will be joined in the home team’s line-up by Gizem CIGIL, winner of the U13 Girls’ Singles title at the JOOLA Europe Youth Series Serbia Open in Beočin.
Italy will field a strong contingent featuring Pietro CAMPAGNA, winner of the U13 Boys’ Singles event in Beočin, alongside Luca FRANZONI and Giorgio BORGHESE. The Italian girls’ team includes Serena ROSSATI, Weilan CHEN and Maya PAVEL.
Other notable entrants include Slovakia’s Adela VASKOVA, who reached the U13 Girls’ Singles final in Beočin, and Luxembourg’s Noah VALENTE, runner-up in the U13 Boys’ Singles competition at the same event.
Portugal’s Lara MONTEIRO, a semifinalist at the recent STIGA Masters, is also among the Girls’ Singles entrants, along with Finland’s Kamilla KADAR.
In Mixed Doubles, several partnerships will be looking to make their mark. Italy’s Luca FRANZONI and Weilan CHEN, winners at the Serbia Open, are entered together again, while Türkiye’s Emre BUCAK and Defne UZUMCU will represent the host nation. The competition will also feature pairs combining players from different national associations.
The Mixed Team event will open the championships on Wednesday, 11 November, with the first group stage. Each team match consists of five contests, beginning with Mixed Doubles, followed by two Girls’ and two Boys’ Singles matches. All five contests will be played during the group stages.
The 30 teams will initially be divided into eight groups, with the top two from each progressing to the second-stage A final groups. The four group winners from that stage will advance to the semifinals and compete for the medals.
The individual competitions begin on Friday, 13 November, with the Boys’ and Girls’ Singles group stages. The top two players from each group will advance to the main draw, while the remaining players will enter the B final draw.
The Mixed Doubles competition will be played in a direct knockout format, with pairs from different national associations also permitted to compete together.
The championships will conclude on Sunday, 15 November, with the final stages of the individual competitions, bringing five days of competition in Nevşehir to a close.
