We see this every year: people wait until the last moment to register and then realize the event has sold out. We’ve said this many times already, but we have a strict limit of 700 competitors. If you wait until the last minute to register, there’s a chance you will miss out! Every year, we get emails with various reasons why people were late, but unfortunately, we cannot make exceptions. So if you are planning to compete, register as soon as possible. You can find all the details below!

2026 edition:

• Poster
• Invite English
• Invite Dutch / Uitnodiging
• Sportdata Page

We just posted the official Open Dutch 2026 invite with all the details of the event. Make sure to read the invite, and share it with your team, coaches, and referees. We want to point out a couple of things, as unfortunately some people read over these important details. On Saturday the weigh-in/height-check will start at 7:15 and end at 8:15. For Friday, we don’t have the times just yet, those will be announced closer to the event. Another thing to stress is that this year we will once again have a limit of 700 participants. Every year we have people who wait with registering until the last week which results in disappointment. Make sure you register as soon as registration opens up, as we expect it will sell out once again.

• Invite English
• Invite Dutch / Uitnodiging

The Open Dutch 2026 will take place on Saturday, January 31st in Helmond, Netherlands, continuing its reputation as one of the most prestigious ITF Taekwon-Do tournaments in Europe. Hosted by Difesa Sports and led by Grandmaster Willy van de Mortel, the event draws top-level athletes from across the world.

This upcoming edition follows a hugely successful 2025 tournament, which featured a strong international lineup. Many of the standout competitors from this year’s Open Dutch will now represent their countries at the European Championships next week in Sarajevo, where they’ll aim to turn their Open Dutch success into continental medals.

The tournament will again feature divisions for youth, juniors, and seniors across A, B, and C classes, and is capped at 700 competitors to ensure a high standard of competition. With strong attendance expected once again, early registration is recommended.

Renowned for its excellent organization, competitive atmosphere, and international reach, the Open Dutch remains a key stop on the ITF calendar—both for seasoned athletes and rising stars.

For updates and registration make sure to regularly visit open-dutch.nl!

As we already had the first emails and questions about the 2026 edition, we got a date for you… Saturday the 31st of January 2026! The location remains unchanged, and we will share more news in the upcoming months, for now, make sure to mark your calendar in red so you don’t forget!

The first photo sets have just been placed online of the 2025 edition of the Open Dutch Championships, make sure to find yourself, share the pictures and of course, tag the Open Dutch account!

• Duncan Epping – official Open Dutch Facebook account
• Carlo Terburg – Google Photos
• Harry van den Hurk – Official Open Dutch Facebook account
• Bjorn Okkerse – OneDrive

If we discover more public sets we will share them here!