The 2018
ITTF World Tour
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was the 23rd season of the
International Table Tennis Federation's professional
table tennis world tour.
For the first time in its history, the tour included mixed doubles competitions in 2018. They featured at six events: the
China Open,
Japan Open,
Korea Open,
Australian Open
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and
Austrian Open, as well as at the
Grand Finals. This was to promote the mixed doubles category prior to its inclusion on the
2020 Olympics
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programme.
Schedule
The tournaments in the 2018 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.
Below is the 2018 schedule announced by the
International Table Tennis Federation:
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Results
Grand Finals
The 2018
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place in
Incheon
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,
South Korea, from 13 to 16 December 2018.
See also
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2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Halmstad, Sweden from 29 April to 6 May 2018.
The quarterfinal between North Korea and South Korea in the women's tournament did not take place, as the teams choose to continue as a uni ...
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2018 ITTF Men's World Cup
The 2018 ITTF Men's World Cup was a table tennis competition held in Paris, France, from 19 to 21 October 2018. It was the 39th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and the third time that it had been staged in Paris.
In the final, China's Fan ...
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2018 ITTF Women's World Cup
The 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup was a table tennis competition held in Chengdu, China, from 28 to 30 September 2018. It was the 22nd edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and the ninth time that it has been staged in China.
In the final, China ...
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2018 ITTF Team World Cup
The 2018 ITTF Team World Cup was a table tennis competition held at the Copper Box Arena in London from 22 to 25 February 2018. It was the 11th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event, and the first time that it had been held in the United Kingdom ...
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2018 ITTF Challenge Series
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2018 in table tennis
This page lists notable table tennis events taking place in 2018.
World table tennis events
;Senior
* February 22 – 25: 2018 ITTF Team World Cup in London
** Men: ( Xu Xin, Ma Long, & Fan Zhendong)
** Women: (Liu Shiwen, Ding Ning, & Zhu Y ...
References
External links
International Table Tennis Federation
{{ITTF World Tour
ITTF World Tour
World Tour