2018 Korea Open (table tennis)

The 2018 Korea Open was the seventh event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The event was organised by the Korea Table Tennis Association, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It was the fourth of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 19–22 July in Daejeon, South Korea.^[1]

2018 Korea Open

Tournament details
Dates	19–22 July 2018
Competitors	32S / 16D
Total prize money	US$266,000
Venue	Chungmu Sports Arena
Location	Daejeon, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Jang Woo-jin
Women's singles	Zhu Yuling
Men's doubles	Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon
Women's doubles	Chen Meng Ding Ning
Mixed doubles	Jang Woo-jin Cha Hyo Sim

South Korea's Jang Woo-jin won the men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles titles, becoming the first player in the history of the ITTF World Tour to win three titles at the same event.^[2]

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Dimitrij Ovtcharov (second round)
2. Lin Gaoyuan (semifinals)
3. Xu Xin (second round)
4. Wong Chun Ting (first round)
5. Lee Sang-su (quarterfinals)
6. Koki Niwa (first round)
7. Tomokazu Harimoto (second round)
8. Hugo Calderano (quarterfinals)
9. Simon Gauzy (first round)
10. Jun Mizutani (semifinals)
11. Kenta Matsudaira (first round)
12. Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
13. Quadri Aruna (first round)
14. Jin Ueda (first round)
15. Lim Jong-hoon (quarterfinals)
16. Patrick Franziska (first round)

Draw

Top half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	1	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	11	11	11	11
		Enzo Angles	5	8	9	8						1	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	6	11	8	3	11	4
		Gao Ning	6	4	4	3						10	Jun Mizutani	11	2	11	11	5	11
	10	Jun Mizutani	11	11	11	11																	10	Jun Mizutani	8	11	11	10	11	11
	11	Kenta Matsudaira	14	5	8	4	7																5	Lee Sang-su	11	6	4	12	8	8
		Ham Yu Song	12	11	11	11	11						Ham Yu Song	5	8	8	11	11	7
		Tiago Apolónia	8	7	3	8						5	Lee Sang-su	11	11	11	5	6	11
	5	Lee Sang-su	11	11	11	11																												10	Jun Mizutani	5	9	11	10	10
	6	Koki Niwa	12	5	12	8	10	7																											Jang Woo-jin	11	11	9	12	12
		Jeong Sang-eun	10	11	10	11	12	11					Jeong Sang-eun	11	11	13	11
		Yuya Oshima	13	6	11	9	11	6	14				Yuya Oshima	8	9	11	3
	14	Jin Ueda	11	11	9	11	7	11	12															Jeong Sang-eun	6	11	12	11	8	7	4
	16	Patrick Franziska	6	10	10	9																		Jang Woo-jin	11	7	10	7	11	11	11
		Jang Woo-jin	11	12	12	11							Jang Woo-jin	11	11	5	13	11
		Masataka Morizono	10	10	3	10						3	Xu Xin	8	8	11	11	7
	3	Xu Xin	12	12	11	12

Bottom half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	4	Wong Chun Ting	4	9	11	11	15	9	9
		An Ji Song	11	11	6	4	13	11	11				An Ji Song	10	1	5	8
		Sathiyan Gnanasekaran	11	4	11	7	8	8				15	Lim Jong-hoon	12	11	11	11
	15	Lim Jong-hoon	9	11	5	11	11	11															15	Lim Jong-hoon	10	2	2	5
	13	Quadri Aruna	11	5	15	6	7																	Liang Jingkun	12	11	11	11
		Liang Jingkun	9	11	17	11	11						Liang Jingkun	11	11	11	11
		Jung Young-sik	11	10	7	11	8	9				7	Tomokazu Harimoto	9	4	4	8
	7	Tomokazu Harimoto	8	12	11	6	11	11																											Liang Jingkun	11	6	11	5	11	11
	8	Hugo Calderano	12	11	11	11																												2	Lin Gaoyuan	9	11	7	11	6	9
		Chen Chien-an	10	9	6	7						8	Hugo Calderano	11	13	11	11
		Cho Seung-min	11	5	12	9	12	11					Cho Seung-min	7	11	9	6
	9	Simon Gauzy	4	11	10	11	10	5															8	Hugo Calderano	7	11	6	11	1	8
	12	Chuang Chih-yuan	3	11	9	6	11	12	12														2	Lin Gaoyuan	11	9	11	6	11	11
		Can Akkuzu	11	6	11	11	5	10	10			12	Chuang Chih-yuan	11	13	4	8	9
		Kim Min-hyeok	6	3	5	6						2	Lin Gaoyuan	4	15	11	11	11
	2	Lin Gaoyuan	11	11	11	11

Finals

	Semifinals											Final
	10	Jun Mizutani	5	9	11	10	10
		Jang Woo-jin	11	11	9	12	12					Jang Woo-jin		11	11	11	11
		Liang Jingkun	11	6	11	5	11	11				Liang Jingkun		8	9	7	3
	2	Lin Gaoyuan	9	11	7	11	6	9

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Women's singles

Seeds

1. Chen Meng (final)
2. Zhu Yuling (champion)
3. Wang Manyu (quarterfinals)
4. Kasumi Ishikawa (semifinals)
5. Liu Shiwen (semifinals)
6. Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
7. Miu Hirano (first round)
8. Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
9. Feng Tianwei (first round)
10. Chen Xingtong (first round)
11. Sun Yingsha (second round)
12. Ding Ning (second round)
13. Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
14. Hitomi Sato (first round)
15. Seo Hyo-won (quarterfinals)
16. Jeon Ji-hee (second round)

Draw

Top half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	1	Chen Meng	11	11	11	11
		Li Jiayi	6	5	2	3						1	Chen Meng	11	7	11	11	11
		Fu Yu	3	4	8	11	9					12	Ding Ning	7	11	3	5	9
	12	Ding Ning	11	11	11	9	11																1	Chen Meng	11	6	11	11	11
	16	Jeon Ji-hee	6	14	11	11	11																8	Cheng I-ching	7	11	7	4	6
		Minami Ando	11	12	9	5	2					16	Jeon Ji-hee	11	12	8	8	10
		Miyu Nagasaki	5	4	11	3	9					8	Cheng I-ching	8	14	11	11	12
	8	Cheng I-ching	11	11	4	11	11																											1	Chen Meng	9	5	11	11	11	12
	5	Liu Shiwen	11	11	11	11																												5	Liu Shiwen	11	11	9	9	8	10
		Li Jie	8	4	5	7						5	Liu Shiwen	14	11	11	11
		Honoka Hashimoto	2	11	11	15	11						Honoka Hashimoto	12	5	6	6
	10	Chen Xingtong	11	8	9	13	6																5	Liu Shiwen	3	11	11	11	6	11
	14	Hitomi Sato	10	8	9	11	6																3	Wang Manyu	11	4	6	6	11	9
		Choi Hyo-joo	12	11	11	7	11						Choi Hyo-joo	13	4	13	13	7	5
		Ng Wing Nam	11	8	2	10	9					3	Wang Manyu	11	11	11	15	11	11
	3	Wang Manyu	3	11	11	12	11

Bottom half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	4	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	11	11	11
		Lee Na-kyung	5	7	5	4						4	Kasumi Ishikawa	9	11	13	11	11
		Kim Song-i	8	5	7	11	5					11	Sun Yingsha	11	9	11	8	2
	11	Sun Yingsha	11	11	11	5	11																4	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	11	11	13
	13	Doo Hoi Kem	5	7	3	4																	6	Mima Ito	8	5	6	11
		Hu Limei	11	11	11	11							Hu Limei	11	6	6	9	7
		Gu Yuting	6	11	10	11	10					6	Mima Ito	4	11	11	11	11
	6	Mima Ito	11	13	12	8	12																											4	Kasumi Ishikawa	8	6	8	9
	7	Miu Hirano	11	11	11	7	1	13																										2	Zhu Yuling	11	11	11	11
		Saki Shibata	13	7	7	11	11	15					Saki Shibata	11	11	7	11	9	6	10
		Kim Sol Song	5	12	8	12	7	10				15	Seo Hyo-won	9	5	11	4	11	11	12
	15	Seo Hyo-won	11	10	11	10	11	12															15	Seo Hyo-won	6	7	4	4
	9	Feng Tianwei	6	13	7	11	6	8															2	Zhu Yuling	11	11	11	11
		Miyu Kato	11	11	11	9	11	11					Miyu Kato	7	11	6	4	9
		Li Ching Wan	8	6	12	5						2	Zhu Yuling	11	7	11	11	11
	2	Zhu Yuling	11	11	14	11

Finals

	Semifinals											Final
	1	Chen Meng	9	5	11	11	11	12
	5	Liu Shiwen	11	11	9	9	8	10				1	Chen Meng	4	11	8	5	9
	4	Kasumi Ishikawa	8	6	8	9						2	Zhu Yuling	11	7	11	11	11
	2	Zhu Yuling	11	11	11	11

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Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (final)
2. Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (first round)
3. Koki Niwa / Jin Ueda (quarterfinals)
4. Patrick Franziska / Ricardo Walther (first round)
5. Lee Sang-su / Pak Sin-hyok (semifinals)
6. Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon (champions)
7. Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan (quarterfinals)
8. Lam Siu Hang / Ng Pak Nam (quarterfinals)

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Ho / Wong	10	11	11	11
		Gao / Poh	12	8	7	5				1	Ho / Wong	3	11	11	11	11
		Nuytinck / Robinot	7	8	8					7	Chen / Chuang	11	13	9	7	9
	7	Chen / Chuang	11	11	11														1	Ho / Wong	11	11	11
	5	Lee / Pak	11	11	11														5	Lee / Pak	9	9	8
		Baum / Keinath	4	5	4					5	Lee / Pak	11	13	3	4	11
		Liang / Yan	11	11	7	12					Liang / Yan	9	11	11	11	7
	4	Franziska / Walther	5	8	11	10																						1	Ho / Wong	8	17	11	9
	3	Niwa / Ueda	11	11	9	12																						6	Jang / Lim	11	19	9	11
		Dyjas / Robles	6	7	11	10				3	Niwa / Ueda	10	11	8	4
		Liao / Lin	5	12	11	6	9			6	Jang / Lim	12	5	11	11
	6	Jang / Lim	11	10	9	11	11												6	Jang / Lim	10	11	11	18
	8	Lam / Ng	13	11	8	11														Wang / Xue	12	5	6	16
		Cho / Kim	11	9	11	9				8	Lam / Ng	9	9	6
		Wang / Xue	11	11	5	11					Wang / Xue	11	11	11
	2	Morizono / Oshima	3	7	11	5

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Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Hina Hayata / Mima Ito (first round)
2. Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)
3. Wang Manyu / Zhu Yuling (final)
4. Chen Meng / Ding Ning (champions)
5. Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie (quarterfinals)
6. Manika Batra / Mouma Das (first round)
7. Miu Hirano / Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
8. Yu Mengyu / Zhou Yihan (quarterfinals)

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Hayata / Ito
		Cha / Kim	w/o								Cha / Kim	11	4	11	11
		Patkar / Sahasrabudhe	4	7	2					7	Hirano / Ishikawa	7	11	8	2
	7	Hirano / Ishikawa	11	11	11															Cha / Kim	9	13	7
	6	Batra / Das	7	11	8	8													3	Wang / Zhu	11	15	11
		Balážová / Dvorak	11	9	11	11					Balážová / Dvorak	7	6	6
		Kim / Seo	12	5	11	10	9			3	Wang / Zhu	11	11	11
	3	Wang / Zhu	10	11	3	12	11																					3	Wang / Zhu	12	11	9	11
	4	Chen / Ding	11	11	11																							4	Chen / Ding	14	9	11	13
		Cheng / Liu	3	8	9					4	Chen / Ding	11	11	11
		Liu / Su	3	5	7					8	Yu / Zhou	4	7	3
	8	Yu / Zhou	11	11	11														4	Chen / Ding	9	9	12	11	11
	5	Ng / Soo	11	11	6	9	11												2	Jeon / Yang	11	11	10	5	9
		Ryu / Shin	9	5	11	11	8			5	Ng / Soo	4	10	10
		Lin / Zeng	9	8	11	8				2	Jeon / Yang	11	12	12
	2	Jeon / Yang	11	11	5	11

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Masataka Morizono / Mima Ito (first round)
2. Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
3. Lee Sang-su / Jeon Ji-hee (quarterfinals)
4. Chen Chien-an / Cheng I-ching (semifinals)
5. Ho Kwan Kit / Lee Ho Ching (quarterfinals)
6. Lin Gaoyuan / Wang Manyu (quarterfinals)
7. Tomokazu Harimoto / Hina Hayata (first round)
8. Lim Jong-hoon / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Morizono / Ito	5	11	5	11	12
		Pak / Kim	11	8	11	7	14				Pak / Kim	19	11	11	13	7
		Wang / Sun	w/o								Wang / Sun	21	6	9	15	11
	7	Harimoto / Hayata																		Wang / Sun	11	12	11	11
	8	Lim / Yang	10	11	11	14													8	Lim / Yang	9	14	9	6
		Gnanasekaran / Batra	12	7	2	12				8	Lim / Yang	11	11	11
		Choe / Yoo	5	11	7	11				3	Lee / Jeon	4	6	5
	3	Lee / Jeon	11	9	11	13																							Wang / Sun	11	3	4	8
	4	Chen / Cheng	11	11	14																								Jang / Cha	5	11	11	11
		Chuang / Chen	6	5	12					4	Chen / Cheng	7	11	14	8	12
		Pištej / Balážová	11	2	11	2	4			6	Lin / Wang	11	8	12	11	10
	6	Lin / Wang	3	11	5	11	11												4	Chen / Cheng	11	5	16	6	4
	5	Ho / Lee	11	11	11															Jang / Cha	6	11	14	11	11
		Gao / Yu	4	8	5					5	Ho / Lee	11	4	8
		Jang / Cha	8	11	11	11					Jang / Cha	13	11	11
	2	Wong / Doo	11	8	9	8

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References

1. "2018 Korea Open / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
2. "Unprecedented, Jang Woojin completes clean sweep". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
3. "2018 Korea Open / Results / 19 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
4. "2018 Korea Open / Results / 20 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
5. "2018 Korean Open / Results / 21 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
6. "2018 Korea Open / Results / 22 July". ITTF. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

External links

Tournament page on ITTF website