Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament Explained

ITTF–ATTU Asian Cup
Last Season:	2022 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
Sport:	Table tennis
Founded:	1983
Singles:	16 men; 16 women
Confed:	Asian Table Tennis Union
Champion:	Men: Tomokazu Harimoto Women: Wang Yidi
Most Champs:	Men: Ma Long (4) Xu Xin (4) Women: Liu Shiwen (4)

The ITTF–ATTU Asian Cup is an annual table tennis competition held by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). The first edition was held in 1983. The competition features men's and women's singles events, with 16 players qualifying to take part in each event, subject to a maximum of two players per association.^{[1] [2]}

From 2013 to 2019, the Asian Cup serves as a qualification event for the World Cup.^[3]

Results

Men's singles

Year	Host city	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983	Wuxi	Cai Zhenhua	Jiang Jialiang	Xie Saike
1984	New Delhi	Hui Jun	Cai Zhenhua	Xie Saike
1985	Singapore	Chen Longcan	Jiang Jialiang	Teng Yi
1986	Karachi	Wei Qingguang	Fan Changmao	Kim Song-hui
1987	Seoul	Teng Yi	Chen Longcan	Kim Ki-taik
1988	Manila	Wei Qingguang	Chen Longcan	Kim Taek-soo
1989	Beijing	Kiyoshi Saito	Ma Wenge	Chen Longcan
1991 (May)	Dhaka	Wang Yonggang	Lee Chul-seung	Kim Guk-chol
1991 (November)	Manila	Kim Guk-chol	Kim Song-hui	Lee Chul-seung
1992	Hong Kong	Ma Wenge	Lee Sang-joon	Lo Chuen Tsung
1993	Shunde	Li Gun-sang	Wang Tao	Liu Guoliang
1994	Shanghai	Lin Zhigang	Xiong Ke	Yoo Nam-kyu
1996	New Delhi	Ma Lin	Wang Liqin	Shinnosuke Kiho
1997	Pune	Guo Keli	Chetan Baboor	Lin Zhigang
2000	Mumbai	Chen Tianyuan	Hao Shuai	Chetan Baboor
				Leung Chu Yan
2003	Tehran	Ye Ruoting	Jong Kwan-hoyk	Zhang Yang
2004	Mahshahr	Cheung Yuk	Xu Hui	Hou Yingchao
2005	New Delhi	Wang Hao	Hao Shuai	Li Ching
				Yang Zi
2006	Kobe	Wang Hao	Chen Qi	Chiang Peng-lung
2007	Hanoi	Gao Ning	Kim Jung-hoon	Jun Mizutani
2008	Sapporo	Ma Long	Chen Qi	Gao Ning
2009	Hangzhou	Ma Long	Wang Hao	Zhang Jike
2010	Guangzhou	Zhang Jike	Gao Ning	Xu Xin
2011	Changsha	Ma Long	Xu Xin	Kaii Yoshida
2012	Guangzhou	Xu Xin	Maharu Yoshimura	Jiang Tianyi
2013	Hong Kong	Xu Xin	Yan An	Chuang Chih-yuan
2014	Wuhan	Ma Long	Fan Zhendong	Jun Mizutani
2015	Jaipur	Xu Xin	Fan Zhendong	Jun Mizutani
2016	Dubai	Xu Xin	Zhang Jike	Wong Chun Ting
2017	Ahmedabad	Lin Gaoyuan	Fan Zhendong	Lee Sang-su
2018	Yokohama	Fan Zhendong	Lin Gaoyuan	Lee Sang-su
2019	Yokohama	Fan Zhendong	Ma Long	Koki Niwa
2020	Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]
2022	Bangkok	Tomokazu Harimoto	Lim Jong-hoon	Chuang Chih-yuan

Women's singles

Year	Host city	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983	Wuxi	Cao Yanhua	Tong Ling	Jiao Zhimin
1984	New Delhi	Tong Ling	Ni Xialian	Lee Mi-woo
1985	Singapore	Jiao Zhimin	Ni Xialian	Cho Jong-hui
1986	Karachi	Hu Xiaoxin	Zhu Juan	Cho Jong-hui
1987	Seoul	Jiao Zhimin	Li Huifen	Hyun Jung-hwa
1988	Manila	Deng Yaping	Li Huifen	Chai Po Wa
1989	Beijing	Yu Sun-bok	Qiao Hong	Chai Po Wa
1991 (May)	Dhaka	Lee Jong-suk	Fan Jianxin	Zhang Qin
1991 (November)	Manila	Liu Wei	Deng Yaping	Chai Po Wa
1992	Hong Kong	Deng Yaping	Guo Jun	Chan Tan Lui
1993	Shunde	Liu Wei	Qiao Hong	Ri Pun-hui
1994	Shanghai	Qiao Hong	Kim Moo-kyo	Jing Junhong
1996	New Delhi	Wu Na	Li Ju	Chai Po Wa
1997	Pune	Wang Chen	Kim Boon-sik	Miyoko Takahashi
2000	Mumbai	Tang Yuan	Guo Yue	Lao Sui Fei
				Zhang Xueling
2003	Kitakyushu	Fan Ying	Jiang Huajun	Tie Yana
2004	Kitakyushu		Ai Fukuhara	Li Jiawei
2005	New Delhi	Guo Yan	Li Xiaoxia	Tie Yana
				Zhang Rui
2006	Kobe	Wang Nan	Li Jiawei	Li Nan
2007	Hanoi	Jiang Huajun		Kasumi Ishikawa
2008	Sapporo	Guo Yue	Feng Tianwei	Li Jiawei
2009	Hangzhou	Guo Yue	Liu Shiwen	Ding Ning
2010	Guangzhou	Liu Shiwen	Ding Ning	Feng Tianwei
2011	Changsha	Guo Yan	Jiang Huajun	Guo Yue
2012	Guangzhou	Liu Shiwen	Wu Yang	Li Jiawei
2013	Hong Kong	Liu Shiwen	Wu Yang	Kasumi Ishikawa
2014	Wuhan	Ding Ning	Li Xiaoxia	Yu Mengyu
2015	Jaipur	Feng Tianwei	Liu Shiwen	Zhu Yuling
2016	Dubai	Liu Shiwen	Li Xiaoxia	Feng Tianwei
2017	Ahmedabad	Zhu Yuling	Liu Shiwen	Kasumi Ishikawa
2018	Yokohama	Zhu Yuling		Kasumi Ishikawa
2019	Yokohama	Zhu Yuling	Chen Meng	Kasumi Ishikawa
2020	Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022	Bangkok	Wang Yidi	Mima Ito	Manika Batra

Men's team

Year	Host city	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1993	Shanghai	China Lin Zhigang Liu Guoliang Ma Wenge Wang Tao Zhang Lei	South Korea Kang Hee-chan Lee Chul-seung Yoo Nam-kyu	Chinese Taipei
				Japan
1995	Shanghai	China Ding Song Kong Linghui Liu Guoliang Wang Liqin	South Korea Kang Hee-chan Kim Taek-soo Lee Chul-seung
1997	Shanghai	Japan Kiyonobu Iwasaki Kōji Matsushita Hiroshi Shibutani	China Ding Song Ma Lin Wang Fei Wang Liqin	Chinese Taipei

Women's team

Year	Host city	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1993	Shanghai	China Deng Yaping Liu Wei Qiao Hong Tang Weiyi	Hong Kong Chai Po Wa Chan Suk Yuen Chan Tan Lui	South Korea Hong Cha-ok Park Hae-jung Ryu Ji-hye
				Japan
1995	Shanghai	China Deng Yaping Li Ju Wang Nan Yang Ying	South Korea Kim Moo-kyo Park Hae-jung Ryu Ji-hye
1997	Shanghai	China Li Ju Wang Hui Wang Nan Yang Ying	Japan Rika Matsuoka Ai Sakata Akiko Takeda Aya Umemura	Hong Kong Chai Po Wa Chan Tan Lui Wong Ching

a. The 2004 Women's Asian Cup was postponed to November, 2005. And the 2005 Asian Cup was held in December of the same year.

b. The 24th Asian Cup was scheduled in Yokohama, Japan between March 26–27, 2011. Postponed by Japan Table Tennis Association due to associations’ withdrawal caused by the Tōhoku earthquake.^[5]

See also

• Europe Top 16 Cup
• PanAm Cup
• Asian Table Tennis Championships

External links

• Records of Asian Cup on the ATTU website
• ITTF Statastics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asian Table Tennis Union / Events / Asian Cup. ATTU. 8 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210436/http://attu.org/event/category/2. 8 April 2018. dead.
2. Web site: 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup / Prospectus. ITTF. 8 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180402230226/https://d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2018/03/Prospectus_2018-Asian-Cup-20180328.pdf. 2 April 2018. dead.
3. Web site: Qualification and Playing System for the Women ́s & Men’s World Cup. ITTF. 8 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017045223/https://d3mjm6zw6cr45s.cloudfront.net/2017/10/Qualification_Playing_System_WWC_MWC_2017_FINAL.pdf. 17 October 2017. dead.
4. Web site: #RESTART: star players poised for World Cups . ITTF . 6 September 2020.
5. Web site: 24th Table Tennis Asia Cup 2011 Yokohama postponed . 17 March 2011 . ATTU . 8 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725135841/http://www.attu.org/com.php?id=431 . July 25, 2011 .