WTT 2026 US Grand Smash Wildcards Unveiled: Two Sino-US Cross-Association Pairs Among Picks

event · 2026-06-19

The 2026 WTT Grand Smash will be held June 26 to July 5 at the Ontario Convention Center in Los Angeles. The organizer wildcards and WTT nomination list have been officially released.

Main Draw Organizer Wildcards

Men’s Singles:

• Nandan Naresh
• Yang Gilseon
• Daniel Tran
• Quadri Aruna

Women’s Singles:

• Amy Wang
• Erin Ye
• Jessica Reyes Lai

Men’s Doubles:

• S. Naresh / N. Naresh
• Yang Gilseon / Botta
• Xue Fei / Jha
• Bullrasa / Dor

Women’s Doubles:

• Zhang An / Amy Wang
• Amy Wang / Jessica Lai
• Cheng Yi-Ching / Yeh Yi-Tien
• Wang Yidi / Chen Yi

Mixed Doubles:

• Yang Gilseon / Amy Wang
• N. Naresh / Jessica Lai
• Botta / Qian Yuxuan
• Wen Ruibo / Kuai Man

WTT Nomination List

Men’s Singles:

• Liam Pitchford
• Tristan Flore
• Maharu Yoshimura

Women’s Singles:

• Hitomi Sato
• Saki Yokoi

Men’s Qualification Wildcards: Sid Naresh, Alex Ro, Nikhil Kumar, Rogerio Castro, Ovidiu Ionescu

Women’s Qualification Wildcards & Youth Nominations: Tasya Piyadasa, Wang Ke, Cecilia Chen, Mandy Yu, Sataya Aspathi; Josephine Newman (youth)

Source: WTT International Table Tennis Federation