The international youth table tennis tournament was recently announced. The 2022 ITTF World Youth Championship begins in Tunisia this Sunday, December 4th. Here we have the ITTF World Youth Championship live coverage, streaming, schedule, teams, and more.
ITTF World Youth Championship is the definitive international table tennis tournament. The popular table tennis competition was first established in 2003 under ITTF’s authorization. Since then, the event has been hosted annually except for 2020. Which was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The international competition was previously titled “World Junior Table Tennis Championship”. Following the inclusion of U19 to U15, the event was renamed “ITTF World Youth Championship.” The 2022 edition will be the 2nd event since the recent rebranding.
The 2022 ITTF World Youth Championship will be held in Tunisia. A total of 20 teams and 56 individual players will be participating in the event. The championship will feature the following event types on both U19 and U15 divisions for both men’s and women’s disciplines:
- Singles
- Doubles
- Mixed doubles
- Team
Let us take an in-depth look at more detailed information about the upcoming table tennis competition.
ITTF World Youth Championship 2022 Schedule
- Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022
- Time: 03:30 a.m. ET
- Venue: Salle Omnisport de Rades
- Location: Ben Arous, Tunisia
The ITTF World Youth Championship event is officially scheduled to begin this Sunday, December 4, 2022. It will initiate with the inaugural event starting at 03:00 a.m. ET.
The popular Tunisian indoor sporting arena named “Salle Omnisport de Rades” will host the event. The venue at avenue de France was previously known as the 7 November Hall. It is located in Ben Arous, Tunisia.
*All times are in ET
| Date | Category | Starting Time |
| December 4, 2022 | U19 Boys Team | 03:30 a.m. |
| December 5, 2022 | U19 Boys Team, Girls Team | 03:30 a.m. |
| December 6, 2022 | U15 Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles; U19 Boys Team, Girls Team | 03:30 a.m. |
| December 7, 2022 | U15 Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles; U19 Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles | 03:30 a.m. |
| December 8, 2022 | U15 Boys Singles, Girls Singles | 03:30 a.m. |
| December 9, 2022 | U15 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles; U19 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles | 03:30 a.m. |
| December 10, 2022 | U15 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Girls Doubles, Mixed Doubles; U19 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Mixed Doubles | 03:30 a.m. |
| December 11, 2022 | U15 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles; U19 Boys Singles, Girls Singles, Boys Doubles, Girls Doubles | 03:30 a.m. |
How to Watch the ITTF World Youth Championship 2022 on TV and Online
The ITTF World Youth Championship 2022 has no official TV broadcaster. Therefore, the event won’t be available to watch on TV.
ITTF World Youth Championship officials have clarified that the event won’t have any official broadcast partnership like in recent years. Instead, it will focus on digital availability. Therefore, fans won’t be able to access the event via TV.
Every game at the ITTF World Youth Championship 2022 will be available to live stream at the official “World Table Tennis” YouTube channel’s “ITTF World Youth Championship 2022” playlist section. In addition, records of those live streams will be available for later access.
Teams
Below is the list of teams qualified for the upcoming international table tennis championship. In addition to these, Tunisia will be joining the event as the host country.
| Continent | U15 Girls Team | U15 Boys Team | U19 Girls Team | U19 Boys Team |
| Africa | Egypt | Egypt | Egypt | Nigeria |
| Asia | Japan | China | China | China |
| Europe | Romania | France | Poland | Romania |
| Pan Am | USA | USA | USA | Puerto Rico |
| Oceania | Australia | Australia | Australia | Australia |
