The King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship is a

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team event which is considered to be the most prestigious tournament in the sport as most top national teams compete in this annual event. The King's Cup is dedicated to His Majesty the

King of Thailand The monarchy of Thailand (whose monarch is referred to as the king of Thailand; th, พระมหากษัตริย์ไทย, or historically, king of Siam; th, พระมหากษัตริย์สยาม) refers to the c ...

. Three regus form a team and winning point is achieved once a team has the majority of two regu victories out of the three regus.

History

In 1985, the first King's Cup tournament was held in

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where

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emerged as the inaugural champions. Malaysia became champions again in 1988, and the rest of the other editions saw Thailand as champions. The King's Cup tournament is seen by some, especially the Malaysians, as being unfair because it is never held outside of Thailand; hence, critics believe that the host nation is given an obvious upper hand and that the

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are a fairer ground of competition. 25th King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship was held in the

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from July 27 to August 1, 2010 with 23 competition teams. And 26th King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship was held in Fasionisland on 12–17 September 2011 with 23 competition teams in 8 tournaments.

Championships

In 1965, the

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( ASTAF) was formed to govern the sport in

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, then in

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the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) was formed as the world governing body for the sport. Kings Cup Sepak Takraw Championship is dedicated to the

. It is a team game where a team is formed by three regus. The team that has won two points out of three is the winner. For men’s the championship was started in 1992 and for women in 2005. In both men and women categories

has mostly won the championship. Sepaktakraw.org/index.php/istaf/ Www.tutorialspoint.com/sepak_takraw/sepak_takraw_championships.htm 2019 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship 2020 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship - Cancelled 2021 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship - Cancelled 2022 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship 2023 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship

Championships results

Total Medal Table (2010 - 2015 / 6 Edition)

References

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History

Championships

Championships results

Total Medal Table (2010 - 2015 / 6 Edition)

See also

References