2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
# 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup

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.

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.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Singles details | Fan Zhendong | Lin Gaoyuan | Lee Sang-su |
| Women's Singles details | Zhu Yuling | Chen Meng | Kasumi Ishikawa |

## Qualification

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.

| Player | Qualification |
| - | - |
| Lin Gaoyuan (CHN) | 2017 Asian Cup Champion |
| Fan Zhendong (CHN) | 2017 Asian Champion |
| Koki Niwa (JPN) | WR 6 |
| Wong Chun Ting (HKG) | WR 7 |
| Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) | WR 11 |
| Lee Sang-su (KOR) | WR 14 |
| Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | WR 15 |
| Chen Chien-an (TPE) | WR 29 |
| Jeong Sang-eun (KOR) | WR 30 |
| Jiang Tianyi (HKG) | WR 35 |
| Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ) | WR 48 |
| Noshad Alamian (IRI) | WR 74 |
| Manav Vikash Thakkar (IND) | South Asia Rep. (WR 257) |
| Nima Alamian (IRI) | Middle Asia Rep. (WR 96) |
| Padasak Tanviriyavechakul (THA) | Southeast Asia Rep. (WR 142) |
| Abdulaziz Al-Abbad (KSA) | West Asia Rep. (WR 176) |
| Player | Qualification |
| Zhu Yuling (CHN) | 2017 Asian Cup Champion |
| Miu Hirano (JPN) | 2017 Asian Champion |
| Chen Meng (CHN) | WR 1 |
| Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) | WR 4 |
| Cheng I-ching (TPE) | WR 7 |
| Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) | WR 9 |
| Lee Ho Ching (HKG) | WR 12 |
| Chen Szu-yu (TPE) | WR 16 |
| Seo Hyo-won (KOR) | WR 18 |
| Yang Ha-eun (KOR) | WR 27 |
| Suthasini Sawettabut (THA) | WR 48 |
| Nanthana Komwong (THA) | WR 78 |
| Ayhika Mukherjee (IND) | South Asia Rep. (WR 112) |
| Neda Shahsavari (IRI) | Middle Asia Rep. (WR 150) |
| Mai Hoàng Mỹ Trang (VIE) | Southeast Asia Rep. (WR 156) |
| Mariana Sahakian (LBN) | West Asia Rep. (WR 277) |

## Format

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.

## Men's singles

### Seeding

Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.

* Fan Zhendong
* Lin Gaoyuan
* Wong Chun Ting
* Lee Sang-su
* Koki Niwa
* Tomokazu Harimoto
* Chuang Chih-yuan
* Jeong Sang-eun
* Chen Chien-an
* Kirill Gerassimenko
* Jiang Tianyi
* Noshad Alamian
* Nima Alamian
* Padasak Tanviriyavechakul
* Abdulaziz Al-Abbad
* Manav Vikash Thakkar

### Group stage

The group stage took place on 6 April.

**Group A**

| 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 | Advance to second stage |
| 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 | |

**Group B**

| 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 | Advance to second stage |
| 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 | |

**Group C**

| 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 | Advance to second stage |
| 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 | |

**Continental Group**

| 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 | |

**Play-offs**

| Play-offs | Play-offs |
| - | - |
| Chen Chien-an | 1 |
| Jeong Sang-eun | 3 |
| Chuang Chih-yuan | 1 |
| Nima Alamian | 3 |

### Main draw

The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tomokazu Harimoto | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jeong Sang-eun | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Jeong Sang-eun | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Lin Gaoyuan | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | Lin Gaoyuan | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wong Chun Ting | 6 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | Lin Gaoyuan | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | | | |
| 5 | Koki Niwa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Fan Zhendong | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | | | |
| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | Fan Zhendong | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Nima Alamian | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | Lee Sang-su | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Lee Sang-su | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jeong Sang-eun | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Lee Sang-su | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | |

**5th-8th place play-off**

| Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Tomokazu Harimoto | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wong Chun Ting | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wong Chun Ting | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Tomokazu Harimoto | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Koki Niwa | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| 5 | Koki Niwa | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | Koki Niwa | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Nima Alamian | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | | | | | 3 | Wong Chun Ting | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | 13 | Nima Alamian | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 |

## Women's singles

### Seeding

Players were seeded according to the April 2018 ITTF World Ranking.

* Chen Meng
* Zhu Yuling
* Kasumi Ishikawa
* Miu Hirano
* Cheng I-ching
* Seo Hyo-won
* Chen Szu-yu
* Lee Ho Ching
* Doo Hoi Kem
* Yang Ha-eun
* Suthasini Sawettabut
* Nanthana Komwong
* Mai Hoàng Mỹ Trang
* Neda Shahsavari
* Ayhika Mukherjee

### Group stage

The group stage took place on 6 April.

**Group A**

| 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 | Advance to second stage |
| 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 | |

**Group B**

| 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 | Advance to second stage |
| 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 | |

**Group C**

| 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 | Advance to second stage |
| 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 | |

**Continental Group**

| 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 | |

**Play-offs**

| Play-offs | Play-offs |
| - | - |
| Suthasini Sawettabut | 0 |
| Miu Hirano | 3 |
| Ayhika Mukherjee | 1 |
| Chen Szu-yu | 3 |

### Main draw

The main draw took place on 7 and 8 April.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chen Meng | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Chen Szu-yu | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | Chen Meng | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Doo Hoi Kem | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | | | 3 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chen Meng | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | | |
| 6 | Seo Hyo-won | 6 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhu Yuling | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 5 | Cheng I-ching | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | Cheng I-ching | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Miu Hirano | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | Zhu Yuling | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Zhu Yuling | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Cheng I-ching | 9 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 |

**5th-8th place play-off**

| Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Chen Szu-yu | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Doo Hoi Kem | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Doo Hoi Kem | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 9 | Doo Hoi Kem | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Miu Hirano | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
| 6 | Seo Hyo-won | 10 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | Miu Hirano | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
| 4 | Miu Hirano | 12 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 11 | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Chen Szu-yu | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Seo Hyo-won | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
