| Men's team regu at the 2018 Asian Games | |||||||||
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| Venue | Ranau Sports Hall | ||||||||
| Date | 19–22 August 2018 | ||||||||
| Competitors | 72 from 6 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 regu sepak takraw competition at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Ranau Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia from 19 to 22 August 2018. [1]
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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 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 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 | |||||
| 19 August | 09:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | Malaysia | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 21–10 | 13–21 | 21–17 | 24–22 | 21–11 | 21–14 | 21–12 | |||||||
| 19 August | 15:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | Malaysia | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | ||||||
| 6–21 | 21–18 | 17–21 | 13–21 | 11–21 | 22–24 | 16–21 | |||||||
| 20 August | 12:00 | Thailand | 3–0 | South Korea | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 21–17 | 19–21 | 21–11 | 21–10 | 21–7 | 21–10 | 21–15 | |||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 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 | |||||
| 19 August | 12:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | Iran | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 21–12 | 21–4 | 22–20 | 21–11 | 21–11 | 21–17 | ||||||||
| 20 August | 09:00 | India | 2–1 | Iran | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||||||
| 21–16 | 19–21 | 21–17 | 22–20 | 21–13 | 13–21 | 13–21 | |||||||
| 20 August | 15:00 | Indonesia | 3–0 | India | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 21–17 | 21–6 | 21–13 | 21–10 | 21–11 | 21–4 | ||||||||
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
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| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| 22 August | ||||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| 21 August | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||
| Malaysia | 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 | |||||
| 21 August | 15:00 | Thailand | 2–0 | India | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 21–13 | 21–9 | 21–7 | 21–11 | ||||||||||
| 21 August | 15:00 | Indonesia | 0–2 | Malaysia | 0–2 | 1–2 | |||||||
| 17–21 | 13–21 | 21–16 | 18–21 | 14–21 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 22 August | 13:00 | Thailand | 2–0 | Malaysia | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 21–15 | 21–15 | 21–19 | 21–13 | ||||||||||
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