:2018 ITTF World Tour
{{Short description|Table tennis tour 2018}}
{{Infobox tennis circuit season
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| duration = 18 January 2018 – 16 December 2018
| edition = 23rd
| tournaments = 12 + Grand Finals
| categories = World Tour Platinum (6)
World Tour (6)
| most_tournament_titles =Men:
{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhendong (3)
Women:
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu (3)
| most_tournament_finals =Men:
{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin (5)
Women:
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu (6)
| prize_money_leader =
| points_leader =Men:
{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin (1750)
Women:
{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu (1856)
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| previous = 2017
| next = 2019
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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.{{cite web|title=Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour|url=https://www.ittf.com/ittf-world-tour/seamaster-2018-ittf-world-tour/|website=ITTF|accessdate=14 January 2018}}
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.{{cite web |title=Mixed Doubles Featured for the First Time on the ITTF World Tour in Lead-up to Tokyo 2020 |url=https://www.ittf.com/2018/05/30/mixed-doubles-featured-first-time-ittf-world-tour-lead-tokyo-2020/ |website=ITTF |accessdate=2 June 2018}}
Schedule
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.{{cite web|title=Cities announced for 2018 ITTF World Tour|url=https://www.ittf.com/2017/05/15/cities-announced-2018-ittf-world-tour/|website=ITTF|accessdate=14 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour / Events|url=https://www.ittf.com/ittf-world-tour/seamaster-2018-ittf-world-tour/events/|website=ITTF|accessdate=14 January 2018}}
Below is the 2018 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:
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|Grand Finals |
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|World Tour Platinum |
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|World Tour |
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Location !Venue !Prize (USD) !Report !Ref. |
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|1 |18–21 January |{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungarian Open |Budapest Olympic Hall |align=center|150,000 |
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|2 |8–11 March |{{flagicon|QAT}} Qatar Open |Doha |Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena |align=center|235,000 |
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|3 |23–25 March |{{flagicon|GER}} German Open |align=center|235,000 |
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|4 |24–27 May |{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong Open |align=center|145,000 |
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|5 |31 May–3 June |{{flagicon|CHN}} China Open |Bao'an District Sports Center |align=center|346,000 |
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|6 |8–10 June |{{flagicon|JPN}} Japan Open |Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium |align=center|170,000 |
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|7 |19–22 July |{{flagicon|KOR}} Korea Open |align=center|266,000 |
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|8 |26–29 July |{{flagicon|AUS}} Australian Open |align=center|316,000 |
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|9 |16–19 August |{{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria Open |Arena Asarel |align=center|160,000 |
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|10 |23–26 August |{{flagicon|CZE}} Czech Open |OMEGA Sport Center |align=center|160,000 |
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|11 |1–4 November |{{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish Open |Eriksdalshallen (Main venue) |align=center|150,000 |
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|12 |8–11 November |{{flagicon|AUT}} Austrian Open |Linz |align=center|251,000 |
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|13 |13–16 December |{{flagicon|KOR}} Grand Finals |Namdong Gymnasium |align=center|1,001,000 |
Results
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|rowspan=8|18–21 January | style="background:#c7f2d5;" rowspan="8"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhendong |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Chuqin |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (11–6, 9–11, 11–7, 14–12, 11–3) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu |{{flagicon|CHN}} Sun Yingsha |
colspan=2| Score: 4–3 (9–11, 11–6, 10–12, 11–8, 9–11, 11–8, 11–4) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhendong |{{flagicon|BLR}} Pavel Platonov |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–5, 11–5, 11–4) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Xingtong |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Ke |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (14–12, 11–8, 11–8) |
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|rowspan=8|8–11 March | style="background:#e5e4e2;" rowspan="8"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhendong |{{flagicon|BRA}} Hugo Calderano |
colspan=2| Score: 4–0 (13–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Shiwen |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu |
colspan=2| Score: 4–2 (8–11, 10–12, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5, 11–6) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhendong |{{flagicon|JPN}} Jun Mizutani |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 13–11) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Ke |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Xingtong |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (8–11, 11–2, 11–4, 11–4) |
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|rowspan=8|23–25 March | style="background:#e5e4e2;" rowspan="8"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Long |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (11–9, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kasumi Ishikawa |{{flagicon|KOR}} Seo Hyo-won |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (11–9, 10–12, 11–6, 11–7, 11–6) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Long |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Young-sik |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–7, 11–8, 11–9) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hina Hayata |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeon Ji-hee |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (11–3, 11–5, 10–12, 11–6) |
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|rowspan=8|24–27 May | style="background:#c7f2d5;" rowspan="8"|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuhiro Yoshimura |{{flagicon|KOR}} Cho Seung-min |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 11–3, 11–7) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Xingtong |
colspan=2| Score: 4–2 (12–10, 11–8, 3–11, 11–6, 4–11, 11–9) |
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|{{flagicon|HKG}} Ho Kwan Kit |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masataka Morizono |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–3, 11–9) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Xingtong |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Ke |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–8, 11–9) |
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|rowspan=10|31 May–3 June | style="background:#e5e4e2;" rowspan="10"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Long |{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhendong |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (7–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–3, 14–12) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu |{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Ning |
colspan=2| Score: 4–3 (13–11, 9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 11–8, 9–11, 11–5) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhendong |{{flagicon|ROU}} Ovidiu Ionescu |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–4, 11–4) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Ning |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeon Ji-hee |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (11–9, 11–5, 4–11, 11–5) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Gaoyuan |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masataka Morizono |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (13–11, 7–11, 11–5, 11–8) |
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|rowspan=10|8–10 June | style="background:#c7f2d5;" rowspan="10"|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomokazu Harimoto |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Jike |
colspan=2| Score: 4–3 (9–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–4, 10–12, 11–7, 13–11) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mima Ito |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu |
colspan=2| Score: 4–2 (11–7, 12–10, 8–11, 11–7, 6–11, 12–10) |
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|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Young-sik |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Jingkun |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (11–6, 5–11, 11–9, 11–5) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Gu Yuting |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Shiwen |
colspan=2| w/o |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Jingkun |{{flagicon|JPN}} Maharu Yoshimura |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–9, 11–9, 11–9) |
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|rowspan=10|19–22 July | style="background:#e5e4e2;" rowspan="10"|
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Woo-jin |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Jingkun |
colspan=2| Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7, 11–3) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Yuling |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Meng |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (11–4, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5, 11–9) |
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|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Woo-jin |{{flagicon|HKG}} Ho Kwan Kit |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (11–8, 19–17, 9–11, 11–9) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Meng |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (14–12, 9–11, 11–9, 13–11) |
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|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Woo-jin |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Chuqin |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (5–11, 11–3, 11–4, 11–8) |
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|rowspan=10|26–29 July | style="background:#e5e4e2;" rowspan="10"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Dingshuo |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (12–10, 4–11, 12–10, 15–13, 11–6) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Shiwen |{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Ning |
colspan=2| Score: 4–3 (11–5, 11–7, 3–11, 5–11, 6–11, 11–5, 11–6) |
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|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Young-sik |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masataka Morizono |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (14–12, 11–5, 11–7) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hina Hayata |{{flagicon|JPN}} Honoka Hashimoto |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7) |
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|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Sang-su |{{flagicon|KOR}} Lim Jong-hoon |
colspan=2| Score: 3–2 (6–11, 11–7, 5–11, 11–8, 11–8) |
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|rowspan=8|16–19 August | style="background:#c7f2d5;" rowspan="8"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenta Matsudaira |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (12–10, 10–12, 11–8, 11–6, 11–4) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Ning |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yidi |
colspan=2| Score: 4–3 (11–7, 10–12, 8–11, 11–8, 11–6, 4–11, 11–2) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Long |{{flagicon|JPN}} Masataka Morizono |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (9–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–6) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kasumi Ishikawa |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Gaoyang |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–6) |
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|rowspan=8|23–26 August | style="background:#c7f2d5;" rowspan="8"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Peifeng |{{flagicon|POR}} Marcos Freitas |
colspan=2| Score: 4–2 (13–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–6) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kasumi Ishikawa |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wen Jia |
colspan=2| Score: 4–2 (8–11, 11–8, 11–4, 7–11, 11–6, 13–11) |
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|{{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Franziska |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Falck |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (11–5, 9–11, 12–10, 11–7) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Gaoyang |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–6, 13–11, 11–2) |
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|rowspan=8|1–4 November | style="background:#c7f2d5;" rowspan="8"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhendong |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (11–7, 14–12, 13–11, 9–11, 11–9) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mima Ito |{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Yuling |
colspan=2| Score: 4–0 (11–3, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8) |
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|{{flagicon|TPE}} Liao Cheng-ting |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mattias Falck |
colspan=2| Score: 3–2 (10–12, 11–8, 11–8, 6–11, 13–11) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Xingtong |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Gaoyang |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 11–6) |
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|rowspan=10|8–11 November | style="background:#e5e4e2;" rowspan="10"|
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Liang Jingkun |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin |
colspan=2| Score: 4–3 (11–5, 4–11, 11–6, 9–11, 13–11, 11–13, 11–2) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Meng |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Manyu |
colspan=2| Score: 4–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–4, 11–7) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Masataka Morizono |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeoung Young-sik |
colspan=2| Score: 3–1 (12–10, 11–9, 3–11, 11–4) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hina Hayata |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Xingtong |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–7, 11–8) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin |{{flagicon|TPE}} Chen Chien-an |
colspan=2| Score: 3–2 (9–11, 11–6, 11–9, 10–12, 11–5) |
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|rowspan=10|13–16 December | style="background:#b0c4ed;" rowspan="10"|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tomokazu Harimoto |{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Gaoyuan |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (11–4, 13–15, 11–9, 11–9, 11–9) |
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|{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Meng |{{flagicon|CHN}} He Zhuojia |
colspan=2| Score: 4–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–8, 12–10, 11–7) |
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|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Woo-jin |{{flagicon|HKG}} Ho Kwan Kit |
colspan=2| Score: 3–2 (10–12, 13–11, 11–8, 10–12, 11–8) |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hina Hayata |{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Xingtong |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–9, 13–11, 12–10) |
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|{{flagicon|HKG}} Wong Chun Ting |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jang Woo-jin |
colspan=2| Score: 3–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–4) |
Grand Finals
{{main|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
References
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External links
- [http://www.ittf.com International Table Tennis Federation]
{{2018 ITTF World Tour}}
{{ITTF World Tour}}