2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals | |
Dates: | 13–16 December 2018 |
Number Edition: | 23rd |
Prize Money: | 1001000 |
Venue: | Namdong Gymnasium |
Location: | Incheon, South Korea |
Ms: | Tomokazu Harimoto |
Country Ms: | JPN |
Ws: | Chen Meng |
Country Ws: | CHN |
Md1: | Jang Woo-jin |
Country Md1: | KOR |
Md2: | Lim Jong-hoon |
Country Md2: | KOR |
Wd1: | Hina Hayata |
Country Wd1: | JPN |
Wd2: | Mima Ito |
Country Wd2: | JPN |
Xd1: | Wong Chun Ting |
Country Xd1: | HKG |
Xd2: | Doo Hoi Kem |
Country Xd2: | HKG |
Previous: | 2017 |
Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals was the final competition of the 2018 ITTF World Tour, the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour. It was the 23rd edition of the competition, and was held from 13–16 December in Incheon, South Korea.[1]
The competition featured events in five categories: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
Men's Singles | Tomokazu Harimoto | Lin Gaoyuan | Hugo Calderano |
Jun Mizutani | |||
Women's Singles | Chen Meng | He Zhuojia | Ding Ning |
Zhu Yuling | |||
Men's Doubles | Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon | Ho Kwan Kit Wong Chun Ting | Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su |
Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | |||
Women's Doubles | Hina Hayata Mima Ito | Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha | Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun |
Chen Ke Wang Manyu | |||
Mixed Doubles | Wong Chun Ting Doo Hoi Kem | Jang Woo-jin Cha Hyo-sim | Lim Jong-hoon Yang Ha-eun |
Masataka Morizono Mima Ito |
Players earned points based on their performances in the singles and doubles tournaments at the 12 events of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The top 16 men's and women's singles players, and the top eight men's, women's and mixed doubles pairs who satisfied the qualification criteria were invited to compete. China's Ma Long qualified for the men's singles event, but withdrew due to injury. His place was taken by Japan's Yuya Oshima.[2] [3] [4]
The singles and doubles tournaments consisted of knockout draws, with 16 players starting each of the singles events and eight pairs starting each of the doubles events. The seedings for the tournament draws were based on final tour standings, not the official ITTF world ranking.[1]
The 2018 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Incheon on 12 December.[10]
Awards were handed out in seven categories: