The 2025 ITTF Europe Hopes Week will take place from June 24 to 30 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, bringing together the continent’s most promising Under-12 table tennis players for an intensive week of training and evaluation. The date is set after the general calendar has been updated and the ITTF Continental hopes week has been moved to a week later.
Organized by the European Table Tennis Union and empowered by the ITTF, the camp will be held at Portugal’s National Training Center, a modern facility that provides on-site accommodation, training halls, and fitness amenities—all nestled within the scenic Lavandeira Municipal Park near Porto.
Each member association that has registered its National Talent Identification Program with ITTF will be eligible to send up to two boys and two girls born in 2013 or later, selected through their national programs. Participation is granted on a first-come, first-served basis, and top performers will earn a place in the prestigious ITTF Hopes Week & Challenge.
ETTU will subsidize €30 per day for one boy and one girl per association. For players already selected for the Eurotalents Program, including those from the 2025 selection camp in Havířov, ETTU will cover full accommodation costs.
The coaching team includes: Pedro OLIVEIRA (Head Coach), Pedro RUFINO and Diogo SILVA (Assistant Coaches), Alexandre GOMES (Physical Coach). Additional ETTU-appointed coach will be announced.
Entries must be submitted by June 2, 2025, to:
Mário Pedro COUTO – mario.couto@fptm.pt
Ana IVOSEVIC – ana.ivosevic@ettu.org
Cancellations are accepted until June 16 without penalty. A coaches’ meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. on June 24 upon arrival.
