Registration opens for 2026 U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships in Las Vegas

Registration has opened for a tournament that still defines the American table tennis calendar, and the race to Las Vegas is already on. The 2026 U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships will run Dec. 16-21 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center, where USA Table Tennis is again positioning its largest annual event as a national gathering point for juniors, rising talent, veterans and international contenders.

For players chasing ranking points, prestige and a place on a crowded draw, the message is simple: enter early. The Open has become one of the broadest showcases in the sport, with elite professional matches sitting alongside para table tennis and divisions for players of all ages and skill levels. That mix makes the field deeper, and it also makes the calendar more unforgiving for anyone who waits too long to commit.

Las Vegas is now part of the event’s identity. USATT has already linked the 2026 and 2027 U.S. Open Championships to the city, and the address attached to the event page is Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center, 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119. The federation has also made clear that featured matches and championship action will be streamed on its YouTube channel, giving the tournament a reach that extends far beyond the convention floor.

The scale explains the urgency. USATT said the 2024 U.S. Open drew 1,478 participants from 42 states and 19 countries across 115 championship events, with competition staged on 129 tables inside a 180,000-square-foot convention hall. The 2025 edition brought nearly 1,300 competitors from around the globe and again showcased the event’s full range, from top-level pro play to developmental divisions.

That history also carries competitive weight. USATT describes the U.S. Open as the oldest continuously running table tennis tournament in the United States, a title that has helped turn the Las Vegas stop into more than a seasonal finale. Kanak Jha won the 2024 men’s singles title, Yan Guo took the women’s singles crown, and Minseo Oh of Korea won the 2025 men’s singles title, proof that the Open remains a place where American names and international challengers collide.

USATT’s event team lists Vlad Farcas as event coordinator, with Virginia Sung as chief executive officer and Mark Thompson as chief operating officer. Their task now is to build another field worthy of a tournament that has become both a showcase and a benchmark for the sport in the United States.