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]

2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
Tournament details
Dates6–8 April 2018
Edition31st
Total prize moneyUS$100,000
VenueYokohama Cultural Gymnasium
LocationYokohama, Japan
Champions
Men's singlesChina Fan Zhendong
Women's singlesChina Zhu Yuling
← 2017 2019 →

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.

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles
China Fan Zhendong China Lin Gaoyuan South Korea Lee Sang-su
Women's Singles
China Zhu Yuling China Chen Meng Japan Kasumi Ishikawa

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]

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]

  1. China Fan Zhendong
  2. China Lin Gaoyuan
  3. Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting
  4. South Korea Lee Sang-su
  5. Japan Koki Niwa
  6. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto
  7. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan
  8. South Korea Jeong Sang-eun
  9. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an
  10. Kazakhstan Kirill Gerassimenko
  11. Hong Kong Jiang Tianyi
  12. Iran Noshad Alamian
  13. Iran Nima Alamian
  14. Thailand Padasak Tanviriyavechakul
  15. Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Abbad
  16. India Manav Vikash Thakkar

Group stage

The group stage took place on 6 April.[4]

Group A
Pos. Player Japan
Harimoto		 China
Fan		 Chinese Taipei
Chuang		 Kazakhstan
Gerassimenko		 Points Qualification
1 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto — 3–1 3–1 3–1 6 Advance to second stage
2 China Fan Zhendong 1–3 — 3–0 3–0 5
3 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 1–3 0–3 — 3–2 4 Advance to play-off
4 Kazakhstan Kirill Gerassimenko 1–3 0–3 2–3 — 3
Group B
Pos. Player South Korea
Lee		 China
Lin		 Chinese Taipei
Chen		 Hong Kong
Jiang		 Points Qualification
1 South Korea Lee Sang-su — 3–0 3–1 3–1 6 Advance to second stage
2 China Lin Gaoyuan 0–3 — 3–0 3–0 5
3 Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an 1–3 0–3 — 3–1 4 Advance to play-off
4 Hong Kong Jiang Tianyi 1–3 0–3 1–3 — 3
Group C
Pos. Player Hong Kong
Wong		 Japan
Niwa		 South Korea
Jeong		 Iran
Alamian		 Points Qualification
1 Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting — 3–2 3–0 3–1 6 Advance to second stage
2 Japan Koki Niwa 2–3 — 3–2 3–0 5
3 South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 0–3 2–3 — 3–2 4 Advance to play-off
4 Iran Noshad Alamian 1–3 0–3 2–3 — 3
Continental Group
Pos. Player Iran
Alamian		 Thailand
Tanviriyavechakul		 India
Thakkar		 Saudi Arabia
Al-Abbad		 Points Qualification
1 Iran Nima Alamian — 3–0 3–2 3–0 6 Advance to play-off
2 Thailand P. Tanviriyavechakul 0–3 — 3–1 3–1 5
3 India M. V. Thakkar 2–3 1–3 — 3–2 4
4 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Abbad 0–3 1–3 2–3 — 3
Play-offs

Main draw

The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.[5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 7 11 9 5 8
8 South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 11 8 11 11 11 8 South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 9 8 8 14
2 China Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 11 9 11 2 China Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 11 16
3 Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 6 9 5 11 6 2 China Lin Gaoyuan 3 13 8 11
5 Japan Koki Niwa 11 4 3 10 6 1 China Fan Zhendong 11 15 11 13
1 China Fan Zhendong 9 11 11 12 11 1 China Fan Zhendong 11 11 9 11 11
13 Iran Nima Alamian 11 9 4 4 7 4 South Korea Lee Sang-su 4 5 11 9 4
4 South Korea Lee Sang-su 9 11 11 11 11 Third place
8 South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 4 9 11 7 9
4 South Korea Lee Sang-su 11 11 7 11 11
5th-8th place play-off
Play-off Fifth place
                  
6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 11 11
3 Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 8 4 9 6
6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 10 11 11 10 6 12
5 Japan Koki Niwa 9 12 6 5 12 11 10
5 Japan Koki Niwa 11 11 14 11
13 Iran Nima Alamian 9 8 12 9 Seventh place
3 Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 11 11 9 6 11 11 11
13 Iran Nima Alamian 7 13 11 11 5 2 8

Women's singles

Seeding

Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.[3]

  1. China Chen Meng
  2. China Zhu Yuling
  3. Japan Kasumi Ishikawa
  4. Japan Miu Hirano
  5. Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching
  6. South Korea Seo Hyo-won
  7. Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu
  8. Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching
  9. Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem
  10. South Korea Yang Ha-eun
  11. Thailand Suthasini Sawettabut
  12. Thailand Nanthana Komwong
  13. Vietnam Mai Hoàng Mỹ Trang
  14. Iran Neda Shahsavari
  15. India Ayhika Mukherjee

Group stage

The group stage took place on 6 April.[6]

Group A
Pos. Player China
Chen		 Chinese Taipei
Cheng		 Thailand
Sawettabut		 Hong Kong
Lee		 Points Qualification
1 China Chen Meng — 3–0 3–0 3–0 6 Advance to second stage
2 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 0–3 — 3–1 3–1 5
3 Thailand S. Sawettabut 0–3 1–3 — 3–2 4 Advance to play-off
4 Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching 0–3 1–3 2–3 — 3
Group B
Pos. Player China
Zhu		 Hong Kong
Doo		 Japan
Hirano		 South Korea
Yang Ha-eun		 Points Qualification
1 China Zhu Yuling — 3–2 3–0 3–0 6 Advance to second stage
2 Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem 2–3 — 3–2 3–1 5
3 Japan Miu Hirano 0–3 2–3 — 3–1 4 Advance to play-off
4 South Korea Yang Ha-eun 0–3 1–3 1–3 — 3
Group C
Pos. Player Japan
Ishikawa		 South Korea
Seo		 Chinese Taipei
Chen		 Thailand
Komwong		 Points Qualification
1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa — 3–1 3–0 3–0 6 Advance to second stage
2 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 1–3 — 3–2 3–0 5
3 Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu 0–3 2–3 — 3–1 4 Advance to play-off
4 Thailand Nanthana Komwong 0–3 0–3 1–3 — 3
Continental Group
Pos. Player India
Mukherjee		 Vietnam
Mai		 Iran
Shahsavari		 Points Qualification
1 India Ayhika Mukherjee — 3–0 3–0 4 Advance to play-off
2 Vietnam Mai Hoàng Mỹ Trang 0–3 — 3–2 3
3 Iran Neda Shahsavari 0–3 2–3 — 2
Play-offs

Main draw

The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.[7]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 China Chen Meng 11 10 11 11 9 11
7 Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu 8 12 2 6 11 3 1 China Chen Meng 11 11 10 11 11
9 Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem 6 11 7 4 3 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 7 9 12 5 9
3 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 13 11 11 1 China Chen Meng 10 10 12 3 4
6 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 6 10 2 11 15 6 2 China Zhu Yuling 12 12 10 11 11
5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 11 12 11 4 13 11 5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 8 6 7 11 6
4 Japan Miu Hirano 4 13 5 12 9 5 2 China Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 5 11
2 China Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 10 11 11 Third place
3 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 7 11 9 11 7 11
5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 9 11 4 11 8 11 7
5th-8th place play-off
Play-off Fifth place
                  
7 Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu 11 8 4 6 5
9 Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem 6 11 11 11 11
9 Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem 11 4 6 11 10 9
4 Japan Miu Hirano 9 11 11 8 12 11
6 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 10 6 13 11 12 3
4 Japan Miu Hirano 12 11 15 3 10 11 Seventh place
7 Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu 11 11 7 4 12 12
6 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 5 6 11 11 10 10

See also

References
  1. "LION 31st ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2018". ITTF. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "LION 31st ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2018 / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "2018 Asian Cup / Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. "2018 Asian Cup / Men's Singles / First Stage" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  5. "2018 Asian Cup / Men's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. "2018 Asian Cup / Women's Singles / First Stage" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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