| Taolu World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Global sports event |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| Inaugurated | 2016 |
| Most recent | 2018 |
| Organised by | IWUF |
| Website | Official website |
| Taolu World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 武术套路世界杯 |
| Traditional Chinese | 武術套路世界盃 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǔshù Tàolù Shìjièbēi |
The Taolu World Cup is an elite-level international sports championship hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for the sport of wushu taolu. [1] Athletes qualify by placing in the top-eight of a standard taolu event at the prior World Wushu Championships. [2] Renditions in 2016 [3] and 2018 [4] have been held so far with the 3rd Taolu World Cup being rescheduled for 2022. [5]
| Year | Edition | Location | Events | First of the medal table | Second of the medal table | Third of the medal table |
| 2016 | 1 |  Fuzhou,Fujian,China | 22 | China |  Hong Kong |  Indonesia |
| 2018 | 2 |  Yangon,Myanmar | 22 | Hong Kong | China |  Malaysia |
| 2022 | 3 |  Tokyo,Japan | TBD | Future Event | ||
Last updated after the 2nd Taolu World Cup in 2018.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Macau (MAC) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Myanmar (MYA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 131 | |
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