2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 5–7 April 2019 | ||
| Edition | 32nd | ||
| Total prize money | US$100,000 | ||
| Venue | Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Yokohama, Japan | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's singles |  Fan Zhendong | ||
| Women's singles | Zhu Yuling | ||
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The 2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup (also known as the 2019 Lion ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place from 5–7 April in Yokohama, Japan. The event was organised by the Japan Table Tennis Association (JTTA), under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). It was the 32nd edition of the event, and the fourth time that it had been held in Japan.[1]
Men's singles and women's singles events were held, and the three medallists in each event qualified automatically for the 2019 Men's and Women's World Cups.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles |
Fan Zhendong
|
Ma Long
|
 Koki Niwa
|
| Women's Singles |
Zhu Yuling
|
Chen Meng
|
Kasumi Ishikawa
|
Qualification
In both the men's and women's singles events, the reigning Asian Champion and Asian Cup Champion have been invited to take part, along with the 10 highest-ranked Asian players in the January 2019 ITTF World Ranking. The final four places were awarded to regional representatives from Middle Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia. Qualification was subject to a maximum of two players from any association.[1]
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Format
The first stage of both the men's and women's singles competitions consisted of four groups playing a round robin system, where each player played the other players in their group once. The top two players in Groups A, B and C qualified directly to the second stage. The third player from Groups A, B and C joined the winner of Group D in play-off matches to decide the final two places in the second stage.
The second stage consisted of a single knockout draw to decide the top eight positions.[1]
Men's singles
Seeding
Players were seeded according to the April 2019 ITTF World Ranking.
Group stage
The group stage took place on 5 April.[2]
- Group A
| Pos. | Player | Fan |
 Wong |
 Gerassimenko |
 Jang |
Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Fan Zhendong
|
— | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Wong Chun Ting
|
0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Kirill Gerassimenko
|
1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Jang Woo-jin
|
1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 3 |
- Group B
| Pos. | Player | Ma |
Harimoto |
 Lin |
 Kamal |
Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Ma Long
|
— | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Tomokazu Harimoto
|
1–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Lin Yun-ju
|
1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Sharath Kamal
|
0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 3 |
- Group C
| Pos. | Player | Niwa |
Lee |
Gnanasekaran |
Chuang |
Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Koki Niwa
|
— | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 5 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Lee Sang-su
|
1–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
|
1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Chuang Chih-yuan
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3–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 4 |
- Group D
| Pos. | Player |  Wisutmaythangkoon |
 Alamian |
 Abdulwahhab |
 Ranasingha |
Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Supanut Wisutmaythangkoon
|
— | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 (w/o) | 6 | Advance to play-off |
| 2 | Nima Alamian
|
1–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 (w/o) | 5 | |
| 3 | Mohammed Abdulwahhab
|
1–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 (w/o) | 4 | |
| 4 | Imesh Ranasingha
|
0–3 (w/o) | 0–3 (w/o) | 0–3 (w/o) | — | 3 |
- Play-offs
Main draw
The main draw took place on 6 and 7 April.[3]
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- 5th-8th place play-off
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Women's singles
Seeding
Players were seeded according to the April 2019 ITTF World Ranking.
Group stage
The group stage took place on 5 April.[4]
- Group A
| Pos. | Player | Zhu |
Doo |
Hirano |
Sawettabut |
Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Zhu Yuling
|
— | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Doo Hoi Kem
|
0–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Miu Hirano
|
1–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Suthasini Sawettabut
|
0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3 |
- Group B
| Pos. | Player | Chen |
Jeon |
Cheng |
Lee |
Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Chen Meng
|
— | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Jeon Ji-hee
|
0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cheng I-ching
|
1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Lee Ho Ching
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1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3 |
- Group C
| Pos. | Player |  Feng |
Ishikawa |
Chen |
Suh |
Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Feng Tianwei
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— | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Kasumi Ishikawa
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0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Chen Szu-yu
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1–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Suh Hyowon
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2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3 |
- Group D
| Pos. | Player | Lin |
Ashtari |
Batra |
Faramarzi |
Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Lin Ye
|
— | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to play-off |
| 2 | Mahshid Ashtari
|
0–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Manika Batra
|
0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Maha Faramarzi
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3 |
- Play-offs
| Play-offs | ||
| Chen Szu-yu | 0 | |
| Miu Hirano | 3 | |
| Lin Ye | 0 | |
| Cheng I-ching | 3 | |
Main draw
The main draw took place on 6 and 7 April.[5]
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- 5th-8th place play-off
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See also
- 2019 Asian Table Tennis Championships
- 2019 Europe Top 16 Cup
- 2019 ITTF Pan-America Cup
- 2019 ITTF-Oceania Cup
References
- ^ a b c "32nd ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Yokohama 2019 / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2019 / Men's Singles / Group Results" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2019 / Men's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2019 / Women's Singles / Group Results" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup 2019 / Women's Singles / Main Draw" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 7 April 2019.