2018 Japan Open (table tennis)

2018 Japan Open
Tournament details
Dates8–10 June 2018
Competitors32S / 16D
Total prize moneyUS$170,000
VenueKitakyushu City General Gymnasium
LocationKitakyushu, Japan
Champions
Men's singlesJapan Tomokazu Harimoto
Women's singlesJapan Mima Ito
Men's doublesSouth Korea Jung Young-sik
South Korea Lee Sang-su
Women's doublesChina Gu Yuting
China Mu Zi
Mixed doublesChina Liang Jingkun
China Chen Xingtong

The 2018 Japan Open was the sixth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It took place from 8–10 June in Kitakyushu, Japan.[1]

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Germany Timo Boll (semifinals)
  2. China Ma Long (quarterfinals)
  3. Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting (first round)
  4. South Korea Lee Sang-su (semifinals)
  5. Japan Koki Niwa (first round)
  6. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto (champion)
  7. France Simon Gauzy (second round)
  8. Japan Kenta Matsudaira (quarterfinals)
  9. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan (quarterfinals)
  10. Sweden Kristian Karlsson (first round)
  11. Denmark Jonathan Groth (first round)
  12. Sweden Mattias Karlsson (second round)
  13. Japan Jin Ueda (quarterfinals)
  14. Japan Maharu Yoshimura (second round)
  15. South Korea Jeong Sang-eun (first round)
  16. Japan Masaki Yoshida (first round)

Draw

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Germany Timo Boll 13 12 11 11
Japan Yuta Tanaka 11 10 5 7 1 Germany Timo Boll 11 11 11 11
China Zhou Kai 11 1 8 12 9 12 Sweden Mattias Karlsson 7 6 8 5
12 Sweden Mattias Karlsson 5 11 11 14 11 1 Germany Timo Boll 12 13 11 11 11
10 Sweden Kristian Karlsson 10 11 5 7 12 7 8 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 14 11 3 7 9
Germany Benedikt Duda 12 8 11 11 10 11 Germany Benedikt Duda 8 11 9 12 6
South Korea Hwang Min-ha 8 9 5 8 8 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 11 7 11 14 11
8 Japan Kenta Matsudaira 11 11 11 11 1 Germany Timo Boll
5 Japan Koki Niwa 11 8 2 8 11 7 China Zhang Jike w/o
Japan Kazuhiro Yoshimura 9 11 11 11 9 11 Japan Kazuhiro Yoshimura 11 9 11 8 11 6 6
Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit 6 7 11 6 8 13 Japan Jin Ueda 8 11 7 11 5 11 11
13 Japan Jin Ueda 11 11 7 11 11 13 Japan Jin Ueda 11 7 11 11 11 7 7
11 Denmark Jonathan Groth 11 10 6 7 8 China Zhang Jike 9 11 9 8 13 11 11
China Zhang Jike 7 12 11 11 11   China Zhang Jike 8 11 2 11 11 2 15
China Liang Jingkun 8 11 11 11 14 11 China Liang Jingkun 11 9 11 7 3 11 13
3 Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 11 13 8 7 12 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 South Korea Lee Sang-su 11 11 13 11 11
South Korea Lim Jong-hoon 7 8 11 13 5 4 South Korea Lee Sang-su 11 11 6 11 9 7 11
Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting 9 12 11 11 12 14 Chinese Taipei Liao Cheng-ting 8 8 11 6 11 11 6
16 Japan Masaki Yoshida 11 14 7 7 10 12 4 South Korea Lee Sang-su 11 8 9 3 11 11 11
9 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 11 11 11 16 9 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 3 11 11 11 8 5 4
Spain Álvaro Robles 3 9 8 14 9 Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan 11 9 7 11 11 11
South Korea Jung Young-sik 9 9 11 5 11 11 4 7 France Simon Gauzy 4 11 11 6 5 6
7 France Simon Gauzy 11 11 8 11 3 6 11 4 South Korea Lee Sang-su 5 12 4 5 11 9
6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 11 11 6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 10 11 11 5 11
South Korea Jang Woo-jin 9 8 3 6 6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 12 11
China Zhou Yu 12 11 11 11 China Zhou Yu 8 7 10 7
15 South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 10 5 3 6 6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 11 11 3 2 11
14 Japan Maharu Yoshimura 12 15 11 3 11 2 China Ma Long 8 9 7 11 11 6
Portugal Tiago Apolónia 10 13 9 11 9 14 Japan Maharu Yoshimura 10 1 4 4
Chinese Taipei Chiang Hung-chieh 2 6 2 1 2 China Ma Long 12 11 11 11
2 China Ma Long 11 11 11 11

Finals

Semifinals Final
1 Germany Timo Boll
China Zhang Jike w/o China Zhang Jike 11 11 9 4 12 7 11
4 South Korea Lee Sang-su 5 12 4 5 11 9 6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 9 8 11 11 10 11 13
6 Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 11 10 11 11 5 11

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Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Japan Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
  2. China Wang Manyu (final)
  3. Japan Mima Ito (champion)
  4. Japan Miu Hirano (quarterfinals)
  5. Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
  6. China Chen Xingtong (semifinals)
  7. Singapore Feng Tianwei (first round)
  8. China Liu Shiwen (semifinals)
  9. Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
  10. Japan Hitomi Sato (second round)
  11. South Korea Seo Hyo-won (second round)
  12. Japan Hina Hayata (second round)
  13. Romania Elizabeta Samara (first round)
  14. Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching (second round)
  15. Japan Miyu Kato (second round)
  16. Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu (second round)

Draw

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 9 11 11 12 11
South Korea Kim Ha-yeong 11 1 7 10 5 1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 11 11 4 11 11
Romania Bernadette Szőcs 10 6 11 11 12 11 Romania Bernadette Szőcs 6 9 11 1 7
9 Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem 12 11 6 4 10 6 1 Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 3 4 12 11 7 9
15 Japan Miyu Kato 11 11 7 4 5 11 11 6 China Chen Xingtong 11 11 10 9 11 11
Japan Miyuu Kihara 9 4 11 11 11 4 8 15 Japan Miyu Kato 2 7 11 6 8
Japan Miyu Nagasaki 6 4 10 11 7 6 China Chen Xingtong 11 11 6 11 11
6 China Chen Xingtong 11 11 12 9 11 6 China Chen Xingtong 11 11 11 9 9 7 7
5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 11 9 11 11 11 3 Japan Mima Ito 8 9 6 11 11 11 11
Singapore Lin Ye 7 11 9 8 2 5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 11 6 12 11 11
China Hu Limei 11 10 9 8 9 10 Japan Hitomi Sato 7 11 10 5 8
10 Japan Hitomi Sato 8 12 11 11 11 5 Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 3 7 13 11 3 6
11 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 11 11 15 6 12 3 Japan Mima Ito 11 11 11 8 11 11
China Gu Yuting 7 7 13 11 10 11 South Korea Seo Hyo-won 7 7 2 4
South Korea Yoo Eun-chong 7 10 6 9 3 Japan Mima Ito 11 11 11 11
3 Japan Mima Ito 11 12 11 11

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Japan Miu Hirano 11 10 11 11 11
Portugal Yu Fu 7 12 7 9 7 4 Japan Miu Hirano 11 9 11 11 11
Japan Minami Ando 11 12 11 11 Japan Minami Ando 9 11 8 8 7
13 Romania Elizabeta Samara 3 10 8 6 4 Japan Miu Hirano 4 7 3 4
16 Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu 10 11 11 11 11 8 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 11 11
Norway Ma Wenting 12 5 1 8 8 16 Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu 4 11 7 3 7
Netherlands Britt Eerland 4 5 2 4 8 China Liu Shiwen 11 7 11 11 11
8 China Liu Shiwen 11 11 11 11 8 China Liu Shiwen 7 11 10 11 6 6
7 Singapore Feng Tianwei 11 11 11 3 4 7 2 China Wang Manyu 11 7 12 9 11 11
China Mu Zi 8 9 13 11 11 11 China Mu Zi 12 6 9 11 11 11
Singapore Zhou Yihan 3 14 4 6 5 12 Japan Hina Hayata 10 11 11 5 8 7
12 Japan Hina Hayata 11 12 11 11 11 China Mu Zi 5 9 8 8
14 Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching 11 11 11 11 2 China Wang Manyu 11 11 11 11
Japan Satsuki Odo 5 3 2 7 14 Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching 6 7 8 11 9
Hong Kong Ng Wing Nam 7 7 6 7 2 China Wang Manyu 11 11 11 7 11
2 China Wang Manyu 11 11 11 11

Finals

Semifinals Final
6 China Chen Xingtong 11 11 11 9 9 7 7
3 Japan Mima Ito 8 9 6 11 11 11 11 3 Japan Mima Ito 11 12 8 11 6 12
8 China Liu Shiwen 7 11 10 11 6 6 2 China Wang Manyu 7 10 11 7 11 10
2 China Wang Manyu 11 7 12 9 11 11

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Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (semifinals)
  2. Japan Jin Ueda / Maharu Yoshimura (first round)
  3. South Korea Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su (champions)
  4. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto / Yuto Kizukuri (quarterfinals)
  5. Sweden Kristian Karlsson / Mattias Karlsson (first round)
  6. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan (quarterfinals)
  7. Hong Kong Lam Siu Hang / Ng Pak Nam (first round)
  8. South Korea Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon (quarterfinals)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Hong Kong Ho / Wong 11 11 11
Thailand Puthikungasern / Verakultawan 1 2 6 1 Hong Kong Ho / Wong 11 7 9 11 11
Thailand Sanglertsilpachai / Tantakool 11 6 2 11 6 Chinese Taipei Chen / Chuang 3 11 11 6 5
6 Chinese Taipei Chen / Chuang 4 11 11 13 1 Hong Kong Ho / Wong 8 11 10 11 9
8 South Korea Jang / Lim 11 11 11 3 South Korea Jung / Lee 11 8 12 9 11
Thailand Panagitgun / Pankhaoyoy 4 5 7 8 South Korea Jang / Lim 10 10 8
Spain Robles / Romania Szőcs 11 8 8 5 3 South Korea Jung / Lee 12 12 11
3 South Korea Jung / Lee 7 11 11 11 3 South Korea Jung / Lee 11 5 11 11
4 Japan Harimoto / Kizukuri 8 10 11 11 11 China Liang / Zhou 6 11 9 5
Sweden Källberg / Slovakia Pištej 11 12 5 6 6 4 Japan Harimoto / Kizukuri 11 7 6 7
China Liang / Zhou 11 11 8 8 11 China Liang / Zhou 9 11 11 11
5 Sweden Karlsson / Karlsson 8 5 11 11 6   China Liang / Zhou 11 11 11
7 Hong Kong Lam / Ng 8 11 6 11 8 Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 5 6 5
Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 11 8 11 6 11   Chinese Taipei Liao / Lin 5 11 12 11
Germany Duda / Qiu 11 7 11 5 11 Germany Duda / Qiu 11 7 10 7
2 Japan Ueda / Yoshimura 9 11 9 11 9

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Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Japan Hina Hayata / Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
  2. Japan Honoka Hashimoto / Hitomi Sato (first round)
  3. Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem / Lee Ho Ching (first round)
  4. South Korea Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)
  5. Hong Kong Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie (quarterfinals)
  6. China Liu Shiwen / Wang Manyu (final)
  7. Slovakia Barbora Balážová / Czech Republic Hana Matelová (quarterfinals)
  8. Romania Elizabeta Samara / Bernadette Szőcs (quarterfinals)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Hayata / Ito 11 11 11
South Korea Choi / Yoo 7 7 7 1 Japan Hayata / Ito 11 11 11 9 9
Singapore Lin / Yu 3 6 11 11 8 6 China Liu / Wang 5 13 9 11 11
6 China Liu / Wang 11 11 7 9 11 6 China Liu / Wang 11 6 11 11
8 Romania Samara / Szőcs 11 11 11 4 South Korea Jeon / Yang 6 11 7 5
Thailand Kola / Phomma 4 5 8 8 Romania Samara / Szőcs 6 11 11 3
Romania Diaconu / Dragoman 8 4 7 4 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 7 13 11
4 South Korea Jeon / Yang 11 11 11 6 China Liu / Wang
3 Hong Kong Doo / Lee 4 14 11 8 China Gu / Mu w/o
Chinese Taipei Cheng / Liu 11 16 9 11 Chinese Taipei Cheng / Liu 11 8 11 11 11
Japan Kihara / Nagasaki 11 9 8 8 5 Hong Kong Ng / Soo 4 11 13 9 5
5 Hong Kong Ng / Soo 9 11 11 11   Chinese Taipei Cheng / Liu 4 4 11 4
7 Slovakia Balážová / Czech Republic Matelová 2 11 11 11 China Gu / Mu 11 11 6 11
England Ho / Norway Ma 11 4 4 7 7 Slovakia Balážová / Czech Republic Matelová 12 2 15 2 7
China Gu / Mu 11 11 11 China Gu / Mu 10 11 13 11 11
2 Japan Hashimoto / Sato 8 9 7

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Japan Maharu Yoshimura / Kasumi Ishikawa (final)
  2. Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem (quarterfinals)
  3. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an / Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
  4. Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit / Lee Ho Ching (semifinals)
  5. Sweden Mattias Karlsson / Matilda Ekholm (first round)
  6. South Korea Jang Woo-jin / Jeon Ji-hee (quarterfinals)
  7. South Korea Lee Sang-su / Choi Hyo-joo (semifinals)
  8. China Liang Jingkun / Chen Xingtong (champions)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Japan Yoshimura / Ishikawa 11 11 11
Chinese Taipei Chuang / Chen 5 3 7 1 Japan Yoshimura / Ishikawa 11 3 11 11
Singapore Gao / Yu 11 9 3 11 12 6 South Korea Jang / Jeon 1 11 7 6
6 South Korea Jang / Jeon 4 11 11 7 14 1 Japan Yoshimura / Ishikawa 11 11 11
7 South Korea Lee / Choi 8 11 11 12 11 7 South Korea Lee / Choi 6 6 5
Slovakia Pištej / Balážová 11 13 8 10 8 7 South Korea Lee / Choi 11 11 7 11
China Yu / Wang 11 10 9 11 10 3 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 9 3 11 8
3 Chinese Taipei Chen / Cheng 9 12 11 8 12 1 Japan Yoshimura / Ishikawa 9 9 9
4 Hong Kong Ho / Lee 9 6 11 11 11 8 China Liang / Chen 11 11 11
Thailand Tanviriyavechakul / Sawettabut 11 11 8 9 8 4 Hong Kong Ho / Lee 15 11 11
Japan Harimoto / Hirano 11 11 11 Japan Harimoto / Hirano 13 5 8
5 Sweden Karlsson / Ekholm 7 6 6 4 Hong Kong Ho / Lee 11 9 6 7
8 China Liang / Chen 11 11 10 11 8 China Liang / Chen 7 11 11 11
Spain Robles / Dvorak 7 6 12 3 8 China Liang / Chen 11 10 11 8 11
Romania Szőcs / Szőcs 13 3 13 2 Hong Kong Wong / Doo 6 12 9 11 9
2 Hong Kong Wong / Doo 15 11 15

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References

  1. ^ "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour, LION Japan Open / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Japan Open / Men's Singles" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Japan Open / Women's Singles" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Japan Open / Men's Doubles" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Japan Open / Women's Doubles" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 Japan Open / Mixed Doubles" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.