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TMT Championship 2026 by the Numbers: 8,732 Entries and $3.4M in Prizes
The TMT Championship 2026 ran from October 16 to 26 at CTP Asia Poker Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. Not counting satellites, the schedule has 71 events, and our data has a winner for 70 of them. The entries add up to 8,732 with about $3.4M in prize money. These are computed sums with no official total to check against. The entries are 33% above the 2025 edition, which has a winner for 49 events.
Based on data from AsiaPokerHub and generated using AI assistance. Fact-checked by Gábor Magyari, November 11, 2026.
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The totals
| Measure | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Events with a winner (no satellites) | 70 | 49 |
| Entries | 8,732 | 6,575 |
| Prize money ($) | ~$3.4M | ~$2.8M |
| Cashes | 1,338 | Not in our data |
| Players who cashed | 826 | Not in our data |
The schedule lists 91 events, 20 of them satellites. Entries and prize money count the other 71 events. The TMTC × Turn Up Poker Team Championship has entries and a prize pool but no winner in our data, and both are counted.
The biggest fields
The TMTC Main, at TWD 35,000 (~$1,101), drew 1,418 entries and a prize pool of TWD 42.9M (~$1.3M) against a TWD 30M guarantee. Two more events passed 500 entries: the Mini Main with 606 and the Kick-Off with 501.
The biggest prizes
The five biggest prizes, TMT Championship 2026
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| Player | Country | Event | Prize ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Edoc | Philippines | Main Event, 1st | ~$150K |
| Aditya Agarwal | India | Main Event, 2nd | ~$131K |
| Sunho Yoo | South Korea | Main Event, 3rd | ~$115K |
| Hao Che Cheng | Taiwan | Main Event, 4th | ~$69K |
| Kristof Segers | Belgium | Super High Roller, 1st | ~$55K |
Lester Edoc of the Philippines won the Main Event for TWD 4.8M (~$150K). Kristof Segers of Belgium won the Super High Roller, which drew 34 entries.
Multiple winners
Three players won two titles each: Kristof Segers, Ng Pui Cheung of Hong Kong and Yen Han Chen of Taiwan.
Titles by country
In our data, Taiwanese players won 29 of the 70 titles, and 391 of the 826 players who cashed are Taiwanese. Two titles and 12 of the players who cashed have no country in our data.
Titles by country, TMT Championship 2026 (three or more)
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| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
| Taiwan | 29 |
| Hong Kong | 8 |
| South Korea | 8 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| Malaysia | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 |