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WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026
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- International
Hina Hayata says she nearly gave up before retaining her WTT Champions Frankfurt title
The world No 6 wrote that she felt herself getting stronger with every match in Germany, and explained the notebook she fills in between games.
- International
Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
The first ranking after WTT Champions Frankfurt puts two Japanese men at the top, lifts Lin Yun-Ju back to fifth and Patrick Franziska to 11th, and leaves Wang Manyu's lead among the women untouched.
- Update
Liang Jingkun pulls out of WTT Contender Istanbul days after his comeback in Frankfurt
Liang Jingkun has been taken out of the men's singles and men's doubles at WTT Contender Istanbul, leaving a young Chinese squad to play the event.
- International
Wang Chuqin says his slump has let him take a hard look at himself after WTT Champions Frankfurt exit
The world No 4 thanked China's coaches and teammates and promised to find a better version of himself after an autumn of injury and defeat.
- International
Leaf blower keeps Patrick Franziska's lucky shirt dry on run to two WTT Champions finals
The world No 15 would not change out of the blue shirt he was winning in, and says his battery is empty after back-to-back finals.
- International
Japan take half of the 2026 WTT Champions singles titles as China's men end the series without one
Miwa Harimoto beat a Chinese player in all three of her finals, and no Chinese man has reached a semi-final since Wen Ruibo's run in Chongqing in March.
- Day 6 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt finals: Hina Hayata retains her title as Tomokazu Harimoto beats Franziska
Japan won both singles titles on the final day as Hayata beat Odo 4-2 and Harimoto ended the home hopes of Franziska with three straight games.
- Day 6 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt finals day preview: Hayata meets Miwa Harimoto as Franziska chases a German first
Japan have five of the eight semi-finalists, while Patrick Franziska and Sabine Winter carry German hopes into the last day.
- Day 5 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five review: Franziska knocks out Matsushima as Winter beats Chen Yi
Two Germans are in the semi-finals after Franziska beat the world No 1 12-10 in the sixth game, while Japan have five of the last eight and China none.
- Day 5 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five preview: Winter meets Chen Yi as Matsushima plays Franziska
Four Germans play in the quarter-finals, Miwa Harimoto and Chen Xingtong meet again after the Yokohama final, and Wen Ruibo carries China's hopes against Lin Yun-Ju.
- Day 4 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four review: Verdonschot knocks out Calderano as Winter beats Han Ying
The 21-year-old wildcard beat the sixth seed on a service fault at 12-11 in the fourth, Franziska came from two games down against Duda and four Germans are in the quarter-finals.
- Day 4 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day four preview: Han Ying meets Sabine Winter as Franziska plays Duda
The last 16 finishes with two all-German matches, the two Harimotos in the afternoon and Kaufmann, Mittelham and Verdonschot all trying to reach the quarter-finals.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three review: Wen Ruibo knocks out Wang Chuqin as Duda beats Jang Woojin
The 19-year-old beat the fourth seed in under 24 minutes, Hana Goda and Satsuki Odo set up a quarter-final, and Sora Matsushima and Dang Qiu are through.
- Update
Annett Kaufmann calls for tighter rules on social media platforms during WTT Champions Frankfurt
Germany's Annett Kaufmann, who has received death threats online, has called for internet platforms to be regulated more strictly.
- Analysis
How much do the top players play? Eleven counted every WTT match since June
Five of the 20 players in the two world top 10s are missing from WTT Champions Frankfurt. Eleven counted every WTT match the top 20 have played since June, and the busiest players on the tour are mostly not the ones who have been injured.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three preview: Wang Chuqin meets Wen Ruibo as Calderano plays Liang Jingkun
The first round ends and the last 16 begins, with Dang Qiu and Dimitrij Ovtcharov in an all-German match and Kuai Man and Chen Yi starting in the women's draw.
- Day 2 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two review: Han Ying beats Wang Yidi as Germany win all six matches
The 43-year-old defender beat the third seed in straight games, Kaufmann, Verdonschot, Winter and Mittelham also won, and Lim Jonghoon came from two games down.
- International
Fake live streams of Sun Yingsha's WTT Champions Montpellier semi-final used to sell goods in China
Hosts spliced old match audio with invented scores five hours before the real match began, then sold pain-relief patches and eye drops at the tense moments.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Kaufmann, Winter, Mittelham and Ovtcharov are among the home players in action, and Wang Chuqin finds out on Wednesday whether he plays Wen Ruibo or An Jaehyun.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one review: Wang Chuqin returns with a win as Miwa Harimoto survives
Wang Chuqin beat Anders Lind in his first match for more than a month, Sofia Polcanova took the women's favourite to a decider and Truls Moregard and Shin Yubin withdrew.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- International
Sun Yingsha pulls out of WTT Champions Frankfurt a day after winning in Montpellier
Poland's Natalia Bajor replaces the world No 2, leaving Miwa Harimoto as the highest-ranked woman in the draw after Wang Manyu also withdrew.
- Preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Wang Manyu and Lin Shidong pull out
Jang Woojin and Patrick Franziska, Sunday's finalists in Montpellier, are both in the draw, and 10 German players have a home crowd behind them from Tuesday.
- Day 6 review
WTT Champions Montpellier finals: Sun Yingsha beats Kuai Man as Jang Woojin comes from 3-1 down
Sun dropped the opening game before winning the next four, while Franziska was one game from the title before Jang won the last three.
- Day 6 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier finals day preview: Sun Yingsha meets Wang Yidi, Moregard plays Franziska
China are certain of the women's title, and Moregard is the last of the top four men's seeds left, with both finals in the late afternoon.
- International
Benedikt Duda, Wim Verdonschot and Josi Neumann get wildcards for WTT Champions Frankfurt
The 16-year-old Josi Neumann makes her debut at this level on home soil, and Austria's two-time European champion Sofia Polcanova is also given a place.