2024 ISTAF World Cup

2024 ISTAF World Cup
Piala Dunia ISTAF 2024
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	18–26 May 2024
Teams	21 countries (from International Sepaktakraw confederations)
Venue(s)	Titiwangsa Stadium
Final positions
Champions	MR-PM: Malaysia; MD-PM: Malaysia; MT-PM: Thailand; MR-D1: Iran; MD-D1: Iran;
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Last updated June 05, 2024

The 2024 ISTAF World Cup is the fourth edition of the ISTAF World Cup, held from 18 to 26 May 2024 at the Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Twenty-one countries participated in the tournament.^[1]

History
Participating countries
Group stage
Premier division: Double event
Premier division: Regu event
Premier division: Team Regu event
Division 1: Double event
Division 1: Regu event
Finals
Premier division: Double event 2
Premier division: Regu event 2
Premier division: Team Regu event 2
Division 1: Double event 2
Division 1: Regu event 2
References

History

In February 2024, the president of the Sepaktakraw Association of Malaysia, Mohd Sumali Reduan, informed that 21 countries confirmed to join the tournament, 12 of which, namely Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, and the Philippines, was categorized for the Premier Division (PM), while the remaining 9 countries, including Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, France, Iran, Taiwan, Nepal, Pakistan, Germany, and Bangladesh, will compete in the Division 1 league (D1).^[1]

The open ceremony and the draw happened on March 6, 2024, at the Tun Dr Ismail Hall in the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur.^[1]^[5] Team event for the Division 1 league (MT-D1) and female category were excluded in this edition.^[1] A new world ranking calculation system, invented by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to determine countries qualified for the international multi-sport events, was introduced in the tournament.^[2]^[6]

Participating countries

Premier Division (PM)
Group	Double event (MD)	Regu event (MR)	Team event (MT)
Group A	Japan Brunei Malaysia	Thailand Vietnam Indonesia	Indonesia Vietnam Singapore
Group B	China Vietnam India	Malaysia China Brunei	India Thailand China
Group C	Myanmar Philippines Indonesia	South Korea Philippines Singapore	Brunei Japan Malaysia
Group D	Thailand Singapore South Korea	India Japan Myanmar	Myanmar Philippines South Korea

Division 1 (D1)
Group	Double event (MD)	Regu event (MR)
Group A	Bangladesh Nepal Chinese Taipei Sri Lanka	Germany France Nepal Iran
Group B	Saudi Arabia France Iran Germany Pakistan	Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Saudi Arabia

Group stage

Premier division: Double event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H, Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	32	1.875	Final round
2	Japan (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	42	53	0.792	Final round
3	Brunei (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	43	60	0.717

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 12:00	Japan	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 15–10

19 May 18:30	Malaysia	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–3

20 May 21:30	Malaysia	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–11

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Vietnam (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	2	2.000	94	86	1.093	Final round
2	India (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	85	85	1.000	Final round
3	China (E)	2	0	2	0	2	4	0.500	74	82	0.902

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 12:00	Vietnam	2–1	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–17, 15–13, 15–8

19 May 14:00	India	2–1	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	7–15, 15–8, 15–13

20 May 20:00	Vietnam	2–1	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	17–16, 15–17, 17–15

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Myanmar (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	2	2.000	92	70	1.314	Final round
2	Indonesia (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	84	0.917	Final round
3	Philippines (E)	2	0	2	0	2	4	0.500	70	85	0.824

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 15:30	Myanmar	2–1	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 16–17, 15–6

19 May 14:00	Indonesia	1–2	Myanmar	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	9–15, 17–16, 12–15

20 May 14:00	Indonesia	2–1	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	7–15, 15–7, 17–16

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	62	42	1.476	Final round
2	South Korea (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	46	52	0.885	Final round
3	Singapore (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	49	62	0.790

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 14:00	Thailand	2–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 17–15

19 May 17:00	Thailand	2–0	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–6

20 May 15:30	South Korea	2–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–10

Premier division: Regu event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	53	1.132	Final round
2	Indonesia (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	48	50	0.960	Final round
3	Vietnam (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	35	60	0.583

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 20:00	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–8

19 May 21:30	Thailand	2–0	Indonesia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–11, 15–7

20 May 17:00	Indonesia	2–0	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–11

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H, Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	27	2.222	Final round
2	Brunei (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	44	50	0.880	Final round
3	China (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	33	60	0.550

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 21:30	Malaysia	2–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–6, 15–7

19 May 20:00	Malaysia	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–7

20 May 17:00	Brunei	2–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–9

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Philippines (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	75	1.027	Final round
2	Singapore (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	77	1.000	Final round
3	South Korea (E)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	76	78	0.974

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 18:30	Philippines	1–2	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	12–15, 15–8, 11–15

19 May 15:30	Singapore	2–1	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 15–11, 15–12

20 May 18:30	Philippines	2–1	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	9–15, 15–9, 15–13

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Myanmar (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	72	59	1.220	Final round
2	India (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	2	1.500	71	59	1.203	Final round
3	Japan (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	35	60	0.583

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 17:00	India	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–7

19 May 20:00	Myanmar	2–1	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 12–15, 15–13

20 May 18:30	Myanmar	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–6

Premier division: Team Regu event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Indonesia (Q)	2	2	0	6	10	3	3.333	189	143	1.322	Final round
2	Vietnam (Q)	2	1	1	3	7	7	1.000	190	182	1.044	Final round
3	Singapore (E)	2	0	2	0	3	10	0.300	137	191	0.717

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

23 May 09:00	Indonesia	2–1	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 15–8, 17–16 15–9, 15–10 12–15, 15–17

23 May 20:00	Indonesia	3–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–9 15–9, 15–8 15–11, 15–10

24 May 15:00	Vietnam	2–1	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	13–15, 15–17 15–9, 13–15, 15–12 15–11, 15–7

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (Q)	2	2	0	6	12	0	MAX	180	54	3.333	Final round
2	India (Q)	2	1	1	3	6	7	0.857	134	157	0.854	Final round
3	China (E)	2	0	2	0	1	12	0.083	97	200	0.485

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

23 May 09:00	Thailand	3–0	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–3, 15–3 15–7, 15–4 15–6, 15–2

23 May 20:00	India	3–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–4 15–4, 15–7 17–15, 16–17, 17–14

24 May 15:00	Thailand	3–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–5, 15–9 15–3, 15–3 15–5, 15–5

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H, Q)	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	90	45	2.000	Final round
2	Japan (Q)	2	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	99	84	1.179	Final round
3	Brunei (E)	2	0	2	0	3	10	0.300	129	189	0.683

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

23 May 15:00	Malaysia	3–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–11, 15–7 15–7, 15–9 15–6, 15–5

24 May 09:00	Brunei	1–2	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	8–15, 16–17 15–7, 17–16 17–14, 3–15, 8–15

24 May 20:00	Malaysia	3–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–13, 15–4 15–5, 15–5 15–5, 15–7

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	South Korea (Q)	2	2	0	6	11	3	3.667	195	150	1.300	Final round
2	Myanmar (Q)	2	1	1	3	9	7	1.286	216	199	1.085	Final round
3	Philippines (E)	2	0	2	0	2	12	0.167	142	204	0.696

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

23 May 15:00	Myanmar	3–0	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–10 9–15, 15–8, 15–8 15–12, 13–15, 17–15

24 May 09:00	Myanmar	1–2	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	11–15, 8–15 11–15, 15–8, 15–9 15–11, 16–17, 11–15

24 May 20:00	Philippines	0–3	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	11–15, 11–15 4–15, 6–15 8–15, 8–15

Division 1: Double event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei (Q)	3	3	0	9	6	1	6.000	105	81	1.296	Final round
2	Nepal (Q)	3	2	1	6	4	3	1.333	97	90	1.078	Final round
3	Bangladesh (E)	3	1	2	3	3	4	0.750	85	95	0.895
4	Sri Lanka (E)	3	0	3	0	1	6	0.167	68	105	0.648

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 14:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–13

18 May 15:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–12, 15–12

19 May 10:30	Nepal	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–6

19 May 10:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–11

20 May 09:00	Nepal	2–1	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 13–15, 15–7

20 May 09:00	Chinese Taipei	2–1	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–17, 15–8, 15–9

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran (Q)	4	4	0	12	8	1	8.000	130	78	1.667	Final round
2	Germany (Q)	4	3	1	9	6	1	6.000	120	108	1.111	Final round
3	Saudi Arabia (E)	4	2	2	6	4	4	1.000	50	89	0.562
4	France (E)	4	1	3	3	4	6	0.667	96	112	0.857
5	Pakistan (E)	4	0	4	0	0	8	0.000	68	122	0.557

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 17:00	Germany	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–10, 17–16

18 May 18:30	Iran	2–1	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 10–15, 15–11

19 May 12:00	Iran	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–5, 15–6

19 May 12:00	France	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	7–15, 12–15

20 May 10:30	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–1, 15–7

20 May 10:30	Germany	2–1	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	10–15, 15–10, 15–9

20 May 14:00	Germany	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–4, 17–14

20 May 15:30	Iran	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–8

21 May 09:00	France	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–6, 15–7

21 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	Germany	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–10

Division 1: Regu event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran (Q)	3	3	0	9	6	0	MAX	90	43	2.093	Final round
2	Nepal (Q)	3	2	1	6	4	1	4.000	86	78	1.103	Final round
3	France (E)	3	1	2	3	3	4	0.750	71	90	0.789
4	Germany (E)	3	0	3	0	0	6	0.000	54	90	0.600

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	Germany	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–3

18 May 09:00	France	1–2	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–7, 7–15, 8–15

19 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–3, 15–8

19 May 09:00	Germany	0–2	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	8–15, 10–15

19 May 18:30	Germany	0–2	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 13–15

20 May 21:30	Iran	2–0	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–13

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei (Q)	4	4	0	12	8	0	MAX	120	53	2.264	Final round
2	Bangladesh (Q)	4	3	1	9	6	3	2.000	114	102	1.118	Final round
3	Sri Lanka (E)	4	2	2	6	4	4	1.000	94	102	0.922
4	Saudi Arabia (E)	4	1	3	3	3	6	0.500	101	115	0.878
5	Pakistan (E)	4	0	4	0	0	8	0.000	63	120	0.525

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 10:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–5

18 May 10:30	Sri Lanka	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–5

18 May 20:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–12, 15–8

18 May 21:30	Sri Lanka	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 15–11

19 May 15:30	Bangladesh	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	10–15, 15–10, 15–3

19 May 17:00	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–3

20 May 12:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	17–14, 15–10

20 May 12:00	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–10

20 May 21:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–4, 15–6

20 May 15:30	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–9

Finals

Premier division: Double event

Final round

Quarter-finals						Semi-finals					Finals

1A	Malaysia	15	15	15	2

2D	South Korea	11	17	8	1
						1A	Malaysia	15	17	2
Date: May 21, 10:30–12:00
						1C	Myanmar	10	16	0
1C	Myanmar	15	15		2

2B	India	8	13		0
											1A	Malaysia	17	15	2

											1D	Thailand	16	13	0
1B	Vietnam	9	17		0

2C	Indonesia	15	15		2
						2C	Indonesia	8	13	0
Date: May 21, 10:30–12:00
						1D	Thailand	15	15	2
2A	Japan	10	11		0

1D	Thailand	15	15		2

Winner Men's Double Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Malaysia First title

Premier division: Regu event

Final round

Quarter-finals						Semi-finals					Finals

1A	Thailand	15	15		2

2D	India	7	10		0
						1A	Thailand	15	15	2
Date: May 21, 14:00–15:30
						1C	Philippines	4	8	0
1C	Philippines	17	9	15	2

2B	Brunei	16	15	2	1
											1A	Thailand	8	12	0

											1B	Malaysia	15	15	2
1B	Malaysia	15	15		2

2C	Singapore	7	9		0
						1B	Malaysia	15	15	2
Date: May 21, 14:00–15:30
						1D	Myanmar	3	11	0
2A	Indonesia	13	16		0

1D	Myanmar	15	17		2

Winner Men's Regu Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Malaysia First title

Premier division: Team Regu event

Final round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

1A

Indonesia

2

2D

Myanmar

0

1A

Indonesia

0

Date: May 25

1C

Malaysia

2

1C

Malaysia

2

2B

India

0

1C

Malaysia

1

1B

Thailand

2

1B

Thailand

2

2C

Japan

0

1B

Thailand

2

Date: May 25

1D

South Korea

0

2A

Vietnam

1

1D

South Korea

2

Winner Men's Team Regu Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Thailand Third title

25 May 09:00	Indonesia	2–0	Myanmar	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–4 17–15, 15–6 –, –

25 May 09:00	Thailand	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–3, 15–10 15–7, 15–8 –, –

25 May 12:00	Malaysia	2–0	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–3, 15–11 15–5, 15–12 –, –

25 May 12:00	Vietnam	1–2	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	10–15, 9–15 15–12, 15–9 11–15, 6–15

25 May 20:00	Malaysia	2–0	Indonesia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–9 15–8, 15–7 –, –

25 May 20:00	Thailand	2–0	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–8, 15–9 15–5, 15–10 –, –

26 May 15:00	Malaysia	1–2	Thailand	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	9–15, 15–11, 15–13 8–15, 5–15 12–15, 12–15

Division 1: Double event

Final round

Semi-finals						Semi-finals

1A	Chinese Taipei	10	17	15	2

2B	Germany	15	14	12	1
						1A	Chinese Taipei	15	12	11	1
Date: May 21, 18:30
						1B	Iran	11	15	15	2
2A	Nepal	13	11		0

1B	Iran	15	15		2

Winner Men's Double Division 1 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Iran First title

Division 1: Regu event

Final round

Semi-finals						Semi-finals

1A	Iran	15	15		2

2B	Bangladesh	6	7		0
						1A	Iran	15	15	2
Date: May 21, 18:30
						1B	Chinese Taipei	9	10	0
2A	Nepal	11	15	12	1

1B	Chinese Taipei	15	10	15	2

Winner Men's Regu Division 1 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Iran First title

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The King's Cup Sepak Takraw Championship is a sepak takraw team event which is considered to be the most prestigious tournament in the sport as most top national teams compete in this annual event. The King's Cup is dedicated to His Majesty the King of Thailand. Three regus form a team and winning point is achieved once a team has the majority of two regu victories out of the three regus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Sepaktakraw Federation</span> Sports world governing body

The International Sepaktakraw Federation, commonly known as ISTAF, is the international governing body for the sport of Sepak takraw, which was formed in 1988 with five founding member countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Myanmar, officially based in Thailand and with its secretariat in Singapore. The current President is Major General Dr. Charouck Arirachakaran of Thailand. Its main goal currently is to spread Sepak takraw into 75 different countries and ultimately make it an Olympic sport by 2026. As of April 2020, the federation consists of about 50 member national associations, mostly in Asia-Oceania, 13 of which are on provisional status.

The ISTAF World Cup is a competition organised by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to modernise the traditional sport of Sepaktakraw. Alongside the ISTAF SuperSeries, the ISTAF World Cup is a platform to showcase the best of the sport and seeks to broaden the appeal of the sport to the international community.

The ISTAF SuperSeries was an international sepaktakraw competition organized by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) held for three editions from 2011 to 2015. The ISS was the only elite international Sepaktakraw tournament recognized by the ISTAF aside from the ISTAF World Cup and King's Cup. The current format involves a qualification phase through ISTAF World Cup, which usually takes place every four years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 8 teams for men's and 6 for women's events, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) for a week.

The debut season of the ISTAF SuperSeries commenced on 8 September 2011 to 1 July 2012 with 4 SuperSeries tournaments. The ISTAF SuperSeries is an international tournament by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to bring the sport of Sepaktakraw to the international audience.

The 2014–15 ISTAF SuperSeries is the third season of the ISTAF SuperSeries, elite international Sepaktakraw tournament organized by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF). The competition consisted of 4 tournaments, which was held individually during 30 October 2014 to 23 November October 2015, in 4 ISTAF membership countries including; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Korea, and the final series was held in the supremacy country in such the sport, Thailand.

The 2013–14 ISTAF SuperSeries is the second season of an elite sepaktakraw international, ISTAF SuperSeries, organized by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF). The top-ranking national teams to vie for ISTAF World ranking points over 4 SuperSeries tournaments. Building on the inaugural success of the 2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, the ISTAF is looking to expand the global appeal of sepaktakraw with this season.

The Philippines men's national sepak takraw team represents the Philippines in international sepak takraw matches and competitions and is organized by the Philippine Amateur Sepak Takraw Association.

ISTAF World Cup, is an indoor international sepak takraw competition conducted by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF), contested by men's and women's national teams. The first championships started in 2011 in Malaysian Kuala Lumpur and 23 male and 13 female teams took part in it. In 2015, the next edition was scheduled, which was postponed due to the Southeast Asian Games. It was not until 2017 in Hyderabad (India) that the second edition took place. Most of the events have been won by Thailand.

The Sepak Takraw League, often referred as STL, is a Malaysian men's professional league for sepak takraw, a sport native to Southeast Asia. The competition was established in 2014 by Sepak Takraw Association of Malaysia (STAM) and Astro Group’s subsidiary, Asia Sports Ventures, to develop the sport and groom players for the Malaysia men's national sepak takraw team. Since 2016, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between a top division called STL Premier and a second division called STL Division 1. A cup competition called STL Champions Cup was introduced in 2017, featuring the top teams from STL Premier and STL Division 1 as well as invitational sides from around Asia. All competitions under the league use the official International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) rules and regulation.

The 2022 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship was the 35th edition of the international sepak takraw tournament King's Cup World Championship, co-organized by the Takraw Association of Thailand and the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF), held on 24 - 31 July 2022 at Fashion Island Sports World in Bangkok, Thailand. Twenty-three ISTAF member countries, mostly from Asia-Oceania, participated in the tournament.

The 2019 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship is the 34th edition of the sepak takraw's premier tournament King's Cup World Championship, organized by the Takraw Association of Thailand and the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF), during August 25 – September 1, 2019, at Fashion Island, Bangkok. Thirty-one ISTAF's member countries with a total of more than 500 players participated in the tournament, which featured both men and women categories. The tournament was live broadcast from August 27 to September 1 on Mono 29, Mono Max, and Mono Plus, the satellite television channels in Thailand.

The 2017 ISTAF World Cup is the second edition of the ISTAF World Cup, which was conducted by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF). The competition was originally scheduled to be held in 2015 in Goa, India. However, due to a possible clash of dates with the 2015 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, the tournament was later rescheduled and moved the venue to Hyderabad with the support of the India Sports Council. The event was organised at G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium of Hyderabad, during 2–5 November 2017. Twenty-six national teams from 17 ISTAF membership countries participated, with only three countries outside Asia, named Brazil, France, and Germany. Brunei, Belgium, United Kingdom, South Korea, and the Philippines were early expected to join the competition but unfortunately absent for undisclosed reasons, while Indonesia and Pakistan national team withdrew on the first day of the event.

The Sepaktakraw Association of Malaysia, is the national governing body for sepaktakraw in Malaysia, officially found on 28 January 1960 in Penang, responsible for organising the national Sepak Takraw League, which was held annually since its establishment in 2014, as well as supporting and co-ordinating its state affiliations.

The French Association of Sepak Takraw is the national governing body for sepaktakraw in France, founded in 2003 by Patrick Laemmel and Franck Michel in the city of Schiltigheim, and subsequently gained the membership status from the Federation of European Sepak Takraw Associations (FESTA) and the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) in 2008. The association is responsible for organized its annual tournaments, l'Open de France and the European Sepaktakraw Championship, which was established in 2003, co-ordinating the domestic sepaktakraw clubs, as well as a selection of players for the international competitions.

The STL Premier or Sepak Takraw League Premier, is the top level of the Sepak Takraw League, the Malaysian men's professional league for sepak takraw, a sport native to Southeast Asia. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Sepak Takraw League. Originally founded in 2014 as a single league season, the league system underwent another major revamp by introducing a promotion and relegation system after 2015 season. The new format was well-received, with the viewership of STL hitting a new record of 5.6 million viewers in the 2016 season, improving from 4.8 million viewers a year earlier. All competitions under the league use the official International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) rules and regulation.

The STL Division 1 or Sepak Takraw League Division 1, is the second tier level of the Sepak Takraw League, the Malaysian men's professional league for sepak takraw, a sport native to Southeast Asia. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Sepak Takraw League. Originally founded in 2014 as a single league season, the league system underwent another major revamp by introducing a promotion and relegation system after 2015 season. The new format was well-received, with the viewership of STL hitting a new record of 5.6 million viewers in the 2016 season, improving from 4.8 million viewers a year earlier. All competitions under the league use the official International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) rules and regulation.

The Asian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup for national teams of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). AFC teams have been allocated eight direct qualifying slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot.

The 2022 ISTAF World Cup was the third edition of the ISTAF World Cup, held from November 25-29, 2022, at the Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex in Daejeon, South Korea. The tournament was conducted by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) in collaboration with the South Korea Sepak Takraw Association and the Daejeon Metropolitan Sports Association. Originally, the event was scheduled to be held in October 2019 in Goa, India, but was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the venue was also relocated to Daejeon, South Korea.

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2024 ISTAF World Cup

Contents

History

Participating countries

Group stage

Premier division: Double event

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Premier division: Regu event

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Premier division: Team Regu event

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Division 1: Double event

Group A

Group B

Division 1: Regu event

Group A

Group B

Finals

Premier division: Double event

Final round

Premier division: Regu event

Final round

Premier division: Team Regu event

Final round

Division 1: Double event

Final round

Division 1: Regu event

Final round

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