The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has confirmed 26 host cities for the 2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit. The ITTF World Junior Circuit is the only junior (under 18) & cadet’s (under 15) regular table tennis tour for young up-and-coming stars to gain valuable experience playing with other top juniors from all around the world and prepare them for their senior’s debut internationally.
The top 8 girls and 8 boys on the 2019 World Junior Circuit standings will also be offered scholarships to promote and assist them reach their best playing level in the future.
The 26 events on the circuit will be split into three tiers; four (4) ITTF World Junior Circuit Golden events nine (9) World Junior Circuit Premium events and thirteen (13) World Junior Circuit events with the Golden series being the top tier offering higher prize money. Playing under good conditions and better exposure the rising stars of the sport and the host cities will be exposed through global digital traditional media & TV coverage.
On the announcement ITTF Head of Junior Program Mr Mounir BESSAH stated “I am delighted to announce the ITTF World Junior Circuit will be present all across the world. This year five Continents will host the events and this will give the young players the opportunities to get exposure at the international level.”
The 2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit will see China Hong Kong & Thailand retaining their status as Golden series hosts while 2018 Premium event host Croatia upgraded to be one of the four Golden series events.
For more information please head to the 2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit website here.
The full list of 2019 ITTF World Junior Circuit events are:
ITTF World Junior Circuit Golden:
- ITTF Junior Circuit Golden Thailand Junior & Cadet Open Bangkok (THA): 15-19 May
- ITTF Junior Circuit Golden China Junior & Cadet Open Taicang (CHN): 12-16 Jun
- ITTF Junior Circuit Golden Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open Hong Kong (HKG): 7-11 Aug
- ITTF Junior Circuit Golden Croatian Junior & Cadet Open Varaždin (CRO): 18-22 Sep
ITTF World Junior Circuit Premium:
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Bahrain Junior & Cadet Open Manama (BRN): 7-11 Feb
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Czech Junior & Cadet Open Hodonín (CZE): 13-17 Feb
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Italy Junior & Cadet Open Lignano (ITA): 20-24 Mar
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium French Junior & Cadet Open Metz (FRA): 10-14 Apr
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Belgium Junior & Cadet Open Spa (BEL): 15-19 Apr
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Polish Junior & Cadet Open Władysławowo (POL): 22-26 May
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open Taipei (TPE): 24-28 Sep
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Oman Junior & Cadet Open Muscat (OMA): 24-28 Oct
- ITTF Junior Circuit Premium Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open Szombathely (HUN): 6-10 Nov
ITTF World Junior Circuit
- ITTF Junior Circuit Swedish Junior & Cadet Open Örebro (SWE): 20-24 Feb
- ITTF Junior Circuit Chile Junior & Cadet Open Santiago (CHI): 20-24 Mar
- ITTF Junior Circuit Ghana Junior & Cadet Open Accra (GHA): 1-5 Apr
- ITTF Junior Circuit Australian Junior & Cadet Open Darwin (AUS): 28 Apr-1 May
- ITTF Junior Circuit Spanish Junior & Cadet Open Platja D’Aro (ESP): 1-5 May
- ITTF Junior Circuit Slovak Junior & Cadet Open Bratislava (SVK): 16-19 May
- ITTF Junior Circuit Morocco Junior & Cadet Open Meknes (MAR): 12-16 Jun
- ITTF Junior Circuit El Salvador Junior & Cadet Open San Salvador (ESA): 14-18 Aug
- ITTF Junior Circuit Serbia Junior & Cadet Open Belgrade (SRB): 24-28 Sep
- ITTF Junior Circuit Slovenia Junior & Cadet Open Otočec (SLO): 2-6 Oct
- ITTF Junior Circuit Macedonia Junior & Cadet Open Skopje (MKD): 8-12 Oct
- ITTF Junior Circuit Egypt Junior & Cadet Open Sharm El Sheikh (EGY): 16-20 Oct
- ITTF Junior Circuit Portugal Junior & Cadet Open Guimaraes (POR): 18-22 Nov
The 2019 ITTF calendar is also available here.
