2017 ITTF World Tour

2017 ITTF World Tour
Details
Duration17 January 2017 – 17 December 2017
Edition22nd
Tournaments12 + Grand Finals
CategoriesWorld Tour Platinum (6)
World Tour (6)
Grand Finals (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesMen: Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov (4)
Women: China Chen Meng (3)
Points leaderMen: Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov (1,550)
Women: China Chen Meng (2,162)
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The Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour was the 22nd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.

The events for the 2017 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 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.[1][2][3]

On 12 January 2017 it was announced that Chinese shipping company Seamaster had agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with the ITTF World Tour.[4]

Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the ITTF:[5]

  World Tour Platinum
  World Tour
  Grand Finals
Tour Event Location Venue Date Prize money
(USD) 		Ref.
Start Finish
1 Hungary Hungarian Open Budapest SYMA Sports and Conference Centre January 19 January 22 120,000 [6]
2 India India Open New Delhi Thyagaraj Sports Complex February 16 February 19 150,000 [7]
3 Qatar Qatar Open Doha Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena February 23 February 26 220,000 [8]
4 South Korea Korea Open Incheon Namdong Gymnasium April 20 April 23 155,000 [9]
5 Japan Japan Open Tokyo Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium June 16 June 18 220,000 [10]
6 China China Open Chengdu Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium June 22 June 25 220,000 [11]
7 Australia Australian Open Gold Coast Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre July 4 July 7 400,000 [12]
8 Bulgaria Bulgarian Open Panagyurishte Arena Asarel August 17 August 20 130,000 [13]
9 Czech Republic Czech Open Olomouc OMEGA Sport Center August 24 August 27 140,000 [14]
10 Austria Austrian Open Linz TipsArena Linz September 19 September 24 210,000 [15]
11 Germany German Open Magdeburg GETEC Arena November 10 November 12 210,000 [16]
12 Sweden Swedish Open Stockholm Eriksdalshallen November 16 November 19 130,000 [17]
13 Kazakhstan Grand Finals Astana "Daulet" Sports Complex December 14 December 17 1,000,000 [18][19]

Events

Winners

World Tour Platinum

Event Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles U21 Men's singles U21 Women's singles
Qatar Qatar Open China Ma Long China Chen Meng Japan Masataka Morizono
Japan Yuya Oshima 		China Chen Meng
China Wang Manyu 		Hong Kong Lam Siu Hang Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem
Japan Japan Open China Ma Long China Sun Yingsha China Ma Long
China Xu Xin 		China Chen Xingtong
China Sun Yingsha 		South Korea Lim Jong-hoon Japan Yuka Umemura
China China Open Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov China Ding Ning Japan Jin Ueda
Japan Maharu Yoshimura 		China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen 		Japan Yuto Kizukuri Japan Maki Shiomi
Australia Australian Open Belarus Vladimir Samsonov China Chen Meng South Korea Jang Woo-jin
South Korea Park Gang-hyeon 		China Chen Meng
China Zhu Yuling 		South Korea Park Gang-hyeon Japan Saki Shibata
Austria Austrian Open China Lin Gaoyuan China Wang Manyu Japan Koki Niwa
Japan Jin Ueda 		China Chen Xingtong
China Sun Yingsha 		China Xue Fei China Zhang Rui
Germany German Open Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov China Chen Meng South Korea Jung Young-sik
South Korea Lee Sang-su 		Japan Hina Hayata
Japan Miu Hirano 		China Xue Fei China Chen Ke

World Tour

Event Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles U21 Men's singles U21 Women's singles
Hungary Hungarian Open China Yan An China Chen Xingtong China Fang Bo
China Zhou Yu 		China Chen Xingtong
China Li Jiayi 		Kazakhstan Kirill Gerassimenko Singapore Zeng Jian
India India Open Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Japan Sakura Mori Japan Masataka Morizono
Japan Yuya Oshima 		Sweden Matilda Ekholm
Hungary Georgina Póta 		Japan Asuka Sakai Japan Sakura Mori
South Korea Korea Open Germany Timo Boll Singapore Feng Tianwei South Korea Jang Woo-jin
South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 		Germany Shan Xiaona
Germany Petrissa Solja 		South Korea Lim Jong-hoon Japan Minami Ando
Bulgaria Bulgarian Open Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Japan Kasumi Ishikawa Japan Jin Ueda
Japan Maharu Yoshimura 		Japan Kasumi Ishikawa
Japan Mima Ito 		Japan Mizuki Oikawa Japan Mizuki Morizono
Czech Republic Czech Open Japan Tomokazu Harimoto Japan Mima Ito Germany Patrick Franziska
Denmark Jonathan Groth 		Japan Hina Hayata
Japan Mima Ito 		France Can Akkuzu Puerto Rico Adriana Díaz
Sweden Swedish Open China Xu Xin China Chen Xingtong China Fan Zhendong
China Xu Xin 		Japan Hina Hayata
Japan Mima Ito 		South Korea Park Gang-hyeon China Zhang Rui

Finals

World Tour Platinum

Qatar Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Ma Long China Fan Zhendong 4–2 (11–8, 11–8, 11–7, 5–11, 6–11, 11–4)
Women's singles China Chen Meng China Wang Manyu 4–1 (12–10, 11–9, 11–6, 2–11, 11–6)
Men's doubles Japan Masataka Morizono
Japan Yuya Oshima 		Sweden Kristian Karlsson
Sweden Mattias Karlsson 		3–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–9)
Women's doubles China Chen Meng
China Wang Manyu 		South Korea Jeon Ji-hee
South Korea Yang Ha-eun 		3–1 (11–4, 11–6, 4–11, 11–6)
Japan Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Ma Long China Fan Zhendong 4–1 (11–7, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–5)
Women's singles China Sun Yingsha China Chen Meng 4–3 (9–11, 11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–9, 11–8)
Men's doubles China Xu Xin
China Ma Long 		Japan Koki Niwa
Japan Maharu Yoshimura 		3–0 (11–9, 11–3, 11–7)
Women's doubles China Chen Xingtong
China Sun Yingsha 		South Korea Jeon Ji-hee
South Korea Yang Ha-eun 		3–2 (10–12, 8–11 ,11–3 ,11–7, 11–6)
China Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Germany Timo Boll 4–3 (17–15, 7–11, 12–10, 11–9, 7–11, 6–11, 12–10)
Women's singles China Ding Ning China Sun Yingsha 4–1 (8–11, 11–9, 11–4, 11–7, 11–6)
Men's doubles Japan Jin Ueda
Japan Maharu Yoshimura 		Japan Tomokazu Harimoto
Japan Yuto Kizukuri 		3–1 (12–10, 9–11, 11–8, 11–9)
Women's doubles China Ding Ning
China Liu Shiwen 		China Chen Meng
China Zhu Yuling 		3–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–4, 12–10)
Australian Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Belarus Vladimir Samsonov France Simon Gauzy 4–1 (11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–8, 11–8)
Women's singles China Chen Meng China Wang Manyu 4–2 (3–11, 12–10, 3–11, 12–10, 11–2, 11–7)
Men's doubles South Korea Jang Woo-jin
South Korea Park Gang-hyeon 		Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an
Chinese Taipei Chiang Hung-chieh 		3–1 (11–2, 11–13, 11–5, 11–6)
Women's doubles China Chen Meng
China Zhu Yuling 		China Chen Xingtong
China Wang Manyu 		3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7)
Austrian Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Lin Gaoyuan China Yan An 4–1 (12–10, 11–9, 12–10, 10–12, 11–7)
Women's singles China Wang Manyu China Gu Yuting 4–0 (11–9, 12–10, 11–2, 11–9)
Men's doubles Japan Koki Niwa
Japan Jin Ueda 		Germany Ruwen Filus
Germany Ricardo Walther 		3–1 (11–7, 9–11, 11–9, 11–8)
Women's doubles China Chen Xingtong
China Sun Yingsha 		Japan Honoka Hashimoto
Japan Hitomi Sato 		3–2 (4–11, 11–7, 7–11, 12–10, 11–4)
German Open
ITTF World Tour 2017 German Open GETEC Arena
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Germany Timo Boll 4–3 (9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 6–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–6)
Women's singles China Chen Meng China Zhu Yuling 4–3 (9–11, 8–11, 13–11, 9–11, 13–11, 11–9, 11–4)
Men's doubles South Korea Jung Young-sik
South Korea Lee Sang-su 		Japan Tomokazu Harimoto
Japan Yuto Kizukuri 		3–2 (8–11, 3–11, 11–5, 16–14, 11–6)
Women's doubles Japan Hina Hayata
Japan Miu Hirano 		Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu
Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching 		3–0 (11–7, 11–8, 11–9)

World Tour

Hungarian Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Yan An China Shang Kun 4–2 (13–11, 6–11, 11–7, 11–6, 10–12, 11–8)
Women's singles China Chen Xingtong China Wen Jia 4–1 (13–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–9)
Men's doubles China Fang Bo
China Zhou Yu 		Brazil Hugo Calderano
Brazil Gustavo Tsuboi 		3–1 (11–6, 6–11, 11–8, 11–8)
Women's doubles China Chen Xingtong
China Li Jiayi 		Sweden Matilda Ekholm
Hungary Georgina Póta 		3–1 (11–4, 11–6, 9–11, 11–8)
India Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Japan Tomokazu Harimoto 4–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–4, 14–12)
Women's singles Japan Sakura Mori Sweden Matilda Ekholm 4–3 (7–11, 11–5, 11–8, 12–10, 6–11, 8–11, 11–6)
Men's doubles Japan Masataka Morizono
Japan Yuya Oshima 		Germany Ruwen Filus
Germany Ricardo Walther 		3–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–9)
Women's doubles Sweden Matilda Ekholm
Hungary Georgina Póta 		Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem
Hong Kong Lee Ho Ching 		3–2 (9–11, 11–3, 5–11, 14–12, 11–8)
Korea Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Germany Timo Boll Germany Patrick Franziska 4–0 (11–8, 12–10, 12–10, 11–6)
Women's singles Singapore Feng Tianwei Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 4–2 (12–10, 6–11, 11–9, 5–11, 11–8, 11–9)
Men's doubles South Korea Jang Woo-jin
South Korea Jeong Sang-eun 		Germany Patrick Franziska
Denmark Jonathan Groth 		3–2 (11–9, 8–11, 12–10, 7–11, 12–10)
Women's doubles Germany Shan Xiaona
Germany Petrissa Solja 		Japan Hina Hayata
Japan Mima Ito 		3–1 (11–4, 11–3, 3–11, 11–9)
Bulgarian Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov Japan Kenta Matsudaira 4–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–9, 11–9)
Women's singles Japan Kasumi Ishikawa Japan Mima Ito 4–0 (12–10, 11–4, 11–7, 11–5)
Men's doubles Japan Jin Ueda
Japan Maharu Yoshimura 		India Soumyajit Ghosh
India Sathiyan Gnanasekaran 		3–2 (11–13, 11–7, 11–4, 6–11, 11–5)
Women's doubles Japan Kasumi Ishikawa
Japan Mima Ito 		Sweden Matilda Ekholm
Hungary Georgina Póta 		3–1 (6–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–5)
Czech Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Japan Tomokazu Harimoto Germany Timo Boll 4–2 (11–3, 4–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–9)
Women's singles Japan Mima Ito Japan Kasumi Ishikawa 4–1 (11–5, 15–13, 11–3, 9–11, 11–4)
Men's doubles Germany Patrick Franziska
Denmark Jonathan Groth 		Japan Jin Ueda
Japan Maharu Yoshimura 		3–1 (11–6, 8–11, 11–9, 11–8)
Women's doubles Japan Hina Hayata
Japan Mima Ito 		Sweden Matilda Ekholm
Hungary Georgina Póta 		3–2 (11–5, 8–11, 8–11, 11–6, 11–8)
Swedish Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Xu Xin China Fan Zhendong 4–1 (6–11, 11–7, 11–9, 11–6, 11–2)
Women's singles China Chen Xingtong China Ding Ning 4–3 (11–9, 15–13, 10–12, 11–6, 6–11, 6–11, 11–9)
Men's doubles China Fan Zhendong
China Xu Xin 		Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit
Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting 		3–1 (6–11, 11–5, 11–6, 11–8)
Women's doubles Japan Hina Hayata
Japan Mima Ito 		China Chen Meng
China Zhu Yuling 		3–1 (11–8, 1–11, 11–9, 11–9)

Standings

Singles

Points were accumulated during the singles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events.[3] The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points were invited to play in the Grand Finals in Astana in December. Kazakhstan's Kirill Gerassimenko was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented.[20]

  Player met the qualification criteria for the Grand Finals and competed at the event
  Player did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position

Doubles

Points were accumulated during the doubles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events.[3] The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, were invited to play in the Grand Finals in Astana in December.[20]

  Pair met the qualification criteria for the Grand Finals and competed at the event
  Pair met the qualification criteria for the Grand Finals, but withdrew prior to the event
  Pair did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position

Grand Finals

Main article: 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals

The 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 14–17 December 2017.[18]

ITTF Challenge Series

In addition to the twelve ITTF World Tour events, eleven ITTF Challenge Series events also took place in 2017. These events were held in Belarus, Thailand, Chile, Slovenia, Croatia, Brazil, North Korea, Nigeria, Poland, Belgium and Spain.[25] For the first time, the Challenge Series did not form part of the main ITTF World Tour.[26]

See also

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