The 2026 KTTP Pro Table Tennis League Finals began on Thursday at Gwangmyeong Civic Gymnasium in Gyeonggi province with new champions guaranteed, after the 2025 winners, the world No 8 Jang Woojin and Lee Eunhye, both pulled out. Star News reported that both were injured, as was Cho Daeseong, second in the men's standings. Yoo Siwoo, third among the women, is also missing over her team contract, which SPOTV News reported had ended.
The 16 best-placed men and 16 best-placed women from the season's four series play a straight knockout, with the top eight seeded and the first four games of each match played to 11 and a deciding fifth to six points. The last 16 was played on Thursday, the quarter-finals follow on Saturday after a rest day, and the semi-finals and finals are on Sunday 15 November. Each singles champion receives 10 million won and each runner-up 3 million won.
Jang Hanjae of the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps tops the men's standings after winning the third series in Jecheon in August. His 21-year-old teammate Gil Minseok won the fourth series in Jeju on 5 October, beating Cho 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12 in the final for his first senior singles title.
Choi Hyojoo of Korean Air leads the women after winning the first and third series, and she came through her opening match on Thursday. Lee Daeun, 21, the league's first women's singles champion, is second after taking the fourth series, where she beat Sim Hyunju 3-2 in the final, winning the six-point decider 6-1.
