12 Touch: Meet the Players Competing at the 2026 ITFC World Championship
he registration for the X. ITFC World Championship 2026 has officially closed, and we are delighted to announce the players registered for the 12 Touch Individual Championship.
This year’s World Championship has attracted a record number of entries, both in terms of participating countries and individual competitors. Players from 10 countries will compete in the 12 Touch event in Budapest.
After several last-minute withdrawals, the final confirmed list of registered players consists of 46 competitors.
12 Touch Individual Championship – Registered Players
| No. | Country | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 USA | Wellington Biagi Luiz |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 USA | Ailson Henrique Brites |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 USA | Aloisio B. Macêdo |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 USA | Luis Paulo Rezende Castello |
| 5 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Paulo Perrotti |
| 6 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Vicente Muratore |
| 7 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Alexandre Doná Padilha |
| 8 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Valdemar Romano LUI Junior |
| 9 | 🇮🇹 Italy | João Luiz Furlan |
| 10 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Rodrigo Buzin |
| 11 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | Andro Atoev |
| 12 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Aleksandra Witt |
| 13 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Błażej Napierała |
| 14 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Jakub Krüger |
| 15 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Jan Włodarczak |
| 16 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Maciej Marczak |
| 17 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Patryk Dąbkiewicz |
| 18 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Tomasz Dąbkiewicz |
| 19 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Witold Ciesielski |
| 20 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Igor Quintaes |
| 21 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Fernando Ferreira |
| 22 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Marcelo Lages |
| 23 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Marcus Vinicius Constantino |
| 24 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Ronaldo Baltazar |
| 25 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Gustavo Neto |
| 26 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Paulo Cesar Michilin |
| 27 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Jefferson do Amaral Genta |
| 28 | 🇷🇴 Romania | Ervin Varga |
| 29 | 🇷🇴 Romania | Károly Moldován |
| 30 | 🇷🇴 Romania | Dr. Péter Havas |
| 31 | 🇷🇴 Romania | István Marschal |
| 32 | 🇷🇴 Romania | Gyula Németh |
| 33 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | Nándor Kovács |
| 34 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | Bence Major |
| 35 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | László Puskás |
| 36 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | János Koczor |
| 37 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | Péter Matkó |
| 38 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | Levente Kiss |
| 39 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | Balázs Kondor |
| 40 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | András Hicz |
| 41 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | Rákos Norbert |
| 42 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | Najror Zoltán |
| 43 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | Molnár Dániel |
| 44 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | Sinkovics Tamás |
| 45 | 🇷🇴 Romania | István Incze |
| 46 | 🇨🇱 Chile | Marco Antonio Galindo Perez |
Competition Format
The 12 Touch Individual Championship will begin with eight groups of six players.
Following the group stage, the competition will continue with a Round of 32 knockout stage, with players progressing through the knockout bracket all the way to the final.
Every match will count, and with 46 registered players representing countries from around the world, the competition promises a truly international field.
Organizers might change the competiton rule, official rules will be shared to all Federations on 2nd of October 2026.
Budapest 2026
The X. ITFC World Championship will take place in Budapest, Hungary, from 8–11 October 2026 at the Ludovika Sport Hall.
The World Championship features three disciplines:
- 12 Touch
- Sectorball
- Chapas
Alongside the individual competitions, players will also compete in team and club events.
The ITFC World Championship brings together players from different countries, backgrounds and table football traditions for four days of competition, friendship and international sport.
The tables are ready. The players are ready. Budapest is waiting.
X. ITFC World Championship 2026
📍 Budapest, Hungary
📅 8–11 October 2026
⚽ 12 Touch • Sectorball • Chapas
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