2026 Aurora Summer Open will take place on December 19 & 20th, 2026 in Aurora, IL. The tournament total prize money was increased by $450 from 2024 and now totals $2310.
Venue
The venue will be setup with 12 tables and each court will be fully barriered. Courts are 17 ft x 38 ft.
The gym is lit with LED lights . Light strength has been measured on both sides of each table with a dedicated meter and it showed readings between 617 and 916 Lux with an average of 800 Lux.
The flooring is a sports linoleum flooring with a fairly good grip and not too hard on your feet. You are welcome to bring a towel for wetting your shoe soles if you like.
More information about the venue is on this page.
Format, Prizes and Trophies
The tournament will have a rating restricted events format. The total prize money purse will be $2310 which is over 25% more than in previous years. See table below for list of events and prizes.
| No | Event Name | Day | Start Time | Entry Fee | Max Entries | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| 1 | Open Singles | Sat | 11:30 AM | $35 | 24 | $250 | $200 | $150 |
| 2 | U-2400 | Sat | 3:30 PM | $30 | 16 | $200 | $150 | $100 |
| 3 | U-2200 | Sun | 9:00 AM | $30 | 24 | $140 | $120 | $100 |
| 4 | U-2000 | Sat | 9:00 AM | $28 | 24 | $120 | $100 | $80 |
| 5 | U-1900 | Sun | 3:30 PM | $28 | 32 | $120 | $100 | $80 |
| 6 | U-1800 | Sun | 11:30 AM | $26 | 24 | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy |
| 7 | U-1700 | Sat | 11:30 AM | $26 | 24 | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy |
| 8 | U-1600 | Sat | 3:30 PM | $24 | 32 | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy |
| 9 | U-1400 | Sat | 9:00 AM | $24 | 24 | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy |
| 10 | U-1200 | Sun | 9:00 AM | $22 | 24 | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy |
| 11 | U-1000 | Sun | 11:30 AM | $22 | 24 | Trophy | Trophy | Trophy |
| 12 | Open Doubles | Sun | 3:30 PM | $15 | 32* | $120 | $100 | $80 |
Registration
Registration will be conducted using https://www.ttaurora.com website. Here are the Instructions for ttaurora.com website if you have trouble using it.
The blank entry form can filled out and mailed to the address indicated on the form. However, those who send their registration by mail are urged to send it early because the available spots may be taken by those who register online while the mail is being delivered. The total number of spots in all events is 304 so consider registering early. To see who registered so far please check the tournament player list.
Tournament operations will be conducted exclusively using ttaurora website which means that directions to the venue, check in process, draws, player schedule of play, score entry and all other information will be done through this website. Here is a user’s guide explaining features which will be accessible via Home screen on the days of the tournament.
Equipment
We will be using white JOOLA Prime 3-star white plastic balls.
All 12 tables will be identical blue Donic Waldner Classic 25 tables which were bought in January 2022.
