2018 China Open (table tennis)

The 2018 China Open was the fifth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It was the third of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 31 May to 3 June in Shenzhen, China.[1]

2018 China Open
Tournament details
Dates31 May–3 June 2018
Competitors32S / 16D
Total prize moneyUS$346,000
VenueBao'an District Sports Center
LocationShenzhen, China
Champions
Men's singlesChina Ma Long
Women's singlesChina Wang Manyu
Men's doublesChina Fan Zhendong
China Lin Gaoyuan
Women's doublesChina Ding Ning
China Zhu Yuling
Mixed doublesChina Lin Gaoyuan
China Chen Xingtong

China's Ma Long became the most successful player in the event's history, winning his seventh China Open men's singles title.[2]

Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong of China became the first ever winners of a mixed doubles tournament at an ITTF World Tour event, with the new category being included as part of the build-up to mixed doubles featuring on the table tennis programme at the 2020 Olympics.[3]

Men's singles

Seeds
  1. China Fan Zhendong (final)
  2. Germany Timo Boll (second round)
  3. China Xu Xin (first round)
  4. China Lin Gaoyuan (semifinals)
  5. China Ma Long (champion)
  6. Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting (second round)
  7. South Korea Lee Sang-su (quarterfinals)
  8. Japan Koki Niwa (quarterfinals)
  9. France Simon Gauzy (first round)
  10. Japan Jun Mizutani (quarterfinals)
  11. Brazil Hugo Calderano (first round)
  12. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto (second round)
  13. Japan Kenta Matsudaira (first round)
  14. Portugal Marcos Freitas (first round)
  15. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
  16. Egypt Omar Assar (first round)

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 China Fan Zhendong 5 11 11 13 9 11
South Korea Jung Young-sik 11 5 2 11 11 8 1 China Fan Zhendong 12 11 11 11
France Emmanuel Lebesson 9 11 11 11 11 France Emmanuel Lebesson 10 5 8 7
16 Egypt Omar Assar 11 9 4 8 3 1 China Fan Zhendong 11 11 12 9 11
11 Brazil Hugo Calderano 9 7 11 12 6 8 Japan Koki Niwa 9 6 10 11 3
England Liam Pitchford 11 11 13 10 11 England Liam Pitchford 8 11 6 9 13 12 9
Slovenia Bojan Tokič 7 6 9 11 11 9 8 Japan Koki Niwa 11 8 11 11 11 10 11
8 Japan Koki Niwa 11 11 11 4 6 11 1 China Fan Zhendong 13 11 12 9 8 11
6 Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 7 8 11 11 11 11 4 China Lin Gaoyuan 11 6 10 11 11 6
Austria Robert Gardos 11 11 9 6 7 7 6 Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 8 11 8 13 9 11 9
Germany Patrick Franziska 8 11 4 8 3 10 Japan Jun Mizutani 11 6 11 11 11 9 11
10 Japan Jun Mizutani 11 6 11 11 11 10 Japan Jun Mizutani 11 4 11 7 14 3 8
12 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 11 11 4 China Lin Gaoyuan 9 11 8 11 12 11 11
China Zhang Jike 8 3 8 6 12 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 2 8 10 11 4
South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 3 9 6 6 4 China Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 12 7 11
4 China Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 11 11

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 China Xu Xin 7 11 6 7 6
South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 11 9 11 11 11 South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 11 14 11 11 11
Sweden Kristian Karlsson 9 11 4 7 3 15 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 8 12 13 6 7
15 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 11 9 11 11 11 South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 11 11 11 11
14 Portugal Marcos Freitas 6 14 3 6 7 7 South Korea Lee Sang-su 9 9 5 6
South Korea Jang Woo-jin 11 12 11 11 11 South Korea Jang Woo-jin 8 7 12 7 6
Japan Yuya Oshima 12 7 11 7 13 7 South Korea Lee Sang-su 11 11 10 11 11
7 South Korea Lee Sang-su 14 11 9 11 15 South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 9 3 4 12 2
5 China Ma Long 11 11 11 11 5 China Ma Long 11 11 11 10 11
Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju 5 8 9 5 5 China Ma Long 9 11 11 11 11
China Wang Chuqin 12 6 7 11 11 8 11 China Wang Chuqin 11 3 7 9 8
13 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 10 11 11 9 8 11 4 5 China Ma Long 11 7 12 11 8 11 11
9 France Simon Gauzy 3 2 9 9 China Liang Jingkun 13 11 10 9 11 3 6
China Liang Jingkun 11 11 11 11 China Liang Jingkun 5 11 12 7 4 11 11
Slovenia Darko Jorgić 7 11 9 5 7 2 Germany Timo Boll 11 9 10 11 11 9 5
2 Germany Timo Boll 11 9 11 11 11

Finals
Semifinals Final
1 China Fan Zhendong 13 11 12 9 8 11
4 China Lin Gaoyuan 11 6 10 11 11 6 1 China Fan Zhendong 11 8 4 3 12
South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 9 3 4 12 2 5 China Ma Long 7 11 11 11 14
5 China Ma Long 11 11 11 10 11

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Women's singles

Seeds
  1. China Zhu Yuling (second round)
  2. Japan Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
  3. Singapore Feng Tianwei (second round)
  4. China Wang Manyu (champion)
  5. Japan Miu Hirano (first round)
  6. Japan Mima Ito (semifinals)
  7. Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching (first round)
  8. China Chen Xingtong (second round)
  9. China Ding Ning (final)
  10. South Korea Seo Hyo-won (first round)
  11. Japan Hitomi Sato (quarterfinals)
  12. Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu (first round)
  13. China Sun Yingsha (first round)
  14. Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching (first round)
  15. Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem (second round)
  16. Japan Hina Hayata (second round)

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 China Zhu Yuling 11 11 6 11 11
Japan Minami Ando 4 6 11 8 7 1 China Zhu Yuling 11 9 11 11 9 8 5
Japan Saki Shibata 11 11 11 11 Japan Saki Shibata 5 11 7 8 11 11 11
10 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 7 9 8 9   Japan Saki Shibata 17 15 7 12 11
15 Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem 12 12 12 11 16 South Korea Jeon Ji-hee 15 13 11 10 5
Japan Miyu Kato 10 10 14 7 14 15 Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem 11 8 7 11 8 11
South Korea Jeon Ji-hee 14 7 6 11 11 8 17 South Korea Jeon Ji-hee 4 11 11 8 11 13
7 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 12 11 11 9 9 11 15 Japan Saki Shibata 2 7 9 6
5 Japan Miu Hirano 10 11 7 5 14 2 9 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 11
China Gu Yuting 12 6 11 11 12 11 China Gu Yuting 5 9 10 11 11 10
China Che Xiaoxi 9 10 16 7 9 9 China Ding Ning 11 11 12 8 9 12
9 China Ding Ning 11 12 14 11 11 9 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 11
11 Japan Hitomi Sato 11 11 14 8 5 14 11 Japan Hitomi Sato 7 3 7 5
Singapore Lin Ye 6 7 12 11 11 12 11 Japan Hitomi Sato 11 10 11 15 14
South Korea Ji Eun-chae 3 2 7 7 3 Singapore Feng Tianwei 8 12 6 13 12
3 Singapore Feng Tianwei 11 11 11 11

Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 China Wang Manyu 10 11 11 11 11
Japan Honoka Hashimoto 12 1 5 9 4 4 China Wang Manyu 11 11 11 11
South Korea Yang Ha-eun 11 11 13 9 8 11 South Korea Yang Ha-eun 4 8 5 4
14 Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching 8 9 11 11 11 7 4 China Wang Manyu 11 11 14 6 11
12 Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu 6 7 3 7 Germany Han Ying 8 6 12 11 4
Germany Han Ying 11 11 11 11 Germany Han Ying 11 11 11 11
Austria Sofia Polcanova 6 9 2 6 8 China Chen Xingtong 7 4 5 8
8 China Chen Xingtong 11 11 11 11 4 China Wang Manyu 11 12 11 10 11
6 Japan Mima Ito 11 11 12 11 6 Japan Mima Ito 8 10 5 12 8
China Wu Yang 7 3 10 8 6 Japan Mima Ito 10 14 11 7 13 7 12
Austria Amelie Solja 6 4 8 8 16 Japan Hina Hayata 12 12 4 11 11 11 10
16 Japan Hina Hayata 11 11 11 11 6 Japan Mima Ito 11 8 12 11 3 11
13 China Sun Yingsha 11 11 11 6 6 8 5 2 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 2 11 10 8 11 7
Japan Yui Hamamoto 8 4 5 11 11 11 11 Japan Yui Hamamoto 10 5 6 5
Germany Petrissa Solja 11 8 9 8 11 1 2 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 12 11 11 11
2 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 5 11 11 11 9 11

Finals
Semifinals Final
Japan Saki Shibata 2 7 9 6
9 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 11 9 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 9 8 11 5
4 China Wang Manyu 11 12 11 10 11 4 China Wang Manyu 13 9 9 11 11 9 11
6 Japan Mima Ito 8 10 5 12 8

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Men's doubles

Seeds
  1. Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (first round)
  2. South Korea Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su (first round)
  3. China Ma Long / Xu Xin (semifinals)
  4. Germany Patrick Franziska / Denmark Jonathan Groth (first round)
  5. Japan Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (quarterfinals)
  6. China Fan Zhendong / Lin Gaoyuan (champions)
  7. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto / Jin Ueda (first round)
  8. Germany Ruwen Filus / Ricardo Walther (first round)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Hong Kong Ho / Wong 8 9 7
Austria Fegerl / Portugal Monteiro 11 11 11 Austria Fegerl / Portugal Monteiro
Hong Kong Lam / Ng 11 2 8 11 5 6 China Fan / Lin w/o
6 China Fan / Lin 4 11 11 9 11 6 China Fan / Lin 11 6 3 11 14
5 Japan Morizono / Oshima 11 11 11 South Korea Jang / Lim 5 11 11 6 12
Slovakia Pištej / England Pitchford 6 7 3 5 Japan Morizono / Oshima 11 7 11 8 9
South Korea Jang / Lim 11 10 9 11 11 South Korea Jang / Lim 9 11 8 11 11
4 Germany Franziska / Denmark Groth 8 12 11 4 7 6 China Fan / Lin 11 11 11
3 China Ma / Xu 11 11 11 Romania Ionescu / Spain Robles 9 4 4
Chinese Taipei Chen / Chuang 9 9 9 3 China Ma / Xu 12 11 13
Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 12 11 12 Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 10 4 11
8 Germany Filus / Walther 10 6 10 3 China Ma / Xu 9 9 11 11 10
7 Japan Harimoto / Ueda 11 8 12 5 Romania Ionescu / Spain Robles 11 11 4 4 12
Romania Ionescu / Spain Robles 7 11 14 11   Romania Ionescu / Spain Robles 8 11 12 11
France Cassin / Lebesson 11 7 9 11 11 France Cassin / Lebesson 11 6 10 7
2 South Korea Jung / Lee 7 11 11 3 7

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Women's doubles

Seeds
  1. Japan Hina Hayata / Mima Ito (semifinals)
  2. Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem / Lee Ho Ching (first round)
  3. South Korea Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (final)
  4. China Chen Xingtong / Sun Yingsha (quarterfinals)
  5. China Ding Ning / Zhu Yuling (champions)
  6. Hong Kong Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie (quarterfinals)
  7. Spain Maria Xiao / Canada Zhang Mo (first round)
  8. Japan Miu Hirano / Kasumi Ishikawa (semifinals)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Hayata / Ito w/o
Romania Szőcs / Monaco Yang 1 Japan Hayata / Ito 7 11 11 11
Germany Han / Poland Li 7 10 11 6 Hong Kong Ng / Soo 11 7 7 8
6 Hong Kong Ng / Soo 11 12 13 1 Japan Hayata / Ito 9 11 11 5 6
5 China Ding / Zhu 11 11 11 5 China Ding / Zhu 11 8 6 11 11
Indonesia Dwijayanti / Indriani 4 9 9 5 China Ding / Zhu 11 11 11 11
Indonesia Oktariyani / Sintya 5 7 6 4 China Chen / Sun 13 9 9 4
4 China Chen / Sun 11 11 11 5 China Ding / Zhu 11 11 4 11
3 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 11 11 3 South Korea Jeon / Yang 9 5 11 5
South Korea Choi / Jung 7 8 4 3 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 11 11
Chinese Taipei Cheng / Liu 11 7 11 1 11 Chinese Taipei Cheng / Liu 5 7 4
7 Spain Xiao / Canada Zhang 7 11 8 11 7 3 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 5 8 11 12
8 Japan Hirano / Ishikawa 12 11 11 8 Japan Hirano / Ishikawa 8 11 11 7 10
Singapore Zeng / Zhou 10 9 9 8 Japan Hirano / Ishikawa 11 11 7 11
Singapore Lin / Yu 11 6 11 9 11 Singapore Lin / Yu 2 6 11 7
2 Hong Kong Doo / Lee 8 11 8 11 6

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Mixed doubles

Seeds
  1. Japan Masataka Morizono / Mima Ito (final)
  2. Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem (quarterfinals)
  3. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an / Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
  4. South Korea Lee Sang-su / Jeon Ji-hee (semifinals)
  5. Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit / Lee Ho Ching (first round)
  6. China Lin Gaoyuan / Chen Xingtong (champions)
  7. South Korea Lim Jong-hoon / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)
  8. Germany Patrick Franziska / Petrissa Solja (quarterfinals)

Draw
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Morizono / Ito 11 12 11
Germany Filus / Han 6 10 4 1 Japan Morizono / Ito 11 11 11
Spain Robles / Dvorak 8 12 11 12 8 Germany Franziska / Solja 8 8 3
8 Germany Franziska / Solja 11 14 8 14 1 Japan Morizono / Ito 11 12 11
7 South Korea Lim / Yang 11 11 14 7 South Korea Lim / Yang 7 10 5
Chinese Taipei Chuang / Chen 4 5 12 7 South Korea Lim / Yang 11 11 11
Slovakia Pištej / Balážová 4 3 12 11 3 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 5 5 3
3 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 11 11 10 13 1 Japan Morizono / Ito 11 11 5 8
4 South Korea Lee / Jeon 11 11 8 11 6 China Lin / Chen 13 7 11 11
Austria Fegerl / Polcanova 7 7 11 8 4 South Korea Lee / Jeon 7 11 11 9 12
China Zhang / Wang 7 11 9 11 11 China Zhang / Wang 11 8 8 11 10
5 Hong Kong Ho / Lee 11 9 11 6 8 4 South Korea Lee / Jeon 3 7 11 8
6 China Lin / Chen 11 11 11 6 China Lin / Chen 11 11 4 11
Belgium Nuytinck / Lung 3 3 7 6 China Lin / Chen 11 11 11
Romania Ionescu / Szőcs 11 5 11 6 9 2 Hong Kong Wong / Doo 2 8 3
2 Hong Kong Wong / Doo 9 11 9 11 11

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References
  1. "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, China Open / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. "Ma Long best in the world, view endorsed in Shenzhen". ITTF. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. "Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong history makers, win inaugural ITTF World Tour Mixed Doubles title". ITTF. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. "2018 China Open / Men's Singles" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. "2018 China Open / Women's Singles" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. "2018 China Open / Men's Doubles" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. "2018 China Open / Women's Doubles" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  8. "2018 China Open / Mixed Doubles" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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