2018 Bulgaria Open (table tennis)

The 2018 Bulgaria Open was the ninth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The event was organised by the Bulgarian Table Tennis Federation, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It took place from 16–19 August in Panagyurishte, Bulgaria.[1]

2018 Bulgaria Open
Tournament details
Dates16–19 August 2018
Competitors32S / 16D
Total prize moneyUS$160,000
VenueArena Asarel
LocationPanagyurishte, Bulgaria
Champions
Men's singlesChina Xu Xin
Women's singlesChina Ding Ning
Men's doublesChina Ma Long
China Xu Xin
Women's doublesJapan Kasumi Ishikawa
Japan Mima Ito

Men's singles

Seeds
  1. Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov (second round)
  2. China Xu Xin (champion)
  3. China Ma Long (first round)
  4. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto (semifinals)
  5. Japan Koki Niwa (quarterfinals)
  6. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
  7. Japan Kenta Matsudaira (final)
  8. Denmark Jonathan Groth (first round)
  9. Sweden Mattias Karlsson (second round)
  10. Belarus Vladimir Samsonov (quarterfinals)
  11. Japan Jin Ueda (first round)
  12. Japan Maharu Yoshimura (first round)
  13. France Emmanuel Lebesson (second round)
  14. Kazakhstan Kirill Gerassimenko (second round)
  15. Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting (first round)
  16. Bulgaria Stanislav Golovanov (first round)

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 8 11 11 11
England Paul Drinkhall 9 11 6 7 8 1 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 9 11 7 3 11 6
China Zheng Peifeng 11 11 11 11 China Zheng Peifeng 11 8 11 11 9 11
15 Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting 9 7 8 3 China Zheng Peifeng 6 11 11 9 12 11 3
14 Kazakhstan Kirill Gerassimenko 11 11 12 7 13 6 11 7 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 11 7 13 11 10 7 11
Russia Kirill Skachkov 5 9 14 11 11 11 7 14 Kazakhstan Kirill Gerassimenko 15 11 8 9 6 10
Slovenia Bojan Tokič 4 7 4 8 7 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 13 8 11 11 11 12
7 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 11 11 11 11 7 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 11 11 9 6 11 11
6 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 5 5 11 11 8 11 11 4 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 5 6 11 11 7 6
Slovenia Darko Jorgić 11 11 7 7 11 6 4 6 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 9 11 9 13 7
Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju 4 11 7 11 9 11 7 10 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 11 9 11 15 11
10 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 11 7 11 8 11 8 11 10 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 4 8 11 11 6 5
13 France Emmanuel Lebesson 11 10 11 12 11 4 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 9 3 11 11
Belarus Aliaksandr Khanin 7 12 5 10 2 13 France Emmanuel Lebesson 4 5 7 14 5
South Korea Baek Ho-gyun 9 6 7 7 4 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 11 12 11
4 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 11 11

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 China Ma Long 11 11 12 11 11 11 6
England Liam Pitchford 7 9 14 13 7 13 11   England Liam Pitchford 7 7 7 11 7
China Ma Te 11 11 11 7 9 11 China Ma Te 11 11 11 8 11
12 Japan Maharu Yoshimura 9 3 8 11 11 7   China Ma Te 11 11 11 11
11 Japan Jin Ueda 11 6 9 10 11 4 Austria Daniel Habesohn 9 3 8 4
Japan Masataka Morizono 9 11 11 12 7 11   Japan Masataka Morizono 14 6 5 11 7 6
Austria Daniel Habesohn 9 11 13 11 11 5 11 Austria Daniel Habesohn 12 11 11 7 11 11
8 Denmark Jonathan Groth 11 8 11 13 8 11 8 China Ma Te 9 8 2 8
5 Japan Koki Niwa 8 11 11 11 11 2 China Xu Xin 11 11 11 11
Germany Qiu Dang 11 5 4 8 7 5 Japan Koki Niwa 6 11 12 11 7 11
Romania Ovidiu Ionescu 4 10 6 11 3 9 Sweden Mattias Karlsson 11 3 10 9 11 9
9 Sweden Mattias Karlsson 11 12 11 8 11 5 Japan Koki Niwa 1 6 9 7
16 Bulgaria Stanislav Golovanov 6 4 10 6 2 China Xu Xin 11 11 11 11
Japan Yuya Oshima 11 11 12 11 Japan Yuya Oshima 4 11 7 11 11 8 8
Slovakia Wang Yang 3 4 1 11 4 2 China Xu Xin 11 9 11 8 6 11 11
2 China Xu Xin 11 11 11 8 11

Finals
Semifinals Final
7 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 11 11 9 6 11 11
4 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 5 6 11 11 7 6 7 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 10 12 8 6 4
China Ma Te 9 8 2 8 2 China Xu Xin 12 10 11 11 11
2 China Xu Xin 11 11 11 11

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Women's singles

Seeds
  1. Japan Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
  2. Japan Mima Ito (first round)
  3. Japan Miu Hirano (quarterfinals)
  4. Japan Hitomi Sato (semifinals)
  5. Japan Hina Hayata (first round)
  6. China Ding Ning (champion)
  7. Japan Miyu Kato (first round)
  8. Japan Saki Shibata (second round)
  9. Romania Elizabeta Samara (first round)
  10. Japan Honoka Hashimoto (second round)
  11. Sweden Matilda Ekholm (first round)
  12. Romania Bernadette Szőcs (second round)
  13. Hungary Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
  14. Germany Han Ying (second round)
  15. Puerto Rico Adriana Díaz (second round)
  16. Bulgaria Maria Yovkova (first round)

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 11 11 11
Netherlands Britt Eerland 8 4 4 6 1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 8 11 11 11 11
Japan Maki Shiomi 11 7 13 11 6 8 12 Romania Bernadette Szőcs 11 7 8 9 1
12 Romania Bernadette Szőcs 9 11 15 4 11 11 1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 10 11 4 8 7
9 Romania Elizabeta Samara 11 3 10 10 9 6 China Ding Ning 8 12 7 11 11 11
China Wen Jia 8 11 12 12 11 China Wen Jia 6 8 8 12
China Zhang Rui 6 4 13 6 6 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 14
6 China Ding Ning 11 11 15 11 6 China Ding Ning 11 11 10 12 11
7 Japan Miyu Kato 11 10 11 5 11 7 9 China Liu Gaoyang 3 4 12 10 4
China Liu Gaoyang 4 12 9 11 5 11 11   China Liu Gaoyang 11 11 11 14 5 11
Italy Li Xiang 11 11 11 11 Italy Li Xiang 4 2 3 16 11 9
16 Bulgaria Maria Yovkova 3 2 2 3 China Liu Gaoyang 11 11 2 11 11
11 Sweden Matilda Ekholm 8 7 11 11 8 10 3 Japan Miu Hirano 8 9 11 7 4
Germany Nina Mittelham 11 11 6 8 11 12 Germany Nina Mittelham 2 2 4 4
Russia Polina Mikhailova 7 4 9 7 3 Japan Miu Hirano 11 11 11 11
3 Japan Miu Hirano 11 11 11 11

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Japan Hitomi Sato 6 12 11 10 11 11
South Korea Park Joo-hyun 11 10 8 12 5 8 4 Japan Hitomi Sato 11 11 11 11
Poland Natalia Partyka 9 7 7 5 10 Japan Honoka Hashimoto 4 7 4 7
10 Japan Honoka Hashimoto 11 11 11 11 4 Japan Hitomi Sato 11 11 11 11
13 Hungary Georgina Póta 11 11 11 2 8 4 11 13 Hungary Georgina Póta 9 5 5 7
South Korea Kim Ha-yeong 7 8 8 11 11 11 9 13 Hungary Georgina Póta 11 2 11 9 11 12
Luxembourg Sarah De Nutte 6 5 5 7 8 Japan Saki Shibata 9 11 8 11 9 10
8 Japan Saki Shibata 11 11 11 11 4 Japan Hitomi Sato 11 11 7 4 10 6
5 Japan Hina Hayata 6 7 11 4 3 China Wang Yidi 7 9 11 11 12 11
China Liu Xi 11 11 9 11 11 China Liu Xi 11 11 11 9 12
Chinese Taipei Lin Chia-hsuan 7 3 4 11 9 14 Germany Han Ying 9 7 8 11 10
14 Germany Han Ying 11 11 11 8 11   China Liu Xi 9 5 11 11 8 11 6
15 Puerto Rico Adriana Díaz 8 16 11 11 11 China Wang Yidi 11 11 7 9 11 9 11
Romania Irina Ciobanu 11 14 6 4 7 15 Puerto Rico Adriana Díaz 7 5 7 11 3
China Wang Yidi 11 7 11 13 11 11 China Wang Yidi 11 11 11 6 11
2 Japan Mima Ito 2 11 3 15 6 3

Finals
Semifinals Final
6 China Ding Ning 11 11 10 12 11
China Liu Gaoyang 3 4 12 10 4 6 China Ding Ning 11 10 8 11 11 4 11
4 Japan Hitomi Sato 11 11 7 4 10 6 China Wang Yidi 7 12 11 8 6 11 2
China Wang Yidi 7 9 11 11 12 11

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Men's doubles

Seeds
  1. Japan Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (final)
  2. China Ma Long / Xu Xin (champions)
  3. Japan Koki Niwa / Jin Ueda (quarterfinals)
  4. Hungary Nándor Ecseki / Ádám Szudi (quarterfinals)
  5. Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting / Lin Yun-ju (semifinals)
  6. Sweden Mattias Karlsson / Pär Gerell (first round)
  7. Poland Marek Badowski / Patryk Zatowka (first round)
  8. Bulgaria Teodor Alexandrov / Denislav Kodjabashev (first round)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Morizono / Oshima 10 11 11 7 11
Belgium Devos / Finland Oláh 12 4 8 11 6 1 Japan Morizono / Oshima 11 13 9 5 11
China Zheng / Zhu 11 8 11 11 China Zheng / Zhu 6 11 11 11 7
7 Poland Badowski / Zatowka 7 11 2 7 1 Japan Morizono / Oshima 11 12 8 10 13
6 Sweden Karlsson / Gerell 7 7 3 England Drinkhall / Pitchford 5 10 11 12 11
England Drinkhall / Pitchford 11 11 11 England Drinkhall / Pitchford 11 5 11 11
Belgium Nuytinck / France Robinot 11 9 11 6 7 3 Japan Niwa / Ueda 3 11 8 6
3 Japan Niwa / Ueda 8 11 6 11 11 1 Japan Morizono / Oshima 11 4 8 6
4 Hungary Ecseki / Szudi 11 11 11 2 China Ma / Xu 9 11 11 11
Turkey Gündüz / Yiğenler 2 5 8 4 Hungary Ecseki / Szudi 11 9 9 12
Belgium Cnudde / Darcis 6 8 4 5 Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 7 11 11 14
5 Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 11 11 11 5 Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 11 5 2 4
8 Bulgaria Alexandrov / Kodjabashev 8 11 8 7 2 China Ma / Xu 9 11 11 11
Czech Republic Jančařík / Reitspies 11 8 11 11 Czech Republic Jančařík / Reitspies 8 2 9
South Korea Baek / Kim 11 5 5 2 China Ma / Xu 11 11 11
2 China Ma / Xu 13 11 11

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Women's doubles

Seeds
  1. Japan Honoka Hashimoto / Hitomi Sato (semifinals)
  2. Japan Hina Hayata / Miu Hirano (semifinals)
  3. Japan Kasumi Ishikawa / Mima Ito (champions)
  4. Sweden Matilda Ekholm / Hungary Georgina Póta (first round)
  5. Slovakia Barbora Balážová / Czech Republic Hana Matelová (first round)
  6. Poland Katarzyna Grzybowska / Natalia Partyka (quarterfinals)
  7. China Chen Ke / Wang Yidi (quarterfinals)
  8. Bulgaria Kalina Hristova / Ivet Ilieva (quarterfinals)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Hashimoto / Sato 11 11 11
South Korea Lee / Park 7 8 4 1 Japan Hashimoto / Sato 9 11 11 9 11
Russia Shcherbatykh / Tailakova 6 Poland Grzybowska / Partyka 11 9 7 11 8
6 Poland Grzybowska / Partyka w/o 1 Japan Hashimoto / Sato 9 7 7
5 Slovakia Balážová / Czech Republic Matelová 11 6 11 6 6 China Liu / Zhang 11 11 11
China Liu / Zhang 6 11 8 11 11   China Liu / Zhang 11 11 11 12
Germany Mittelham / Winter 13 11 7 11 Germany Mittelham / Winter 6 13 6 10
4 Sweden Ekholm / Hungary Póta 11 7 11 9 China Liu / Zhang 12 7 7 6
3 Japan Ishikawa / Ito 11 9 11 11 3 Japan Ishikawa / Ito 10 11 11 11
Romania Samara / Szőcs 7 11 5 8 3 Japan Ishikawa / Ito 11 9 11 6 11
Czech Republic Čechová / Netherlands Eerland 3 4 5 7 China Chen / Wang 9 11 2 11 6
7 China Chen / Wang 11 11 11 3 Japan Ishikawa / Ito 7 11 7 11 11
8 Bulgaria Hristova / Ilieva 3 11 11 11 2 Japan Hayata / Hirano 11 6 11 5 3
Chinese Taipei Lin / Belgium Lung 11 7 6 6 8 Bulgaria Hristova / Ilieva 6 1 10
Poland Bajor / Sikorska 2 Japan Hayata / Hirano 11 11 12
2 Japan Hayata / Hirano w/o

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References
  1. "2018 ITTF World Tour Bulgaria Open / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. "2018 Bulgaria Open / Results 16 August". ITTF. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. "2018 Bulgaria Open / Results 17 August". ITTF. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. "2018 Bulgaria Open / Results 18 August". ITTF. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. "2018 Bulgaria Open / Results 19 August". ITTF. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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