The ITTF World Youth Championships is an annual table tennis competition for juniors under 19 and under 15. From 2003 to 2019, the World Junior Table Tennis Championships was held for juniors under 18. The ITTF changed the U18 age group into U19 in 2020, and implemented the new World Youth Championships for U19 and U15 in 2021. The World Youth Championships is currently composed of two team events and five individual events in each of the U19 and U15 age groups.
Editions NumberYearHost cityHost countryEventsMedals winnerRefWorld Junior Table Tennis Championships (U18)1 2003 Santiago 7 2 2004 Kobe 7 3 2005 Linz 7 4 2006 Cairo 7 5 2007 Palo Alto 7 6 2008 Madrid 7 7 2009 Cartagena 7 8 2010 Bratislava 7 9 2011 Manama 7 10 2012 Hyderabad 7 11 2013 Rabat 7 12 2014 Shanghai 7 13 2015 Vendée 7 14 2016 Cape Town 7 15 2017 Riva del Garda 7 16 2018 Bendigo 7 17 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima 7 ITTF World Youth Championships (U19 + U15)1 2021 Vila Nova de Gaia 14 2 2022 Tunis 14 3 2023 Nova Gorica 14 4 2024 Helsingborg 14 5 2025 Cluj Napoca 14 6 2026 Istanbul 14 7 2027 Asuncion 14
2020 World Junior Table Tennis Championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medals World Junior Table Tennis Championships (2003–2019)
2003, 2004 and 2005 have not share bronze medals in team events.
ITTF World Youth Championships (2021–2025)
See also Table tennis at the Youth Olympic Games World Table Tennis Championships World Para Table Tennis Championships World Hopes Table Tennis Championship (U13/U11/U9)
References
External links World Youth Championships ITTF Results Ranking and Statistics