ISTAF SuperSeries

The ISTAF SuperSeries (abbreviated: ISS) was an international sepaktakraw competition organized by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) held for three editions from 2011 to 2015. The ISS was the only elite international Sepaktakraw tournament recognized by the ISTAF aside from the ISTAF World Cup and King's Cup.[1][2] The current format involves a qualification phase through ISTAF World Cup, which usually takes place every four years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 8 teams for men's and 6 for women's events, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) for a week.[3]

ISTAF SuperSeries
Official logo of the Games
StatusInactive
GenreSport event
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated8 September 2011 (2011-09-08)
FounderInternational Sepaktakraw Federation
Most recent2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Organised byInternational Sepaktakraw Federation
Websitesepaktakraw.org
Games

The tournament was held in a grand prix format, whereby national teams compete in a series of tournaments during a season. The first season features fours tournaments which were was organized between September 2011 to July 2012 in Bangkok, Palembang, and Singapore. The second and the third seasons also consisted of four tournaments, in which Thailand has won most of the first place in both men's and women's tournaments.[4]

There was an attempt from the ISTAF to conduct the fourth season within 2016. Nonetheless, the tournament was terminated for undisclosed reasons.

ISTAF SuperSeries Summary
Season Series Host Men's tournament Women's tournament
Team Gold Silver Bronze Team Gold Silver Bronze
2011–121Thailand Bangkok12 Thailand Indonesia South Korea8 Thailand South Korea Vietnam
2Indonesia Palembang9 Thailand Malaysia Indonesia6 Thailand South Korea Vietnam
3 Singapore10 Thailand Indonesia South Korea6 Thailand Vietnam Indonesia
4Thailand Bangkok12 Thailand Malaysia South Korea7 Thailand Vietnam Malaysia
Overall43 Thailand Indonesia Malaysia27 Thailand Vietnam South Korea
2013–141India New Delhi10 South Korea Malaysia Indonesia7 Thailand Indonesia Vietnam
2Thailand Bangkok11 Thailand Malaysia United States7 Thailand South Korea Vietnam
3Malaysia Kota Kinabalu9 Thailand Malaysia Indonesia5 Thailand Vietnam Indonesia
4Malaysia Kuala Lumpur13 Thailand Malaysia South Korea9 Thailand Malaysia Indonesia
Overall43 Thailand South Korea Malaysia28 Thailand Vietnam Indonesia
2014–151Myanmar Naypyidaw8 Thailand Malaysia Myanmar6 Thailand Vietnam Myanmar
2Malaysia Melaka8 Malaysia Thailand South Korea6 Thailand Vietnam Myanmar
3South Korea Gunsan8 Thailand South Korea Malaysia6 Thailand South Korea Indonesia
4Thailand Nakhon Pathom8 Thailand Malaysia Philippines6 Thailand Myanmar South Korea
Overall32 Thailand Malaysia South Korea24 Thailand Vietnam Myanmar

Tournament Format

Matches are played using a best of three formats, where teams compete to win two sets. Once one team wins two sets, the remaining sets (if any) are discarded. If any team wins the first two sets, it wins the match, and the remaining one set is not played.[5]

The first round, or group stage, features 8 men's and 6 women's teams, respectively divided into groups of 4 and 3; each team playing a round-robin against every other team in their group. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the playoff stage, which featured two rounds of matches, each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round; namely the semifinal and final rounds. In addition, there was also a play-off to decide the fifth to eighth placings.[5]

Regu format
  • Each team is represented by three players on the court, with two additional substitutes.
  • The three players on the court are divided into three specialist positions including; the ‘tekong’ who serves the ball; the ‘feeder’ who sets the ball up and facilitates the attack; the ‘killer’ or striker, who spikes the ball set by the feeder.
  • The players can swap positions throughout the match.
Group format
  • Teams were awarded points based on the number of sets they won, as opposed to the traditional group scoring based on wins and losses.
  • This system was devised to bolster competitive spirit, rewarding teams for every set they won, regardless of whether they won the match.
  • If there two or more teams are even on points at the end of the group stage, individual points earned during the group stage matches will be used as a tie-breaker.

Set Format

  • Each set is won by the side which scores twenty-one (21) points with a minimum lead of two (2) points.
  • In the event of a twenty to twenty tie (20-20), the set shall be won by the side which gets a lead of two (2) points, or when a side reaches twenty-five (25) points (whichever occurs first).
  • When the score is tied at 20-20, the Match Referee will announce "setting up to 25 points".
  • During the third set, the teams shall change sides when one Regu reaches 11 points.

Tournament ranking
Ranking index[6]
PositionPoints
1st Place 250
2nd Place 230
3rd Place 210
4th Place 200
5th Place 190
6th Place 180
7th Place 170
8th Place 160
N Place Point of N+1 Place -10
Men's ranking[6]
PositionCountryAccumulation points
1.  Thailand980
2.  Malaysia920
3.  Myanmar
 Singapore
 South Korea		770
6.  Japan710
7.  Indonesia560
8.  China490
9.  Philippines210
10.  India180
Rangking Updated: 26 October 2015
Women's ranking[6]
PositionCountryAccumulation points
1.  Thailand1000
2.  Vietnam860
3.  Malaysia760
4.  Japan720
5.  Myanmar650
6.  South Korea640
7.  Indonesia410
Rangking Updated: 26 October 2015

Note: The ranking is only measured from the latest tournament, not the all-time ranking.

Medal Tally
Men's tournament
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand101011
2 Malaysia18110
3 South Korea1157
4 Indonesia0235
5 Myanmar0011
 Philippines0011
 United States0011
Totals (7 entries)12121236
Women's tournament
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand120012
2 Vietnam0549
3 South Korea0415
4 Indonesia0145
5 Myanmar0123
6 Malaysia0112
Totals (6 entries)12121236

See also

References
  1. "Intentions to expand the ISTAF SuperSeries in Season Two". Sports Business Insider. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. "In the know". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 25, 2017. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. "Glossra". Deutscher Sepaktakraw Verband (in German). 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. "Malaysia set up epic ISTAF SuperSeries final with Thailand". New Straits Times. October 22, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. "Tournament Format". International Sepaktakraw Federation. 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. "Standing". International Sepaktakraw Federation. 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2021.


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