2018 China Open (table tennis)

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2018 China Open
Tournament details
Dates31 May–3 June 2018
Competitors32S / 16D
Total prize money US$346,000
VenueBao'an District Sports Center
Location Shenzhen, China
Champions
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu
Men's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling
Mixed doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong

The 2018 China Open was the fifth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It was the third of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 31 May to 3 June in Shenzhen, China. [1]

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China's Ma Long became the most successful player in the event's history, winning his seventh China Open men's singles title. [2]

Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong of China became the first ever winners of a mixed doubles tournament at an ITTF World Tour event, with the new category being included as part of the build-up to mixed doubles featuring on the table tennis programme at the 2020 Olympics. [3]

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong (final)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll (second round)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin (first round)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan (semifinals)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long (champion)
  6. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting (second round)
  7. Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-su (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy (first round)
  10. Flag of Japan.svg Jun Mizutani (quarterfinals)
  11. Flag of Brazil.svg Hugo Calderano (first round)
  12. Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto (second round)
  13. Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Matsudaira (first round)
  14. Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas (first round)
  15. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
  16. Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Assar (first round)

Draw

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 5 1111139 11
Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Young-sik 115 2 11 118 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 12111111
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Lebesson 9 11111111 Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Lebesson 10 5 8 7
16 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Assar 119 4 8 3 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 1111129 11
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Hugo Calderano 9 7 11 126 8 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa 9 6 10 113
Flag of England.svg Liam Pitchford 11111310 11 Flag of England.svg Liam Pitchford 8 116 9 13129
Flag of Slovenia.svg Bojan Tokič 7 6 9 11119 8 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa 118 111111 10 11
8 Flag of Japan.svg Koki Niwa 1111114 6 111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 1311129 8 11
6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting 7 8 111111114 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 11 6 10 11116
Flag of Austria.svg Robert Gardos 11119 6 7 7 6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting 8 118 139 119
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska 8 114 8 3 10 Flag of Japan.svg Jun Mizutani 116 1111 119 11
10 Flag of Japan.svg Jun Mizutani 116 11111110 Flag of Japan.svg Jun Mizutani 114 117 143 8
12 Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto 111111114 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 9 118 1112 1111
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jike 8 3 8 6 12 Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto 2 8 10 114
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Sang-eun 3 9 6 6 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 1111127 11
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 11111111

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Xin 7 116 7 6
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-hoon 119 111111 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-hoon 111411 1111
Flag of Sweden.svg Kristian Karlsson 9 114 7 3 15 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chih-yuan 8 12 136 7
15 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang Chih-yuan 119 111111 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-hoon 11111111
14 Flag of Portugal.svg Marcos Freitas 6 143 6 7 7 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-su 9 9 5 6
Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Woo-jin 1112 111111 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Woo-jin 8 7 127 6
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Oshima 12 7 117 13 7 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-su 111110 1111
7 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-su 14119 1115 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-hoon 9 3 4 122
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 111111115 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 11111110 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Yun-ju 5 8 9 5 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 9 11111111
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Chuqin 126 7 11118 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Chuqin 113 7 9 8
13 Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Matsudaira 10 11119 8 114 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 11 7 12118 1111
9 Flag of France.svg Simon Gauzy 3 2 9 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jingkun 131110 9 113 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jingkun 11111111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Jingkun 5 11127 4 1111
Flag of Slovenia.svg Darko Jorgić 7 119 5 7 2 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll 119 10 11119 5
2 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Boll 119 111111

Finals

Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 1311129 8 11
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan 11 6 10 11116 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong 118 4 3 12
Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-hoon 9 3 4 122 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 7 11111114
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long 11111110 11

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Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling (second round)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei (second round)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu (champion)
  5. Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano (first round)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng I-ching (first round)
  8. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong (second round)
  9. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning (final)
  10. Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Hyo-won (first round)
  11. Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato (quarterfinals)
  12. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Szu-yu (first round)
  13. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha (first round)
  14. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Ho Ching (first round)
  15. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem (second round)
  16. Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata (second round)

Draw

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling 11116 1111
Flag of Japan.svg Minami Ando 4 6 118 7 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Yuling 119 11119 8 5
Flag of Japan.svg Saki Shibata 11111111 Flag of Japan.svg Saki Shibata 5 117 8 111111
10 Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Hyo-won 7 9 8 9   Flag of Japan.svg Saki Shibata 17157 1211
15 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem 121212 1116 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Ji-hee 15 13 1110 5
Flag of Japan.svg Miyu Kato 10 10 147 14 15 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem 118 7 118 11
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Ji-hee 147 6 11118 17 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Ji-hee 4 11118 1113
7 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng I-ching 12 11119 9 1115 Flag of Japan.svg Saki Shibata 2 7 9 6
5 Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano 10 117 5 142 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 11111111
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Yuting 126 111112 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Yuting 5 9 10 111110
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Che Xiaoxi 9 10 167 9 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 1111128 9 12
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 111214 11119 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 11111111
11 Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato 1111148 5 1411 Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato 7 3 7 5
Flag of Singapore.svg Lin Ye 6 7 12 111112 11 Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Sato 1110 111514
Flag of South Korea.svg Ji Eun-chae 3 2 7 7 3 Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei 8 126 13 12
3 Flag of Singapore.svg Feng Tianwei 11111111

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 10 11111111
Flag of Japan.svg Honoka Hashimoto 121 5 9 4 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 11111111
Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Ha-eun 1111139 8 11 Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Ha-eun 4 8 5 4
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lee Ho Ching 8 9 11 11117 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 1111146 11
12 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Szu-yu 6 7 3 7 Flag of Germany.svg Han Ying 8 6 12 114
Flag of Germany.svg Han Ying 11111111 Flag of Germany.svg Han Ying 11111111
Flag of Austria.svg Sofia Polcanova 6 9 2 6 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong 7 4 5 8
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong 111111114 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 11121110 11
6 Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 111112116 Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 8 10 5 128
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Yang 7 3 10 8 6 Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 10 14117 137 12
Flag of Austria.svg Amelie Solja 6 4 8 8 16 Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata 1212 4 1111 1110
16 Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata 111111116 Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 118 12113 11
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Yingsha 1111116 6 8 5 2 Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa 2 1110 8 117
Flag of Japan.svg Yui Hamamoto 8 4 5 11111111 Flag of Japan.svg Yui Hamamoto 10 5 6 5
Flag of Germany.svg Petrissa Solja 118 9 8 111 2 Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa 12111111
2 Flag of Japan.svg Kasumi Ishikawa 5 1111119 11

Finals

Semifinals Final
Flag of Japan.svg Saki Shibata 2 7 9 6
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 111111119 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning 11 11119 8 115
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 11121110 114 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Manyu 139 9 11119 11
6 Flag of Japan.svg Mima Ito 8 10 5 128

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Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (first round)
  2. Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su (first round)
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Long / Xu Xin (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska / Flag of Denmark.svg Jonathan Groth (first round)
  5. Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhendong / Lin Gaoyuan (champions)
  7. Flag of Japan.svg Tomokazu Harimoto / Jin Ueda (first round)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Ruwen Filus / Ricardo Walther (first round)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho / Wong 8 9 7
Flag of Austria.svg Fegerl / Flag of Portugal.svg Monteiro 111111 Flag of Austria.svg Fegerl / Flag of Portugal.svg Monteiro
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lam / Ng 112 8 115 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan / Lin w/o
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan / Lin 4 11119 116 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan / Lin 116 3 1114
5 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Oshima 111111 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang / Lim 5 11116 12
Flag of Slovakia.svg Pištej / Flag of England.svg Pitchford 6 7 3 5 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Oshima 117 118 9
Flag of South Korea.svg Jang / Lim 1110 9 1111 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang / Lim 9 118 1111
4 Flag of Germany.svg Franziska / Flag of Denmark.svg Groth 8 12114 7 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan / Lin 111111
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma / Xu 111111 Flag of Romania.svg Ionescu / Flag of Spain.svg Robles 9 4 4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen / Chuang 9 9 9 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma / Xu 121113
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liao / Lin 121112 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liao / Lin 10 4 11
8 Flag of Germany.svg Filus / Walther 10 6 10 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma / Xu 9 9 111110
7 Flag of Japan.svg Harimoto / Ueda 118 12 5 Flag of Romania.svg Ionescu / Flag of Spain.svg Robles 11114 4 12
Flag of Romania.svg Ionescu / Flag of Spain.svg Robles 7 111411  Flag of Romania.svg Ionescu / Flag of Spain.svg Robles 8 111211
Flag of France.svg Cassin / Lebesson 117 9 1111 Flag of France.svg Cassin / Lebesson 116 10 7
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung / Lee 7 11113 7

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Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Hina Hayata / Mima Ito (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo Hoi Kem / Lee Ho Ching (first round)
  3. Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (final)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Xingtong / Sun Yingsha (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Ning / Zhu Yuling (champions)
  6. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Spain.svg Maria Xiao / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zhang Mo (first round)
  8. Flag of Japan.svg Miu Hirano / Kasumi Ishikawa (semifinals)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata / Ito w/o
Flag of Romania.svg Szőcs / Flag of Monaco.svg Yang 1 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata / Ito 7 111111
Flag of Germany.svg Han / Flag of Poland.svg Li 7 10 11 6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng / Soo 117 7 8
6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng / Soo 1112131 Flag of Japan.svg Hayata / Ito 9 11115 6
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding / Zhu 1111115 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding / Zhu 118 6 1111
Flag of Indonesia.svg Dwijayanti / Indriani 4 9 9 5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding / Zhu 11 111111
Flag of Indonesia.svg Oktariyani / Sintya 5 7 6 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen / Sun 139 9 4
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen / Sun 1111115 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding / Zhu 11114 11
3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon / Yang 1111113 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon / Yang 9 5 115
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi / Jung 7 8 4 3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon / Yang 111111
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng / Liu 117 111 11 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cheng / Liu 5 7 4
7 Flag of Spain.svg Xiao / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zhang 7 118 117 3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon / Yang 115 8 1112
8 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano / Ishikawa 1211118 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano / Ishikawa 8 11117 10
Flag of Singapore.svg Zeng / Zhou 10 9 9 8 Flag of Japan.svg Hirano / Ishikawa 11117 11
Flag of Singapore.svg Lin / Yu 116 119 11 Flag of Singapore.svg Lin / Yu 2 6 117
2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Doo / Lee 8 118 116

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Masataka Morizono / Mima Ito (final)
  2. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Chien-an / Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-su / Jeon Ji-hee (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho Kwan Kit / Lee Ho Ching (first round)
  6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Gaoyuan / Chen Xingtong (champions)
  7. Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-hoon / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Franziska / Petrissa Solja (quarterfinals)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Ito 111211
Flag of Germany.svg Filus / Han 6 10 4 1 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Ito 111111
Flag of Spain.svg Robles / Dvorak 8 12 1112 8 Flag of Germany.svg Franziska / Solja 8 8 3
8 Flag of Germany.svg Franziska / Solja 11148 141 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Ito 111211
7 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim / Yang 1111147 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim / Yang 7 10 5
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chuang / Chen 4 5 12 7 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim / Yang 111111
Flag of Slovakia.svg Pištej / Balážová 4 3 1211 3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen / Cheng 5 5 3
3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen / Cheng 111110 131 Flag of Japan.svg Morizono / Ito 11 115 8
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee / Jeon 11118 116 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin / Chen 137 1111
Flag of Austria.svg Fegerl / Polcanova 7 7 118 4 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee / Jeon 7 11119 12
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang / Wang 7 119 1111 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang / Wang 118 8 1110
5 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ho / Lee 119 116 8 4 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee / Jeon 3 7 118
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin / Chen 1111116 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin / Chen 11114 11
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nuytinck / Lung 3 3 7 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin / Chen 111111
Flag of Romania.svg Ionescu / Szőcs 115 116 9 2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong / Doo 2 8 3
2 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Wong / Doo 9 119 1111

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