2011 ISTAF World Cup
| File:2011 ISTAF World Cup logo.png | |||
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg 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 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] 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
The 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
The 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
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| Participating countries (women) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | |||
| File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia | |||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (Seed) | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (Seed) | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (Seed) | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (Seed) |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia |
| - | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | File:Flag of India.svg India | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
Men's results
Group A (men)
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group B (men)
| Group B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group C (men)
| Group C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group D (men)
| Group D | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group E (men)
| Group E | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Group F (men)
| Group F | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group G (men)
| Group G | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group H (men)
| Group H | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 3-0 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 0-3 | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos |
Knock-out rounds (men)
Women's results
Group A (women)
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Group B (women)
| Group B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 July 2011 | ||
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 0-3 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar |
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 0-3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| 22 July 2011 | ||
| File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 1-3 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
Group C (women)
| Group C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Group D (women)
| Group D | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Country | Games played |
Win | Lost | Pts |
| 1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Knock-out rounds (women)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia | 1 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 3 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 3 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 July | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of India.svg India | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 3 | |||||||||
Broadcast and media
Internationally, 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
- ↑ "Intentions to expand the ISTAF SuperSeries in Season Two". Sports Business Insider. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "Malaysia Hosts First ISTAF Sepaktakraw World Cup". Malaysian Sports. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "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.