Last updated on December 1, 2024
The 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha is an upcoming table tennis tournament that will take place at the Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar, from 6 to 11 January 2025. The tournament is categorized as a WTT Star Contender event in 2025 WTT Series. It has a total prize money pool of $275,000.
Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha are the defending champions in men’s singles and women’s singles, respectively.
Tournament
The 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha is the first tournament of the 2025 WTT Series and part of the WTT Star Contender Doha championships, which have been held annually since 2021 except 2023. This fifth edition of the tournament will take place at the Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar, featuring a draw size of 64 players in both the men’s and women’s singles, 16 pairs in men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. Qualifying rounds will be held for both singles and doubles events.
2024 Champions
| Men’s Singles | 🇨🇳 Wang Chuqin |
| Women’s Singles | 🇨🇳 Sun Yingsha |
| Men’s Doubles | 🇨🇳 Liang Jingkun 🇨🇳 Yuan Licen |
| Women’s Doubles | 🇨🇳 Chen Xingtong 🇨🇳 Qian Tianyi |
| Mixed Doubles | 🇨🇳 Wang Chuqin 🇨🇳 Sun Yingsha |
Point Distribution
Below is a series of tables showing the ranking points offered for singles and doubles event based on 2024 data.
- Singles
| Winner | 600 Points |
| Finalist | 420 Points |
| Semi-finals | 210 Points |
| Quarter-finals | 105 Points |
| Round of 16 | 55 Points |
| Round of 32 | 25 Points |
| Round of 48 | 5 Points |
- Doubles
| Winner | 600 Points |
| Finalist | 420 Points |
| Semi-finals | 210 Points |
| Quarter-finals | 105 Points |
| Round of 16 | 5 Points |
Prize Money
The 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha has a total prize money pool of $275,000, an increase of 10% compared to 2024.
Schedule
Below is the competition schedule for the 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha. All times and dates are local, Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3).
- Day 1: Monday, January 6
| Session | Start Time | Event |
| Session 01 (6 Tables) | 0900 | Qualifying |
| Session 02 (6 Tables) | 1600 | Qualifying |
- Day 2: Tuesday, January 7
| Session | Start Time | Event |
| Session 03 (6 Tables) | 1000 | Qualifying |
| Session 04 (4 Tables) | 1600 | Qualifying |
- Day 3: Wednesday, January 8
| Session | Start Time | Event |
| Session 05 (4 Tables) | 1100 | Mixed Doubles R16 + Men’s Singles R48 + Women’s Doubles R16 + Women’s Singles R48 + Men’s Doubles R16 |
| Session 06 (4 Tables) | 1700 | Mixed Doubles R16 + Women’s Singles R48 + Women’s Doubles R16 + Men’s Singles R48 + Men’s Doubles R16 |
- Day 4: Thursday, January 9
| Session | Start Time | Event |
| Session 07 (4 Tables) | 1100 | Mixed Doubles QF + Men’s Singles R32 + Women’s Singles R32 + Women’s Doubles QF + Men’s Doubles QF |
| Session 08 (4 Tables) | 1700 | Mixed Doubles SF + Women’s Singles R32 + Men’s Singles R32 + Women’s Doubles SF + Men’s Doubles SF |
- Day 5: Friday, January 10
| Session | Start Time | Event |
| Session 09 (4 Tables) | 1100 | Women’s Singles R16 + Men’s Singles R16 |
| Session 10 (1 Table) | 1700 | Women’s Singles QF + Men’s Singles QF + Women’s Doubles Final + Men’s Doubles Final |
- Day 6: Saturday, January 11
| Session | Start Time | Event |
| Session 11 (1 Table) | 1100 | Women’s Singles SF + Men’s Singles SF |
| Session 12 (1 Table) | 1600 | Mixed Doubles Final + Women’s Singles Final + Men’s Singles Final |
