| Men's team doubles at the 2018 Asian Games | |||||||||
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| Venue | Ranau Sports Hall | ||||||||
| Date | 23–25 August 2018 | ||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 7 nations | ||||||||
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| Sepak takraw at the 2018 Asian Games | ||
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| Regu | men | |
| Quadrant | men | women |
| Team doubles | men | |
| Team regu | men | women |
The men's team double regu sepak takraw competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Ranau Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia from 23 to 25 August 2018. [1] Men's team doubles competition was held for the first time in the Asian Games history.
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All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| Date | Time | Score | Regu 1 | Regu 2 | Regu 3 | ||||||||
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| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |||||
| 23 August | 09:00 | Indonesia | 1–2 | Japan | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||||||
| 21–19 | 21–15 | 19–21 | 19–21 | 15–21 | 19–21 | ||||||||
| 23 August | 09:00 | Vietnam | 1–2 | Philippines | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||||||
| 21–19 | 18–21 | 21–17 | 18–21 | 18–21 | 14–21 | 12–21 | |||||||
| 23 August | 15:00 | Indonesia | 2–1 | Philippines | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||||||
| 21–17 | 21–16 | 21–6 | 21–9 | 23–25 | 20–22 | ||||||||
| 23 August | 15:00 | Vietnam | 2–1 | Japan | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 14–21 | 25–23 | 17–21 | 21–18 | 21–19 | 21–14 | 10–21 | 21–12 | ||||||
| 24 August | 09:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Vietnam | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 21–18 | 22–20 | 21–19 | 21–12 | 23–21 | 21–14 | ||||||||
| 24 August | 09:00 | Japan | 2–1 | Philippines | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 21–17 | 21–19 | 21–18 | 10–21 | 24–25 | 21–14 | 21–10 | |||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Laos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Myanmar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Score | Regu 1 | Regu 2 | Regu 3 | ||||||||
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| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |||||
| 23 August | 09:00 | Thailand | 2–1 | Myanmar | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 18–21 | 21–12 | 17–21 | 21–13 | 21–18 | 21–19 | 21–13 | |||||||
| 23 August | 15:00 | Laos | 2–1 | Myanmar | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 17–21 | 8–21 | 21–18 | 22–20 | 21–15 | 21–13 | ||||||||
| 24 August | 09:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Laos | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 21–12 | 21–14 | 21–10 | 21–10 | 21–10 | 21–14 | ||||||||
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
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| Indonesia | 0 | |||||
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| Laos | 2 | |||||
| Laos | 0 | |||||
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| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Date | Time | Score | Regu 1 | Regu 2 | Regu 3 | ||||||||
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| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |||||
| 24 August | 15:00 | Indonesia | 0–2 | Laos | 0–2 | 1–2 | |||||||
| 10–21 | 19–21 | 17–21 | 21–10 | 17–21 | |||||||||
| 24 August | 15:00 | Thailand | 2–0 | Japan | 2–0 | 2–1 | |||||||
| 21–19 | 21–10 | 21–11 | 20–22 | 21–16 | |||||||||
| Date | Time | Score | Regu 1 | Regu 2 | Regu 3 | ||||||||
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| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | |||||
| 25 August | 09:00 | Laos | 0–2 | Thailand | 0–2 | 1–2 | |||||||
| 18–21 | 18–21 | 18–21 | 21–18 | 14–21 | |||||||||
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