2018 ITTF World Tour explained

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: Fan Zhendong (3) Women: Wang Manyu (3)
Most Tournament Finals:	Men: Xu Xin (5) Women: Wang Manyu (6)
Points Leader:	Men: Xu Xin (1750) Women: Wang Manyu (1856)
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

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

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.
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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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
		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
		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
		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
		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)