2018 ITTF Women's World Cup

The 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup was a table tennis competition held in Chengdu, China, from 28 to 30 September 2018. It was the 22nd edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and the ninth time that it has been staged in China.[1]

2018 ITTF Women's World Cup
Venue	Sichuan Province Gymnasium
Location	Chengdu, China
Date	28–30 September
Competitors	20 from 15 nations
Medalists
Ding Ning   Zhu Yuling   Cheng I-ching

In the final, China's Ding Ning defeated fellow Chinese player Zhu Yuling, 4–0, to win her third World Cup title.

Qualification

In total, 20 players qualified for the World Cup:[2][3]

• The current World Champion
• 18 players from the five Continental Cups held during 2018
• A wild card, selected by the ITTF

A maximum of two players from each association could qualify.

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Places	Qualified players
2017 World Championships	31 May–4 June 2017	Düsseldorf	1	Ding Ning
2018 Europe Top 16 Cup	3–4 February 2018	Montreux	3	Bernadette Szőcs Li Jie Elizabeta Samara
2018 ITTF Africa Top 16 Cup	1–3 March 2018	Nairobi	1	Dina Meshref
2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup	6–8 April 2018	Yokohama	3	Zhu Yuling Kasumi Ishikawa Cheng I-ching
2018 ITTF-Oceania Cup	18–19 May 2018	Port Vila	1	Jian Fang Lay
2018 ITTF Pan-America Cup	15–17 June 2018	Asunción	2	Zhang Mo Yue Wu
Additional qualifiers[nb 1]	n/a	n/a	8	Miu Hirano Doo Hoi Kem Chen Szu-Yu Seo Hyo-won Matilda Ekholm Sofia Polcanova Georgina Póta Liu Jia
ITTF wild card	n/a	n/a	1	Kim Song-i
Total			20

Notes

1. Based on Continental Cup finishing position and ITTF World Ranking on 1 July 2018

Competition format

The tournament consisted of two stages: a preliminary group stage and a knockout stage. The players seeded 9 to 20 were drawn into four groups, with three players in each group. The top two players from each group then joined the top eight seeded players in the second stage of the competition, which consisted of a knockout draw.[2]

Seeding

The seeding list was based on the official ITTF world ranking for September 2018.[4]

1. Zhu Yuling (Final)
2. Kasumi Ishikawa (Semifinals)
3. Ding Ning (Champion)
4. Cheng I-ching (Semifinals)
5. Miu Hirano (Quarterfinals)
6. Seo Hyo-won (Quarterfinals)
7. Doo Hoi Kem (Quarterfinals)
8. Sofia Polcanova (Quarterfinals)
9. Li Jie (Preliminary round)
10. Elizabeta Samara (First round)
11. Zhang Mo (Preliminary round)
12. Bernadette Szőcs (First round)
13. Chen Szu-yu (First round)
14. Matilda Ekholm (First round)
15. Georgina Póta (First round)
16. Liu Jia (First round)
17. Dina Meshref (Preliminary round)
18. Kim Song-i (First round)
19. Yue Wu (Preliminary round)
20. Jian Fang Lay (First round)

Preliminary stage

The preliminary group stage took place on 28 September, with the top two players in each group progressing to the main draw.[5]

Group A Kim Ekholm Li Points 18 Kim Song-i 4–3 4–1 4 14 Matilda Ekholm 3–4 4–2 3 9 Li Jie 1–4 2–4 2

Group B Samara Chen Meshref Points 10 E. Samara 4–3 4–3 4 13 Chen Szu-yu 3–4 4–0 3 17 Dina Meshref 3–4 0–4 2

Group C Lay Póta Zhang Points 20 Jian Fang Lay 4–1 3–4 3 15 Georgina Póta 1–4 4–1 3 11 Zhang Mo 4–3 1–4 3

Group D Szőcs Liu Wu Points 12 B. Szőcs 4–2 4–2 4 16 Liu Jia 2–4 4–3 3 19 Yue Wu 2–4 3–4 2

Main draw

The knockout stage took place from 29 to 30 September.[6]

	First round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals											Final
	1	Zhu Yuling	11	11	11	11
	14	Matilda Ekholm	8	5	7	5						1	Zhu Yuling	11	14	11	11
	10	Elizabeta Samara	9	8	9	6						8	Sofia Polcanova	6	12	8	4
	8	Sofia Polcanova	11	11	11	11																	1	Zhu Yuling	11	11	11	11	11
	7	Doo Hoi Kem	6	11	12	11	16	11															4	Cheng I-ching	6	4	13	5	8
	12	Bernadette Szőcs	11	6	10	6	18	8				7	Doo Hoi Kem	11	11	11	9	6	3
	15	Georgina Póta	6	8	18	11						4	Cheng I-ching	8	9	13	11	11	11
	4	Cheng I-ching	11	11	20	13																												1	Zhu Yuling	9	8	10	8
	3	Ding Ning	11	11	11	11																												3	Ding Ning	11	11	12	11
	16	Liu Jia	7	9	4	7						3	Ding Ning	11	11	5	11	11
	20	Jian Fang Lay	6	4	11	4	11	11	6			6	Seo Hyo-won	6	3	11	6	3
	6	Seo Hyo-won	11	11	4	11	6	9	11														3	Ding Ning	11	11	11	11						Third place
	5	Miu Hirano	11	11	11	11																	2	Kasumi Ishikawa	7	5	3	9
	18	Kim Song-i	7	9	5	3						8	Miu Hirano	11	7	9	6	3																4	Cheng I-ching	11	11	12	13	11
	13	Chen Szu-yu	11	11	7	9	8	7				2	Kasumi Ishikawa	4	11	11	11	11																2	Kasumi Ishikawa	8	7	10	15	8
	2	Kasumi Ishikawa	4	5	11	11	11	11

See also

• 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
• 2018 ITTF World Tour
• 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
• 2018 ITTF Men's World Cup
• 2018 ITTF Team World Cup

References

1. "2018 ITTF Women's World Cup / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "Qualification and Playing System / Men's and Women's World Cup" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
3. "Confirmed list of players: Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women ́s World Cup" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
4. "Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women ́s World Cup Players' Seeding List" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
5. "Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup / Results / Group stage". ITTF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
6. "Uncle Pop 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup / Results / Knockout stage". ITTF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

External links

• Tournament page on ITTF website