2014–15 ISTAF SuperSeries

The third season of the ISTAF Superseries begun on 30 October 2014 to 2 November in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. There is a total of 4 SuperSeries tournament per season. It is an international Sepaktakraw tournament organised by the International Sepaktakraw Federation which debuted in 2011.^[1]^{[better source needed]}

The first ISTAF SuperSeries tournament saw Myanmar^[2]^[3] joining in as a new host, followed by the next tournament held in Melaka,^[4] Malaysia and the third one in Gunsan City, Korea.^[5]

The tournament is played in a regu format (3 players go up against 3 players from the opposing team) with 2 substitutes. The teams play up to 21 points. If there is a deuce at 20-20, the winning need to have at least 2 points more than the other in order to take down the first set, or when a team reaches 25 points first.

ISTAF SuperSeries 2014/2015 Summary

Edition	ISTAF SuperSeries (Men)				ISTAF SuperSeries (Women)
Edition	Participating Nations (Men)	Gold (Men)	Silver (Men)	Bronze (Men)	Participating Nations (Women)	Gold (Women)	Silver (Women)	Bronze (Women)
ISS Myanmar	8	Thailand	Malaysia	Myanmar	6	Thailand	Vietnam	Myanmar
ISS Melaka	8	Malaysia	Thailand	South Korea	6	Thailand	Vietnam	Myanmar
ISS Korea	8	Thailand	South Korea	Malaysia	6	Thailand	South Korea	Indonesia
ISS Thailand Finals	8	Thailand	Malaysia	Philippines	6	Thailand	Myanmar	South Korea

ISTAF SuperSeries 2014/2015 Medals Tally

ISTAF SuperSeries 2014/2015 Medals Tally (Men)
Rank	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand	3	1	-	4
2	Malaysia	1	2	1	4
3	South Korea	-	1	1	2
4	Myanmar	-	-	1	1
5	Philippines	-	-	1	1

ISTAF SuperSeries 2014/2015 Medals Tally (Women)
Rank	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand	4	-	-	4
2	Vietnam	-	2	-	2
3	Myanmar	-	1	2	3
4	South Korea	-	1	1	2
5	Indonesia	-	-	1	1

ISS Myanmar

The first ISTAF SuperSeries was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar at the Wunna Thekdi Stadium from 30 Oct to 2 November 2014.

The competition lasted for a period of 4 days, featuring the top 8 Men’s teams and 6 Women’s teams, according to ISTAF World Ranking. In this new season, a livestream feature was also introduced and accessible by the official Sepaktakraw website.

The winner of ISS Myanmar 2014 (Men) is Thailand, runner up is Malaysia and second runner-up is Host Myanmar.^[6] The winner of ISS Myanmar 2014 (Women) is Thailand, runner up is Vietnam and second runner-up is Myanmar.

Men’s Draw

The first round, or Group Stage, saw 8 men's teams divided into 2 groups of 4. Each group featured a round robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once.

Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. Winner from Group A will go up against runner-up from Group B, vice versa. Winners from semi-finals will proceed to the finals, while the losing teams will move to the third/fourth placement match.

Women's Draw

The first round, or Group Stage, saw 6 women's teams divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. Each group featured a round robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once.

Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. Winner from Group A will go up against runner-up from Group B, vice versa. Winners from semi-finals will proceed to the finals, while the losing teams will move to the third/fourth placement match.

Participating Countries

Participating Countries (Men)
Host
Myanmar
Group A	Group B
Japan	China
Singapore	Indonesia
South Korea	Thailand
Malaysia	Myanmar

Participating Countries (Women)
Host
Myanmar
Group A	Group B
Vietnam	Myanmar
Indonesia	Thailand
Malaysia	Japan

Men's Results

Group A (Men)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Malaysia	3	3	0	6
2	Singapore	3	2	1	4
3	Japan	3	1	2	2
4	South Korea	3	0	3	1

Group B (Men)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	3	3	0	6
2	Myanmar	3	2	1	4
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	3
4	China	3	0	3	1

Knock-out Rounds (Men)

Semi-finals		Final

1 Nov

Malaysia	2
		2 Nov
Myanmar	0
		Thailand	2
1 Nov
		Malaysia	1
Thailand	2

Singapore	1
		Third place

		2 Nov

		Myanmar	2

		Singapore	0

Women's Results

Group A (Women)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Vietnam	2	2	0	4
2	Indonesia	2	1	1	3
3	Malaysia	2	0	2	0

Group B (Women)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	2	2	0	4
2	Myanmar	2	1	1	3
3	Japan	2	0	2	0

Knock-out Rounds (Women)

Semi-finals		Final

1 Nov

Vietnam	2
		2 Nov
Myanmar	1
		Thailand	2
1 Nov
		Vietnam	0
Thailand	2

Indonesia	0
		Third place

		2 Nov

		Myanmar	2

		Indonesia	1

ISS Malaysia

The second leg of the ISS 2013/14 season was held in Melaka International Trade Centre in Malaysia from 5 February to 8 February 2015.

ISTAF SuperSeries Melaka saw a total of 14 teams from 9 countries return for another round of battle for ISTAF world ranking points. In the finals, Thailand suffered a shock defeat by Host Malaysia with a strong home support backing the Malaysian team.^[7]

The ISS Melaka winner for the Men’s teams is Host Malaysia, followed up runner-up Thailand and second runner-up Korea. The ISS Melaka winner for the Women’s teams is Thailand, who is defending champion, followed by runner up Vietnam and second runner-up Myanmar.