| Men's team at the 2018 Asian Games | |||||||||
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| Venue | Jakabaring Tennis Courts | ||||||||
| Dates | 31 August – 1 September 2018 | ||||||||
| Competitors | 56 from 12 nations | ||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||
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| Soft tennis at the 2018 Asian Games | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | mixed | |
| Team | men | women |
The men's team soft tennis event was part of the soft tennis programme and took place on August 31 and September 1, at the JSC - Tennis Court. [1] South Korea clinched the gold medal in this event after beat Japan team in the final. [2]
All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 31 August 2018 | 09:00 | Preliminary round |
| Saturday, 1 September 2018 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 11:30 | Semifinals | |
| 14:00 | Final |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Laos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | |
| 4 |  Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
| 31 August | South Korea | 3–0 | Pakistan |
| Kim Dong-hoon / Kim Ki-sung | 5–0 | Eibad Sarwar Hussain Khan / Muhammad Usama Saeed | 4–0, 4–0, 4–0, 4–0, 4–0 | |
| Kim Jin-woong | 4–0 | Muhammad Nauman Aftab | 4–0, 4–2, 4–1, 4–0 | |
| Jeon Jee-heon / Kim Beom-jun | 5–0 | Muhammad Ahmed Ehtisham / Muhammad Yahya | 5–3, 4–1, 4–0, 4–0, 4–1 | |
| 31 August | Laos | 1–2 | Philippines |
| Somxay Vannasak / Anandone Khamphoumy | 2–5 | Noel Damian / Mac Alcoseba | 4–6, 2–4, 3–5, 4–2, 4–0, 2–4, 1–4 | |
| Palinya Inthalangsy | 0–4 | Joseph Arcilla | 4–6, 0–4, 3–5, 3–5 | |
| Khanthanou Phongsavanh / Chittakone Xaiyalin | 5–0 | — | Walkover | |
| 31 August | South Korea | 3–0 | Laos |
| Jeon Jee-heon / Kim Ki-sung | 5–0 | Anandone Khamphoumy / Chittakone Xaiyalin | 4–0, 7–5, 5–3, 4–2, 4–2 | |
| Kim Jin-woong | 4–0 | Somxay Vannasak | 5–3, 4–0, 4–2, 4–1 | |
| Kim Dong-hoon / Kim Beom-jun | 5–0 | Khanthanou Phongsavanh / Palinya Inthalangsy | 4–0, 4–2, 4–0, 4–2, 4–0 | |
| 31 August | Pakistan | 1–2 | Philippines |
| Muhammad Yahya / Eibad Sarwar Hussain Khan | 1–5 | Noel Damian / Mac Alcoseba | 2–4, 0–4, 4–0, 4–6, 2–4, 1–4 | |
| Muhammad Nauman Aftab | 0–4 | Joseph Arcilla | 0–4, 2–4, 0–4, 1–4 | |
| Muhammad Usama Saeed / Muhammad Ahmed Ehtisham | 5–0 | — | Walkover | |
| 31 August | South Korea | 3–0 | Philippines |
| Kim Dong-hoon / Kim Beom-jun | 5–1 | Noel Damian / Mac Alcoseba | 0–4, 4–2, 5–3, 4–1, 4–0, 4–1 | |
| Kim Jin-woong | 4–0 | Joseph Arcilla | 4–0, 4–2, 4–2, 4–1 | |
| Jeon Jee-heon / Kim Ki-sung | 5–0 | — | Walkover | |
| 31 August | Pakistan | 0–3 | Laos |
| Muhammad Usama Saeed / Muhammad Ahmed Ehtisham | 0–5 | Khanthanou Phongsavanh / Somxay Vannasak | 0–4, 4–6, 1–4, 0–4, 0–4 | |
| Eibad Sarwar Hussain Khan | 1–4 | Chittakone Xaiyalin | 3–5, 4–1, 0–4, 2–4, 0–4 | |
| Muhammad Nauman Aftab / Muhammad Yahya | 2–5 | Anandone Khamphoumy / Palinya Inthalangsy | 0–4, 1–4, 2–4, 1–4, 4–1, 4–2, 3–5 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Mongolia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| 3 |  Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| 4 |  Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| 31 August | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Mongolia |
| Chen Tsung-wen / Kuo Chien-chun | 5–1 | Tsogbadrakhyn Bilgüün / Gantulgyn Enkhtüvshin | 4–1, 2–4, 4–1, 9–7, 4–2, 4–0 | |
| Chen Yu-hsun | 4–2 | Enkhbaataryn Telmen | 9–7, 3–5, 2–4, 4–1, 4–1, 4–1 | |
| Yu Kai-wen / Lin Wei-chieh | 5–1 | Bolortuyaagiin Enkhjin / Altankhuyagiin Damdin | 4–1, 2–4, 4–1, 9–7, 4–2, 4–0 | |
| 31 August | Vietnam | 0–3 | Thailand |
| Lâm Quang Trí / Lê Phước Vĩnh | 2–5 | Worranun Ratthapobkorrapak / Worrawoot Philuek | 1–4, 3–5, 4–2, 3–5, 5–3, 1–4, 3–5 | |
| Trần Văn Chiến | 0–4 | Chaiwit Leampriboon | 0–4, 0–4, 1–4, 0–4 | |
| — | 0–5 | Sorrachet Uayporn / Kawin Yannarit | Walkover | |
| 31 August | Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | Vietnam |
| Chen Tsung-wen / Kuo Chien-chun | 5–0 | Lâm Quang Trí / Lê Phước Vĩnh | 4–2, 4–2, 4–0, 4–0, 4–2 | |
| Chen Yu-hsun | 4–0 | Trần Văn Chiến | 4–2, 4–2, 4–0, 4–0 | |
| Yu Kai-wen / Lin Wei-chieh | 5–0 | — | Walkover | |
| 31 August | Mongolia | 2–1 | Thailand |
| Bolortuyaagiin Enkhjin / Altankhuyagiin Damdin | 1–5 | Worranun Ratthapobkorrapak / Sorrachet Uayporn | 4–2, 2–4, 3–5, 0–4, 2–4, 6–8 | |
| Enkhbaataryn Telmen | 4–0 | Chaiwit Leampriboon | 2–4, 10–8, 4–1, 4–0, 4–1 | |
| Tsogbadrakhyn Bilgüün / Gantulgyn Enkhtüvshin | 5–4 | Worrawoot Philuek / Kawin Yannarit | 2–4, 1–4, 2–4, 3–5, 4–2, 4–2, 4–2, 4–2, 7–5 | |
| 31 August | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Thailand |
| Yu Kai-wen / Lin Wei-chieh | 5–0 | Worranun Ratthapobkorrapak / Worrawoot Philuek | 4–2, 4–0, 4–2, 4–2, 4–1 | |
| Chen Yu-hsun | 1–4 | Sorrachet Uayporn | 3–5, 4–0, 1–4, 2–4, 5–7 | |
| Kuo Chien-chun / Chen Tsung-wen | 5–3 | Kawin Yannarit / Chaiwit Leampriboon | 0–4, 4–1, 6–4, 4–1, 2–4, 2–4, 4–0, 4–1 | |
| 31 August | Mongolia | 3–0 | Vietnam |
| Tsogbadrakhyn Bilgüün / Gantulgyn Enkhtüvshin | 5–0 | Lâm Quang Trí / Lê Phước Vĩnh | 4–0, 4–2, 4–2, 4–2, 4–2 | |
| Bolortuyaagiin Enkhjin | 4–0 | Trần Văn Chiến | 4–2, 4–1, 4–1, 4–2 | |
| Enkhbaataryn Telmen / Altankhuyagiin Damdin | 5–0 | — | Walkover | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | Semifinals |
| 2 |  Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 |  Cambodia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | |
| 4 |  India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
| 31 August | Japan | 3–0 | Indonesia |
| Taimei Marunaka / Koichi Nagae | 5–2 | Prima Simpatiaji / Irfandi Hendrawan | 4–0, 4–1, 3–5, 4–6, 4–2, 4–0, 4–2 | |
| Hayato Funemizu | 4–1 | Elbert Sie | 2–4, 4–2, 4–0, 4–2, 6–4 | |
| Kento Masuda / Toshiki Uematsu | 5–1 | Hemat Bhakti Anugerah / Gusti Jaya Kusuma | 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 4–2, 4–1, 4–0 | |
| 31 August | Cambodia | 3–0 | India |
| Orn Sambath / Ek Chamroeun | 5–4 | Aniket Patel / Rohit Dhiman | 2–4, 1–4, 3–5, 4–1, 4–1, 7–5, 4–1, 3–5, 7–5 | |
| Doeum Samsocheaphearun | 4–2 | Jay Meena | 4–2, 2–4, 1–4, 4–2, 7–5, 4–1 | |
| Kann Sophorn / Yi Sarsarith | 5–3 | Jitender Singh Mehlda / Kamlesh Kumar Shukla | 4–6, 1–4, 5–3, 4–2, 3–5, 5–3, 4–2, 4–2 | |
| 31 August | Japan | 3–0 | Cambodia |
| Taimei Marunaka / Koichi Nagae | 5–0 | Kann Sophorn / Doeum Samsocheaphearun | 4–0, 4–2, 5–3, 4–0, 4–0 | |
| Hayato Funemizu | 4–0 | Yi Sarsarith | 4–0, 4–0, 4–0, 4–0 | |
| Kento Masuda / Toshiki Uematsu | 5–0 | Ek Chamroeun / Orn Sambath | 7–5, 4–1, 4–1, 4–1, 4–1 | |
| 31 August | Indonesia | 3–0 | India |
| Elbert Sie / Prima Simpatiaji | 5–2 | Rohit Dhiman / Jay Meena | 2–4, 4–1, 2–4, 4–1, 4–1, 4–0, 4–2 | |
| Irfandi Hendrawan | 4–0 | Aniket Patel | 4–0, 6–4, 4–1, 4–2 | |
| Hemat Bhakti Anugerah / Gusti Jaya Kusuma | 5–0 | Jitender Singh Mehlda / Kamlesh Kumar Shukla | Walkover | |
| 31 August | Japan | 3–0 | India |
| Kento Masuda / Toshiki Uematsu | 5–0 | Jay Meena / Kamlesh Kumar Shukla | 5–3, 4–1, 4–0, 4–2, 4–0 | |
| Hayato Funemizu | 4–0 | Rohit Dhiman | 4–0, 4–1, 4–1, 4–0 | |
| Taimei Marunaka / Koichi Nagae | 5–1 | Aniket Patel / Jitender Singh Mehlda | 6–4, 4–1, 5–7, 4–1, 4–1, 4–1 | |
| 31 August | Indonesia | 3–0 | Cambodia |
| Prima Simpatiaji / Elbert Sie | 5–3 | Kann Sophorn / Doeum Samsocheaphearun | 4–2, 4–2, 2–4, 4–2, 1–4, 2–4, 4–1, 4–2 | |
| Irfandi Hendrawan | 4–0 | Yi Sarsarith | 4–1, 4–1, 4–2, 4–1 | |
| Gusti Jaya Kusuma / Hemat Bhakti Anugerah | 5–3 | Ek Chamroeun / Orn Sambath | 4–2, 0–4, 4–1, 3–5, 4–2, 0–4, 5–3, 4–0 | |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | South Korea | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Indonesia | 2 | C2 | Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
| B2 | Mongolia | 0 | A1 | South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| B1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | C1 | Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| A2 | Philippines | 0 | B1 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
| C1 | Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 September | Indonesia | 2–0 | Mongolia |
| Prima Simpatiaji / Irfandi Hendrawan | 5–0 | Enkhbaataryn Telmen / Altankhuyagiin Damdin | 4–1, 4–0, 4–0, 4–1, 4–0 | |
| Elbert Sie | 4–1 | Bolortuyaagiin Enkhjin | 4–1, 1–4, 4–0, 4–2, 4–0 | |
| 1 September | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Philippines |
| Kuo Chien-chun / Chen Tsung-wen | 5–1 | Noel Damian / Mac Alcoseba | 4–0, 4–1, 5–3, 6–8, 4–2, 4–1 | |
| Chen Yu-hsun | 4–0 | Joseph Arcilla | 4–2, 4–0, 4–2, 4–0 | |
| 1 September | South Korea | 2–0 | Indonesia |
| Kim Dong-hoon / Kim Beom-jun | 5–0 | Prima Simpatiaji / Irfandi Hendrawan | 5–3, 4–1, 4–2, 4–2, 4–2 | |
| Kim Jin-woong | 4–2 | Elbert Sie | 5–3, 5–3, 0–4, 6–4, 0–4, 4–2 | |
| 1 September | Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | Japan |
| Yu Kai-wen / Lin Wei-chieh | 0–5 | Kento Masuda / Toshiki Uematsu | 1–4, 2–4, 5–7, 2–4, 1–4 | |
| Chen Yu-hsun | 3–4 | Hayato Funemizu | 1–4, 4–0, 4–2, 2–4, 4–2, 3–5, 4–7 | |
| 1 September | South Korea | 2–0 | Japan |
| Kim Dong-hoon / Kim Beom-jun | 5–2 | Taimei Marunaka / Koichi Nagae | 4–1, 3–5, 4–1, 2–4, 8–6, 5–3, 6–4 | |
| Kim Jin-woong | 4–2 | Hayato Funemizu | 5–3, 2–4, 4–2, 2–4, 7–5, 8–6 | |
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