2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup

2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
Tournament details
Dates	6–8 April 2018
Edition	31st
Total prize money	US$100,000
Venue	Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
Location	Yokohama, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Fan Zhendong
Women's singles	Zhu Yuling
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The 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup (also known as the 2018 Lion ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place from 6–8 April in Yokohama, Japan. The event was organised by the Japan Table Tennis Association (JTTA), under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). It was the 31st edition of the event, and the third time that it had been held in Japan.^[1]^[2]

Men's singles and women's singles events were held, and the three medallists in each event qualified automatically for the 2018 Men's and Women's World Cups.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Singles details	Fan Zhendong	Lin Gaoyuan	Lee Sang-su
Women's Singles details	Zhu Yuling	Chen Meng	Kasumi Ishikawa

Qualification

In both the men's and women's singles events, the reigning Asian Champion and Asian Cup Champion qualified, along with the 10 highest-ranked Asian players in the January 2018 ITTF World Ranking. The final four places were awarded to regional representatives from Middle Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia. Qualification was subject to a maximum of two players from any association.^[2]

Men's singles

Player	Qualification
Lin Gaoyuan (CHN)	2017 Asian Cup Champion
Fan Zhendong (CHN)	2017 Asian Champion
Koki Niwa (JPN)	WR 6
Wong Chun Ting (HKG)	WR 7
Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN)	WR 11
Lee Sang-su (KOR)	WR 14
Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE)	WR 15
Chen Chien-an (TPE)	WR 29
Jeong Sang-eun (KOR)	WR 30
Jiang Tianyi (HKG)	WR 35
Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ)	WR 48
Noshad Alamian (IRI)	WR 74
Manav Vikash Thakkar (IND)	South Asia Rep. (WR 257)
Nima Alamian (IRI)	Middle Asia Rep. (WR 96)
Padasak Tanviriyavechakul (THA)	Southeast Asia Rep. (WR 142)
Abdulaziz Al-Abbad (KSA)	West Asia Rep. (WR 176)

Women's singles

Player	Qualification
Zhu Yuling (CHN)	2017 Asian Cup Champion
Miu Hirano (JPN)	2017 Asian Champion
Chen Meng (CHN)	WR 1
Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN)	WR 4
Cheng I-ching (TPE)	WR 7
Doo Hoi Kem (HKG)	WR 9
Lee Ho Ching (HKG)	WR 12
Chen Szu-yu (TPE)	WR 16
Seo Hyo-won (KOR)	WR 18
Yang Ha-eun (KOR)	WR 27
Suthasini Sawettabut (THA)	WR 48
Nanthana Komwong (THA)	WR 78
Ayhika Mukherjee (IND)	South Asia Rep. (WR 112)
Neda Shahsavari (IRI)	Middle Asia Rep. (WR 150)
Mai Hoàng Mỹ Trang (VIE)	Southeast Asia Rep. (WR 156)
~~Mariana Sahakian (LBN)~~	West Asia Rep. (WR 277)

Format

The first stage of both the men's and women's singles competitions consisted of four groups playing a round robin system, where each player played the other players in their group once. The top two players in Groups A, B and C qualified directly to the second stage. The third player from Groups A, B and C joined the winner of the Continental Group in play-off matches to decide the final two places in the second stage.

The second stage consisted of a single knockout draw to decide the top eight positions.^[2]

Men's singles

Seeding

Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.^[3]

Group stage

The group stage took place on 6 April.^[4]

Group A

Pos.	Player	Harimoto	Fan	Chuang	Gerassimenko	Points	Qualification
1	Tomokazu Harimoto	—	3–1	3–1	3–1	6	Advance to second stage
2	Fan Zhendong	1–3	—	3–0	3–0	5	Advance to second stage
3	Chuang Chih-yuan	1–3	0–3	—	3–2	4	Advance to play-off
4	Kirill Gerassimenko	1–3	0–3	2–3	—	3

Group B

Pos.	Player	Lee	Lin	Chen	Jiang	Points	Qualification
1	Lee Sang-su	—	3–0	3–1	3–1	6	Advance to second stage
2	Lin Gaoyuan	0–3	—	3–0	3–0	5	Advance to second stage
3	Chen Chien-an	1–3	0–3	—	3–1	4	Advance to play-off
4	Jiang Tianyi	1–3	0–3	1–3	—	3

Group C

Pos.	Player	Wong	Niwa	Jeong	Alamian	Points	Qualification
1	Wong Chun Ting	—	3–2	3–0	3–1	6	Advance to second stage
2	Koki Niwa	2–3	—	3–2	3–0	5	Advance to second stage
3	Jeong Sang-eun	0–3	2–3	—	3–2	4	Advance to play-off
4	Noshad Alamian	1–3	0–3	2–3	—	3

Continental Group

Pos.	Player	Alamian	Tanviriyavechakul	Thakkar	Al-Abbad	Points	Qualification
1	Nima Alamian	—	3–0	3–2	3–0	6	Advance to play-off
2	P. Tanviriyavechakul	0–3	—	3–1	3–1	5
3	M. V. Thakkar	2–3	1–3	—	3–2	4
4	Abdulaziz Al-Abbad	0–3	1–3	2–3	—	3

Play-offs


	Play-offs


	Chen Chien-an	1

	Jeong Sang-eun	3


	Chuang Chih-yuan	1

	Nima Alamian	3

Main draw

The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.^[5]

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

6	Tomokazu Harimoto	7	11	9	5	8
8	Jeong Sang-eun	11	8	11	11	11	8	Jeong Sang-eun	9	8	8	14
2	Lin Gaoyuan	11	11	11	9	11	2	Lin Gaoyuan	11	11	11	16
3	Wong Chun Ting	6	9	5	11	6								2	Lin Gaoyuan	3	13	8	11
5	Koki Niwa	11	4	3	10	6								1	Fan Zhendong	11	15	11	13
1	Fan Zhendong	9	11	11	12	11	1	Fan Zhendong	11	11	9	11	11
13	Nima Alamian	11	9	4	4	7	4	Lee Sang-su	4	5	11	9	4
4	Lee Sang-su	9	11	11	11	11								Third place

														8	Jeong Sang-eun	4	9	11	7	9
														4	Lee Sang-su	11	11	7	11	11

5th-8th place play-off

Play-off						Fifth place

6	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	11	11	11

3	Wong Chun Ting	8	4	9	6
						6	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	10	11	11	10	6	12

						5	Koki Niwa	9	12	6	5	12	11	10
5	Koki Niwa	11	11	14	11

13	Nima Alamian	9	8	12	9	Seventh place


						3	Wong Chun Ting	11	11	9	6	11	11	11

						13	Nima Alamian	7	13	11	11	5	2	8

Women's singles

Seeding

Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.^[3]

Group stage

The group stage took place on 6 April.^[6]

Group A

Pos.	Player	Chen	Cheng	Sawettabut	Lee	Points	Qualification
1	Chen Meng	—	3–0	3–0	3–0	6	Advance to second stage
2	Cheng I-ching	0–3	—	3–1	3–1	5	Advance to second stage
3	S. Sawettabut	0–3	1–3	—	3–2	4	Advance to play-off
4	Lee Ho Ching	0–3	1–3	2–3	—	3

Group B

Pos.	Player	Zhu	Doo	Hirano	Yang Ha-eun	Points	Qualification
1	Zhu Yuling	—	3–2	3–0	3–0	6	Advance to second stage
2	Doo Hoi Kem	2–3	—	3–2	3–1	5	Advance to second stage
3	Miu Hirano	0–3	2–3	—	3–1	4	Advance to play-off
4	Yang Ha-eun	0–3	1–3	1–3	—	3

Group C

Pos.	Player	Ishikawa	Seo	Chen	Komwong	Points	Qualification
1	Kasumi Ishikawa	—	3–1	3–0	3–0	6	Advance to second stage
2	Seo Hyo-won	1–3	—	3–2	3–0	5	Advance to second stage
3	Chen Szu-yu	0–3	2–3	—	3–1	4	Advance to play-off
4	Nanthana Komwong	0–3	0–3	1–3	—	3

Continental Group

Pos.	Player	Mukherjee	Mai	Shahsavari	Points	Qualification
1	Ayhika Mukherjee	—	3–0	3–0	4	Advance to play-off
2	Mai Hoàng Mỹ Trang	0–3	—	3–2	3
3	Neda Shahsavari	0–3	2–3	—	2

Play-offs


	Play-offs


	Suthasini Sawettabut	0

	Miu Hirano	3


	Ayhika Mukherjee	1

	Chen Szu-yu	3

Main draw

The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.^[7]

Quarterfinals								Semifinals							Final

1	Chen Meng	11	10	11	11	9	11
7	Chen Szu-yu	8	12	2	6	11	3	1	Chen Meng	11	11	10	11	11
9	Doo Hoi Kem	6	11	7	4			3	Kasumi Ishikawa	7	9	12	5	9
3	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	13	11	11										1	Chen Meng	10	10	12	3	4
6	Seo Hyo-won	6	10	2	11	15	6								2	Zhu Yuling	12	12	10	11	11
5	Cheng I-ching	11	12	11	4	13	11	5	Cheng I-ching	8	6	7	11	6
4	Miu Hirano	4	13	5	12	9	5	2	Zhu Yuling	11	11	11	5	11
2	Zhu Yuling	11	11	11	10	11	11								Third place

															3	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	7	11	9	11	7	11
															5	Cheng I-ching	9	11	4	11	8	11	7

5th-8th place play-off

Play-off								Fifth place

7	Chen Szu-yu	11	8	4	6	5

9	Doo Hoi Kem	6	11	11	11	11
								9	Doo Hoi Kem	11	4	6	11	10	9

								4	Miu Hirano	9	11	11	8	12	11
6	Seo Hyo-won	10	6	13	11	12	3

4	Miu Hirano	12	11	15	3	10	11	Seventh place


								7	Chen Szu-yu	11	11	7	4	12	12

								6	Seo Hyo-won	5	6	11	11	10	10

References

^ "LION 31st ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2018". ITTF. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "LION 31st ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2018 / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "2018 Asian Cup / Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ "2018 Asian Cup / Men's Singles / First Stage" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ "2018 Asian Cup / Men's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "2018 Asian Cup / Women's Singles / First Stage" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ "2018 Asian Cup / Women's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[1] "LION 31st ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2018". ITTF. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[prospectus-2] "LION 31st ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2018 / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[seeding-3] "2018 Asian Cup / Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[4] "2018 Asian Cup / Men's Singles / First Stage" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[5] "2018 Asian Cup / Men's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[6] "2018 Asian Cup / Women's Singles / First Stage" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[7] "2018 Asian Cup / Women's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

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Medalists

Qualification

Format

Men's singles

Seeding

Group stage

Main draw

Women's singles

Seeding

Group stage

Main draw

See also

References