2018 Korea Open (table tennis)

The 2018 Korea Open was the seventh event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The event was organised by the Korea Table Tennis Association, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It was the fourth of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 19–22 July in Daejeon, South Korea.[1]

2018 Korea Open
Tournament details
Dates19–22 July 2018
Competitors32S / 16D
Total prize moneyUS$266,000
VenueChungmu Sports Arena
LocationDaejeon, South Korea
Champions
Men's Singles Jang Woo-jin
Women's Singles Zhu Yuling
Men's Doubles Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon
Women's Doubles Chen Meng
Ding Ning
Mixed Doubles Jang Woo-jin
Cha Hyo Sim

South Korea's Jang Woo-jin won the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles titles, becoming the first player in the history of the ITTF World Tour to win three titles at the same event.[2]

Men's singles

Seeds
  1. Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Second round)
  2. Lin Gaoyuan (Semifinals)
  3. Xu Xin (Second round)
  4. Wong Chun Ting (First round)
  5. Lee Sang-su (Quarterfinals)
  6. Koki Niwa (First round)
  7. Tomokazu Harimoto (Second round)
  8. Hugo Calderano (Quarterfinals)
  9. Simon Gauzy (First round)
  10. Jun Mizutani (Semifinals)
  11. Kenta Matsudaira (First round)
  12. Chuang Chih-yuan (Second round)
  13. Quadri Aruna (First round)
  14. Jin Ueda (First round)
  15. Lim Jong-hoon (Quarterfinals)
  16. Patrick Franziska (First round)

Draw

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 11 11 11
Enzo Angles 5 8 9 8 1 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 6 11 8 3 11 4
Gao Ning 6 4 4 3 10 Jun Mizutani 11 2 11 11 5 11
10 Jun Mizutani 11 11 11 11 10 Jun Mizutani 8 11 11 10 11 11
11 Kenta Matsudaira 14 5 8 4 7 5 Lee Sang-su 11 6 4 12 8 8
Ham Yu Song 12 11 11 11 11 Ham Yu Song 5 8 8 11 11 7
Tiago Apolónia 8 7 3 8 5 Lee Sang-su 11 11 11 5 6 11
5 Lee Sang-su 11 11 11 11 10 Jun Mizutani 5 9 11 10 10
6 Koki Niwa 12 5 12 8 10 7 Jang Woo-jin 11 11 9 12 12
Jeong Sang-eun 10 11 10 11 12 11   Jeong Sang-eun 11 11 13 11
Yuya Oshima 13 6 11 9 11 6 14 Yuya Oshima 8 9 11 3
14 Jin Ueda 11 11 9 11 7 11 12   Jeong Sang-eun 6 11 12 11 8 7 4
16 Patrick Franziska 6 10 10 9 Jang Woo-jin 11 7 10 7 11 11 11
Jang Woo-jin 11 12 12 11 Jang Woo-jin 11 11 5 13 11
Masataka Morizono 10 10 3 10 3 Xu Xin 8 8 11 11 7
3 Xu Xin 12 12 11 12

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Wong Chun Ting 4 9 11 11 15 9 9
An Ji Song 11 11 6 4 13 11 11 An Ji Song 10 1 5 8
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 11 4 11 7 8 8 15 Lim Jong-hoon 12 11 11 11
15 Lim Jong-hoon 9 11 5 11 11 11 15 Lim Jong-hoon 10 2 2 5
13 Quadri Aruna 11 5 15 6 7 Liang Jingkun 12 11 11 11
Liang Jingkun 9 11 17 11 11 Liang Jingkun 11 11 11 11
Jung Young-sik 11 10 7 11 8 9 7 Tomokazu Harimoto 9 4 4 8
7 Tomokazu Harimoto 8 12 11 6 11 11 Liang Jingkun 11 6 11 5 11 11
8 Hugo Calderano 12 11 11 11 2 Lin Gaoyuan 9 11 7 11 6 9
Chen Chien-an 10 9 6 7 8 Hugo Calderano 11 13 11 11
Cho Seung-min 11 5 12 9 12 11 Cho Seung-min 7 11 9 6
9 Simon Gauzy 4 11 10 11 10 5 8 Hugo Calderano 7 11 6 11 1 8
12 Chuang Chih-yuan 3 11 9 6 11 12 12 2 Lin Gaoyuan 11 9 11 6 11 11
Can Akkuzu 11 6 11 11 5 10 10 12 Chuang Chih-yuan 11 13 4 8 9
Kim Min-hyeok 6 3 5 6 2 Lin Gaoyuan 4 15 11 11 11
2 Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 11 11

Finals
Semifinals Final
10 Jun Mizutani 5 9 11 10 10
Jang Woo-jin 11 11 9 12 12 Jang Woo-jin 11 11 11 11
Liang Jingkun 11 6 11 5 11 11 Liang Jingkun 8 9 7 3
2 Lin Gaoyuan 9 11 7 11 6 9

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Women's singles

Seeds
  1. Chen Meng (Final)
  2. Zhu Yuling (Champion)
  3. Wang Manyu (Quarterfinals)
  4. Kasumi Ishikawa (Semifinals)
  5. Liu Shiwen (Semifinals)
  6. Mima Ito (Quarterfinals)
  7. Miu Hirano (First round)
  8. Cheng I-ching (Quarterfinals)
  9. Feng Tianwei (First round)
  10. Chen Xingtong (First round)
  11. Sun Yingsha (Second round)
  12. Ding Ning (Second round)
  13. Doo Hoi Kem (First round)
  14. Hitomi Sato (First round)
  15. Seo Hyo-won (Quarterfinals)
  16. Jeon Ji-hee (Second round)

Draw

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Chen Meng 11 11 11 11
Li Jiayi 6 5 2 3 1 Chen Meng 11 7 11 11 11
Fu Yu 3 4 8 11 9 12 Ding Ning 7 11 3 5 9
12 Ding Ning 11 11 11 9 11 1 Chen Meng 11 6 11 11 11
16 Jeon Ji-hee 6 14 11 11 11 8 Cheng I-ching 7 11 7 4 6
Minami Ando 11 12 9 5 2 16 Jeon Ji-hee 11 12 8 8 10
Miyu Nagasaki 5 4 11 3 9 8 Cheng I-ching 8 14 11 11 12
8 Cheng I-ching 11 11 4 11 11 1 Chen Meng 9 5 11 11 11 12
5 Liu Shiwen 11 11 11 11 5 Liu Shiwen 11 11 9 9 8 10
Li Jie 8 4 5 7 5 Liu Shiwen 14 11 11 11
Honoka Hashimoto 2 11 11 15 11 Honoka Hashimoto 12 5 6 6
10 Chen Xingtong 11 8 9 13 6 5 Liu Shiwen 3 11 11 11 6 11
14 Hitomi Sato 10 8 9 11 6 3 Wang Manyu 11 4 6 6 11 9
Choi Hyo-joo 12 11 11 7 11 Choi Hyo-joo 13 4 13 13 7 5
Ng Wing Nam 11 8 2 10 9 3 Wang Manyu 11 11 11 15 11 11
3 Wang Manyu 3 11 11 12 11

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Kasumi Ishikawa 11 11 11 11
Lee Na-kyung 5 7 5 4 4 Kasumi Ishikawa 9 11 13 11 11
Kim Song-i 8 5 7 11 5 11 Sun Yingsha 11 9 11 8 2
11 Sun Yingsha 11 11 11 5 11 4 Kasumi Ishikawa 11 11 11 13
13 Doo Hoi Kem 5 7 3 4 6 Mima Ito 8 5 6 11
Hu Limei 11 11 11 11 Hu Limei 11 6 6 9 7
Gu Yuting 6 11 10 11 10 6 Mima Ito 4 11 11 11 11
6 Mima Ito 11 13 12 8 12 4 Kasumi Ishikawa 8 6 8 9
7 Miu Hirano 11 11 11 7 1 13 2 Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 11
Saki Shibata 13 7 7 11 11 15 Saki Shibata 11 11 7 11 9 6 10
Kim Sol Song 5 12 8 12 7 10 15 Seo Hyo-won 9 5 11 4 11 11 12
15 Seo Hyo-won 11 10 11 10 11 12 15 Seo Hyo-won 6 7 4 4
9 Feng Tianwei 6 13 7 11 6 8 2 Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 11
Miyu Kato 11 11 11 9 11 11 Miyu Kato 7 11 6 4 9
Li Ching Wan 8 6 12 5 2 Zhu Yuling 11 7 11 11 11
2 Zhu Yuling 11 11 14 11

Finals
Semifinals Final
1 Chen Meng 9 5 11 11 11 12
5 Liu Shiwen 11 11 9 9 8 10 1 Chen Meng 4 11 8 5 9
4 Kasumi Ishikawa 8 6 8 9 2 Zhu Yuling 11 7 11 11 11
2 Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 11

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Men's doubles

Seeds
  1. Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (Final)
  2. Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (First round)
  3. Koki Niwa / Jin Ueda (Quarterfinals)
  4. Patrick Franziska / Ricardo Walther (First round)
  5. Lee Sang-su / Pak Sin-hyok (Semifinals)
  6. Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon (Champions)
  7. Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan (Quarterfinals)
  8. Lam Siu Hang / Ng Pak Nam (Quarterfinals)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Ho / Wong 10 11 11 11
Gao / Poh 12 8 7 5 1 Ho / Wong 3 11 11 11 11
Nuytinck / Robinot 7 8 8 7 Chen / Chuang 11 13 9 7 9
7 Chen / Chuang 11 11 11 1 Ho / Wong 11 11 11
5 Lee / Pak 11 11 11 5 Lee / Pak 9 9 8
Baum / Keinath 4 5 4 5 Lee / Pak 11 13 3 4 11
Liang / Yan 11 11 7 12 Liang / Yan 9 11 11 11 7
4 Franziska / Walther 5 8 11 10 1 Ho / Wong 8 17 11 9
3 Niwa / Ueda 11 11 9 12 6 Jang / Lim 11 19 9 11
Dyjas / Robles 6 7 11 10 3 Niwa / Ueda 10 11 8 4
Liao / Lin 5 12 11 6 9 6 Jang / Lim 12 5 11 11
6 Jang / Lim 11 10 9 11 11 6 Jang / Lim 10 11 11 18
8 Lam / Ng 13 11 8 11 Wang / Xue 12 5 6 16
Cho / Kim 11 9 11 9 8 Lam / Ng 9 9 6
Wang / Xue 11 11 5 11 Wang / Xue 11 11 11
2 Morizono / Oshima 3 7 11 5

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Women's doubles

Seeds
  1. Hina Hayata / Mima Ito (First round)
  2. Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (Semifinals)
  3. Wang Manyu / Zhu Yuling (Final)
  4. Chen Meng / Ding Ning (Champions)
  5. Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie (Quarterfinals)
  6. Manika Batra / Mouma Das (First round)
  7. Miu Hirano / Kasumi Ishikawa (Quarterfinals)
  8. Yu Mengyu / Zhou Yihan (Quarterfinals)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Hayata / Ito
Cha / Kim w/o Cha / Kim 11 4 11 11
Patkar / Sahasrabudhe 4 7 2 7 Hirano / Ishikawa 7 11 8 2
7 Hirano / Ishikawa 11 11 11 Cha / Kim 9 13 7
6 Batra / Das 7 11 8 8 3 Wang / Zhu 11 15 11
Balážová / Dvorak 11 9 11 11 Balážová / Dvorak 7 6 6
Kim / Seo 12 5 11 10 9 3 Wang / Zhu 11 11 11
3 Wang / Zhu 10 11 3 12 11 3 Wang / Zhu 12 11 9 11
4 Chen / Ding 11 11 11 4 Chen / Ding 14 9 11 13
Cheng / Liu 3 8 9 4 Chen / Ding 11 11 11
Liu / Su 3 5 7 8 Yu / Zhou 4 7 3
8 Yu / Zhou 11 11 11 4 Chen / Ding 9 9 12 11 11
5 Ng / Soo 11 11 6 9 11 2 Jeon / Yang 11 11 10 5 9
Ryu / Shin 9 5 11 11 8 5 Ng / Soo 4 10 10
Lin / Zeng 9 8 11 8 2 Jeon / Yang 11 12 12
2 Jeon / Yang 11 11 5 11

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Mixed doubles

Seeds
  1. Masataka Morizono / Mima Ito (First round)
  2. Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem (First round)
  3. Lee Sang-su / Jeon Ji-hee (Quarterfinals)
  4. Chen Chien-an / Cheng I-ching (Semifinals)
  5. Ho Kwan Kit / Lee Ho Ching (Quarterfinals)
  6. Lin Gaoyuan / Wang Manyu (Quarterfinals)
  7. Tomokazu Harimoto / Hina Hayata (First round)
  8. Lim Jong-hoon / Yang Ha-eun (Semifinals)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Morizono / Ito 5 11 5 11 12
Pak / Kim 11 8 11 7 14   Pak / Kim 19 11 11 13 7
Wang / Sun w/o Wang / Sun 21 6 9 15 11
7 Harimoto / Hayata Wang / Sun 11 12 11 11
8 Lim / Yang 10 11 11 14 8 Lim / Yang 9 14 9 6
Gnanasekaran / Batra 12 7 2 12 8 Lim / Yang 11 11 11
Choe / Yoo 5 11 7 11 3 Lee / Jeon 4 6 5
3 Lee / Jeon 11 9 11 13   Wang / Sun 11 3 4 8
4 Chen / Cheng 11 11 14 Jang / Cha 5 11 11 11
Chuang / Chen 6 5 12 4 Chen / Cheng 7 11 14 8 12
Pištej / Balážová 11 2 11 2 4 6 Lin / Wang 11 8 12 11 10
6 Lin / Wang 3 11 5 11 11 4 Chen / Cheng 11 5 16 6 4
5 Ho / Lee 11 11 11 Jang / Cha 6 11 14 11 11
Gao / Yu 4 8 5 5 Ho / Lee 11 4 8
Jang / Cha 8 11 11 11 Jang / Cha 13 11 11
2 Wong / Doo 11 8 9 8

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References
  1. "2018 Korea Open / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. "Unprecedented, Jang Woojin completes clean sweep". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. "2018 Korea Open / Results / 19 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. "2018 Korea Open / Results / 20 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. "2018 Korean Open / Results / 21 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. "2018 Korea Open / Results / 22 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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