2026 Suhandinata Cup is scheduled to be held at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in Cairo, Egypt, from 5 to 10 October 2026, with finals round will be held from 7 to 10 October 2026.
Format The tournament will be played in two stages: a group stage followed by a final stage. Each tie will consist of a best-of-three sets format, with each set played to 55 points. A set will be won by the side that first scores 55 points. Each set will consist of five matches: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Each match will end when one side reaches 11, 22, 33, 44, or 55 points, with the winning side being awarded the corresponding point milestone. Group stage
Subgroup round robin In the first stage, all teams are divided into eight groups, with each group consisting of two subgroups of three to four teams. The ranking of teams within each subgroup will be determined by the number of ties won after all matches in the subgroup have been completed.
Group play-off The teams finishing first in their respective subgroups will play a play-off to determine first and second place in the group. Similarly, the teams finishing second in each subgroup will play a play-off to determine third and fourth place, while the teams finishing third in each subgroup will play a play-off to determine fifth and sixth place. Following the play-offs, the final standings for each group will be determined based on the results of these play-off matches.
Finals round The finals stage shall consist of a series of ranking competitions. Each ranking competition will be conducted in a knock-out format, with the winning teams progressing to the next round. The losing teams will instead face other teams that lost in the same round in subsequent sub-competitions, until the final ranking of all teams in the respective ranking competition has been determined.
1st to 8th classification (finals) Bracket
Quarter-finals
5th to 8th play-off
5th–6th place match
7th–8th place match
Semi-finals
Final
9th to 16th classification Bracket
9th to 16th finals
13th to 16th play-off
13th–14th place match
15th–16th place match
9th to 12th finals
9th–10th place match
11th–12th place match
17th to 24th classification Bracket
17th to 24th finals
21st to 24th play-off
21st–22nd place match
23rd–24th place match
17th to 20th finals
17th–18th place match
19th–20th place match
25th to 32nd classification Bracket
25th to 32nd finals
29th to 32nd play-off
29th–30th place match
31st–32nd place match
25th to 28th finals
25th–26th place match
27th–28th place match
33rd to 40th classification Bracket
33rd to 40th finals
37th to 40th play-off
37th–38th place match
39th–40th place match
33rd to 36th finals
33rd–34th place match
35th–36th place match
41st to 47th classification Bracket
41th to 47th finals
45th to 47th play-off
45th–46th place match
41st to 44th finals
41st–42nd place match
43rd–44th place match
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