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

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.

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.

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

Key Grand FinalsWorld Tour PlatinumWorld Tour

No.DateTournamentLocationVenuePrize (USD)ReportRef.118–21 January Hungarian OpenBudapestBudapest Olympic Hall150,000Report28–11 March Qatar OpenDohaAli Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena235,000Report323–25 March German OpenBremenÖVB Arena235,000Report424–27 May Hong Kong OpenHong KongQueen Elizabeth Stadium145,000Report531 May–3 June China OpenShenzhenBao'an District Sports Center346,000Report68–10 June Japan OpenKitakyushuKitakyushu City General Gymnasium170,000Report719–22 July Korea OpenDaejeonChungmu Sports Arena266,000Report826–29 July Australian OpenGeelongGeelong Arena316,000Report916–19 August Bulgaria OpenPanagyurishteArena Asarel160,000Report1023–26 August Czech OpenOlomoucOMEGA Sport Center160,000Report111–4 November Swedish OpenStockholmEriksdalshallen (Main venue)Skanstullshallen (Second venue)150,000Report128–11 November Austrian OpenLinzTipsArena Linz251,000Report1313–16 December Grand FinalsIncheonNamdong Gymnasium1,001,000Report

Results

DateTournamentChampionsRunners-up18–21 JanuaryHungarian 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 MarchQatar 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 MarchGerman 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 MayHong 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 JuneChina 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 JuneJapan 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 JulyKorea 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 JulyAustralian 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 AugustBulgaria 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 AugustCzech 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 NovemberSwedish 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 NovemberAustrian 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 DecemberGrand 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

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

See also 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

External links International Table Tennis Federation