The ISTAF World Cup is a competition organised by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to modernise the traditional sport of Sepaktakraw. Alongside the ISTAF SuperSeries, the ISTAF World Cup is a platform to showcase the best of the sport and seeks to broaden the appeal of the sport to the international community.
The first ever ISTAF World Cup debuted in Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during July 2011 and saw the participation of 36 international teams and a total of 180 athletes.
The winner for the 1st ISTAF World Cup (Men) was Thailand and the runner-up was Malaysia. The winner for the 1st ISTAF World Cup (Women) was Thailand and the runner-up was Vietnam.
Men's draw The first round, or group stage, saw 23 men's teams divided into 8 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round robin of 3 games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the second round, or playoff stage. The host nation also advanced automatically to the playoff stage.
Women's draw The first round, or group stage, saw 11 women's teams divided into 4 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round robin of 3 games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals, or playoff stage. The host nation also advanced automatically to the playoff stage.
Participating countries Participating countries (men) Host Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D (Seed) (Seed) (Seed) (Seed) Group EGroup FGroup GGroup H (Seed) (Seed) (Seed) (Seed) -
Participating countries (women) Host Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D (Seed) (Seed) (Seed) (Seed) -
Men's results Group A (men) Group ARankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 0
21 July 2011 3-0 3-0 22 July 2011 0-3
Group B (men) Group BRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 4 3 2 0 2 0
21 July 2011 3-1 3-0 22 July 2011 0-3
Group C (men) Group CRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 4 3 2 0 2 0
21 July 2011 0-3 3-1 22 July 2011 3-0
Group D (men) Group DRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 0
21 July 2011 3-0 3-0 22 July 2011 0-3
Group E (men) Group ERankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 2
21 July 2011 3-0 22 July 2011 0-3 3-2
Group F (men) Group FRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 0
21 July 2011 0-3 22 July 2011 0-3 3-0
Group G (men) Group GRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 0
21 July 2011 0-3 22 July 2011 3-0 3-0
Group H (men) Group HRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 2 0
21 July 2011 3-0 22 July 2011 0-3
Knock-out rounds (men)
Women's results Group A (women) Group ARankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 0 2 1
21 July 2011 1-3 22 July 2011 3-0
Group B (women) Group BRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 3
21 July 2011 0-3 0-3 22 July 2011 1-3
Group C (women) Group CRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 5 3 2 0 2 1
21 July 2011 3-0 22 July 2011 1-3 3-2
Group D (women) Group DRankCountryGames playedWinLostPts 1 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 0 2 0
21 July 2011 3-0 0-3 22 July 2011 3-0
Knock-out rounds (women)
Broadcast and media Internationally, the ISTAF World Cup 2011 was broadcast throughout 68 countries across the seven continents:
RegionCountryRegionCountryRegionCountry South-East Asia Brunei Western & Northern Europe Austria Central & Eastern Europe Albania Cambodia Belgium Armenia Indonesia Denmark Azerbaijan Malaysia Finland Belarus Myanmar France Bosnia-Herzegovina Philippines Germany Bulgaria Singapore Ireland Croatia Thailand Iceland Czech Republic Vietnam Luxemburg Estonia East & South Asia China Netherlands Georgia Hong Kong Norway Hungary Taiwan Sweden Kazakhstan Mongolia Switzerland Latvia Korea United Kingdom Lithuania Sri Lanka Southern Europe Cyprus Macedonia Oceania Australia Greece Maldova New Zealand Italy Montenegro Fiji Lebanon Poland Papua New Guinea Malta Romania Tonga Portugal Russia North America USA Spain Serbia South America Brazil Turkey Slovak Republic - - Israel Slovenia - - - - Ukraine
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