2018 ITTF World Tour

The 2018 ITTF World Tour was the 23rd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.[1]

2018 ITTF World Tour
Details
Duration18 January 2018 – 16 December 2018
Edition23rd
Tournaments12 + Grand Finals
CategoriesWorld Tour Platinum (6)
World Tour (6)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesMen:
Fan Zhendong (3)
Women:
Wang Manyu (3)
Most tournament finalsMen:
Xu Xin (5)
Women:
Wang Manyu (6)
Points leaderMen:
Xu Xin (1750)
Women:
Wang Manyu (1856)
← 2017
2019 →

For the first time in its history, the tour included mixed doubles competitions in 2018. They featured at six events: the China Open, Japan Open, Korea Open, Australian Open and Austrian Open, as well as at the Grand Finals. This was to promote the mixed doubles category prior to its inclusion on the 2020 Olympics programme.[2]

Schedule

The tournaments in the 2018 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.[3][4]

Below is the 2018 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:

Key
Grand Finals
World Tour Platinum
World Tour
No. Date Tournament Location Venue Prize (USD) Report Ref.
1 18–21 January Hungarian Open Budapest Budapest Olympic Hall 150,000 Report [5]
2 8–11 March Qatar Open Doha Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena 235,000 Report [6]
3 23–25 March German Open Bremen ÖVB Arena 235,000 Report [7]
4 24–27 May Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Queen Elizabeth Stadium 145,000 Report [8]
5 31 May–3 June China Open Shenzhen Bao'an District Sports Center 346,000 Report [9]
6 8–10 June Japan Open Kitakyushu Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium 170,000 Report [10]
7 19–22 July Korea Open Daejeon Chungmu Sports Arena 266,000 Report [11]
8 26–29 July Australian Open Geelong Geelong Arena 316,000 Report [12]
9 16–19 August Bulgaria Open Panagyurishte Arena Asarel 160,000 Report [13]
10 23–26 August Czech Open Olomouc OMEGA Sport Center 160,000 Report [14]
11 1–4 November Swedish Open Stockholm Eriksdalshallen (Main venue)
Skanstullshallen (Second venue)		 150,000 Report [15]
12 8–11 November Austrian Open Linz TipsArena Linz 251,000 Report [16]
13 13–16 December Grand Finals Incheon Namdong Gymnasium 1,001,000 Report [17]

Results
Date Tournament Champions Runners-up
18–21 January

Hungarian Open

  • Location: Budapest, Hungary
  • Venue: Budapest Olympic Hall
  • Category: World Tour
  • Prize: $150,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
Fan Zhendong Wang Chuqin
Score: 4–1 (11–6, 9–11, 11–7, 14–12, 11–3)
Wang Manyu Sun Yingsha
Score: 4–3 (9–11, 11–6, 10–12, 11–8, 9–11, 11–8, 11–4)
Fan Zhendong
Yu Ziyang		 Pavel Platonov
Vladimir Samsonov
Score: 3–0 (11–5, 11–5, 11–4)
Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha		 Chen Ke
Wang Manyu
Score: 3–0 (14–12, 11–8, 11–8)
8–11 March

Qatar Open

 Fan Zhendong Hugo Calderano
Score: 4–0 (13–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7)
Liu Shiwen Wang Manyu
Score: 4–2 (8–11, 10–12, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5, 11–6)
Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin		 Jun Mizutani
Yuya Oshima
Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 13–11)
Chen Ke
Wang Manyu		 Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–1 (8–11, 11–2, 11–4, 11–4)
23–25 March

German Open

 Ma Long Xu Xin
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6)
Kasumi Ishikawa Seo Hyo-won
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 10–12, 11–6, 11–7, 11–6)
Ma Long
Xu Xin		 Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su
Score: 3–0 (11–7, 11–8, 11–9)
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito		 Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–1 (11–3, 11–5, 10–12, 11–6)
24–27 May

Hong Kong Open

 Kazuhiro Yoshimura Cho Seung-min
Score: 4–1 (11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 11–3, 11–7)
Wang Manyu Chen Xingtong
Score: 4–2 (12–10, 11–8, 3–11, 11–6, 4–11, 11–9)
Ho Kwan Kit
Wong Chun Ting		 Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–3, 11–9)
Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha		 Chen Ke
Wang Manyu
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–8, 11–9)
31 May–3 June

China Open

  • Location: Shenzhen, China
  • Venue: Bao'an District Sports Center
  • Category: World Tour Platinum
  • Prize: $346,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
Ma Long Fan Zhendong
Score: 4–1 (7–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–3, 14–12)
Wang Manyu Ding Ning
Score: 4–3 (13–11, 9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 11–8, 9–11, 11–5)
Fan Zhendong
Lin Gaoyuan		 Ovidiu Ionescu
Álvaro Robles
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–4, 11–4)
Ding Ning
Zhu Yuling		 Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–1 (11–9, 11–5, 4–11, 11–5)
Lin Gaoyuan
Chen Xingtong		 Masataka Morizono
Mima Ito
Score: 3–1 (13–11, 7–11, 11–5, 11–8)
8–10 June

Japan Open

 Tomokazu Harimoto Zhang Jike
Score: 4–3 (9–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–4, 10–12, 11–7, 13–11)
Mima Ito Wang Manyu
Score: 4–2 (11–7, 12–10, 8–11, 11–7, 6–11, 12–10)
Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su		 Liang Jingkun
Zhou Kai
Score: 3–1 (11–6, 5–11, 11–9, 11–5)
Gu Yuting
Mu Zi		 Liu Shiwen
Wang Manyu
w/o
Liang Jingkun
Chen Xingtong		 Maharu Yoshimura
Kasumi Ishikawa
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–9, 11–9)
19–22 July

Korea Open

 Jang Woo-jin Liang Jingkun
Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7, 11–3)
Zhu Yuling Chen Meng
Score: 4–1 (11–4, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5, 11–9)
Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon		 Ho Kwan Kit
Wong Chun Ting
Score: 3–1 (11–8, 19–17, 9–11, 11–9)
Chen Meng
Ding Ning		 Wang Manyu
Zhu Yuling
Score: 3–1 (14–12, 9–11, 11–9, 13–11)
Jang Woo-jin
Cha Hyo Sim		 Wang Chuqin
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–1 (5–11, 11–3, 11–4, 11–8)
26–29 July

Australian Open

 Xu Xin Liu Dingshuo
Score: 4–1 (12–10, 4–11, 12–10, 15–13, 11–6)
Liu Shiwen Ding Ning
Score: 4–3 (11–5, 11–7, 3–11, 5–11, 6–11, 11–5, 11–6)
Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su		 Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima
Score: 3–0 (14–12, 11–5, 11–7)
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito		 Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato
Score: 3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7)
Lee Sang-su
Jeon Ji-hee		 Lim Jong-hoon
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–2 (6–11, 11–7, 5–11, 11–8, 11–8)
16–19 August

Bulgaria Open

 Xu Xin Kenta Matsudaira
Score: 4–1 (12–10, 10–12, 11–8, 11–6, 11–4)
Ding Ning Wang Yidi
Score: 4–3 (11–7, 10–12, 8–11, 11–8, 11–6, 4–11, 11–2)
Ma Long
Xu Xin		 Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima
Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–6)
Kasumi Ishikawa
Mima Ito		 Liu Gaoyang
Zhang Rui
Score: 3–1 (10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–6)
23–26 August

Czech Open

 Zheng Peifeng Marcos Freitas
Score: 4–2 (13–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–6)
Kasumi Ishikawa Wen Jia
Score: 4–2 (8–11, 11–8, 11–4, 7–11, 11–6, 13–11)
Patrick Franziska
Jonathan Groth		 Mattias Falck
Kristian Karlsson
Score: 3–1 (11–5, 9–11, 12–10, 11–7)
Liu Gaoyang
Zhang Rui		 Sun Jiayi
Zeng Jian
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 13–11, 11–2)
1–4 November

Swedish Open

  • Location: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Venue: Eriksdalshallen (Main venue)
    Skanstullshallen (Second venue)
  • Category: World Tour
  • Prize: $150,000
  • Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
Fan Zhendong Xu Xin
Score: 4–1 (11–7, 14–12, 13–11, 9–11, 11–9)
Mima Ito Zhu Yuling
Score: 4–0 (11–3, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8)
Liao Cheng-ting
Lin Yun-ju		 Mattias Falck
Kristian Karlsson
Score: 3–2 (10–12, 11–8, 11–8, 6–11, 13–11)
Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha		 Liu Gaoyang
Zhang Rui
Score: 3–1 (11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 11–6)
8–11 November

Austrian Open

 Liang Jingkun Xu Xin
Score: 4–3 (11–5, 4–11, 11–6, 9–11, 13–11, 11–13, 11–2)
Chen Meng Wang Manyu
Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–4, 11–7)
Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima		 Jeoung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su
Score: 3–1 (12–10, 11–9, 3–11, 11–4)
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito		 Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–7, 11–8)
Xu Xin
Liu Shiwen		 Chen Chien-an
Cheng I-ching
Score: 3–2 (9–11, 11–6, 11–9, 10–12, 11–5)
13–16 December

Grand Finals

 Tomokazu Harimoto Lin Gaoyuan
Score: 4–1 (11–4, 13–15, 11–9, 11–9, 11–9)
Chen Meng He Zhuojia
Score: 4–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–8, 12–10, 11–7)
Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon		 Ho Kwan Kit
Wong Chun Ting
Score: 3–2 (10–12, 13–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8)
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito		 Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 13–11, 12–10)
Wong Chun Ting
Doo Hoi Kem		 Jang Woo-jin
Cha Hyo-sim
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–4)

Grand Finals
Main article: 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

The 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place in Incheon, South Korea, from 13 to 16 December 2018.

See also

References
  1. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour". ITTF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Mixed Doubles Featured for the First Time on the ITTF World Tour in Lead-up to Tokyo 2020". ITTF. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. "Cities announced for 2018 ITTF World Tour". ITTF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour / Events". ITTF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open". ITTF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Qatar Open". ITTF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open". ITTF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Hang Seng Hong Kong Open". ITTF. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  9. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, China Open". ITTF. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  10. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, LION Japan Open". ITTF. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  11. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Korea Open". ITTF. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  12. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Australian Open". ITTF. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  13. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Asarel Bulgaria Open". ITTF. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  14. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Czech Open". ITTF. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  15. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open". ITTF. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  16. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Austrian Open". ITTF. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Grand Finals". ITTF. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.