2019 Taekwondo World Cup | |
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Venue | Taihu International Expo Centre |
Location | Wuxi, China |
Dates | 23–25 August 2019 |
Champions | |
Men | Iran |
Women | China |
The 2019 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships was the 11th edition of the World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, and was held in Wuxi, China from August 23 to August 25, 2019. [1]
The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match. Two bronze medals were awarded at the competitions. A repechage was used to determine the bronze medal winners. Iran won the gold medal in men's competition while China won the remaining events.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
South Korea | 69 | ||||||||||
Russia | 67 | Russia | 53 | ||||||||
United States | 25 | South Korea | 68 | ||||||||
Kazakhstan | 33 | Iran | 71 | ||||||||
Iran | 48 | Iran | 66 | ||||||||
China 2 | 74 | China 1 | 53 | ||||||||
China 1 | 78 |
Repechage | Bronze medal contests | |||||
Kazakhstan | 67 | China 2 | 31 | |||
China 2 | 70 | Russia | 69 | |||
United States | 47 | |||||
China 1 | 121 | |||||
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
China 1 | 56 | ||||||||||
United States | 31 | South Korea | 27 | ||||||||
South Korea | 48 | China 1 | 34 | ||||||||
Russia | 30 | ||||||||||
Russia | 42 | ||||||||||
China 2 | 36 |
Bronze medal contests | ||
Bye | ||
South Korea | ||
United States | 23 | |
China 2 | 35 | |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
Russia | WO | ||||||||||
United States | Russia | 38 | |||||||||
Ivory Coast | 13 | Iran | 41 | ||||||||
Iran | 47 | Iran | 26 | ||||||||
Turkey | 37 | China | 50 | ||||||||
South Korea | 30 | Turkey | 48 | ||||||||
Japan | 18 | China | 83 | ||||||||
China | 132 |
Repechage | Bronze medal contests | |||||
United States | Ivory Coast | 28 | ||||
Ivory Coast | WO | Turkey | 74 | |||
South Korea | WO | South Korea | ||||
Japan | Russia | WO | ||||
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