The ISTAF World Cup is a competition organised by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to modernise the traditional sport of Sepaktakraw. Alongside the ISTAF SuperSeries, the ISTAF World Cup is a platform to showcase the best of the sport and seeks to broaden the appeal of the sport to the international community.[1]
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country |  Malaysia | ||
| City | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| Teams | 24 countries (from International Sepaktakraw confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Titiwangsa Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | Thailand | ||
| Runner-up | Malaysia | ||
| Third place | Myanmar / Singapore | ||
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The first ever ISTAF World Cup debuted in Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during July 2011 and saw the participation of 36 international teams and a total of 180 athletes.[2]
The winner for the 1st ISTAF World Cup (Men) was Thailand and the runner-up was Malaysia. The winner for the 1st ISTAF World Cup (Women) was Thailand and the runner-up was Vietnam.[3][4]
Men's draw
editThe first round, or group stage, saw 23 men's teams divided into 8 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round robin of 3 games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the second round, or playoff stage. The host nation also advanced automatically to the playoff stage.
Women's draw
editThe first round, or group stage, saw 11 women's teams divided into 4 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round robin of 3 games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. Based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals, or playoff stage. The host nation also advanced automatically to the playoff stage.
Participating countries
edit| Participating countries (men) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | |||
| Malaysia
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| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
 Thailand (Seed) |
 Vietnam (Seed) |
 Brunei (Seed) |
 Singapore (Seed)
|
 Philippines |
 China |
 Australia |
 Germany
|
 Bangladesh |
 Iran |
 Japan |
 Sri Lanka
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| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
 Myanmar (Seed) |
 Indonesia (Seed) |
 South Korea (Seed) |
 Laos (Seed)
|
 Chinese Taipei |
 United States |
 India |
 Pakistan
|
 France |
 Switzerland |
 Cambodia |
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| Participating countries (women) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | |||
| Malaysia
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| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| China (Seed) |
Myanmar (Seed) |
Vietnam (Seed) |
Thailand (Seed)
|
| Indonesia |
South Korea |
Philippines |
Cambodia
|
| - | Japan |
India |
Pakistan
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Men's results
editGroup A (men)
edit| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Thailand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Philippines |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Bangladesh |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Thailand |
3-0 | Philippines
|
| Philippines |
3-0 | Bangladesh
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| Bangladesh |
0-3 | Thailand
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Group B (men)
edit| Group B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Vietnam |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Iran |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | China |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Vietnam |
3-1 | Iran
|
| Iran |
3-0 | China
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| China |
0-3 | Vietnam
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Group C (men)
edit| Group C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Brunei |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Japan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Australia |
0-3 | Brunei
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| Brunei |
3-1 | Japan
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| 22 July 2011 | ||
| Japan |
3-0 | Australia
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Group D (men)
edit| Group D | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Singapore |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Singapore |
3-0 | Germany
|
| Germany |
3-0 | Sri Lanka
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| Sri Lanka |
0-3 | Singapore
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Group E (men)
edit| Group E | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Myanmar |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | France |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Myanmar |
3-0 | Chinese Taipei
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| France |
0-3 | Myanmar
|
| Chinese Taipei |
3-2 | France
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Group F (men)
edit| Group F | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Indonesia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Switzerland |
0-3 | United States
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| United States |
0-3 | Indonesia
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| Indonesia |
3-0 | Switzerland
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Group G (men)
edit| Group G | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | South Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | India |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Cambodia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Cambodia |
0-3 | South Korea
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| India |
3-0 | Cambodia
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| South Korea |
3-0 | India
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Group H (men)
edit| Group H | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Laos |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Pakistan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Laos |
3-0 | Pakistan
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| 22 July 2011 | ||
| Pakistan |
0-3 | Laos
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Knock-out rounds (men)
edit| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Philippines | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||||||
| Brunei | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| India | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Iran | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||||||
| Laos | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 0 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | - | ||||||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 3 | - | ||||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 3 | |||||||||||||
Women's results
editGroup A (women)
edit| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Indonesia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Indonesia |
1-3 | China
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| China |
3-0 | Indonesia
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Group B (women)
edit| Group B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Myanmar |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Japan |
0-3 | Myanmar
|
| South Korea |
0-3 | Japan
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| Myanmar |
1-3 | South Korea
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Group C (women)
edit| Group C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | India |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Vietnam |
2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Philippines |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Vietnam |
3-0 | Philippines
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| Philippines |
1-3 | India
|
| India |
3-2 | Vietnam
|
Group D (women)
edit| Group D | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | Thailand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Cambodia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Pakistan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| Cambodia |
3-0 | Pakistan
|
| Pakistan |
0-3 | Thailand
|
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| Thailand |
3-0 | Cambodia
|
Knock-out rounds (women)
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| Cambodia | 0 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||||||
| Myanmar | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
Broadcast and media
editInternationally, the ISTAF World Cup 2011 was broadcast throughout 68 countries across the seven continents:[5]
| Region | Country | Region | Country | Region | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-East Asia | Brunei | Western & Northern Europe | Austria | Central & Eastern Europe | Albania |
| Cambodia | Belgium | Armenia | |||
| Indonesia | Denmark | Azerbaijan | |||
| Malaysia | Finland | Belarus | |||
| Myanmar | France | Bosnia-Herzegovina | |||
| Philippines | Germany | Bulgaria | |||
| Singapore | Ireland | Croatia | |||
| Thailand | Iceland | Czech Republic | |||
| Vietnam | Luxemburg | Estonia | |||
| East & South Asia | China | Netherlands | Georgia | ||
| Hong Kong | Norway | Hungary | |||
| Taiwan | Sweden | Kazakhstan | |||
| Mongolia | Switzerland | Latvia | |||
| Korea | United Kingdom | Lithuania | |||
| Sri Lanka | Southern Europe | Cyprus | Macedonia | ||
| Oceania | Australia | Greece | Maldova | ||
| New Zealand | Italy | Montenegro | |||
| Fiji | Lebanon | Poland | |||
| Papua New Guinea | Malta | Romania | |||
| Tonga | Portugal | Russia | |||
| North America | USA | Spain | Serbia | ||
| South America | Brazil | Turkey | Slovak Republic | ||
| - | - | Israel | Slovenia | ||
| - | - | - | - | Ukraine |
References
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- ^ "Vietnam takes silver in World Sepak Takraw Cup". Vietnam Breaking News.
- ^ "Thailand wins first Sepaktakraw WC". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "UFA secures another sepaktrakaw partnership". SportsPro. Retrieved 12 June 2013.