| Men's regu at the 2018 Asian Games | |||||||||
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| Venue | Ranau Sports Hall | ||||||||
| Date | 25–28 August 2018 | ||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 9 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 regu sepak takraw competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Ranau Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia from 25 to 28 August 2018. [1]
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All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 25 August | 15:00 | Indonesia | 2–0 | Philippines | 21–10 | 21–11 | |
| 25 August | 18:15 | Singapore | 2–0 | Pakistan | 21–2 | 21–6 | |
| 26 August | 11:00 | Indonesia | 2–0 | Pakistan | 21–1 | 21–5 | |
| 26 August | 11:00 | Singapore | 2–1 | Philippines | 9–21 | 21–18 | 21–11 |
| 27 August | 10:00 | Philippines | 2–0 | Pakistan | 21–10 | 21–6 | |
| 27 August | 10:00 | Indonesia | 2–0 | Singapore | 21–5 | 21–16 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | SD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | South Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 5 | Nepal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 25 August | 14:00 | Nepal | 0–2 | Malaysia | 1–21 | 2–21 | |
| 25 August | 14:00 | South Korea | 2–0 | India | 21–6 | 21–6 | |
| 25 August | 17:00 | South Korea | 2–0 | Nepal | 21–4 | 21–2 | |
| 26 August | 10:00 | South Korea | 2–0 | China | 21–13 | 21–4 | |
| 26 August | 10:00 | India | 0–2 | Malaysia | 13–21 | 20–22 | |
| 26 August | 13:00 | China | 2–0 | Nepal | 21–4 | 21–9 | |
| 26 August | 13:00 | South Korea | 0–2 | Malaysia | 21–23 | 15–21 | |
| 26 August | 16:00 | China | 1–2 | India | 21–19 | 17–21 | 9–21 |
| 27 August | 11:00 | China | 0–2 | Malaysia | 15–21 | 12–21 | |
| 27 August | 11:00 | India | 2–0 | Nepal | 21–5 | 21–15 |
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
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| Indonesia | 2 | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| Indonesia | 1 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| Singapore | 0 | |||||
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 August | 15:00 | Indonesia | 2–0 | South Korea | 21–19 | 21–16 | |
| 27 August | 15:00 | Malaysia | 2–0 | Singapore | 21–8 | 21–8 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 28 August | 10:00 | Indonesia | 1–2 | Malaysia | 21–18 | 20–22 | 11–21 |
Sepak takraw, or Sepaktakraw, also called kick volleyball, is a team sport played with a ball made of rattan or synthetic plastic between two teams of two to four players on a court resembling a badminton court. It is similar to volleyball and footvolley in its use of a rattan ball and players using only their feet, knees, shoulders, chest and head to touch the ball. Sepak Takraw is often referred to as a mixture of volleyball, due to its use of a net, and association football, as players use their feet.
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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. Men's team doubles competition was held for the first time in the Asian Games history.
The men's quadrant regu sepak takraw competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Ranau Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia from 28 August to 1 September 2018. This was held for the first time in the Asian Games history.
The men's team regu sepak takraw competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Ranau Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia from 19 to 22 August 2018.
The women's quadrant regu sepak takraw competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Ranau Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia from 28 August to 1 September. Women's quadrant competition was held for the first time in the Asian Games history.
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