Details | |
---|---|
Duration | 18 January 2018 – 16 December 2018 |
Edition | 23rd |
Tournaments | 12 + Grand Finals |
Categories | World Tour Platinum (6) World Tour (6) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Men: Fan Zhendong (3) Women: Wang Manyu (3) |
Most tournament finals | Men: Xu Xin (5) Women: Wang Manyu (6) |
Points leader | Men: Xu Xin (1750) Women: Wang Manyu (1856) |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 ITTF World Tour was the 23rd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. [1]
For the first time in its history, the tour included mixed doubles competitions in 2018. They featured at six events: the China Open, Japan Open, Korea Open, Australian Open and Austrian Open, as well as at the Grand Finals. This was to promote the mixed doubles category prior to its inclusion on the 2020 Olympics programme. [2]
The tournaments in the 2018 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 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December. [3] [4]
Below is the 2018 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:
Grand Finals |
World Tour Platinum |
World Tour |
No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Venue | Prize (USD) | Report | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18–21 January | Hungarian Open | Budapest | Budapest Olympic Hall | 150,000 | Report | [5] |
2 | 8–11 March | Qatar Open | Doha | Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena | 235,000 | Report | [6] |
3 | 23–25 March | German Open | Bremen | ÖVB Arena | 235,000 | Report | [7] |
4 | 24–27 May | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | Queen Elizabeth Stadium | 145,000 | Report | [8] |
5 | 31 May–3 June | China Open | Shenzhen | Bao'an District Sports Center | 346,000 | Report | [9] |
6 | 8–10 June | Japan Open | Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium | 170,000 | Report | [10] |
7 | 19–22 July | Korea Open | Daejeon | Chungmu Sports Arena | 266,000 | Report | [11] |
8 | 26–29 July | Australian Open | Geelong | Geelong Arena | 316,000 | Report | [12] |
9 | 16–19 August | Bulgaria Open | Panagyurishte | Arena Asarel | 160,000 | Report | [13] |
10 | 23–26 August | Czech Open | Olomouc | OMEGA Sport Center | 160,000 | Report | [14] |
11 | 1–4 November | Swedish Open | Stockholm | Eriksdalshallen (Main venue) Skanstullshallen (Second venue) | 150,000 | Report | [15] |
12 | 8–11 November | Austrian Open | Linz | TipsArena Linz | 251,000 | Report | [16] |
13 | 13–16 December | Grand Finals | Incheon | Namdong Gymnasium | 1,001,000 | Report | [17] |
Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|
18–21 January | Fan Zhendong | Wang Chuqin | |
Score: 4–1 (11–6, 9–11, 11–7, 14–12, 11–3) | |||
Wang Manyu | Sun Yingsha | ||
Score: 4–3 (9–11, 11–6, 10–12, 11–8, 9–11, 11–8, 11–4) | |||
Fan Zhendong Yu Ziyang | Pavel Platonov Vladimir Samsonov | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–5, 11–5, 11–4) | |||
Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha | Chen Ke Wang Manyu | ||
Score: 3–0 (14–12, 11–8, 11–8) | |||
8–11 March | Fan Zhendong | Hugo Calderano | |
Score: 4–0 (13–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7) | |||
Liu Shiwen | Wang Manyu | ||
Score: 4–2 (8–11, 10–12, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5, 11–6) | |||
Fan Zhendong Xu Xin | Jun Mizutani Yuya Oshima | ||
Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 13–11) | |||
Chen Ke Wang Manyu | Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha | ||
Score: 3–1 (8–11, 11–2, 11–4, 11–4) | |||
23–25 March | Ma Long | Xu Xin | |
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6) | |||
Kasumi Ishikawa | Seo Hyo-won | ||
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 10–12, 11–6, 11–7, 11–6) | |||
Ma Long Xu Xin | Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–7, 11–8, 11–9) | |||
Hina Hayata Mima Ito | Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun | ||
Score: 3–1 (11–3, 11–5, 10–12, 11–6) | |||
24–27 May | Kazuhiro Yoshimura | Cho Seung-min | |
Score: 4–1 (11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 11–3, 11–7) | |||
Wang Manyu | Chen Xingtong | ||
Score: 4–2 (12–10, 11–8, 3–11, 11–6, 4–11, 11–9) | |||
Ho Kwan Kit Wong Chun Ting | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–3, 11–9) | |||
Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha | Chen Ke Wang Manyu | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–8, 11–9) | |||
31 May–3 June | Ma Long | Fan Zhendong | |
Score: 4–1 (7–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–3, 14–12) | |||
Wang Manyu | Ding Ning | ||
Score: 4–3 (13–11, 9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 11–8, 9–11, 11–5) | |||
Fan Zhendong Lin Gaoyuan | Ovidiu Ionescu Álvaro Robles | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–4, 11–4) | |||
Ding Ning Zhu Yuling | Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun | ||
Score: 3–1 (11–9, 11–5, 4–11, 11–5) | |||
Lin Gaoyuan Chen Xingtong | Masataka Morizono Mima Ito | ||
Score: 3–1 (13–11, 7–11, 11–5, 11–8) | |||
8–10 June |
| Tomokazu Harimoto | Zhang Jike |
Score: 4–3 (9–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–4, 10–12, 11–7, 13–11) | |||
Mima Ito | Wang Manyu | ||
Score: 4–2 (11–7, 12–10, 8–11, 11–7, 6–11, 12–10) | |||
Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su | Liang Jingkun Zhou Kai | ||
Score: 3–1 (11–6, 5–11, 11–9, 11–5) | |||
Gu Yuting Mu Zi | Liu Shiwen Wang Manyu | ||
w/o | |||
Liang Jingkun Chen Xingtong | Maharu Yoshimura Kasumi Ishikawa | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–9, 11–9) | |||
19–22 July |
| Jang Woo-jin | Liang Jingkun |
Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7, 11–3) | |||
Zhu Yuling | Chen Meng | ||
Score: 4–1 (11–4, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5, 11–9) | |||
Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon | Ho Kwan Kit Wong Chun Ting | ||
Score: 3–1 (11–8, 19–17, 9–11, 11–9) | |||
Chen Meng Ding Ning | Wang Manyu Zhu Yuling | ||
Score: 3–1 (14–12, 9–11, 11–9, 13–11) | |||
Jang Woo-jin Cha Hyo Sim | Wang Chuqin Sun Yingsha | ||
Score: 3–1 (5–11, 11–3, 11–4, 11–8) | |||
26–29 July | Xu Xin | Liu Dingshuo | |
Score: 4–1 (12–10, 4–11, 12–10, 15–13, 11–6) | |||
Liu Shiwen | Ding Ning | ||
Score: 4–3 (11–5, 11–7, 3–11, 5–11, 6–11, 11–5, 11–6) | |||
Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | ||
Score: 3–0 (14–12, 11–5, 11–7) | |||
Hina Hayata Mima Ito | Honoka Hashimoto Hitomi Sato | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7) | |||
Lee Sang-su Jeon Ji-hee | Lim Jong-hoon Yang Ha-eun | ||
Score: 3–2 (6–11, 11–7, 5–11, 11–8, 11–8) | |||
16–19 August | Xu Xin | Kenta Matsudaira | |
Score: 4–1 (12–10, 10–12, 11–8, 11–6, 11–4) | |||
Ding Ning | Wang Yidi | ||
Score: 4–3 (11–7, 10–12, 8–11, 11–8, 11–6, 4–11, 11–2) | |||
Ma Long Xu Xin | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | ||
Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–6) | |||
Kasumi Ishikawa Mima Ito | Liu Gaoyang Zhang Rui | ||
Score: 3–1 (10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–6) | |||
23–26 August | Zheng Peifeng | Marcos Freitas | |
Score: 4–2 (13–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–6) | |||
Kasumi Ishikawa | Wen Jia | ||
Score: 4–2 (8–11, 11–8, 11–4, 7–11, 11–6, 13–11) | |||
Patrick Franziska Jonathan Groth | Mattias Falck Kristian Karlsson | ||
Score: 3–1 (11–5, 9–11, 12–10, 11–7) | |||
Liu Gaoyang Zhang Rui | Sun Jiayi Zeng Jian | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 13–11, 11–2) | |||
1–4 November | Fan Zhendong | Xu Xin | |
Score: 4–1 (11–7, 14–12, 13–11, 9–11, 11–9) | |||
Mima Ito | Zhu Yuling | ||
Score: 4–0 (11–3, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8) | |||
Liao Cheng-ting Lin Yun-ju | Mattias Falck Kristian Karlsson | ||
Score: 3–2 (10–12, 11–8, 11–8, 6–11, 13–11) | |||
Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha | Liu Gaoyang Zhang Rui | ||
Score: 3–1 (11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 11–6) | |||
8–11 November | Liang Jingkun | Xu Xin | |
Score: 4–3 (11–5, 4–11, 11–6, 9–11, 13–11, 11–13, 11–2) | |||
Chen Meng | Wang Manyu | ||
Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–4, 11–7) | |||
Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | Jeoung Young-sik Lee Sang-su | ||
Score: 3–1 (12–10, 11–9, 3–11, 11–4) | |||
Hina Hayata Mima Ito | Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–7, 11–8) | |||
Xu Xin Liu Shiwen | Chen Chien-an Cheng I-ching | ||
Score: 3–2 (9–11, 11–6, 11–9, 10–12, 11–5) | |||
13–16 December | Tomokazu Harimoto | Lin Gaoyuan | |
Score: 4–1 (11–4, 13–15, 11–9, 11–9, 11–9) | |||
Chen Meng | He Zhuojia | ||
Score: 4–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–8, 12–10, 11–7) | |||
Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon | Ho Kwan Kit Wong Chun Ting | ||
Score: 3–2 (10–12, 13–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8) | |||
Hina Hayata Mima Ito | Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 13–11, 12–10) | |||
Wong Chun Ting Doo Hoi Kem | Jang Woo-jin Cha Hyo-sim | ||
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–4) |
The 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place in Incheon, South Korea, from 13 to 16 December 2018.
The ITTF World Tour, known as the ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, is an annual series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 1996. The tour includes events in seven categories: Men's and Women's Singles, Men's, Women's, and Mixed Doubles, and Under-21 Men's and Women's Singles. The tour has its own points system, with players accumulating points based on their performances in the tournaments they enter.
The ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, formerly named ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals, is an annual table tennis tournament sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at the end of the year. The tournament includes seven events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles, U21 men's and women's singles. Players who accumulated the largest number of points on the ITTF World Tour are qualified for the event, and competing for total prize money of US$1,000,000, the biggest total prize money event in the ITTF calendar.
Jun Mizutani is a retired Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17. His consecutive singles titles at the national championships from 2007 to 2011 made him the first man to win the event five times in a row.
Liu Shiwen is a Chinese table tennis player. She is a five-time World Cup champion, one-time World Champion, three-time ITTF World Tour Grand Finals champion and four-time Asian Cup champion. She is known to be one of the fastest players in the world.
Koki Niwa is a Japanese male table tennis player. He is the gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympics and he won the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010 (doubles) and 2011 (singles).
Miu Hirano is a Japanese table tennis player. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's team, winning a silver medal.
Xu Xin is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 for men's singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He first reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 1 in January 2013.
The Qatar Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.
The Korea Open is an annual table tennis tournament in South Korea. It is organised by the Korea Table Tennis Association, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), and is currently one of six top-tier Platinum events on the ITTF World Tour.
The German Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Germany, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.
The Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour was the 22nd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.
This page lists notable table tennis events taking place in 2017, including the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships and the 2017 ITTF World Tour.
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 14–17 December in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Miyu Nagasaki is a Japanese table tennis player.
This page lists notable table tennis events taking place in 2018.
The 2019 ITTF World Tour is the 24th season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.
The 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2018 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 23rd edition of the competition, and was held from 13–16 December in Incheon, South Korea.
This page lists notable table tennis events taking place in 2019.
Hitomi Sato is a Japanese table tennis player.
Miyuu Kihara is a Japanese table tennis player.