Pokal Grand Opening: New format brings all the stars to Nuremberg at the end of August | Tickets now on sale

All table tennis fans now have a top event to look forward to: with the Pokal Grand Opening, the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) is launching a new format in which the participants for the Liebherr Pokal Final4 will be decided for the first time in the 2026/27 season. The venue on 29 and 30 August 2026 is the Kia Metropol Arena in Nuremberg. Tickets are available now.

At the Grand Opening Cup in Nuremberg’s Kia Metropol Arena, everything is at stake for the teams right from the start of the season: the round of 16 of the German Table Tennis Cup will be played on Saturday, 29 August, in two parallel sessions across four tables. The eight winning clubs will then compete again on Sunday 30 August, battling it out in two sessions across two tables in the quarter-finals for a place in the Liebherr Cup Final4. Taking part are the twelve teams from the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) as well as the four teams that qualified from the cup preliminary round.

“With the Cup Grand Opening, we are turning a completely new page,” explains Nico Stehle, Managing Director of the organising body, Tischtennis Bundesliga GmbH. “This innovative format is a fantastic opportunity for all fans to experience the world’s table tennis elite up close and in concentrated form over a single weekend. The Kia Metropol Arena in Nuremberg provides the perfect stage for this. As the knockout system determines who progresses to the Liebherr Cup Final4 from the very first minute, maximum sporting drama is guaranteed.”

Early-bird offer: Get 20% off

If you’d like to be there in Nuremberg on 29 and 30 August, you can secure your ticket now. Tickets are available for both Saturday (round of 16) and Sunday (quarter-finals), as well as a combined ticket for the whole weekend, starting from just €19. Seat-specific bookings can be made via the online ticket shop at www.ttbl.de/tickets, by telephone on 0761 888499 99, and at all known ticket outlets.

Last-minute bookers can benefit from a generous discount: As part of an early-bird promotion, there is a 20% discount on tickets in categories 1–4 until 7 June 2026 inclusive. The Reservix ReSale option ensures maximum flexibility: anyone who is unable to attend at short notice can easily resell their ticket via the official ReSale ticket exchange.