2014–15 ISTAF SuperSeries

2014–15 ISTAF SuperSeries
File:Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg
Venue	Wunna Thekdi Indoor Stadium Malacca International Trade Centre Wolmyeong Sport Complex Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium
Location	Naypyitaw, Myanmar Malacca, Malaysia Gunsan, South Korea Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Dates	30 October 2014 – 23 October 2015
Competitors	56 teams from 18 nations
Website	http://istafsuperseries.com
Champion
Thailand
Men	Thailand
Women	Thailand

The 2014–15 ISTAF SuperSeries is the third season of the ISTAF SuperSeries, elite international Sepaktakraw tournament organized by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF). The competition consisted of 4 tournaments, which was held individually during 30 October 2014 to 23 November October 2015, in 4 ISTAF membership countries including; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Korea, and the final series was held in the supremacy country in such the sport, Thailand. The tournament is played in a regu format (3 players go up against 3 players from the opposing team) with 2 substitutes. The teams play up to 21 points. If there is a deuce at 20-20, the winning need to have at least 2 points more than the other in order to take down the first set, or when a team reaches 25 points first. In the final round of series 2 in Malacca, Thailand suffered a shock defeat by Host Malaysia with strong home support backing the Malaysian team, causes Thailand to lose their position for the first time since the inception of the tournament in 2011.

Tournament Summary

Series details

Series	Host	Men's event				Women's event
		Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1	Naypyitaw	8	Thailand	Malaysia	Myanmar	6	Thailand	Vietnam	Myanmar
2	Malacca	8	Malaysia	Thailand	South Korea	6	Thailand	Vietnam	Myanmar
3	Gunsan	8	Thailand	South Korea	Malaysia	6	Thailand	South Korea	Indonesia
4	Nakhon Pathom	8	Thailand	Malaysia	Philippines	6	Thailand	Myanmar	South Korea

Medals Tally

Men's event Rank Teams Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Thailand 3 1 - 4 2 Malaysia 1 2 1 4 3 South Korea - 1 1 2 4 Myanmar - - 1 1 5 Philippines - - 1 1

Women's event Rank Teams Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Thailand 4 - - 4 2 Vietnam - 2 - 2 3 Myanmar - 1 2 3 4 South Korea - 1 1 2 5 Indonesia - - 1 1

Ranking

Tournament ranking
Rank	Men		Women
	Country	Points	Country	Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Thailand	980	Thailand	1000
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Malaysia	920	Vietnam	860
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Myanmar Singapore South Korea	770	Malaysia	760
4.	Japan	710	Japan	720
5.	Indonesia	560	Myanmar	650
6.	China	490	South Korea	640
7.	Philippines	210	Indonesia	410
8.	India	180	—
Note: Ranking Index

ISS Series 1 Myanmar

2014–15 ISS Series 1 Myanmar
File:Nay Pyi Daw montage 2020.png Naypyitaw, the host city of the tournament.
Genre	Sport event
Begins	October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)
Ends	November 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)
Venue	Wunna Thekdi Indoor Stadium
Location(s)	Naypyitaw, Myanmar
Participants	Men: 8 teams Women: 6 teams
Organised by	International Sepaktakraw Federation
Sponsor	Myanmar Olympic Committee Myanmar Sepaktakraw Federation Marathon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Warrix Sports

The ISS Series 1 Myanmar is the first tournament of 2014–15 ISTAF SuperSeries, which was held in Naypyitaw, Myanmar at the Wunna Thekdi Stadium from 30 October to 2 November 2014. The competition lasted for a period of 4 days, featuring the top 8 Men’s teams and 6 Women’s teams, according to ISTAF World Ranking. In this new season, a live stream feature was also introduced and accessible by the official organizer website. The event was organized by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) and Asia Sports Ventures (ASV), the ISTAF’s exclusive global commercial and developmental partner, with the support of host partners, the Myanmar Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and the Myanmar Sepaktakraw Federation (MSTAF). The winner of the tournament in both men's and women's is Thailand, the first runner-up in men's race is Malaysia while Vietnam was placed as second in the women's events. the host country, Myanmar, finished this first tournament with third place for both categories.

Team Allocation

The first round, or group stage, saw 8 men's and 6 women's teams divided equally into 2 groups in each category. Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group stage result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winner from Group A will go up against the runner-up from Group B, vice versa. Winners from the semi-finals will proceed to the finals, while the losing teams will move to the third/fourth placement match.

Participating Countries

Men's event Host Myanmar Group A Group B Japan China Singapore Indonesia South Korea Thailand Malaysia Myanmar

Women's event Host Myanmar Group A Group B Vietnam Myanmar Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Japan

Men's results

Group A (Men)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Malaysia	3	3	0	6
2	Singapore	3	2	1	4
3	Japan	3	1	2	2
4	South Korea	3	0	3	1

Group B (Men)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	3	3	0	6
2	Myanmar	3	2	1	4
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	3
4	China	3	0	3	1

Knock-out Rounds (Men)

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 Nov
	Malaysia	2
					2 Nov
	Myanmar	0
					Thailand	2
	1 Nov
					Malaysia	1
	Thailand	2
	Singapore	0
					Third place
					2 Nov
					Myanmar	2
					Singapore	0

Semifinal round

1 Nov 18:00	Malaysia	2–0	Myanmar	Wunna Thekdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyitaw
	(21–11, 21–14) P2 Report

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1 Nov 19:00	Thailand	2–0	Singapore	Wunna Thekdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyitaw
	(21–11, 21–9) P2 Report

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3rd/4th playoff

2 Nov 18:00	Myanmar	2–0	Singapore	Wunna Thekdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyitaw
	(21–18, 21–13) P2 Report

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Final round

2 Nov 19:00	Malaysia	1–2	Thailand	Wunna Thekdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyitaw
	(22–20, 18–21, 21–23) P2 Report

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Women's Results

Group A (Women)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Vietnam	2	2	0	4
2	Indonesia	2	1	1	3
3	Malaysia	2	0	2	0

Group B (Women)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	2	2	0	4
2	Myanmar	2	1	1	3
3	Japan	2	0	2	0

Knock-out Rounds (Women)

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 Nov
	Vietnam	2
					2 Nov
	Myanmar	1
					Thailand	2
	1 Nov
					Vietnam	0
	Thailand	2
	Indonesia	0
					Third place
					2 Nov
					Myanmar	2
					Indonesia	1

3rd/4th playoff

2 Nov 17:00	Indonesia	1–2	Myanmar	Wunna Thekdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyitaw
	(19–21, 24–22, 16–21) P2 Report

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Final round

2 Nov 18:00	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Wunna Thekdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyitaw
	(21–18, 21–13) P2 Report

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ISS Series 2 Malaysia

2014–15 ISS Series 2 Malaysia
File:Melaka International Trade Centre.jpg Malacca International Trade Centre, the venue of the tournament.
Genre	Sport event
Begins	February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05)
Ends	February 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)
Venue	Malacca International Trade Centre
Location(s)	Malacca, Malaysia
Participants	Men: 8 teams Women: 6 teams
Organised by	International Sepaktakraw Federation
Sponsor	Marathon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Warrix Sports

The 2014–15 ISS Series 2 Malaysia is the second tournament of the third season of the ISTAF SuperSeries, which was held in Malacca International Trade Centre in Malaysia from 5 February to 8 February 2015 with a total of 14 teams from 9 countries return for another round of battle for ISTAF world ranking points. In the finals, Thailand suffered a shock defeat by Host Malaysia with strong home support backing the Malaysian team. The event winner for the men’s teams is the host, Malaysia, followed up by the runner-up Thailand and second runner-up South Korea. Meanwhile, in the women's events, Thailand the strong favorite secured their first of the race, followed by runner-up Vietnam and second runner-up Myanmar.

Team Allocation

The first round, or group stage, saw 8 men's and 6 women's teams divided equally into 2 groups in each category. Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group stage result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winner from Group A will go up against the runner-up from Group B, vice versa. Winners from the semi-finals will proceed to the finals, while the losing teams will move to the third/fourth placement match.

Participating Countries

Men's event Host Malaysia Group A Group B Thailand Malaysia South Korea Singapore Japan China Myanmar Indonesia

Women's event Host Malaysia Group A Group B Malaysia Thailand Vietnam Myanmar South Korea Japan

Men's results

Group A (Men)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	3	3	0	6
2	South Korea	3	2	1	4
3	Myanmar	3	1	2	2
4	Japan	3	0	3	2

Group B (Men)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Malaysia	3	3	0	6
2	Singapore	3	2	1	4
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	3
4	China	3	0	3	0

Knock-out Rounds (Men)

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 Feb
	Thailand	2
					8 Feb
	Singapore	0
					Malaysia	2
	7 Feb
					Thailand	0
	Malaysia	2
	South Korea	0
					Third place
					8 Feb
					South Korea	2
					Singapore	0

Women's Results

Group A (Women)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	South Korea	2	2	0	4
2	Vietnam	2	1	1	3
3	Malaysia	2	0	2	3

Group B (Women)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Myanmar	2	2	0	4
2	Thailand	2	1	1	3
3	Japan	2	0	2	0

Knock-out Rounds (Women)

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 Feb
	Vietnam	2
					8 Feb
	Myanmar	1
					Thailand	2
	7 Feb
					Vietnam	0
	Thailand	2
	South Korea	0
					Third place
					8 Feb
					Myanmar	2
					South Korea	0

ISS Series 3 South Korea

2014–15 ISS Series 3 South Korea
File:Wolmyeongstadium.jpg Wolmyeong Sports Complex, the venue of the tournament.
Genre	Sport event
Begins	April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)
Ends	April 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)
Venue	Wolmyeong Sports Complex
Location(s)	Gunsan, South Korea
Participants	Men: 8 teams Women: 6 teams
Organised by	International Sepaktakraw Federation
Sponsor	Marathon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Warrix Sports

The '2014–15 ISS Series 3 South Korea is the third tournament of the 2014–15 ISTAF SUperSeries, held in the Wolmyeong Sports Complex in the city of Gunsan in South Korea from 23 April to 26 April 2015. The host countries, Sost Korea put up a good showing on their home ground and proceed into the finals against Thailand for both Men’s and Women’s. Sepaktakraw, with its history deep in South East Asian roots, has proven that the sport is extending beyond the region boundaries and into other parts of Asia. The winner of the tournament for both men's and women's events is Thailand, joined by runner-up South Korea in both, while Malaysia and Indonesia finished the event with the second runner-up in men's and women's events, respectively.

Team Allocation

Like all previous series of the tournament, The first round, or group stage, saw 8 men's and 6 women's teams equally divided into 2 groups for each category. Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group stage result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winner from Group A will go up against the runner-up from Group B, vice versa. Winners from the semi-finals will proceed to the finals, while the losing teams will move to the third/fourth placement match.

Participating Countries

Men's event Host South Korea Group A Group B Thailand Malaysia South Korea Myanmar Japan Singapore Indonesia China

Women's event Host South Korea Group A Group B Thailand Vietnam South Korea Indonesia Malaysia Japan

Men's results

Group A (Men)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	3	3	0	6
2	South Korea	3	2	1	4
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	2
4	Japan	3	0	3	0

Group B (Men)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Malaysia	3	2	1	4
2	Singapore	3	2	1	4
3	Myanmar	3	1	2	4
4	China	3	0	3	0

Knock-out Rounds (Men)

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 Apr
	Thailand	2
					26 Apr
	Singapore	0
					Thailand	2
	25 Apr
					South Korea	0
	Korea	2
	Malaysia	0
					Third place
					26 Apr
					Malaysia	2
					Singapore	0

Women's Results

Group A (Women)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	2	2	0	4
2	South Korea	2	1	1	2
3	Malaysia	2	0	2	0

Group B (Women)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Vietnam	2	2	0	4
2	Indonesia	2	1	1	3
3	Japan	2	0	2	0

Knock-out Rounds (Women)

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 Apr
	South Korea	2
					26 Apr
	Vietnam	0
					Thailand	2
	25 Apr
					Korea	0
	Thailand	2
	Indonesia	0
					Third place
					26 Apr
					Indonesia	2
					Vietnam	0

ISS Final Series Thailand

2014–15 ISS Final Series Thailand
File:Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadion.jpg Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport Complex, the venue of the tournament.
Genre	Sport event
Begins	October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)
Ends	October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
Venue	Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport Complex
Location(s)	Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Participants	Men: 8 teams Women: 6 teams
Organised by	International Sepaktakraw Federation
Sponsor	Takraw Association of Thailand Marathon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Warrix Sports

The '2014–15 ISTAF Final Series Thailand is the last tournament of the third season of ISTAF SuperSeries, held Nakhon Pathom in Central Thailand at Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sports Complex from 20 October to 23 October 2015. Thailand not only hosted the Grand Finale on their home ground, their both the men’s and women’s teams emerged as winners for this finals tournament. The runner up for the men’s tournament was taken up by Malaysia with the Philippines following close behind as the second runner up. The women’s tournament saw Myanmar as the runner up followed by the second runner-up, South Korea.

Team Allocation

Like all previous series of the tournament, The first round, or group stage, saw 8 men's and 6 women's teams equally divided into 2 groups for each category. Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group stage result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winner from Group A will go up against the runner-up from Group B, vice versa. Winners from the semi-finals will proceed to the finals, while the losing teams will move to the third/fourth placement match.

Participating Countries

Men's event Host Thailand Group A Group B Thailand Japan Myanmar Malaysia Philippines Singapore India South Korea

Women's event Host Thailand Group A Group B Vietnam Malaysia Japan Thailand South Korea Myanmar

Men's results

Group A (Men)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	3	3	0	6
2	Philippines	3	2	1	4
3	Myanmar	3	1	2	2
4	India	3	0	3	0

Group B (Men)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Malaysia	3	3	0	6
2	Japan	3	2	1	4
3	Singapore	3	1	2	2
4	South Korea	3	0	3	0

Knock-out Rounds (Men)

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 Oct
	Thailand	2
					23 Oct
	Japan	0
					Thailand	2
	22 Oct
					Malaysia	0
	Philippines	1
	Malaysia	2
					Third place
					23 Oct
					Philippines	2
					Japan	0

Women's Results

Group A (Women)

Group A
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Vietnam	2	2	0	4
2	South Korea	2	1	1	2
3	Japan	2	0	2	0

Group B (Women)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	2	2	0	4
2	Myanmar	2	1	1	2
3	Malaysia	2	0	2	0

Knock-out Rounds (Women)

	Semi-finals				Final
	22 Oct
	Thailand	2
					23 Oct
	South Korea	0
					Thailand	2
	22 Oct
					Myanmar	0
	Myanmar	2
	Vietnam	0
					Third place
					23 Oct
					South Korea	2
					Vietnam	0