2011 ISTAF World Cup explained

Tournament:2011 ISTAF World Cup
Size:250px
City:Kuala Lumpur
Venues:Titiwangsa Stadium
Teams:24 countries
Confederations:International Sepaktakraw
Champions:Thailand
Second:Malaysia
Third:Myanmar / Singapore
Next Year:2017
Next Tournament:2017 ISTAF World Cup

The ISTAF World Cup is a competition organised by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to modernise the traditional sport of Sepaktakraw. Alongside the ISTAF SuperSeries, the ISTAF World Cup is a platform to showcase the best of the sport and seeks to broaden the appeal of the sport to the international community.[1]

The first ever ISTAF World Cup debuted in Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during July 2011 and saw the participation of 36 international teams and a total of 180 athletes.[2]

The winner for the 1st ISTAF World Cup (Men) was Thailand and the runner-up was Malaysia. The winner for the 1st ISTAF World Cup (Women) was Thailand and the runner-up was Vietnam.[3] [4]

Men's draw

The first round, or group stage, saw 23 men's teams divided into 8 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round robin of 3 games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the second round, or playoff stage. The host nation also advanced automatically to the playoff stage.

Women's draw

The first round, or group stage, saw 11 women's teams divided into 4 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round robin of 3 games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals, or playoff stage. The host nation also advanced automatically to the playoff stage.

Participating countries

Participating countries (men)
Host
width=10%Group Awidth=10%Group Bwidth=10%Group Cwidth=10%Group D
(Seed) (Seed) (Seed) (Seed)
width=10%Group Ewidth=10%Group Fwidth=10%Group Gwidth=10%Group H
(Seed) (Seed) (Seed) (Seed)
-
Participating countries (women)
Host
width=10%Group Awidth=10%Group Bwidth=10%Group Cwidth=10%Group D
(Seed) (Seed) (Seed) (Seed)
-

Men's results

Group A (men)

Group A
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 3
3 2 0 2 0
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
3-0
3-0
22 July 2011
0-3

Group B (men)

Group B
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 4
3 2 0 2 0
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
3-1
3-0
22 July 2011
0-3

Group C (men)

Group C
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 4
3 2 0 2 0
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
0-3
3-1
22 July 2011
3-0

Group D (men)

Group D
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 3
3 2 0 2 0
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
3-0
3-0
22 July 2011
0-3

Group E (men)

Group E
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 3
3 2 0 2 2
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
3-0
22 July 2011
0-3
3-2

Group F (men)

Group F
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 3
3 2 0 2 0
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
0-3
22 July 2011
0-3
3-0

Group G (men)

Group G
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 3
3 2 0 2 0
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
0-3
22 July 2011
3-0
3-0

Group H (men)

Group H
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 0 2 0
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
3-0
22 July 2011
0-3

Knock-out rounds (men)

Women's results

Group A (women)

Group A
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 0 2 1
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
1-3
22 July 2011
3-0

Group B (women)

Group B
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 1 1 4
2 2 1 1 3
3 2 1 1 3
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
0-3
0-3
22 July 2011
1-3

Group C (women)

Group C
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 5
3 2 0 2 1
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
3-0
22 July 2011
1-3
3-2

Group D (women)

Group D
width=2%Rankwidth=10%Countrywidth=5%Games
played		width=5%Winwidth=5%Lostwidth=5%Pts
1 2 2 0 6
2 2 1 1 3
3 2 0 2 0
width=15%width=10%width=15%
21 July 2011
3-0
0-3
22 July 2011
3-0

Knock-out rounds (women)

Broadcast and media

Internationally, the ISTAF World Cup 2011 was broadcast throughout 68 countries across the seven continents:[5]

width=13%Regionwidth=10%Countrywidth=13%Regionwidth=10%Countrywidth=13%Regionwidth=10%Country
South-East Asia Brunei Western & Northern Europe Austria Central & Eastern Europe Albania
Cambodia Belgium Armenia
Indonesia Denmark Azerbaijan
Malaysia Finland Belarus
Myanmar France Bosnia-Herzegovina
Philippines Germany Bulgaria
Singapore Ireland Croatia
Thailand Iceland Czech Republic
Vietnam Luxemburg Estonia
East & South Asia China Netherlands Georgia
Hong Kong Norway Hungary
Taiwan Sweden Kazakhstan
Mongolia Switzerland Latvia
Korea United Kingdom Lithuania
Sri Lanka Southern Europe Cyprus Macedonia
Oceania Australia Greece Maldova
New Zealand Italy Montenegro
Fiji Lebanon Poland
Papua New Guinea Malta Romania
Tonga Portugal Russia
North America USA Spain Serbia
South America Brazil Turkey Slovak Republic
- - Israel Slovenia
- - - - Ukraine

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Intentions to expand the ISTAF SuperSeries in Season Two. Sports Business Insider. 11 June 2013. 6 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005755/http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/international-news/intentions-to-expand-the-istaf-super-series-in-season-two/. dead.
  2. Web site: Malaysia Hosts First ISTAF Sepaktakraw World Cup. Malaysian Sports. 11 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065657/http://sportsnewsmalaysia.blogspot.sg/2011/02/malaysia-hosts-first-istaf-sepaktakraw.html. 7 April 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Vietnam takes silver in World Sepak Takraw Cup. Vietnam Breaking News.
  4. Web site: Thailand wins first Sepaktakraw WC. Myanmar Times. 12 June 2013. 26 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826225020/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/sports/2313-thailand-wins-first-sepaktakraw-wc.html. dead.
  5. Web site: UFA secures another sepaktrakaw partnership. SportsPro. 12 June 2013.

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