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 Singles Fan Zhendong
Women's Singles 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
Fan Zhendong Lin Gaoyuan Lee Sang-su
Women's Singles
Zhu Yuling Chen Meng 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. Fan Zhendong
  2. Lin Gaoyuan
  3. Wong Chun Ting
  4. Lee Sang-su
  5. Koki Niwa
  6. Tomokazu Harimoto
  7. Chuang Chih-yuan
  8. Jeong Sang-eun
  9. Chen Chien-an
  10. Kirill Gerassimenko
  11. Jiang Tianyi
  12. Noshad Alamian
  13. Nima Alamian
  14. Padasak Tanviriyavechakul
  15. Abdulaziz Al-Abbad
  16. Manav Vikash Thakkar

Group stage

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

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

Main draw

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

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
6 Tomokazu Harimoto 7 11 9 5 8
8 Jeong Sang-eun 11 8 11 11 11 8 Jeong Sang-eun 9 8 8 14
2 Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 11 9 11 2 Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 11 16
3 Wong Chun Ting 6 9 5 11 6 2 Lin Gaoyuan 3 13 8 11
5 Koki Niwa 11 4 3 10 6 1 Fan Zhendong 11 15 11 13
1 Fan Zhendong 9 11 11 12 11 1 Fan Zhendong 11 11 9 11 11
13 Nima Alamian 11 9 4 4 7 4 Lee Sang-su 4 5 11 9 4
4 Lee Sang-su 9 11 11 11 11 Third place
8 Jeong Sang-eun 4 9 11 7 9
4 Lee Sang-su 11 11 7 11 11
5th-8th place play-off
Play-off Fifth place
                  
6 Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 11 11
3 Wong Chun Ting 8 4 9 6
6 Tomokazu Harimoto 11 10 11 11 10 6 12
5 Koki Niwa 9 12 6 5 12 11 10
5 Koki Niwa 11 11 14 11
13 Nima Alamian 9 8 12 9 Seventh place
3 Wong Chun Ting 11 11 9 6 11 11 11
13 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. Chen Meng
  2. Zhu Yuling
  3. Kasumi Ishikawa
  4. Miu Hirano
  5. Cheng I-ching
  6. Seo Hyo-won
  7. Chen Szu-yu
  8. Lee Ho Ching
  9. Doo Hoi Kem
  10. Yang Ha-eun
  11. Suthasini Sawettabut
  12. Nanthana Komwong
  13. Mai Hoàng Mỹ Trang
  14. Neda Shahsavari
  15. Ayhika Mukherjee

Group stage

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

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

Main draw

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

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