2017 ITTF World Tour

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2017 ITTF World Tour
Details
Duration17 January 2017 – 17 December 2017
Edition22nd
Tournaments12 + Grand Finals
CategoriesWorld Tour Platinum (6)
World Tour (6)
Grand Finals (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesMen: Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov (4)
Women: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng (3)
Points leaderMen: Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov (1,550)
Women: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng (2,162)
2016
2018

The Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour was the 22nd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.

Contents

The events for the 2017 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December. [1] [2] [3]

On 12 January 2017 it was announced that Chinese shipping company Seamaster had agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with the ITTF World Tour. [4]

Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the ITTF: [5]

  World Tour Platinum
  World Tour
  Grand Finals
TourEventLocationVenueDatePrize money
(USD)
Ref.
StartFinish
1 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungarian Open Budapest SYMA Sports and Conference Centre January 19January 22120,000 [6]
2 Flag of India.svg India Open New Delhi Thyagaraj Sports Complex February 16February 19150,000 [7]
3 Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Open Doha Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena February 23February 26220,000 [8]
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Open Incheon Namdong GymnasiumApril 20April 23155,000 [9]
5 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Open Tokyo Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium June 16June 18220,000 [10]
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Open Chengdu Sichuan Provincial GymnasiumJune 22June 25220,000 [11]
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Open Gold Coast Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre July 4July 7400,000 [12]
8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgarian Open Panagyurishte Arena AsarelAugust 17August 20130,000 [13]
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Open Olomouc OMEGA Sport CenterAugust 24August 27140,000 [14]
10 Flag of Austria.svg Austrian Open Linz TipsArena Linz September 19September 24210,000 [15]
11 Flag of Germany.svg German Open Magdeburg GETEC Arena November 10November 12210,000 [16]
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Open Stockholm EriksdalshallenNovember 16November 19130,000 [17]
13 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Grand Finals Astana "Daulet" Sports ComplexDecember 14December 171,000,000 [18] [19]

Events

Winners

World Tour Platinum

EventMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesU21 Men's singlesU21 Women's singles
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lam Siu Hang Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-hoon Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Umemura
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Open Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda
Flag of Japan.svg Maharu Yoshimura
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Shiwen
Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Kizukuri Flag of Japan.svg Maki Shiomi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian Open Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Samsonov Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Woo-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Gang-hyeon
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Gang-hyeon Flag of Japan.svg Saki Shibata
Flag of Austria.svg Austrian Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa
Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue Fei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Rui
Flag of Germany.svg German Open Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Young-sik
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-su
Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata
Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue Fei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Ke

World Tour

EventMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesU21 Men's singlesU21 Women's singles
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungarian Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan An Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Bo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Jiayi
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kirill Gerassimenko Flag of Singapore.svg Zeng Jian
Flag of India.svg India Open Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Mori Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima
Flag of Sweden.svg Matilda Ekholm
Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta
Flag of Japan.svg Asuka Sakai Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Mori
Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Open Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Woo-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Sang-eun
Flag of Germany.svg Shan Xiaona
Flag of Germany.svg Petrissa Solja
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-hoon Flag of Japan.svg Minami Ando
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgarian Open Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda
Flag of Japan.svg Maharu Yoshimura
Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito
Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Oikawa Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Morizono
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Open Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska
Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Groth
Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata
Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito
Flag of France.svg Can Akkuzu Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Adriana Díaz
Flag of Sweden.svg Swedish Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin
Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata
Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Gang-hyeon Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Rui

Finals

World Tour Platinum

Qatar Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 4–2 (11–8, 11–8, 11–7, 5–11, 6–11, 11–4)
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 4–1 (12–10, 11–9, 11–6, 2–11, 11–6)
Men's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima
Flag of Sweden.svg Kristian Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Karlsson
3–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–9)
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Ji-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Ha-eun
3–1 (11–4, 11–6, 4–11, 11–6)
Japan Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 4–1 (11–7, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–5)
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 4–3 (9–11, 11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–9, 11–8)
Men's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long
Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa
Flag of Japan.svg Maharu Yoshimura
3–0 (11–9, 11–3, 11–7)
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Ji-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Ha-eun
3–2 (10–12, 8–11 ,11–3 ,11–7, 11–6)
China Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll 4–3 (17–15, 7–11, 12–10, 11–9, 7–11, 6–11, 12–10)
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha 4–1 (8–11, 11–9, 11–4, 11–7, 11–6)
Men's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda
Flag of Japan.svg Maharu Yoshimura
Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Kizukuri
3–1 (12–10, 9–11, 11–8, 11–9)
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Shiwen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling
3–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–4, 12–10)
Australian Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Samsonov Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy 4–1 (11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–8, 11–8)
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 4–2 (3–11, 12–10, 3–11, 12–10, 11–2, 11–7)
Men's doubles Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Woo-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Gang-hyeon
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Chien-an
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chiang Hung-chieh
3–1 (11–2, 11–13, 11–5, 11–6)
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu
3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7)
Austrian Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan An 4–1 (12–10, 11–9, 12–10, 10–12, 11–7)
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Yuting 4–0 (11–9, 12–10, 11–2, 11–9)
Men's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa
Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda
Flag of Germany.svg Ruwen Filus
Flag of Germany.svg Ricardo Walther
3–1 (11–7, 9–11, 11–9, 11–8)
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha
Flag of Japan.svg Honoka Hashimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato
3–2 (4–11, 11–7, 7–11, 12–10, 11–4)
German Open
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ITTF World Tour 2017 German Open GETEC Arena
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll 4–3 (9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 6–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–6)
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling 4–3 (9–11, 8–11, 13–11, 9–11, 13–11, 11–9, 11–4)
Men's doubles Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Young-sik
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-su
Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Kizukuri
3–2 (8–11, 3–11, 11–5, 16–14, 11–6)
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata
Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Szu-yu
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng I-ching
3–0 (11–7, 11–8, 11–9)

World Tour

Hungarian Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan An Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shang Kun 4–2 (13–11, 6–11, 11–7, 11–6, 10–12, 11–8)
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wen Jia 4–1 (13–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–9)
Men's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Bo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yu
Flag of Brazil.svg Hugo Calderano
Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Tsuboi
3–1 (11–6, 6–11, 11–8, 11–8)
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Jiayi
Flag of Sweden.svg Matilda Ekholm
Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta
3–1 (11–4, 11–6, 9–11, 11–8)
India Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto 4–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–4, 14–12)
Women's singles Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Mori Flag of Sweden.svg Matilda Ekholm 4–3 (7–11, 11–5, 11–8, 12–10, 6–11, 8–11, 11–6)
Men's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima
Flag of Germany.svg Ruwen Filus
Flag of Germany.svg Ricardo Walther
3–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–9)
Women's doubles Flag of Sweden.svg Matilda Ekholm
Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Ho Ching
3–2 (9–11, 11–3, 5–11, 14–12, 11–8)
Korea Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska 4–0 (11–8, 12–10, 12–10, 11–6)
Women's singles Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa 4–2 (12–10, 6–11, 11–9, 5–11, 11–8, 11–9)
Men's doubles Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Woo-jin
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Sang-eun
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska
Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Groth
3–2 (11–9, 8–11, 12–10, 7–11, 12–10)
Women's doubles Flag of Germany.svg Shan Xiaona
Flag of Germany.svg Petrissa Solja
Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata
Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito
3–1 (11–4, 11–3, 3–11, 11–9)
Bulgarian Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Matsudaira 4–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–9, 11–9)
Women's singles Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 4–0 (12–10, 11–4, 11–7, 11–5)
Men's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda
Flag of Japan.svg Maharu Yoshimura
Flag of India.svg Soumyajit Ghosh
Flag of India.svg Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
3–2 (11–13, 11–7, 11–4, 6–11, 11–5)
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa
Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito
Flag of Sweden.svg Matilda Ekholm
Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta
3–1 (6–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–5)
Czech Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll 4–2 (11–3, 4–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–9)
Women's singles Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa 4–1 (11–5, 15–13, 11–3, 9–11, 11–4)
Men's doubles Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska
Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Groth
Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda
Flag of Japan.svg Maharu Yoshimura
3–1 (11–6, 8–11, 11–9, 11–8)
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata
Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito
Flag of Sweden.svg Matilda Ekholm
Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta
3–2 (11–5, 8–11, 8–11, 11–6, 11–8)
Swedish Open
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 4–1 (6–11, 11–7, 11–9, 11–6, 11–2)
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 4–3 (11–9, 15–13, 10–12, 11–6, 6–11, 6–11, 11–9)
Men's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho Kwan Kit
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting
3–1 (6–11, 11–5, 11–6, 11–8)
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata
Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling
3–1 (11–8, 1–11, 11–9, 11–9)

Standings

Singles

Points were accumulated during the singles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events. [3] The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points were invited to play in the Grand Finals in Astana in December. Kazakhstan's Kirill Gerassimenko was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented. [20]