2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

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2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Tournament details
Dates14–17 December 2017
Edition22nd
Total prize money US$1,000,000
Venue"Daulet" Sport Complex
Location Astana, Kazakhstan
Champions
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng
Men's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima
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
Official website 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
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The 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2017 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 22nd edition of the competition, and was held from 14 to 17 December in Astana, Kazakhstan. [1] [2]

Contents

The competition featured events in four categories: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles. [3]

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Singles
details 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll
Women's Singles
details 		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 Gu Yuting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong
Men's Doubles
details 		Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima 		Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho Kwan Kit
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting 		Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda
Flag of Japan.svg Maharu Yoshimura
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Chien-an
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chiang Hung-chieh
Women's Doubles
details 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling 		Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata
Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 		Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Ho Ching
Flag of Japan.svg Honoka Hashimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato

Qualification

Players earned points based on their performances in the singles and doubles tournaments at the 12 events of the 2017 ITTF World Tour. The top 15 men's singles players, the top 16 women's singles players, and the top eight men's and women's doubles pairs who satisfied the qualification criteria were invited to compete. Kazakhstan's Kirill Gerassimenko was the 16th player added to the men's singles event to ensure that the host nation was represented. [4] [5] [6]

Tournament format

The singles and doubles tournaments consisted of knockout draws, with 16 players starting each of the singles events and eight pairs starting each of the doubles events. The seedings for the tournament draws were based on final tour standings, not the official ITTF world ranking. [3]

Men's singles

Players

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov (final)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong (champion)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan (semifinals)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy (first round)
  8. Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Samsonov (first round)
  9. Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Matsudaira (first round)
  10. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Bo (quarterfinals)
  11. Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa (first round)
  12. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting (quarterfinals)
  13. Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Yoshida (first round)
  14. Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima (first round)
  15. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chih-yuan (first round)
  16. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kirill Gerassimenko (first round)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Germany.svg Dimitrij Ovtcharov 10 1112 119 1111
11 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa 126 146 119 5 1 Flag of Germany.svg D. Ovtcharov 1111 1112 115 11
16 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kirill Gerassimenko 9 6 5 11 6 Flag of Japan.svg T. Harimoto 7 138 148 117
6 Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto 111111131 Flag of Germany.svg D. Ovtcharov 7 6 1111114 12
7 Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy 6 8 8 7 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 11119 8 8 1110
10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Bo 1111111110 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fang Bo 117 6 7 6
13 Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Yoshida 4 1 6 7 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 8 11111111
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 111111111 Flag of Germany.svg D. Ovtcharov 7 9 7 10
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 178 128 11113 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 11111112
15 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chih-yuan 15 1110 115 6 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 11119 1112
9 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Matsudaira 6 8 9 8 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin 6 8 119 10
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin 111111113 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 11118 119 11
8 Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Samsonov 3 10 1111 11119 2 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll 6 4 118 117
12 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting 11129 134 8 1112 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong C.T. 118 113 9 3
14 Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima 6 111110 8 6 2 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll 4 119 111111
2 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll 118 3 121111

[7]

Women's singles

Players

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng (champion)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Yuting (semifinals)
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong (semifinals)
  7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling (final)
  8. Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Mori (first round)
  10. Flag of Germany.svg Shan Xiaona (first round)
  11. Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata (first round)
  12. Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano (first round)
  13. Flag of Germany.svg Han Ying (first round)
  14. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
  15. Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato (first round)
  16. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng I-ching (first round)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 1111118 9 11
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem 5 8 6 11118 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 11111111
16 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng I-ching 9 1115 5 8 8 Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei 4 8 6 3
8 Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei 117 1711111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 12111111
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Yuting 111110 119 12 115 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Yuting 10 4 5 9
12 Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano 5 6 128 11149 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Yuting 6 1111116 11
13 Flag of Germany.svg Han Ying 3 9 11126 4 3 Flag of Japan.svg K. Ishikawa 119 8 6 114
3 Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa 11119 10 11111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng 11111112
4 Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 1111118 5 117 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling 6 3 6 10
9 Flag of Japan.svg Sakura Mori 8 8 7 11115 4 Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 8 116 8 6
10 Flag of Germany.svg Shan Xiaona 2 6 10 1110 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong 118 111111
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong 1111125 126 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong 116 4 14 7
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling 9 4 1111119 117 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling 9 11111611
11 Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata 11118 8 5 117 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling 118 116 119 11
15 Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato 6 6 7 1110 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 6 117 118 112
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 1111118 12

[8]

Men's doubles

Players

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Jin Ueda / Flag of Japan.svg Maharu Yoshimura (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono / Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima (champions)
  3. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho Kwan Kit / Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting (final)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska / Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Groth (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto / Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Kizukuri (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Chien-an / Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chiang Hung-chieh (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Robin Devos / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric Nuytinck (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Singapore.svg Gao Ning / Flag of Singapore.svg Pang Xue Jie (quarterfinals)

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Japan.svg Ueda / Yoshimura 111111
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Devos / Nuytinck 9 6 7 1 Flag of Japan.svg Ueda / Yoshimura 113 11 111110 9
8 Flag of Singapore.svg Gao / Pang 4 2 11 3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho / Wong 4 11133 7 1211
3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho / Wong 1111133 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho / Wong 7 111110 1110 10
4 Flag of Germany.svg Franziska / Flag of Denmark.svg Groth 7 7 119 2 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Oshima 116 6 129 1212
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen / Chiang 11113 116 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen / Chiang 5 7 12148 5
5 Flag of Japan.svg Harimoto / Kizukuri 119 10 118 2 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Oshima 111110 12 1111
2 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Oshima 8 11128 11

[9]

Women's doubles

Players

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata / Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito (final)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Meng / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling (champions)
  3. Flag of Sweden.svg Matilda Ekholm / Flag of Hungary.svg Georgina Póta (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem / Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Ho Ching (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Szu-yu / Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Honoka Hashimoto / Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Barbora Balážová / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Matelová (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Wing Nam / Flag of Hong Kong.svg Soo Wai Yam Minnie (quarterfinals)

Draw

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata / Ito 111111 11
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg Balážová / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matelová 9 6 135 1 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata / Ito 8 119 121116
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen / Cheng 8 7 1111 4 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo / Lee 116 1110 9 14
4 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo / Lee 11114 131 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata / Ito 8 8 8 9
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Ekholm / Flag of Hungary.svg Póta 6 9 117 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen / Zhu 11111111
6 Flag of Japan.svg Hashimoto / Sato 11118 116 Flag of Japan.svg Hashimoto / Sato 12 4 9 8
8 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng / Soo 3 4 7 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen / Zhu 14111111
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen / Zhu 111111

[10]

ITTF Star Awards

The 2017 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held on the first evening of the Grand Finals at the Rixos President Hotel on 14 December. [11]

Awards were handed out in eight categories:

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