2018 Korea Open (table tennis)

2018 Korea Open
Tournament details
Dates19–22 July 2018
Competitors32S / 16D
Total prize moneyUS$266,000
VenueChungmu Sports Arena
LocationDaejeon, South Korea
Champions
Men's singlesSouth Korea Jang Woo-jin
Women's singlesChina Zhu Yuling
Men's doublesSouth Korea Jang Woo-jin
South Korea Lim Jong-hoon
Women's doublesChina Chen Meng
China Ding Ning
Mixed doublesSouth Korea Jang Woo-jin
North Korea Cha Hyo Sim

The 2018 Korea Open was the seventh event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The event was organised by the Korea Table Tennis Association, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It was the fourth of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 19–22 July in Daejeon, South Korea.[1]

South Korea's Jang Woo-jin won the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles titles, becoming the first player in the history of the ITTF World Tour to win three titles at the same event.[2]

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov (second round)
  2. China Lin Gaoyuan (semifinals)
  3. China Xu Xin (second round)
  4. Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting (first round)
  5. South Korea Lee Sang-su (quarterfinals)
  6. Japan Koki Niwa (first round)
  7. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto (second round)
  8. Brazil Hugo Calderano (quarterfinals)
  9. France Simon Gauzy (first round)
  10. Japan Jun Mizutani (semifinals)
  11. Japan Kenta Matsudaira (first round)
  12. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
  13. Nigeria Quadri Aruna (first round)
  14. Japan Jin Ueda (first round)
  15. South Korea Lim Jong-hoon (quarterfinals)
  16. Germany Patrick Franziska (first round)

Draw

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11 11 11 11
France Enzo Angles 5 8 9 8 1 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 6 11 8 3 11 4
Singapore Gao Ning 6 4 4 3 10 Japan Jun Mizutani 11 2 11 11 5 11
10 Japan Jun Mizutani 11 11 11 11 10 Japan Jun Mizutani 8 11 11 10 11 11
11 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 14 5 8 4 7 5 South Korea Lee Sang-su 11 6 4 12 8 8
North Korea Ham Yu Song 12 11 11 11 11 North Korea Ham Yu Song 5 8 8 11 11 7
Portugal Tiago Apolónia 8 7 3 8 5 South Korea Lee Sang-su 11 11 11 5 6 11
5 South Korea Lee Sang-su 11 11 11 11 10 Japan Jun Mizutani 5 9 11 10 10
6 Japan Koki Niwa 12 5 12 8 10 7 South Korea Jang Woo-jin 11 11 9 12 12
South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 10 11 10 11 12 11   South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 11 11 13 11
Japan Yuya Oshima 13 6 11 9 11 6 14 Japan Yuya Oshima 8 9 11 3
14 Japan Jin Ueda 11 11 9 11 7 11 12   South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 6 11 12 11 8 7 4
16 Germany Patrick Franziska 6 10 10 9 South Korea Jang Woo-jin 11 7 10 7 11 11 11
South Korea Jang Woo-jin 11 12 12 11 South Korea Jang Woo-jin 11 11 5 13 11
Japan Masataka Morizono 10 10 3 10 3 China Xu Xin 8 8 11 11 7
3 China Xu Xin 12 12 11 12

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 4 9 11 11 15 9 9
North Korea An Ji Song 11 11 6 4 13 11 11 North Korea An Ji Song 10 1 5 8
India Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 11 4 11 7 8 8 15 South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 12 11 11 11
15 South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 9 11 5 11 11 11 15 South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 10 2 2 5
13 Nigeria Quadri Aruna 11 5 15 6 7 China Liang Jingkun 12 11 11 11
China Liang Jingkun 9 11 17 11 11 China Liang Jingkun 11 11 11 11
South Korea Jung Young-sik 11 10 7 11 8 9 7 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 9 4 4 8
7 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 8 12 11 6 11 11 China Liang Jingkun 11 6 11 5 11 11
8 Brazil Hugo Calderano 12 11 11 11 2 China Lin Gaoyuan 9 11 7 11 6 9
Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an 10 9 6 7 8 Brazil Hugo Calderano 11 13 11 11
South Korea Cho Seung-min 11 5 12 9 12 11 South Korea Cho Seung-min 7 11 9 6
9 France Simon Gauzy 4 11 10 11 10 5 8 Brazil Hugo Calderano 7 11 6 11 1 8
12 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 3 11 9 6 11 12 12 2 China Lin Gaoyuan 11 9 11 6 11 11
France Can Akkuzu 11 6 11 11 5 10 10 12 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 11 13 4 8 9
South Korea Kim Min-hyeok 6 3 5 6 2 China Lin Gaoyuan 4 15 11 11 11
2 China Lin Gaoyuan 11 11 11 11

Finals

Semifinals Final
10 Japan Jun Mizutani 5 9 11 10 10
South Korea Jang Woo-jin 11 11 9 12 12 South Korea Jang Woo-jin 11 11 11 11
China Liang Jingkun 11 6 11 5 11 11 China Liang Jingkun 8 9 7 3
2 China Lin Gaoyuan 9 11 7 11 6 9

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Women's singles

Seeds

  1. China Chen Meng (final)
  2. China Zhu Yuling (champion)
  3. China Wang Manyu (quarterfinals)
  4. Japan Kasumi Ishikawa (semifinals)
  5. China Liu Shiwen (semifinals)
  6. Japan Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
  7. Japan Miu Hirano (first round)
  8. Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
  9. Singapore Feng Tianwei (first round)
  10. China Chen Xingtong (first round)
  11. China Sun Yingsha (second round)
  12. China Ding Ning (second round)
  13. Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
  14. Japan Hitomi Sato (first round)
  15. South Korea Seo Hyo-won (quarterfinals)
  16. South Korea Jeon Ji-hee (second round)

Draw

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 China Chen Meng 11 11 11 11
China Li Jiayi 6 5 2 3 1 China Chen Meng 11 7 11 11 11
Portugal Fu Yu 3 4 8 11 9 12 China Ding Ning 7 11 3 5 9
12 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 9 11 1 China Chen Meng 11 6 11 11 11
16 South Korea Jeon Ji-hee 6 14 11 11 11 8 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 7 11 7 4 6
Japan Minami Ando 11 12 9 5 2 16 South Korea Jeon Ji-hee 11 12 8 8 10
Japan Miyu Nagasaki 5 4 11 3 9 8 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 8 14 11 11 12
8 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 11 11 4 11 11 1 China Chen Meng 9 5 11 11 11 12
5 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 11 11 5 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 9 9 8 10
Netherlands Li Jie 8 4 5 7 5 China Liu Shiwen 14 11 11 11
Japan Honoka Hashimoto 2 11 11 15 11 Japan Honoka Hashimoto 12 5 6 6
10 China Chen Xingtong 11 8 9 13 6 5 China Liu Shiwen 3 11 11 11 6 11
14 Japan Hitomi Sato 10 8 9 11 6 3 China Wang Manyu 11 4 6 6 11 9
South Korea Choi Hyo-joo 12 11 11 7 11 South Korea Choi Hyo-joo 13 4 13 13 7 5
Hong Kong Ng Wing Nam 11 8 2 10 9 3 China Wang Manyu 11 11 11 15 11 11
3 China Wang Manyu 3 11 11 12 11

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 11 11 11
South Korea Lee Na-kyung 5 7 5 4 4 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 9 11 13 11 11
North Korea Kim Song-i 8 5 7 11 5 11 China Sun Yingsha 11 9 11 8 2
11 China Sun Yingsha 11 11 11 5 11 4 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 11 11 13
13 Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem 5 7 3 4 6 Japan Mima Ito 8 5 6 11
China Hu Limei 11 11 11 11 China Hu Limei 11 6 6 9 7
China Gu Yuting 6 11 10 11 10 6 Japan Mima Ito 4 11 11 11 11
6 Japan Mima Ito 11 13 12 8 12 4 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 8 6 8 9
7 Japan Miu Hirano 11 11 11 7 1 13 2 China Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 11
Japan Saki Shibata 13 7 7 11 11 15 Japan Saki Shibata 11 11 7 11 9 6 10
North Korea Kim Sol Song 5 12 8 12 7 10 15 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 9 5 11 4 11 11 12
15 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 11 10 11 10 11 12 15 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 6 7 4 4
9 Singapore Feng Tianwei 6 13 7 11 6 8 2 China Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 11
Japan Miyu Kato 11 11 11 9 11 11 Japan Miyu Kato 7 11 6 4 9
Hong Kong Li Ching Wan 8 6 12 5 2 China Zhu Yuling 11 7 11 11 11
2 China Zhu Yuling 11 11 14 11

Finals

Semifinals Final
1 China Chen Meng 9 5 11 11 11 12
5 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 9 9 8 10 1 China Chen Meng 4 11 8 5 9
4 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 8 6 8 9 2 China Zhu Yuling 11 7 11 11 11
2 China Zhu Yuling 11 11 11 11

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Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (final)
  2. Japan Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (first round)
  3. Japan Koki Niwa / Jin Ueda (quarterfinals)
  4. Germany Patrick Franziska / Ricardo Walther (first round)
  5. South Korea Lee Sang-su / North Korea Pak Sin-hyok (semifinals)
  6. South Korea Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon (champions)
  7. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan (quarterfinals)
  8. Hong Kong Lam Siu Hang / Ng Pak Nam (quarterfinals)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Hong Kong Ho / Wong 10 11 11 11
Singapore Gao / Poh 12 8 7 5 1 Hong Kong Ho / Wong 3 11 11 11 11
Belgium Nuytinck / France Robinot 7 8 8 7 Chinese Taipei Chen / Chuang 11 13 9 7 9
7 Chinese Taipei Chen / Chuang 11 11 11 1 Hong Kong Ho / Wong 11 11 11
5 South Korea Lee / North Korea Pak 11 11 11 5 South Korea Lee / North Korea Pak 9 9 8
Germany Baum / Slovakia Keinath 4 5 4 5 South Korea Lee / North Korea Pak 11 13 3 4 11
China Liang / Yan 11 11 7 12 China Liang / Yan 9 11 11 11 7
4 Germany Franziska / Walther 5 8 11 10 1 Hong Kong Ho / Wong 8 17 11 9
3 Japan Niwa / Ueda 11 11 9 12 6 South Korea Jang / Lim 11 19 9 11
Poland Dyjas / Spain Robles 6 7 11 10 3 Japan Niwa / Ueda 10 11 8 4
Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 5 12 11 6 9 6 South Korea Jang / Lim 12 5 11 11
6 South Korea Jang / Lim 11 10 9 11 11 6 South Korea Jang / Lim 10 11 11 18
8 Hong Kong Lam / Ng 13 11 8 11 China Wang / Xue 12 5 6 16
South Korea Cho / Kim 11 9 11 9 8 Hong Kong Lam / Ng 9 9 6
China Wang / Xue 11 11 5 11 China Wang / Xue 11 11 11
2 Japan Morizono / Oshima 3 7 11 5

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Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Japan Hina Hayata / Mima Ito (first round)
  2. South Korea Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)
  3. China Wang Manyu / Zhu Yuling (final)
  4. China Chen Meng / Ding Ning (champions)
  5. Hong Kong Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie (quarterfinals)
  6. India Manika Batra / Mouma Das (first round)
  7. Japan Miu Hirano / Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
  8. Singapore Yu Mengyu / Zhou Yihan (quarterfinals)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Hayata / Ito
North Korea Cha / Kim w/o North Korea Cha / Kim 11 4 11 11
India Patkar / Sahasrabudhe 4 7 2 7 Japan Hirano / Ishikawa 7 11 8 2
7 Japan Hirano / Ishikawa 11 11 11 North Korea Cha / Kim 9 13 7
6 India Batra / Das 7 11 8 8 3 China Wang / Zhu 11 15 11
Slovakia Balážová / Spain Dvorak 11 9 11 11 Slovakia Balážová / Spain Dvorak 7 6 6
North Korea Kim / South Korea Seo 12 5 11 10 9 3 China Wang / Zhu 11 11 11
3 China Wang / Zhu 10 11 3 12 11 3 China Wang / Zhu 12 11 9 11
4 China Chen / Ding 11 11 11 4 China Chen / Ding 14 9 11 13
Chinese Taipei Cheng / Liu 3 8 9 4 China Chen / Ding 11 11 11
Chinese Taipei Liu / Su 3 5 7 8 Singapore Yu / Zhou 4 7 3
8 Singapore Yu / Zhou 11 11 11 4 China Chen / Ding 9 9 12 11 11
5 Hong Kong Ng / Soo 11 11 6 9 11 2 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 11 10 5 9
South Korea Ryu / Shin 9 5 11 11 8 5 Hong Kong Ng / Soo 4 10 10
Singapore Lin / Zeng 9 8 11 8 2 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 12 12
2 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 11 5 11

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Japan Masataka Morizono / Mima Ito (first round)
  2. Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
  3. South Korea Lee Sang-su / Jeon Ji-hee (quarterfinals)
  4. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an / Cheng I-ching (semifinals)
  5. Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit / Lee Ho Ching (quarterfinals)
  6. China Lin Gaoyuan / Wang Manyu (quarterfinals)
  7. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto / Hina Hayata (first round)
  8. South Korea Lim Jong-hoon / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Morizono / Ito 5 11 5 11 12
North Korea Pak / Kim 11 8 11 7 14   North Korea Pak / Kim 19 11 11 13 7
China Wang / Sun w/o China Wang / Sun 21 6 9 15 11
7 Japan Harimoto / Hayata China Wang / Sun 11 12 11 11
8 South Korea Lim / Yang 10 11 11 14 8 South Korea Lim / Yang 9 14 9 6
India Gnanasekaran / Batra 12 7 2 12 8 South Korea Lim / Yang 11 11 11
North Korea Choe / South Korea Yoo 5 11 7 11 3 South Korea Lee / Jeon 4 6 5
3 South Korea Lee / Jeon 11 9 11 13   China Wang / Sun 11 3 4 8
4 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 11 11 14 South Korea Jang / North Korea Cha 5 11 11 11
Chinese Taipei Chuang / Chen 6 5 12 4 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 7 11 14 8 12
Slovakia Pištej / Balážová 11 2 11 2 4 6 China Lin / Wang 11 8 12 11 10
6 China Lin / Wang 3 11 5 11 11 4 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 11 5 16 6 4
5 Hong Kong Ho / Lee 11 11 11 South Korea Jang / North Korea Cha 6 11 14 11 11
Singapore Gao / Yu 4 8 5 5 Hong Kong Ho / Lee 11 4 8
South Korea Jang / North Korea Cha 8 11 11 11 South Korea Jang / North Korea Cha 13 11 11
2 Hong Kong Wong / Doo 11 8 9 8

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References

  1. ^ "2018 Korea Open / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Unprecedented, Jang Woojin completes clean sweep". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2018 Korea Open / Results / 19 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2018 Korea Open / Results / 20 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "2018 Korean Open / Results / 21 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "2018 Korea Open / Results / 22 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

External links

Tournament page on ITTF website

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