Brasileirão de Inverno draws 1,493 players in table tennis showcase

Beatriz Fiore and Davi Fujii claimed the women’s and men’s Absoluto A crowns as the Brasileirão de Inverno closed with a scale that underscored how deep Brazilian table tennis has become. Over 10 days at the Centro de Treinamento Paralímpico Brasileiro in São Paulo, the event brought together 1,493 athletes, 341 coaches and representatives from 25 Brazilian states for 4,559 matches across 176 categories.

The numbers gave the tournament a national-championship feel without losing the intensity of a title event. CBTM said 1,320 of the entrants were Olympic players and 173 were Paralympic players, a split that reflected the way the event has become a common stage for two pathways in the sport. The schedule stretched from individual and doubles play to team events and TM Virtual competition, turning the CPB complex into a dense map of the country’s table tennis depth.

André Silva, CBTM’s vice-president, called the Brasileirão de Inverno a “termômetro” for athletes during the season. In practical terms, that means the results mattered beyond trophies. Olympic results fed national ranking points, while Paralympic performances could directly affect Bolsa Atleta eligibility, giving the tournament real weight for players trying to move up or hold their place in the system. Silva also pointed to the growth of the youngest divisions, including Sub-7, Sub-9 and Sub-11, as evidence that the sport’s renewal pipeline is getting wider.

The tournament’s visibility rose during the week. CBTM announced a streaming partnership with PhizTV on May 20 and said the event was also carried on its official YouTube channel, a sign that the federation is trying to modernize how the sport reaches fans. Two days later, Bruna Takahashi, who CBTM identified as No. 23 in the ITTF world rankings, visited the venue, signed autographs and spent time with young players. Her appearance connected the national event to the sport’s elite international tier.

Fiore and Davi Fujii’s Absoluto A victories on May 21 carried added status because CBTM described that division as the highest technical level in Brazilian table tennis. The 2026 edition finished on Saturday, May 23, and it fit the same late-May, 10-day window CBTM used for the 2025 tournament in São Paulo. That continuity has turned the Brasileirão de Inverno into a fixed anchor on the national calendar, one that now measures both the sport’s stars and the system producing them.