2018 ITTF World Tour

Table tennis tour 2018

2018 ITTF World TourDetails

Duration| 18 January 2018 – 16 December 2018
Edition| 23rd
Tournaments| 12 + Grand Finals
Categories| World Tour Platinum (6)
World Tour (6)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles| Men:
Fan Zhendong (3)
Women:
Wang Manyu (3)
Most finals| Men:
Xu Xin (5)
Women:
Wang Manyu (6)
Points leader| Men:
Xu Xin (1750)
Women:
Wang Manyu (1856)

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The 2018 ITTF World Tour was the 23rd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.[1]

For the first time in its history, the tour included mixed doubles competitions in 2018. They featured at six events: the China Open, Japan Open, Korea Open, Australian Open and Austrian Open, as well as at the Grand Finals. This was to promote the mixed doubles category prior to its inclusion on the 2020 Olympics programme.[2]

## Schedule

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The tournaments in the 2018 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.[3][4]

Below is the 2018 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:

Key
Grand Finals

World Tour Platinum
World Tour
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Location  | Venue  | Prize (USD)  | Report  | Ref.

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1  | 18–21 January  |  Hungarian Open | Budapest | Budapest Olympic Hall  | 150,000  | Report | [5]
2  | 8–11 March  |  Qatar Open | Doha | Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena | 235,000  | Report | [6]
3  | 23–25 March  |  German Open | Bremen | ÖVB Arena | 235,000  | Report | [7]
4  | 24–27 May  |  Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | Queen Elizabeth Stadium | 145,000  | Report | [8]
5  | 31 May–3 June  |  China Open | Shenzhen | Bao'an District Sports Center  | 346,000  | Report | [9]
6  | 8–10 June  |  Japan Open | Kitakyushu | Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium | 170,000  | Report | [10]
7  | 19–22 July  |  Korea Open | Daejeon | Chungmu Sports Arena | 266,000  | Report | [11]
8  | 26–29 July  |  Australian Open | Geelong | Geelong Arena | 316,000  | Report | [12]
9  | 16–19 August  |  Bulgaria Open | Panagyurishte | Arena Asarel  | 160,000  | Report | [13]
10  | 23–26 August  |  Czech Open | Olomouc | OMEGA Sport Center  | 160,000  | Report | [14]
11  | 1–4 November  |  Swedish Open | Stockholm | Eriksdalshallen (Main venue)
Skanstullshallen (Second venue)  | 150,000  | Report | [15]
12  | 8–11 November  |  Austrian Open | Linz | TipsArena Linz | 251,000  | Report | [16]
13  | 13–16 December  |  Grand Finals | Incheon | Namdong Gymnasium  | 1,001,000  | Report | [17]

## Results

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Date  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up

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18–21 January  |

Hungarian Open

* Location: Budapest, Hungary
* Venue: Budapest Olympic Hall
* Category: World Tour
* Prize: $150,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women

|  Fan Zhendong |  Wang Chuqin
Score: 4–1 (11–6, 9–11, 11–7, 14–12, 11–3)
Wang Manyu |  Sun Yingsha
Score: 4–3 (9–11, 11–6, 10–12, 11–8, 9–11, 11–8, 11–4)
Fan Zhendong
Yu Ziyang |  Pavel Platonov
Vladimir Samsonov
Score: 3–0 (11–5, 11–5, 11–4)
Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha |  Chen Ke
Wang Manyu
Score: 3–0 (14–12, 11–8, 11–8)
8–11 March  |

Qatar Open

* Location: Doha, Qatar
* Venue: Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena
* Category: World Tour Platinum
* Prize: $235,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women

|  Fan Zhendong |  Hugo Calderano
Score: 4–0 (13–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7)
Liu Shiwen |  Wang Manyu
Score: 4–2 (8–11, 10–12, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5, 11–6)
Fan Zhendong
Xu Xin |  Jun Mizutani
Yuya Oshima
Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 13–11)
Chen Ke
Wang Manyu |  Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–1 (8–11, 11–2, 11–4, 11–4)
23–25 March  |

German Open

* Location: Bremen, Germany
* Venue: ÖVB Arena
* Category: World Tour Platinum
* Prize: $235,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women

|  Ma Long |  Xu Xin
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6)
Kasumi Ishikawa |  Seo Hyo-won
Score: 4–1 (11–9, 10–12, 11–6, 11–7, 11–6)
Ma Long
Xu Xin |  Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su
Score: 3–0 (11–7, 11–8, 11–9)
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito |  Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–1 (11–3, 11–5, 10–12, 11–6)
24–27 May  |

Hong Kong Open

* Location: Hong Kong
* Venue: Queen Elizabeth Stadium
* Category: World Tour
* Prize: $145,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women

|  Kazuhiro Yoshimura |  Cho Seung-min
Score: 4–1 (11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 11–3, 11–7)
Wang Manyu |  Chen Xingtong
Score: 4–2 (12–10, 11–8, 3–11, 11–6, 4–11, 11–9)
Ho Kwan Kit
Wong Chun Ting |  Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–3, 11–9)
Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha |  Chen Ke
Wang Manyu
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–8, 11–9)
31 May–3 June  |

China Open

* Location: Shenzhen, China
* Venue: Bao'an District Sports Center
* Category: World Tour Platinum
* Prize: $346,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women / Mixed

|  Ma Long |  Fan Zhendong
Score: 4–1 (7–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–3, 14–12)
Wang Manyu |  Ding Ning
Score: 4–3 (13–11, 9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 11–8, 9–11, 11–5)
Fan Zhendong
Lin Gaoyuan |  Ovidiu Ionescu
Álvaro Robles
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–4, 11–4)
Ding Ning
Zhu Yuling |  Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–1 (11–9, 11–5, 4–11, 11–5)
Lin Gaoyuan
Chen Xingtong |  Masataka Morizono
Mima Ito
Score: 3–1 (13–11, 7–11, 11–5, 11–8)
8–10 June  |

Japan Open

* Location: Kitakyushu, Japan
* Venue: Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium
* Category: World Tour
* Prize: $170,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women / Mixed

|  Tomokazu Harimoto |  Zhang Jike
Score: 4–3 (9–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–4, 10–12, 11–7, 13–11)
Mima Ito |  Wang Manyu
Score: 4–2 (11–7, 12–10, 8–11, 11–7, 6–11, 12–10)
Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su |  Liang Jingkun
Zhou Kai
Score: 3–1 (11–6, 5–11, 11–9, 11–5)
Gu Yuting
Mu Zi |  Liu Shiwen
Wang Manyu
w/o
Liang Jingkun
Chen Xingtong |  Maharu Yoshimura
Kasumi Ishikawa
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–9, 11–9)
19–22 July  |

Korea Open

* Location: Daejeon, South Korea
* Venue: Chungmu Sports Arena
* Category: World Tour Platinum
* Prize: $266,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women / Mixed

|  Jang Woo-jin |  Liang Jingkun
Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7, 11–3)
Zhu Yuling |  Chen Meng
Score: 4–1 (11–4, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5, 11–9)
Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon |  Ho Kwan Kit
Wong Chun Ting
Score: 3–1 (11–8, 19–17, 9–11, 11–9)
Chen Meng
Ding Ning |  Wang Manyu
Zhu Yuling
Score: 3–1 (14–12, 9–11, 11–9, 13–11)
Jang Woo-jin
Cha Hyo Sim |  Wang Chuqin
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–1 (5–11, 11–3, 11–4, 11–8)
26–29 July  |

Australian Open

* Location: Geelong, Australia
* Venue: Geelong Arena
* Category: World Tour Platinum
* Prize: $316,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women / Mixed

|  Xu Xin |  Liu Dingshuo
Score: 4–1 (12–10, 4–11, 12–10, 15–13, 11–6)
Liu Shiwen |  Ding Ning
Score: 4–3 (11–5, 11–7, 3–11, 5–11, 6–11, 11–5, 11–6)
Jung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su |  Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima
Score: 3–0 (14–12, 11–5, 11–7)
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito |  Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato
Score: 3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7)
Lee Sang-su
Jeon Ji-hee |  Lim Jong-hoon
Yang Ha-eun
Score: 3–2 (6–11, 11–7, 5–11, 11–8, 11–8)
16–19 August  |

Bulgaria Open

* Location: Panagyurishte, Bulgaria
* Venue: Arena Asarel
* Category: World Tour
* Prize: $160,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women

|  Xu Xin |  Kenta Matsudaira
Score: 4–1 (12–10, 10–12, 11–8, 11–6, 11–4)
Ding Ning |  Wang Yidi
Score: 4–3 (11–7, 10–12, 8–11, 11–8, 11–6, 4–11, 11–2)
Ma Long
Xu Xin |  Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima
Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–6)
Kasumi Ishikawa
Mima Ito |  Liu Gaoyang
Zhang Rui
Score: 3–1 (10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–6)
23–26 August  |

Czech Open

* Location: Olomouc, Czech Republic
* Venue: OMEGA Sport Center
* Category: World Tour
* Prize: $160,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women

|  Zheng Peifeng |  Marcos Freitas
Score: 4–2 (13–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–6)
Kasumi Ishikawa |  Wen Jia
Score: 4–2 (8–11, 11–8, 11–4, 7–11, 11–6, 13–11)
Patrick Franziska
Jonathan Groth |  Mattias Falck
Kristian Karlsson
Score: 3–1 (11–5, 9–11, 12–10, 11–7)
Liu Gaoyang
Zhang Rui |  Sun Jiayi
Zeng Jian
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 13–11, 11–2)
1–4 November  |

Swedish Open

* Location: Stockholm, Sweden
* Venue: Eriksdalshallen (Main venue)
Skanstullshallen (Second venue)
* Category: World Tour
* Prize: $150,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women

|  Fan Zhendong |  Xu Xin
Score: 4–1 (11–7, 14–12, 13–11, 9–11, 11–9)
Mima Ito |  Zhu Yuling
Score: 4–0 (11–3, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8)
Liao Cheng-ting
Lin Yun-ju |  Mattias Falck
Kristian Karlsson
Score: 3–2 (10–12, 11–8, 11–8, 6–11, 13–11)
Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha |  Liu Gaoyang
Zhang Rui
Score: 3–1 (11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 11–6)
8–11 November  |

Austrian Open

* Location: Linz, Austria
* Venue: TipsArena Linz
* Category: World Tour Platinum
* Prize: $251,000
* Draws: 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women / Mixed

|  Liang Jingkun |  Xu Xin
Score: 4–3 (11–5, 4–11, 11–6, 9–11, 13–11, 11–13, 11–2)
Chen Meng |  Wang Manyu
Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–4, 11–7)
Masataka Morizono
Yuya Oshima |  Jeoung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su
Score: 3–1 (12–10, 11–9, 3–11, 11–4)
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito |  Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–7, 11–8)
Xu Xin
Liu Shiwen |  Chen Chien-an
Cheng I-ching
Score: 3–2 (9–11, 11–6, 11–9, 10–12, 11–5)
13–16 December  |

Grand Finals

* Location: Incheon, South Korea
* Venue: Namdong Gymnasium
* Category: Grand Finals
* Prize: $1,001,000
* Draws: 16MS/16WS/8MD/8WD/8XD
* Singles: Men / Women
* Doubles: Men / Women / Mixed

|  Tomokazu Harimoto |  Lin Gaoyuan
Score: 4–1 (11–4, 13–15, 11–9, 11–9, 11–9)
Chen Meng |  He Zhuojia
Score: 4–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–8, 12–10, 11–7)
Jang Woo-jin
Lim Jong-hoon |  Ho Kwan Kit
Wong Chun Ting
Score: 3–2 (10–12, 13–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8)
Hina Hayata
Mima Ito |  Chen Xingtong
Sun Yingsha
Score: 3–0 (11–9, 13–11, 12–10)
Wong Chun Ting
Doo Hoi Kem |  Jang Woo-jin
Cha Hyo-sim
Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–4)

## Grand Finals

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Main article: 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

The 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place in Incheon, South Korea, from 13 to 16 December 2018.

## See also

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* 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
* 2018 ITTF Men's World Cup
* 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup
* 2018 ITTF Team World Cup
* 2018 ITTF Challenge Series
* 2018 in table tennis

## References

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1. ^ "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour". ITTF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
2. ^ "Mixed Doubles Featured for the First Time on the ITTF World Tour in Lead-up to Tokyo 2020". ITTF. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
3. ^ "Cities announced for 2018 ITTF World Tour". ITTF. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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17. ^ "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, Grand Finals". ITTF. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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