ISTAF SuperSeries

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ISTAF SuperSeries
ISTAF SuperSeries Logo.png
Official logo of the Games
StatusInactive
GenreSport event
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated8 September 2011 (2011-09-08)
Founder International Sepaktakraw Federation
Most recent2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)
Organised by International Sepaktakraw Federation
Website sepaktakraw.org

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]

Contents

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 four tournaments which were 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

SeasonSeriesHostMen's tournamentWomen's tournament
TeamGoldSilverBronzeTeamGoldSilverBronze
2011–12 1 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 12Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 8Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
2 Flag of Indonesia.svg Palembang 9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 10Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 12Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Overall43Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 27Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2013–14 1 Flag of India.svg New Delhi 10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
2 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 11Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
3 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kota Kinabalu 9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 13Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Overall43Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 28Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
2014–15 1 Flag of Myanmar.svg Naypyidaw 8Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Melaka 8Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Gunsan 8Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Pathom 8Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Overall32Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 24Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Myanmar.svg  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 Place250
2nd Place230
3rd Place210
4th Place200
5th Place190
6th Place180
7th Place170
8th Place160
N PlacePoint of N+1 Place -10
Men's ranking [6]
PositionCountryAccumulation points
1.Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 980
2.Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 920
3.Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
770
6.Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 710
7.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 560
8.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 490
9.Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 210
10.Flag of India.svg  India 180
Rangking Updated: 26 October 2015
Women's ranking [6]
PositionCountryAccumulation points
1.Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1000
2.Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 860
3.Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 760
4.Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 720
5.Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 650
6.Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 640
7.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 410
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
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 101011
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 18110
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1157
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0235
5Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0011
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0011
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0011
Totals (7 entries)12121236
Women's tournament
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 120012
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0549
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0415
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0145
5Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0123
6Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0112
Totals (6 entries)12121236

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