2018 Australian Open (table tennis)

2018 Australian Open
Tournament details
Dates26–29 July 2018
Competitors32S / 16D
Total prize moneyUS$316,000
VenueGeelong Arena
LocationGeelong, Australia
Champions
Men's singlesChina Xu Xin
Women's singlesChina Liu Shiwen
Men's doublesSouth Korea Jung Young-sik
South Korea Lee Sang-su
Women's doublesJapan Hina Hayata
Japan Mima Ito
Mixed doublesSouth Korea Lee Sang-su
South Korea Jeon Ji-hee

The 2018 Australian Open was the eighth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The event was organised by ITTF-Oceania, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It was the fifth of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 26–29 July in Geelong, Australia.[1]

Men's singles

Seeds

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

Draw

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov 7 7 11 11 17 11 3
China Yu Ziyang 11 11 6 13 15 6 11   China Yu Ziyang 11 9 11 5 11 11
Japan Maharu Yoshimura 11 6 8 11 11 11 Japan Maharu Yoshimura 8 11 6 11 7 7
10 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 6 11 11 7 4 9   China Yu Ziyang 9 3 11 8 11 11 8
16 Australia David Powell 1 3 6 1 China Liu Dingshuo 11 11 5 11 6 5 11
Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju 11 11 11 11   Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju 11 11 8 9 8 6
China Liu Dingshuo 11 12 11 6 8 5 11 China Liu Dingshuo 8 9 11 11 11 11
8 Japan Jun Mizutani 4 10 9 11 11 11 9   China Liu Dingshuo 11 11 11 11
6 Brazil Hugo Calderano 5 7 11 11 10 11 7 Japan Yuya Oshima 6 5 3 8
Japan Yuya Oshima 11 11 6 5 12 8 11 Japan Yuya Oshima 12 11 11 11
Germany Ricardo Walther 11 12 8 7 7 10 11 Nigeria Quadri Aruna 10 9 8 4
11 Nigeria Quadri Aruna 6 10 11 11 11 12   Japan Yuya Oshima 12 9 11 8 11 11
12 South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 4 8 11 11 11 11 South Korea Jung Young-sik 10 11 6 11 9 6
Spain Álvaro Robles 11 11 2 9 5 6 12 South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 3 7 6 10
South Korea Jung Young-sik 12 11 11 11 South Korea Jung Young-sik 11 11 11 12
3 South Korea Lee Sang-su 10 3 8 8

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Japan Koki Niwa 7 9 11 11 5 9
China Zhou Yu 11 11 8 5 11 11   China Zhou Yu 11 14 12 11
India Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 11 7 11 7 5 11 11 India Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 3 12 10 5
15 Japan Masaki Yoshida 8 11 9 11 11 6 8 China Zhou Yu 11 10 12 9 5 5
9 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 14 10 9 11 11 8 10 5 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 9 12 10 11 11 11
Japan Yuki Hirano 12 12 11 9 3 11 12 Japan Yuki Hirano 8 3 11 5 4
Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an 11 11 7 6 13 10 9 5 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 6 11 11
5 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 9 9 11 11 11 12 11 5 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 5 8 11 5 11 7
7 France Simon Gauzy 11 7 7 8 11 4 2 China Xu Xin 11 11 9 11 9 11
India Sharath Kamal 6 11 11 11 7 11 India Sharath Kamal 14 11 9 3 11 7 8
South Korea Kim Dong-hyun 6 9 11 8 2 14 Germany Patrick Franziska 12 9 11 11 7 11 11
14 Germany Patrick Franziska 11 11 8 11 11 14 Germany Patrick Franziska 7 3 9 9
13 Japan Jin Ueda 13 11 11 11 2 China Xu Xin 11 11 11 11
Japan Masataka Morizono 11 9 9 3 13 Japan Jin Ueda 11 8 3 11 8 1
Japan Taimu Arinobu 8 12 8 11 7 6 2 China Xu Xin 7 11 11 7 11 11
2 China Xu Xin 11 10 11 9 11 11

Finals

Semifinals Final
China Liu Dingshuo 11 11 11 11
Japan Yuya Oshima 6 5 3 8 China Liu Dingshuo 10 11 10 13 6
5 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 5 8 11 5 11 7 2 China Xu Xin 12 4 12 15 11
2 China Xu Xin 11 11 9 11 9 11

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Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Japan Kasumi Ishikawa (semifinals)
  2. China Liu Shiwen (champion)
  3. Japan Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
  4. Japan Miu Hirano (quarterfinals)
  5. Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching (first round)
  6. Singapore Feng Tianwei (second round)
  7. China Ding Ning (final)
  8. Japan Hitomi Sato (quarterfinals)
  9. South Korea Seo Hyo-won (second round)
  10. Japan Hina Hayata (first round)
  11. China Gu Yuting (second round)
  12. Japan Miyu Kato (first round)
  13. Japan Saki Shibata (second round)
  14. Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu (first round)
  15. South Korea Jeon Ji-hee (second round)
  16. Australia Jian Fang Lay (first round)

Draw

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 7 11 9 11 11
Japan Minami Ando 5 11 2 11 7 4 1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 11 11 11 11
Slovakia Barbora Balážová 10 6 7 4 13 Japan Saki Shibata 9 13 4 7 8
13 Japan Saki Shibata 12 11 11 11 1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 11 11 8 11
15 South Korea Jeon Ji-hee 9 9 13 11 11 5 11 8 Japan Hitomi Sato 4 6 8 11 6
Netherlands Li Jie 11 11 11 5 6 11 6 15 South Korea Jeon Ji-hee 11 11 7 7 9 7
India Manika Batra 9 2 7 4 8 Japan Hitomi Sato 9 6 11 11 11 11
8 Japan Hitomi Sato 11 11 11 11 1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 8 7 7 8
7 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 11 7 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 11
Chinese Taipei Cheng Hsien-tzu 7 6 6 8 7 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 12
Japan Yui Hamamoto 11 4 11 3 10 6 9 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 3 8 7 10
9 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 8 11 7 11 12 11 7 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 11
12 Japan Miyu Kato 11 8 9 11 10 11 4 Japan Miu Hirano 6 6 2 8
Singapore Yu Mengyu 8 11 11 7 12 13 Singapore Yu Mengyu 4 8 2 11 14
South Korea Choi Hyo-joo 10 8 9 6 4 Japan Miu Hirano 11 11 11 9 16
4 Japan Miu Hirano 12 11 11 11

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3 Japan Mima Ito 13 10 11 11 3 11
Singapore Lin Ye 11 12 7 9 11 4 3 Japan Mima Ito 11 11 7 9 11 2 11
Singapore Zeng Jian 9 11 11 11 12 Singapore Zeng Jian 9 5 11 11 2 11 7
14 Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu 11 9 6 6 10 3 Japan Mima Ito 7 6 3 11 12 10
16 Australia Jian Fang Lay 4 5 5 6 China He Zhuojia 11 11 11 6 10 12
China He Zhuojia 11 11 11 11 China He Zhuojia 11 11 11 13
China Li Jiayi 10 8 11 4 11 8 6 Singapore Feng Tianwei 7 6 7 11
6 Singapore Feng Tianwei 12 11 9 11 9 11 China He Zhuojia 11 5 6 11 6 7
5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 12 11 7 11 6 8 2 China Liu Shiwen 7 11 11 5 11 11
Thailand Suthasini Sawettabut 10 6 11 13 11 11   Thailand Suthasini Sawettabut 11 6 7 9 11 4
South Korea Yang Ha-eun 13 11 9 9 11 12 South Korea Yang Ha-eun 6 11 11 11 6 11
10 Japan Hina Hayata 11 8 11 11 5 10 South Korea Yang Ha-eun 3 7 6 7
11 China Gu Yuting 11 11 11 11 2 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 11 11
Japan Satsuki Odo 5 5 6 4 11 China Gu Yuting 9 5 7 14 11 3
Japan Marina Matsuzawa 8 8 9 9 2 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 11 12 9 11
2 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 11 11

Finals

Semifinals Final
1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 8 7 7 8
7 China Ding Ning 11 11 11 11 7 China Ding Ning 5 7 11 11 11 5 6
China He Zhuojia 11 5 6 11 6 7 2 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 3 5 6 11 11
2 China Liu Shiwen 7 11 11 5 11 11

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Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. South Korea Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su (champions)
  2. Japan Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (final)
  3. Germany Patrick Franziska / Ricardo Walther (quarterfinals)
  4. Japan Koki Niwa / Jin Ueda (quarterfinals)
  5. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan (quarterfinals)
  6. South Korea Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon (semifinals)
  7. Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting / Lin Yun-ju (semifinals)
  8. Australia Benjamin Gould / Kane Townsend (first round)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 South Korea Jung / Lee 11 11 11
India Desai / Shetty 6 5 4 1 South Korea Jung / Lee 11 16 11
India Kamal / Gnanasekaran 11 11 7 11 India Kamal / Gnanasekaran 7 14 4
8 Australia Gould / Townsend 7 6 11 7 1 South Korea Jung / Lee 11 11 6 12
7 Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 11 3 9 11 11 7 Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 9 6 11 10
Belgium Nuytinck / France Robinot 9 11 11 4 9 7 Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 11 11 11 11
Brazil Calderano / France Gauzy 4 5 9 3 Germany Franziska / Walther 13 8 8 9
3 Germany Franziska / Walther 11 11 11 1 South Korea Jung / Lee 14 11 11
4 Japan Niwa / Ueda 11 11 11 11 2 Japan Morizono / Oshima 12 5 7
Sweden Källberg / Slovakia Pištej 9 9 13 8 4 Japan Niwa / Ueda 15 3 9 6
Belgium Allegro / Lambiet 12 10 9 8 6 South Korea Jang / Lim 13 11 11 11
6 South Korea Jang / Lim 10 12 11 11 6 South Korea Jang / Lim 11 8 9 12 10
5 Chinese Taipei Chen / Chuang 11 7 11 13 11 2 Japan Morizono / Oshima 6 11 11 10 12
Poland Dyjas / Spain Robles 9 11 4 15 7 5 Chinese Taipei Chen / Chuang 8 10 5
India Anthony / Thakkar 8 3 9 2 Japan Morizono / Oshima 11 12 11
2 Japan Morizono / Oshima 11 11 11

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Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Japan Hina Hayata / Mima Ito (champions)
  2. Japan Honoka Hashimoto / Hitomi Sato (final)
  3. South Korea Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)
  4. India Manika Batra / Mouma Das (quarterfinals)
  5. Japan Miu Hirano / Miyu Nagasaki (quarterfinals)
  6. Chinese Taipei Cheng Hsien-tzu / Liu Hsing-yin (quarterfinals)
  7. Slovakia Barbora Balážová / Spain Galia Dvorak (first round)
  8. Australia Jee Min-hyung / Nie Mingxuan (first round)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Hayata / Ito w/o
Singapore Yu / Zhou 1 Japan Hayata / Ito 9 11 11 11
South Korea Choi / Shin 11 8 11 9 9 5 Japan Hirano / Nagasaki 11 7 3 9
5 Japan Hirano / Nagasaki 9 11 4 11 11 1 Japan Hayata / Ito 11 10 8 13 11
7 Slovakia Balážová / Spain Dvorak 7 8 8 3 South Korea Jeon / Yang 9 12 11 11 8
China Gu / Li 11 11 11 China Gu / Li 10 11 3 5
India S. Mukherjee / Sahasrabudhe 7 8 3 3 South Korea Jeon / Yang 12 9 11 11
3 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 11 11 1 Japan Hayata / Ito 11 11 11
4 India Batra / Das 11 7 11 11 2 Japan Hashimoto / Sato 8 9 7
Australia Quah / Wu 3 11 5 4 4 India Batra / Das 7 6 10
Singapore Lin / Zeng 11 13 11 Singapore Lin / Zeng 11 11 12
8 Australia Jee / Nie 6 11 4 Singapore Lin / Zeng 6 9 7
6 Chinese Taipei Cheng / Liu 11 9 11 13 2 Japan Hashimoto / Sato 11 11 11
India A. Mukherjee / Patkar 5 11 6 11 6 Chinese Taipei Cheng / Liu 5 2 6
Ghana Baah-Danso / Kwabi 2 Japan Hashimoto / Sato 11 11 11
2 Japan Hashimoto / Sato w/o

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. South Korea Lee Sang-su / Jeon Ji-hee (champions)
  2. Japan Maharu Yoshimura / Kasumi Ishikawa (semifinals)
  3. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an / Cheng I-ching (semifinals)
  4. South Korea Lim Jong-hoon / Yang Ha-eun (final)
  5. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan / Chen Szu-yu (quarterfinals)
  6. Singapore Gao Ning / Yu Mengyu (quarterfinals)
  7. Spain Álvaro Robles / Galia Dvorak (first round)
  8. Australia Kane Townsend / Parleen Kaur (quarterfinals)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 South Korea Lee / Jeon 11 11 11
India Anthony / Patkar 9 8 9 1 South Korea Lee / Jeon 12 10 11 10 11
Slovakia Pištej / Balážová 11 11 11 Slovakia Pištej / Balážová 10 12 7 12 9
7 Spain Robles / Dvorak 7 4 7 1 South Korea Lee / Jeon 13 11 11
5 Chinese Taipei Chuang / Chen w/o 3 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 11 9 9
Ghana Abrefa / Kwabi 5 Chinese Taipei Chuang / Chen 10 11 9
China Zhou / Che 9 8 7 3 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 12 13 11
3 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 11 11 11 1 South Korea Lee / Jeon 6 11 5 11 11
4 South Korea Lim / Yang 11 11 11 4 South Korea Lim / Yang 11 7 11 8 8
New Zealand Shu / Cheng 3 2 3 4 South Korea Lim / Yang 11 11 11
Ghana Sam / Baah-Danso 8 Australia Townsend / Kaur 4 3 6
8 Australia Townsend / Kaur w/o 4 South Korea Lim / Yang 11 11 11 11
6 Singapore Gao / Yu 7 11 13 11 2 Japan Yoshimura / Ishikawa 7 9 13 6
Australia Gould / Jee 11 8 11 9 6 Singapore Gao / Yu 5 9 12 5
India Kamal / Batra 11 9 3 7 2 Japan Yoshimura / Ishikawa 11 11 10 11
2 Japan Yoshimura / Ishikawa 6 11 11 11

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References

  1. ^ "2018 Australian Open / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2018 Australian Open / Results / 26 July". ITTF. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2018 Australian Open / Results / 27 July". ITTF. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "2018 Australian Open / Results / 28 July". ITTF. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "2018 Australian Open / Results / 29 July". ITTF. Retrieved 29 July 2018.