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2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries

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2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries
Venue
Location
Dates8 September 2011 – 1 July 2012
Competitors70 teams from 18 nations
Websitehttp://istafsuperseries.com
Champion
 Thailand
Men Thailand
Women Thailand

The debut season of the ISTAF SuperSeries commenced on 8 September 2011 to 1 July 2012 with 4 SuperSeries tournaments. The ISTAF SuperSeries is an international tournament by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to bring the sport of Sepaktakraw to the international audience.[1]

The first SuperSeries of the season was held in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by Palembang, Indonesia, and Singapore before finishing back in Bangkok.

The overall winner of the first ISTAF SuperSeries season for men and women is Thailand. Both teams from Thailand swept through all the gold medals in the individual ISTAF SuperSeries tournament. The battle for second-place is more interesting for both the men and women's competition. The ISTAF's Super Series men's editions saw Malaysia and Indonesia constantly fighting for the runner up spot, both coming in at second place twice. The same situation plays out in the women's edition as well, with South Korea and Vietnam achieving the runner-up spot twice in the season.

Tournament Summary

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Tournament ranking
Rank Men Women
Country Points Country Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Thailand 1000  Thailand 1000
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Malaysia
 South Korea
830  Vietnam 880
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 750  Malaysia 790
4.  Singapore 700  Japan 750
5.  Indonesia 670  South Korea 660
6.  Brunei 650  Indonesia 410
7.  United States 580  China 370
8.  Philippines 530  India 340
9.  India 470  Myanmar 170
10.  Myanmar 170
11.  Chinese Taipei 160
12.  Vietnam 150
13.  Germany 140
14.  Laos 130
Note: Ranking Index

Series details

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Series Host Men's event Women's event
Team Gold Silver Bronze Team Gold Silver Bronze
1 Thailand Bangkok 12  Thailand  Indonesia  South Korea 8  Thailand  South Korea  Vietnam
2 Indonesia Palembang 9  Thailand  Malaysia  Indonesia 6  Thailand  South Korea  Vietnam
3  Singapore 10  Thailand  Indonesia  South Korea 6  Thailand  Vietnam  Indonesia
4 Thailand Bangkok 12  Thailand  Malaysia  South Korea 7  Thailand  Vietnam  Malaysia

Medals Tally

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Men's event
Rank Teams Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Thailand 4 - - 4
2  Indonesia - 2 1 3
3  Malaysia - 2 - 2
4  South Korea - - 3 3
Women's event
Rank Teams Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Thailand 4 - - 4
2  Vietnam - 2 2 4
3  South Korea - 2 - 2
4  Indonesia - - 1 1
4  Malaysia - - 1 1

ISS Series 1 Thailand

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2011–12 ISS Series 1 Thailand
Fashion Island, the venue of the tournament.
GenreSport event
BeginsSeptember 8, 2011 (2011-09-08)
EndsSeptember 11, 2011 (2011-09-11)
VenueFashion Island
Location(s)Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Participants
  • Men: 12 teams
  • Women: 8 teams
Organised byInternational Sepaktakraw Federation
SponsorMarathon (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

The first series of ISS 2011–12 was held in Fashion Island, Bangkok in Thailand from 8 September 2011 to 11 September 2011. This edition marks a first by ISTAF to create an elite annual tournament to showcase the sport. The event witnessed the participation of 18 international teams, 58 male and 39 women players. The longest match in this ISS occurred in Indonesia's victory over Malaysia (3-2) in the men's quarter-finals match, spanning a length of 1 hour and 27 minutes.

Drawing from the support of their home crowd in Bangkok, the Thailand men's national men team joined from the playoff stage and showed their class by winning Singapore in quarter-finals, Japan in semi-finals as well as Indonesia in the final round, in straight sets to clinch the champion's spot. Losing finalist – Indonesia came in second while South Korea defeated Japan to secure the men's bronze medal. Meanwhile, the host country's female counterparts defeated semi-finalist Vietnam and the finalist South Korea in straight sets. Vietnam rallied from its semi-final defeat to eventual champion, Thailand, and secure third at the expense of Japan. Japan did come close to upsetting them, however, losing the second set and third set by close margins.

The winner of the men's event in this first-ever series is Thailand, the runner-up is Indonesia and the second runner-up is South Korea, while the winner of the women's event also is Thailand, the runner-up is South Korea and the second runner-up is Vietnam.

Team Allocation

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The first round, or group stage, saw 11 men's teams divided into 4 groups of 3. Each group featured a round-robin of games, while in the group stage of women's event, saw only 7 teams which divided into 2 groups. In both categories, each team playing against every other team in their group once, the group stage result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals or playoff stage. The host nation also automatically advances to the playoff stage.

Participating Countries

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Men's event
Host  Thailand
Group A Group B Group C Group D
 India  South Korea  Brunei  Philippines
 Japan  Laos  Indonesia  Singapore
 Malaysia  Myanmar  USA
Women's event
Host  Thailand
Group A Group B
 Japan  China
 Malaysia  India
 Myanmar  South Korea
 Vietnam

Men's results

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Group A (Men)
Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Japan 2 2 0 6
2  India 2 0 2 1
8 September 2011
 India 1-3  Japan
9 September 2011
 Japan 3-0  India
Group B (Men)
Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Malaysia 2 2 0 6
2  South Korea 2 1 1 5
3  Laos 2 0 2 1
8 September 2011
 Malaysia 3-2  South Korea
 Laos 0-3  Malaysia
9 September 2011
 South Korea 3-1  Laos
Group C (Men)
Group C
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Myanmar 2 2 0 6
2  Indonesia 2 1 1 4
3  Brunei 2 0 2 2
8 September 2011
 Myanmar 3-1  Indonesia
 Indonesia 3-1  Brunei
9 September 2011
 Brunei 1-3  Myanmar
Group D (Men)
Group D
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Philippines 2 2 0 6
2  Singapore 2 1 1 3
3  USA 2 0 2 0
8 September 2011
 Singapore 3-0  USA
 USA 0-3  Philippines
9 September 2011
 Philippines 3-0  Singapore
Knock-out Rounds (Men)
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 Sep
 
 
 South Korea 3
 
10 Sep
 
 Myanmar 1
 
 South Korea 1
 
10 Sep
 
 Indonesia 3
 
 Malaysia 2
 
11 Sep
 
 Indonesia 3
 
 Indonesia 0
 
10 Sep
 
 Thailand 3
 
 Thailand 3
 
10 Sep
 
 Singapore 0
 
 Thailand 3
 
10 Sep
 
 Japan 0 Third place
 
 Japan 3
 
11 Sep
 
 Philippines 0
 
 South Korea 3
 
 
 Japan 1
 
5th-8th Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Placing
1  Philippines 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 125 113 1.106 5th
2  Malaysia 3 2 1 7 8 5 1.600 175 151 1.159 6th
3  Myanmar 3 2 1 7 7 5 1.400 156 135 1.156 7th
4  Singapore 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 95 112 0.848 8th
Source: "ISS Thailand 2011 - Day 1 - Tournament Results". International Sepaktakraw Federation (in Thai). June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
9th-12th Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Placing
1  Brunei 2 0 2 2 2 6 0.333 43 84 0.512 9th
2  India 2 0 2 1 1 6 0.167 71 101 0.703 10th
3  Laos 2 0 2 1 1 6 0.167 64 106 0.604 11th
4  United States 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 55 90 0.611 12th
Source: "ISS Thailand 2011 - Day 1 - Tournament Results". International Sepaktakraw Federation (in Thai). June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

Women's Results

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Group A (Women)
Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Japan 2 2 0 6
2  Myanmar 2 1 1 4
3  Malaysia 2 0 2 4
8 September 2011
 Malaysia 2-3  Japan
9 September 2011
 Myanmar 3-2  Malaysia
 Japan 3-1  Myanmar
Group B (Women)
Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  South Korea 3 3 0 9
2  Vietnam 3 2 1 6
3  China 3 1 2 5
4  India 3 0 3 0
8 September 2011
 Vietnam 0-3  South Korea
 India 0-3  China
 China 0-3  Vietnam
9 September 2011
 South Korea 3-2  China
 Vietnam 3-0  India
 South Korea 3-0  India
Knock-out Rounds (Women)
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 Sep
 
 
 South Korea 3
 
11 Sep
 
 Japan 0
 
 South Korea 0
 
10 Sep
 
 Thailand 3
 
 Thailand 3
 
 
 Vietnam 0
 
Third place
 
 
11 Sep
 
 
 Japan 0
 
 
 Vietnam 3
5th-8th Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Placing
1  Malaysia 2 0 2 4 5 5 1.000 175 151 1.159 5th
2  China 3 1 2 5 5 6 0.833 124 150 0.827 6th
3  Myanmar 2 0 2 4 4 5 0.800 116 117 0.991 7th
4  India 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 74 135 0.548 8th
Source: "ISS Thailand 2011 - Day 1 - Tournament Results". International Sepaktakraw Federation (in Thai). June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

ISS Series 2 Indonesia

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2011–12 ISS Series 2 Indonesia
Palembang Sport and Convention Center, the venue of the tournament.
GenreSport event
BeginsFebruary 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)
EndsFebruary 26, 2012 (2012-02-26)
VenuePalembang Sport and Convention Center
Location(s)Indonesia Palembang, Indonesia
Participants
  • Men: 9 teams
  • Women: 6 teams
Organised byInternational Sepaktakraw Federation
SponsorMarathon (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

The second series of the 2011–12 ISS was held in Palembang Sport and Convention Center, Palembang in Indonesia from 23 February 2012 to 26 February 2012. This edition saw the first appearance of Chinese Taipei into the men's tournament as well as Indonesia's woman national team. However, the second edition had a reduction from 12 to 9 teams in the men's tournament and 7 to 6 teams for the women's. Thailand men's national team continued its winning streak to 8 matches, not dropping any of the 18 sets played during the process. They eventually won the ISS Series 2 Indonesia Champion by overcoming Malaysia, who had to settle for silver. The host country, Indonesia was placed third.

The Indonesian's women team, however, did not have the same fortune as their male counterpart, falling to third-placed Vietnam in the women's tournament. The final of the women's championship also saw favorites Thailand suffer a scare in the first set, losing 11-15 to the South Koreans. After a nerve-wracking second set which was deuce at 15 to 15, Thailand eventually secures victory by winning it 17-15 and went on to win two more sets to be gold medallist at this series.

The winner of 2011–12 ISS Series 2 Indonesia in both categories is Thailand, while Malaysia and Indonesia were placed the first and second runner-ups in men's events, respectively. South Korea and Vietnam women's national teams sequentially end the tournament with second and third place.[2]

Team Allocation

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The first round, or group stage, saw respectively 9 and 6 of men's and women's teams, which was equally divided into 2 groups, Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group stage result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals or playoff stage.

Participating Countries

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Men' event
Group A Group B
 Indonesia (Host)  Brunei
 Japan  Chinese Taipei
 Malaysia  Singapore
 USA  South Korea
 Thailand
Women's event
Group A Group B
 Malaysia  Indonesia (Host)
 South Korea  Japan
 Thailand  Vietnam

Men's results

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Group A (Men)

Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Malaysia 3 3 0 9
2  Indonesia 3 2 1 7
3  Japan 3 1 2 4
4  USA 3 0 3 0
23 February 2012
 Indonesia 3-1  Japan
 Malaysia 3-0  USA
 Indonesia 3-0  USA
24 February 2012
 Japan 0-3  Malaysia
 USA 0-3  Japan
 Indonesia 1-3  Malaysia

Group B (Men)

Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Thailand 4 4 0 12
2  South Korea 4 3 1 9
3  Brunei 4 2 2 6
4  Singapore 4 1 3 5
5  Chinese Taipei 4 0 4 0
23 February 2012
 Brunei 0-3  South Korea
 Thailand 3-0  Singapore
 Chinese Taipei 0-3  Singapore
 Brunei 0-3  Thailand
24 February 2012
 Chinese Taipei 0-3  South Korea
 Singapore 2-3  Brunei
 South Korea 0-3  Thailand
 Brunei 3-0  Chinese Taipei
25 February 2012
 Singapore 0-3  South Korea
 Chinese Taipei 0-3  Thailand

Knock-out Rounds (Men)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 Feb
 
 
 Malaysia 3
 
26 Feb
 
 South Korea 0
 
 Malaysia 0
 
25 Feb
 
 Thailand 3
 
 Thailand 3
 
 
 Indonesia 0
 
Third place
 
 
26 Feb
 
 
 South Korea 1
 
 
 Indonesia 3
5th-9th Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Placing
1  Brunei 4 2 2 6 6 8 0.750 163 177 0.921 5th
2  Japan 2 1 1 4 4 6 0.667 97 133 0.729 6th
3  Singapore 4 1 3 5 5 9 0.556 142 176 0.807 7th
4  Chinese Taipei 4 0 4 0 0 12 0.000 69 180 0.383 8th
5  United States 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 50 136 0.368 9th
Source: "ISS Indonesia 2012 - Day 1 - Tournament Results". International Sepaktakraw Federation. June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

Women's Results

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Group A (Women)

Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Thailand 2 2 0 6
2  South Korea 2 1 1 3
3  Malaysia 2 0 2 1
23 February 2012
 Malaysia 1-3  South Korea
23 February 2012
 South Korea 0-3  Thailand
 Malaysia 0-3  Thailand

Group B (Women)

Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Indonesia 2 2 0 6
2  Vietnam 2 1 1 4
3  Japan 2 0 2 1
23 February 2012
 Japan 0-3  Vietnam
24 February 2012
 Indonesia 3-1  Japan
 Indonesia 3-1  Vietnam

Knock-out Rounds (Women)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 Feb
 
 
 Thailand 3
 
26 Feb
 
 Vietnam 0
 
 Thailand 3
 
25 Feb
 
 South Korea 1
 
 Indonesia 0
 
 
 South Korea 3
 
Third place
 
 
26 Feb
 
 
 Vietnam 3
 
 
 Indonesia 1
5th-6th Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Placing
1  Malaysia 2 0 2 1 1 6 0.167 69 101 0.683 5th
2  Japan 2 0 2 1 1 6 0.167 67 100 0.670 6th
Source: "ISS Indonesia 2012 - Day 1 - Tournament Results". International Sepaktakraw Federation. June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

ISS Series 3 Singapore

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2011–12 ISS Series 3 Singapore
ITE College East, the venue of the tournament.
GenreSport event
BeginsMay 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)
EndsMay 6, 2012 (2012-05-06)
VenueITE College East
Location(s) Singapore
Participants
  • Men: 10 teams
  • Women: 6 teams
Organised byInternational Sepaktakraw Federation
SponsorMarathon (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

The third series of the 2011–12 ISS was held in the island of Singapore from 3 May 2012 to 6 May 2012, at ITE East Simei[3][4] In this edition welcomed the return of both Philippines' and India's men national teams. The Indian national team's return to ISS nearly pay dividends for them as they made it to the playoffs-round. However, after defeating Singapore, they ultimately fall to dominant Thailand in the semi-finals and eventually had to settle for a non-medal spot as they lost their third-place playoffs to South Korea. In the finals, Thailand's reign as the number one team in the sport of sepaktakraw continued as they outplayed Indonesia in straight sets.

The number of women's team remains the same at 6 teams, with China taking over South Korea's place from the previous series in Indonesia. In the finals, second runner-up for the two previous editions, Vietnam, finally made it to the finals on their third try. However, they were up against strong favorites, Thailand, who dominated proceedings in the first two sets. The eventual runner-up Vietnam however, did not give up until the end and nearly came back into the game at the third set, eventually losing 15-13. With the star presence of Payom Srihongsa, who scored 29 out of 30 successful spikes during the match, the Thailand women's national team clinched its third back-to-back gold medal in the first season of ISTAF SuperSeries. In the fight for third, South Korea, runner up for two previous series continued to hold a spot on the podium as they overcame their disappointing semi-final defeat to triumph India 3-0.

For the summary, the winner of 2011–12 ISS Series 3 Singapore is Thailand in both men's and women's events, while Indonesia acquired the first and second runner-up in men's and women's races, respectively. Vietnam continued to secure its spot in second place in women's events,[5] and South Korea men's team finished their journey as the second runner-up.

Team Allocation

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The first round, or group stage, saw 9 men's and 6 women's teams equally divided into 2 groups, Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group stage result is based on points accumulated. In the men's groups, the top 3 teams from group A as well as the top 4 teams from group B advanced to the quarter-finals or playoff stage. The host nation also advances automatically to the playoff stage. Meanwhile, in the women's group, the only top 2 teams from each group advanced to the playoff round, there was no women team for the host country.

Participating Countries

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Men's event
Host  Singapore
Group A Group B
 Brunei  India
 Philippines  Japan
 Indonesia  Malaysia
 South Korea  Thailand
 USA
Women's event
Host No women national team
Group A Group B
 Indonesia  China
 Japan  Malaysia
 Thailand  Vietnam

Men's results

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Group A (Men)

Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  South Korea 3 3 0 9
2  Indonesia 3 2 1 6
3  Philippines 3 1 2 3
4  Brunei 3 0 3 1
3 May 2012
 Indonesia 0-3  South Korea
 Brunei 0-3  Philippines
 Philippines 0-3  Indonesia
 South Korea 3-1  Brunei
4 May 2012
 Indonesia 3-0  Brunei
 Philippines 0-3  South Korea

Group B (Men)

Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Thailand 4 4 0 12
2  Malaysia 4 3 1 9
3  Japan 4 2 2 7
4  India 4 1 3 4
5  USA 4 0 4 0
3 May 2012
 Thailand 3-0  Malaysia
 Japan 3-0  USA
 India 0-3  Thailand
 Malaysia 3-1  Japan
4 May 2012
 USA 0-3  Thailand
 Malaysia 3-0  India
 USA 0-3  Malaysia
 Japan 3-1  India 5 May 2012
 India 3-0  USA
 Thailand 3-0  Japan

Knock-out Rounds (Men)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 May
 
 
 Singapore 1
 
6 May
 
 India 3
 
 India 0
 
5 May
 
 Thailand 3
 
 Thailand 3
 
6 May
 
 Philippines 0
 
 Thailand 3
 
5 May
 
 Indonesia 0
 
 Indonesia 3
 
6 May
 
 Malaysia 2
 
 Indonesia 3
 
5 May
 
 South Korea 1 Third place
 
 Japan 2
 
6 May
 
 South Korea 3
 
 India 0
 
 
 South Korea 3
 
5th-8th Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Placing
1  Malaysia 5 3 2 11 15 7 2.143 230 184 1.250 5th
2  Japan 5 2 3 9 9 10 0.900 205 247 0.830 6th
3  Singapore (H) 1 0 1 1 1 3 0.333 46 56 0.821 7th
4  Philippines 4 1 3 3 3 9 0.333 120 166 0.723 8th
Source: "ISS Singapore 2012 - Day 1- Tournament Results". International Sepaktakraw Federation (in Thai). June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
(H) Host
9th-10th Placing
5 May
18:30
 Brunei 3–0  United States ITE College East, Singapore
(15–0, 15–6, 15–6)
P2 Report

Women's Results

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Group A (Women)

Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Thailand 2 2 0 6
2  Indonesia 2 1 1 3
3  Japan 2 0 2 0
3 May 2012
 Thailand 3-0  Japan
 Indonesia 0-3  Thailand
4 May 2012
 Japan 0-3  Indonesia

Group B (Women)

Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Vietnam 2 2 0 6
2  Malaysia 2 1 1 4
3  China 2 0 2 1
3 May 2012
 Vietnam 3-1  Malaysia
 China 0-3  Vietnam
4 May 2012
 Malaysia 3-1  China

Knock-out Rounds (Women)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 May
 
 
 Thailand 3
 
6 May
 
 Malaysia 0
 
 Thailand 3
 
5 May
 
 Vietnam 0
 
 Vietnam 3
 
 
 Indonesia 0
 
Third place
 
 
6 May
 
 
 Malaysia 0
 
 
 Indonesia 3
5th-6th Placing
5 May
19:30
 China 3–2  Japan ITE College East, Singapore
(15–11, 11–15, 15–6, 10–15, 15–8)
P2 Report

ISS Final Series Thailand

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2011–12 ISS Final Series Thailand
Fashion Island, the venue of the tournament.
GenreSport event
BeginsJune 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)
EndsJuly 1, 2012 (2012-07-01)
VenueFashion Island
Location(s)Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
Participants
  • Men: 12 nations
  • Women: 7 nations
Organised byInternational Sepaktakraw Federation
Sponsor

The final series of the inaugural ISTAF SuperSeries was held in Fashion Island, Bangkok in Thailand from 28 June 2012 to 1 July 2012. This tournament saw the debut appearance of the Vietnam men's national team, as well as the first European team, Germany. Germany's appearance is a sign of the increasing popularity of the sport and a growing testament that the International Sepaktakraw Federation is meeting its objective of spreading the sport beyond its roots of South-East Asia. Their performance in the final series was also encouraging. Even though Germany eventually lost both its games to Malaysia and the United States, it did manage to gain two points in the group stage by winning two sets. Vietnam's appearance too was promising, even though it lost both matches like Germany, it won three sets from the two games.

Malaysia's men national team came back strong in this edition as well, after its disappointing exit in the quarter-final to Indonesia in the previous series. It defeated Philippines in straight sets during the quarter-final, and also overcame a resilient South Korea in the semi-finals. However, they failed to find an answer to the supremacy of Thailand and had to settle for the runner-up spot. South Korea continues to show its defiance that the sport of sepaktakraw is dominated by South-East Asian countries, coming in at second runner-up for the third time in the season, still chasing after the elusive silver or gold medals.

The expectation of the returning South Korea's women national team was high after their runner-up spot in the first series. However, things did not pan out well for them as Vietnam, the emerging powerhouse of the women's sepaktakraw after Thailand, defeated them in the semi-finals. Even though Vietnam lost in the finals to Thailand in a repeat of the last series, it marked the successive appearance of Vietnam on the podium for every series in the first season of ISTAF SuperSeries as two silvers and two bronzes. South Korea subsequently failed Malaysia in a close match which ended 3-2 in Malaysia's favor.

Team Allocation

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The first round, or group stage, saw 11 men's teams divided into 4 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals or playoff stage. The host nation also advances to the playoff round automatically. Meanwhile, in the group stage of the women events, saw 6 women's teams divided equally into 2 groups, each group compete in a round-robin of games, the winner of each group and one of the best runner-up advanced to the playoff round, to meet the host nation which was automatically advances to this round.

Participating Countries

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Men's event
Host  Thailand
Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Philippines  Brunei  Germany  India
 Indonesia  South Korea  Malaysia  Japan
 Singapore  Vietnam  USA
Women's event
Host  Thailand
Group A
 Indonesia  South Korea
 India  Malaysia
 Japan  Vietnam

Men's results

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Group A (Men)
Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Singapore 2 2 0 6
2  Philippines 2 1 1 5
3  Indonesia 2 0 2 0
28 June 2012
 Indonesia 0-3  Singapore
 Philippines 3-0  Indonesia
29 June 2012
 Singapore 3-2  Philippines
Group B (Men)
Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  South Korea 2 2 0 6
2  Brunei 2 1 1 3
3  Vietnam 2 0 2 3
28 June 2012
 South Korea 3-1  Vietnam
 Vietnam 2-3  Brunei
29 June 2012
 Brunei 0-3  South Korea
Group C (Men)
Group C
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Malaysia 2 2 0 6
2  USA 2 1 1 3
3  Germany 2 0 2 2
28 June 2012
 Malaysia 3-0  Germany
 Germany 2-3  USA
29 June 2012
 USA 0-3  Malaysia
Group D (Men)
Group D
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Japan 2 1 1 3
2  India 2 1 1 3
28 June 2012
 Japan 3-0  India
29 June 2012
 India 3-0  Japan
Knock-out Rounds (Men)
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 Jun
 
 
 Malaysia 3
 
1 Jul
 
 Philippines 0
 
 Malaysia 3
 
30 Jun
 
 South Korea 1
 
 South Korea 3
 
1 Jul
 
 Japan 0
 
 Malaysia 0
 
30 Jun
 
 Thailand 3
 
 Thailand 3
 
1 Jul
 
 Brunei 0
 
 Thailand 3
 
30 Jun
 
 Singapore 0 Third place
 
 Singapore 3
 
1 Jul
 
 USA 0
 
 South Korea 3
 
 
 Singapore 1
 
5th-8th Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Placing
1  Japan 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 122 101 1.208 5th
2  Philippines 3 1 2 5 5 6 0.833 77 111 0.694 6th
3  United States 3 1 2 3 3 8 0.375 127 144 0.882 7th
4  Brunei 3 1 2 3 3 8 0.375 107 156 0.686 8th
Source: "ISS Thailand 2012 - Day 1 Tournament Results". International Sepaktakraw Federation (in Thai). June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
9th-11th Ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Placing
1  Vietnam 2 0 2 3 3 6 0.500 110 115 0.957 9th
2  Germany 2 0 2 2 2 6 0.333 74 122 0.607 10th
3  India 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 56 90 0.622 11th
Source: "ISS Thailand 2012 - Day 1 Tournament Results". International Sepaktakraw Federation (in Thai). June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

Women's Results

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Group A (Women)
Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  Vietnam 2 2 0 6
2  Malaysia 2 1 1 4
3  Indonesia 2 0 2 0
28 June
10:00
 Vietnam 3–0  Indonesia Fashion Island, Bangkok
Indonesia team walked out
P2 Report

28 June
16:00
 Indonesia 0–3  Malaysia Fashion Island, Bangkok
Indonesia team walked out
P2 Report

29 June
10:00
 Malaysia 1–3  Vietnam Fashion Island, Bangkok
(8–15, 4–15, 15–7, 8–15)
P2 Report
Group B (Women)
Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1  South Korea 2 2 0 6
2  Japan 2 1 1 3
3  India 2 0 2 1
28 June
15:00
 India 1–3  South Korea Fashion Island, Bangkok
(8–15, 17–15, 6–15, 2–15)
P2 Report

28 June
20:00
 Japan 3–0  India Fashion Island, Bangkok
(15–3, 15–12, 15–5)
P2 Report

29 June
09:00
 South Korea 3–0  Japan Fashion Island, Bangkok
(15–8, 15–10, 15–12)
P2 Report
Knock-out Rounds (Women)
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 Jun
 
 
 Thailand 3
 
1 Jul
 
 Malaysia 0
 
 Thailand 3
 
30 Jun
 
 Vietnam 0
 
 Vietnam 3
 
 
 South Korea 1
 
Third place
 
 
1 Jul
 
 
 Malaysia 3
 
 
 South Korea 2
5th-6th placing
30 June
11:00
 Japan 3–0  India Fashion Island, Bangkok
(15–5, 15–13, 15–5)
P2 Report

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