2018 in table tennis
# 2018 in table tennis

This page lists notable table tennis events taking place in 2018.

## World table tennis events

### Senior

* February 22 – 25: 2018 ITTF Team World Cup in London
   * Men: China (Xu Xin, Ma Long, & Fan Zhendong)
   * Women: China (Liu Shiwen, Ding Ning, & Zhu Yuling)
* April 29 – May 6: 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad
   * Men: China (Fan Zhendong, Lin Gaoyuan, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, & Xu Xin)
   * Women: China (Chen Meng, Ding Ning, Liu Shiwen, Wang Manyu, & Zhu Yuling)
* September 28 – 30: 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup in Chengdu
   * Ding Ning defeated Zhu Yuling, 4–0, to win her third World Cup title.
   * Cheng I-ching took third place.
* October 19 – 21: 2018 ITTF Men's World Cup in Paris
   * Fan Zhendong defeated Timo Boll, 4–1, to win his second World Cup title.
   * Lin Gaoyuan took third place.

### Junior and cadet

* October 23 – 31: 2018 World Cadet Challenge in Tottori
   * Cadet boys' singles: ZENG Beixun
   * Cadet girls' singles: KUAI Man
   * Cadet boys' doubles: Japan (Sora Matsushima & Yuma Tanigaki)
   * Cadet girls' doubles: Japan (Honami Nakamori & Hikari Okubo)
   * Cadet mixed doubles: Iulian Chirita & Yukari Sugasawa
* December 2–9: 2018 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Bendigo
   * Junior boys' singles: XU Haidong
   * Junior girls' singles: QIAN Tianyi
   * Junior boys' doubles: China (XIANG Peng & XU Haidong)
   * Junior girls' doubles: China (HUANG Fanzhen & SHI Xunyao)
   * Junior mixed doubles: China (XU Yingbin & SHI Xunyao)

## Continental table tennis championships

### Africa (TT)

**Senior**

* March 1–3: 2018 ITTF African Cup in Nairobi
   * Men: Omar Assar defeated Quadri Aruna, to win his first ITTF African Cup title.
      * Ahmed Saleh took third place.
   * Women: Dina Meshref defeated Sarah Hanffou, to win her second ITTF African Cup title.
      * Offiong Edem took third place.
* September 3–9: 2018 ITTF African Table Tennis Championships in Port Louis
   * Men's singles: Quadri Aruna
   * Women's singles: Dina Meshref
   * Men's doubles: Egypt (Youssef Abdel-Aziz & Khalid Assar)
   * Women's doubles: Egypt (Farah Abdel-Aziz & Reem El-Eraky)
   * Mixed doubles: Egypt (Ahmed Saleh & Dina Meshref)

**Junior and cadet**

* March 24–25: 2018 Road to Buenos Aires 2018 YOG series - Africa in Soliman
   * Four players to compete in Buenos Aires 2018 YOG: Yu Khinhang, Amin Ahmadian, Tatiana Kukulkova, & Sabina Šurjan
* April 7–13: 2018 African Junior and Cadet Championships in Abidjan

### Americas (TT)

**Senior**

* March 4–8: 2018 Latin American Senior Championships in Havana
   * Men's singles: Eric Jouti
   * Women's singles: Bruna Takahashi
   * Men's doubles: Cuba (Andy Pereira & Jorge Campos)
   * Women's doubles: Chile (Paulina Vega & Judith Morales)
   * Mixed doubles: Brazil (Eric Jouti & Gui Lin)
* June 15–17: 2018 ITTF Pan-America Cup in Asunción
   * Men's singles: Hugo Calderano
   * Women's singles: Zhang Mo
* November 20–25: 2018 Pan American Table Tennis Championships in Santiago
   * Men's singles: Kanak Jha
   * Women's singles: Adriana Díaz
   * Men's doubles: Brazil (Vitor Ishiy & Eric Jouti)
   * Women's doubles: Canada (Alicia Cote & Zhang Mo)
   * Mixed doubles: Puerto Rico (Brian Afanador & Adriana Díaz)

**Junior and cadet**

* February 20–23: 2018 Central American U15/U18 in San Salvador
* March 21–25: 2018 South American U15/U18 in Santiago
* April 14–15: 2018 Road to Buenos Aires 2018 YOG series - Latin America in Asunción
   * Four players that have qualified to compete in Buenos Aires 2018 YOG: Matteo Mutti, Yanapong Panagitgun, Jamila Laurenti, & Goi Rui Xuan
* June 1–2: 2018 Road to Buenos Aires 2018 YOG series - North America in Markham
   * Four players that have qualified to compete in Buenos Aires 2018 YOG: Kim Song Gun, Cédric Meissner, Pyon Song Gyong, & Franziska Schreiner
* July 10–15: 2018 Pan American Junior Table Tennis Championships in Santo Domingo
   * Junior boys' singles: Kanak Jha
   * Junior girls' singles: Adriana Diaz
   * Junior boys' doubles: United States (Sharon Alguetti & Kanak Jha)
   * Junior girls' doubles: United States (Rachel Sung & Rachel Yang)
   * Junior mixed doubles: United States (Sharon Alguetti & Crystal Wang)
   * Junior boys' Team: United States (Kanak Jha, Nikhil Kumar, Sharon Alguetti & Nikolas Tio)
   * Junior girls' Team: United States (Amy Wang, Crystal Wang, Rachel Sung & Rachel Yang)

### Asia (TT)

**Senior**

* April 6–8: 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup in Yokohama
   * Winners: Fan Zhendong (m) / Zhu Yuling (f)

**Junior and cadet**

* May 7–8: 2018 Road to Buenos Aires 2018 YOG series - Asia in Bangkok
   * Four players qualified to compete at Buenos Aires 2018: Javen Choong, Manav Vikash Thakkar, Choi Hae-eun, & Andrea Pavlovic

### Europe (TT)

**Senior**

* February 3–4: 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup in Montreux
   * Men: Timo Boll defeated Dimitrij Ovtcharov, 4–0 (13–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–6), to win his sixth Europe Top 16 Cup title.
      * Jonathan Groth took third place.
   * Women: Bernadette Szőcs defeated Li Jie, 4–1 (12–10, 8–11, 11–6, 11–5, 11–7), to win her first Europe Top 16 Cup title.
      * Elizabeta Samara took third place.
* September 18–23: 2018 European Table Tennis Championships in Alicante
   * singles winners: Timo Boll (m) / Li Qian (f)
   * doubles winners: Austria (Daniel Habesohn & Robert Gardos) (m) / Germany (Nina Mittelham & Kristin Lang) (f)
   * Mixed doubles winners: Germany (Ruwen Filus & Han Ying)

**U-21, Junior and cadet**

* February 12–13: 2018 Road to Buenos Aires 2018 YOG series - Europe in Hodonín
   * Boys that qualified to compete in Buenos Aires 2018 YOG: Bastian Rembert and Cristian Pletea
   * Girls that qualified to compete in Buenos Aires 2018 YOG: Andreea Dragoman and Lee Ka Yee
* March 8–11: 2018 European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships in Minsk
   * Men's singles: Tomas Polansky
   * Women's singles: Mariia Tailakova
   * Men's doubles: Turkey (Ibrahim Gündüz & Abdullah Yigenler)
   * Women's doubles: Solomiya Brateyko & Natalia Bajor
* July 15–24: 2018 Table Tennis European Youth Championships in Cluj-Napoca
   * boys' singles: Ioannis Sgouropoulos
   * girls' singles: Ning Jing
   * boys' doubles: Russia (Lev Katsman & Maksim Grebnev)
   * girls' doubles: Anastasia Kolish & Lucie Gauthier

### Oceania (TT)

**Senior**

* March 15–19: 2018 Oceania Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland
   * Men's singles: Chris Yan
   * Women's singles: Jian Fang Lay
   * Men's doubles: Australia (Hu Heming & Chris Yan)
   * Women's doubles: Australia (Michelle Bromley & Melissa Tapper)
   * Mixed doubles: Australia (Chris Yan & Jian Fang Lay)
* May 18–19: 2018 ITTF-Oceania Cup in Port Vila
   * Men's singles: Hu Heming
   * Women's singles: Jian Fang Lay

**Junior and cadet**

* June 1–2: 2018 ITTF-Oceania Junior Championships in Rarotonga
   * Junior boys' singles: Benjamin Gould
   * Junior girls' singles: VONG Hui-Ling
   * Cadet boys' singles: Nathan Xu
   * Cadet girls' singles: ZHOU Jiayi
* June 8–9: 2018 Road to Buenos Aires 2018 YOG series - Oceania in Rarotonga
   * Qualified to compete in Buenos Aires 2018 YOG: Pang Yew En Koen & Archana Girish Kamath

## 2018 ITTF World Tour

### World Tour Platinum events

* March 8 – 11: 2018 Qatar Open in Doha
   * Men's Singles: Fan Zhendong
   * Women's Singles: Liu Shiwen
   * Men's Doubles: China (Fan Zhendong & Xu Xin)
   * Women's Doubles: China (CHEN Ke & Wang Manyu)
* March 23 – 25: 2018 German Open in Bremen
   * Men's Singles: Ma Long
   * Women's Singles: Kasumi Ishikawa
   * Men's Doubles: China (Ma Long & Xu Xin)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Hina Hayata & Mima Ito)
* May 31 – June 3: 2018 China Open in Shenzhen
   * Men's Singles: Ma Long
   * Women's Singles: Wang Manyu
   * Men's Doubles: China (Fan Zhendong & Lin Gaoyuan)
   * Women's Doubles: China (Ding Ning & Zhu Yuling)
* July 19 – 22: 2018 Korea Open in Daejeon
   * Men's Singles: JANG Woo-jin
   * Women's Singles: Zhu Yuling
   * Men's Doubles: South Korea (JANG Woo-jin & LIM Jong-hoon)
   * Women's Doubles: China (Chen Meng & Ding Ning)
* July 26 – 29: 2018 Australian Open in Geelong
   * Men's Singles: Xu Xin
   * Women's Singles: Liu Shiwen
   * Men's Doubles: South Korea (Jung Young-sik & Lee Sang-su)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Hina Hayata & Mima Ito)
* November 8 – 11: Austrian Open (final) in Linz
   * Men's Singles: Liang Jingkun
   * Women's Singles: Chen Meng
   * Men's Doubles: Japan (Masataka Morizono & Yuya Oshima)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Hina Hayata & Mima Ito)

### World Tour events

* January 18 – 21: 2018 Hungarian Open in Budapest
   * Men's Singles: Fan Zhendong
   * Women's Singles: Wang Manyu
   * Men's Doubles: China (Fan Zhendong & YU Ziyang)
   * Women's Doubles: China (CHEN Xingtong & SUN Yingsha)
* May 24 – 27: 2018 Hong Kong Open in Hong Kong
   * Men's Singles: Kazuhiro Yoshimura
   * Women's Singles: Wang Manyu
   * Men's Doubles: Hong Kong (Ho Kwan Kit & Wong Chun Ting)
   * Women's Doubles: China (CHEN Xingtong & SUN Yingsha)
* June 8 – 10: 2018 Japan Open in Kitakyushu
   * Men's Singles: Tomokazu Harimoto
   * Women's Singles: Mima Ito
   * Men's Doubles: South Korea (Jung Young-sik & Lee Sang-su)
   * Women's Doubles: China (Gu Yuting & Mu Zi)
* August 16 – 19: 2018 Bulgaria Open in Panagyurishte
   * Men's Singles: Xu Xin
   * Women's Singles: Ding Ning
   * Men's Doubles: China (Ma Long & Xu Xin)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Kasumi Ishikawa & Mima Ito)
* August 23 – 26: 2018 Czech Open in Olomouc
   * Men's Singles: ZHENG Peifeng
   * Women's Singles: Kasumi Ishikawa
   * Men's Doubles: Patrick Franziska & Jonathan Groth
   * Women's Doubles: China (Liu Gaoyang & Zhang Rui)
* November 1 – 4: Swedish Open (final) in Stockholm
   * Men's Singles: Fan Zhendong
   * Women's Singles: Mima Ito
   * Men's Doubles: Chinese Taipei (LIAO Cheng-Ting & LIN Yun-Ju)
   * Women's Doubles: China (CHEN Xingtong & SUN Yingsha)

### Grand Finals

* December 13 – 16: 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Incheon
   * Men's Singles: Tomokazu Harimoto
   * Women's Singles: Chen Meng
   * Men's Doubles: South Korea (JANG Woo-jin & LIM Jong-hoon)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Hina Hayata & Mima Ito)
   * Mixed Doubles: Hong Kong (Wong Chun Ting & Doo Hoi Kem

## 2018 ITTF Challenge Series

* March 13 – 17: Polish Open in Spała
   * Men's Singles: LIM Jong-hoon
   * Women's Singles: Yang Ha-eun
   * Men's Doubles: South Korea (Jung Young-sik & Lee Sang-su)
   * Women's Doubles: South Korea (Jeon Ji-hee & Yang Ha-eun)
* March 28 – April 1: Spanish Open in Guadalajara
   * Men's Singles: KIM Min-hyeok
   * Women's Singles: Saki Shibata
   * Men's Doubles: South Korea (AN Jae-hyun & CHO Seung-min)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Honoka Hashimoto & Hitomi Satō)
* April 2 – 6: Slovenia Open in Otočec
   * Men's Singles: Mizuki Oikawa
   * Women's Singles: Miyu Kato
   * Men's Doubles: Poland (Marek Badowski & Patryk Zatowka)
   * Women's Doubles: Hong Kong (NG Wing Nam & Minnie Wai-Yam SOO)
* April 10 – 14: Croatia Open in Zagreb
   * Men's Singles: Panagiotis Gionis
   * Women's Singles: Saki Shibata
   * Men's Doubles: Hungary (Adam Szudi & Nandor Ecseki)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Honoka Hashimoto & Hitomi Satō)
* May 16 – 20: Thailand Open in Bangkok
   * Men's Singles: XU Ruifeng
   * Women's Singles: Liu Shiwen
   * Men's Doubles: Germany (Tobias Hippler & Kilian Ort)
   * Women's Doubles: Thailand (Orawan Paranang & Suthasini Sawettabut)
* June 13 – 17: DPR Korea Open in Pyongyang
   * Men's Singles: PAK Sin-hyok
   * Women's Singles: Kim Song-i
   * Men's Doubles: China (JI Jiale & LIU Yebo)
   * Women's Doubles: North Korea (CHA Hyo-sim & KIM Nam-hae)
* August 8 – 12: Nigeria Open in Lagos
   * Men's Singles: Quadri Aruna
   * Women's Singles: Guo Yan
   * Men's Doubles: France (Alexandre Robinot & Joe Seyfried)
   * Women's Doubles: China (QI Fenjie & SUN Chen)
* October 23 – 27: Belgium Open in De Haan
   * Men's Singles: PARK Gang-hyeon
   * Women's Singles: Saki Shibata
   * Men's Doubles: South Korea (AN Jae-hyun & CHO Seung-min)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Satsuki Odo & Saki Shibata)
* November 13 – 18: Belarus Open (final) in Minsk
   * Men's Singles: ZHAO Zihao
   * Women's Singles: Saki Shibata
   * Men's Doubles: Japan (Kakeru Sone & Yuta Tanaka)
   * Women's Doubles: Japan (Satsuki Odo & Saki Shibata)

## 2018 ITTF World Junior Circuit

### Golden Series events

* May 9 – 13: Thailand Junior & Cadet Open in Bangkok
* July 4 – 8: China Junior & Cadet Open in Taicang
* August 1 – 5: Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open in Hong Kong
* August 22 – 26: Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open (final) in Taipei

### Premium events

* February 7 – 11: Oman Junior & Cadet Open in Muscat
* February 14 – 18: Czech Junior & Cadet Open in Hodonín
* March 21 – 25: Italy Junior & Cadet Open in Lignano
* April 25 – 29: French Junior & Cadet Open in Metz
* May 23 – 27: Polish Junior & Cadet Open in Władysławowo
* September 12 – 16: Croatia Junior & Cadet Open in Varaždin
* November 7 – 11: Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open (final) in Szombathely

### Regular events

* February 21 – 25: Swedish Junior & Cadet Open in Örebro
* March 19 – 23: Tunisia Junior & Cadet Open in Soliman
* April 1 – 5: Côte d'Ivoire Junior & Cadet Open in Abidjan
* April 9 – 13: Paraguay Junior & Cadet Open in Asunción
* April 18 – 22: Belgium Junior & Cadet Open in Spa
* May 9 – 13: Spanish Junior & Cadet Open in Castell-Platja d'Aro
* May 17 – 20: Slovak Junior Open in Senec
* May 28 – 31: Canada Junior & Cadet Open in Markham, Ontario
* June 4 – 7: Cook Islands Junior & Cadet Open in Rarotonga
* July 25 – 29: Jordan Junior & Cadet Open in Amman
* August 15 – 19: El Salvador Junior & Cadet Open in San Salvador
* September 19 – 23: Serbia Junior & Cadet Open in Belgrade
* October 24 – 28: Egypt Junior & Cadet Open in Sharm El Sheikh
* November 2 – 4: Slovak Cadet Open in Bratislava
   * Cadet Boys' Singles: CHEN Yifei
   * Cadet Girls' Singles: XU Yi
   * Cadet Boys' Doubles: China (NIU Zeqian & ZHANG Jinghan)
   * Cadet Girls' Doubles: China (SUN Xiaomeng & XU Yi)
* November 27 – 30: Portugal Junior & Cadet Open (final) Guimarães
