2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
The 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup (also known as the 2018 Lion ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place from 6–8 April in Yokohama, Japan. The event was organised by the Japan Table Tennis Association (JTTA), under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). It was the 31st edition of the event, and the third time that it had been held in Japan.[1][2]
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Dates | 6–8 April 2018 | ||
Edition | 31st | ||
Total prize money | US$100,000 | ||
Venue | Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium | ||
Location | Yokohama, Japan | ||
Champions | |||
Men's Singles | |||
Women's Singles | |||
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Men's singles and women's singles events were held, and the three medallists in each event qualified automatically for the 2018 Men's and Women's World Cups.
Medallists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's Singles |
Qualification
In both the men's and women's singles events, the reigning Asian Champion and Asian Cup Champion qualified, along with the 10 highest-ranked Asian players in the January 2018 ITTF World Ranking. The final four places were awarded to regional representatives from Middle Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia. Qualification was subject to a maximum of two players from any association.[2]
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Format
The first stage of both the men's and women's singles competitions consisted of four groups playing a round robin system, where each player played the other players in their group once. The top two players in Groups A, B and C qualified directly to the second stage. The third player from Groups A, B and C joined the winner of the Continental Group in play-off matches to decide the final two places in the second stage.
The second stage consisted of a single knockout draw to decide the top eight positions.[2]
Men's singles
Seeding
Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.[3]
Fan Zhendong Lin Gaoyuan Wong Chun Ting Lee Sang-su Koki Niwa Tomokazu Harimoto Chuang Chih-yuan Jeong Sang-eun Chen Chien-an Kirill Gerassimenko Jiang Tianyi Noshad Alamian Nima Alamian Padasak Tanviriyavechakul Abdulaziz Al-Abbad Manav Vikash Thakkar
Group stage
The group stage took place on 6 April.[4]
- Group A
Pos. | Player | Harimoto |
Fan |
Chuang |
Gerassimenko |
Points | Qualification |
1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6 | Advance to second stage | |
2 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5 | ||
3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 4 | Advance to play-off | |
4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3 |
- Group B
Pos. | Player | Lee |
Lin |
Chen |
Jiang |
Points | Qualification |
1 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6 | Advance to second stage | |
2 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5 | ||
3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 4 | Advance to play-off | |
4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 3 |
- Group C
Pos. | Player | Wong |
Niwa |
Jeong |
Alamian |
Points | Qualification |
1 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6 | Advance to second stage | |
2 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5 | ||
3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 4 | Advance to play-off | |
4 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3 |
- Continental Group
Pos. | Player | Alamian |
Tanviriyavechakul |
Thakkar |
Al-Abbad |
Points | Qualification |
1 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to play-off | |
2 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5 | ||
3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 4 | ||
4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 3 |
- Play-offs
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Main draw
The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.[5]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- 5th-8th place play-off
Play-off | Fifth place | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
5 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | Seventh place | ||||||||||||||||
3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
13 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Women's singles
Seeding
Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.[3]
Chen Meng Zhu Yuling Kasumi Ishikawa Miu Hirano Cheng I-ching Seo Hyo-won Chen Szu-yu Lee Ho Ching Doo Hoi Kem Yang Ha-eun Suthasini Sawettabut Nanthana Komwong Mai Hoàng Mỹ Trang Neda Shahsavari Ayhika Mukherjee
Group stage
The group stage took place on 6 April.[6]
- Group A
Pos. | Player | Chen |
Cheng |
Sawettabut |
Lee |
Points | Qualification |
1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to second stage | |
2 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5 | ||
3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 4 | Advance to play-off | |
4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 3 |
- Group B
Pos. | Player | Zhu |
Doo |
Hirano |
Yang Ha-eun |
Points | Qualification |
1 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to second stage | |
2 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5 | ||
3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | 4 | Advance to play-off | |
4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3 |
- Group C
Pos. | Player | Ishikawa |
Seo |
Chen |
Komwong |
Points | Qualification |
1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to second stage | |
2 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5 | ||
3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | 4 | Advance to play-off | |
4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 3 |
- Continental Group
Pos. | Player | Mukherjee |
Mai |
Shahsavari |
Points | Qualification |
1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4 | Advance to play-off | |
2 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 3 | ||
3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 2 |
- Play-offs
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Main draw
The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.[7]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Third place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
- 5th-8th place play-off
Play-off | Fifth place | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 11 | Seventh place | ||||||||||||||
7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
References
- "LION 31st ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2018". ITTF. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- "LION 31st ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2018 / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- "2018 Asian Cup / Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- "2018 Asian Cup / Men's Singles / First Stage" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- "2018 Asian Cup / Men's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- "2018 Asian Cup / Women's Singles / First Stage" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- "2018 Asian Cup / Women's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.