| 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup | |
| Dates: | 6–8 April 2018 |
| Number Edition: | 31st |
| Prize Money: | 100,000 |
| Venue: | Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium |
| Location: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Ms: | Fan Zhendong |
| Country Ms: | CHN |
| Ws: | Zhu Yuling |
| Country Ws: | CHN |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
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.
| Men's Singles |  Fan Zhendong | Lin Gaoyuan |  Lee Sang-su |
| Women's Singles | Zhu Yuling | Chen Meng |  Kasumi Ishikawa |
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]
| Player | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Asian Cup Champion | ||
| 2017 Asian Champion | ||
| WR 6 | ||
| WR 7 | ||
| WR 11 | ||
| WR 14 | ||
| WR 15 | ||
| WR 29 | ||
| WR 30 | ||
| WR 35 | ||
| WR 48 | ||
| WR 74 | ||
| South Asia Rep. (WR 257) | ||
| Middle Asia Rep. (WR 96) | ||
| Southeast Asia Rep. (WR 142) | ||
| West Asia Rep. (WR 176) |
| Player | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Asian Cup Champion | ||
| 2017 Asian Champion | ||
| WR 1 | ||
| WR 4 | ||
| WR 7 | ||
| WR 9 | ||
| WR 12 | ||
| WR 16 | ||
| WR 18 | ||
| WR 27 | ||
| WR 48 | ||
| WR 78 | ||
| South Asia Rep. (WR 112) | ||
| Middle Asia Rep. (WR 150) | ||
| Southeast Asia Rep. (WR 156) | ||
| West Asia Rep. (WR 277) |
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]
Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.[3]
The group stage took place on 6 April.[4]
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.[5]
Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.[3]
The group stage took place on 6 April.[6]
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.[7]