Parkinson’s Showcase Event ahead of the 2025 World Table Tennis for Health Festival

The Parkinson’s community is growing and becoming increasingly enthusiastic about competing in table tennis tournaments. As an international organisation dedicated to promoting health and inclusivity through table tennis, the ITTF Foundation has recognised this demand and is working to create more opportunities for people with Parkinson’s to compete, making tournaments more inclusive at various levels.

This year marks a new milestone: the first-ever Parkinson’s Showcase Event, a two-day competition, will take place during the European Para Table Tennis Championships, right before the 2025 World Table Tennis for Health Festival.

This initiative is not intended to integrate Parkinson’s players into the Paralympic movement but to create a parallel stage of awareness and opportunity. The ITTF Foundation is also working towards organising more Parkinson’s Showcase Events alongside other Para table tennis competitions, aiming to bring at least one to each continent every year.

About the Parkinson’s Showcase Event during European Para Championships

• Dates: 24–25 November 2025
• Location: Helsingborg, Sweden (same venue as the Festival)

The Showcase Event is open to all players participating in the Health Festival, regardless of nationality, welcoming players from around the world. As this is an exhibition event, winners will not be titled European Champions.

Competition Format

• Categories: Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles
• Participants: 4 players per category, each representing a different country (first-come, first-served basis)
• One spot per category is reserved for a player from the host country, Sweden.
• Schedule:

  24 November: Group stage – 2 matches per player

  25 November: Third match for the group stage and finals between the top two players from each group, plus matches between 3rd and 4th (note: there will still be two official 3rd places)

Following the Showcase, the 2025 World Parkinson’s Table Tennis Championship will take place from 26–30 November, as part of the World Table Tennis for Health Festival in Helsingborg.

For full details on registration and requirements, read here.

Building a More Inclusive Table Tennis Community

The ITTF Foundation believes that the Parkinson’s Showcase Events will not only raise awareness but also bring the global table tennis family closer together, allowing more people to benefit from the positive power of the sport.

Join us in Helsingborg this November to celebrate health, inclusion, and the joy of table tennis!