2011 ISTAF World Cup

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]

2011 ISTAF World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Malaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Teams36
Venue(s)Titiwangsa Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsThailand
Runner-upMalaysia
Third placeMyanmar / Singapore
(next) 2017

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

Participating countries (men)
Host
 Malaysia
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
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-
Participating countries (women)
Host
 Malaysia
Group A Group B Group C Group D
 China (Seed) Myanmar (Seed) Vietnam (Seed) Thailand (Seed)
 Indonesia South Korea Philippines Cambodia
- Japan India Pakistan

Men's results

Group A (men)

Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Thailand2206
2 Philippines2113
3 Bangladesh2020
21 July 2011
 Thailand3-0 Philippines
 Philippines3-0 Bangladesh
22 July 2011
 Bangladesh0-3 Thailand

Group B (men)

Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Vietnam2206
2 Iran2114
3 China2020
21 July 2011
 Vietnam3-1 Iran
 Iran3-0 China
22 July 2011
 China0-3 Vietnam

Group C (men)

Group C
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Brunei2206
2 Japan2114
3 Australia2020
21 July 2011
 Australia0-3 Brunei
 Brunei3-1 Japan
22 July 2011
 Japan3-0 Australia

Group D (men)

Group D
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Singapore2206
2 Germany2113
3 Sri Lanka2020
21 July 2011
 Singapore3-0 Germany
 Germany3-0 Sri Lanka
22 July 2011
 Sri Lanka0-3 Singapore

Group E (men)

Group E
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Myanmar2206
2 Chinese Taipei2113
3 France2022
21 July 2011
 Myanmar3-0 Chinese Taipei
22 July 2011
 France0-3 Myanmar
 Chinese Taipei3-2 France

Group F (men)

Group F
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Indonesia2206
2 United States2113
3  Switzerland2020
21 July 2011
  Switzerland0-3 United States
22 July 2011
 United States0-3 Indonesia
 Indonesia3-0  Switzerland

Group G (men)

Group G
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 South Korea2206
2 India2113
3 Cambodia2020
21 July 2011
 Cambodia0-3 South Korea
22 July 2011
 India3-0 Cambodia
 South Korea3-0 India

Group H (men)

Group H
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Laos2206
2 Pakistan2020
21 July 2011
 Laos3-0 Pakistan
22 July 2011
 Pakistan0-3 Laos

Knock-out rounds (men)

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
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

Group A (women)

Group A
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 China2206
2 Indonesia2021
21 July 2011
 Indonesia1-3 China
22 July 2011
 China3-0 Indonesia

Group B (women)

Group B
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Myanmar2114
2 South Korea2113
3 Japan2113
21 July 2011
 Japan0-3 Myanmar
 South Korea0-3 Japan
22 July 2011
 Myanmar1-3 South Korea

Group C (women)

Group C
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 India2206
2 Vietnam2115
3 Philippines2021
21 July 2011
 Vietnam3-0 Philippines
22 July 2011
 Philippines1-3 India
 India3-2 Vietnam

Group D (women)

Group D
Rank Country Games
played
Win Lost Pts
1 Thailand2206
2 Cambodia2113
3 Pakistan2020
21 July 2011
 Cambodia3-0 Pakistan
 Pakistan0-3 Thailand
22 July 2011
 Thailand3-0 Cambodia

Knock-out rounds (women)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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

Internationally, the ISTAF World Cup 2011 was broadcast throughout 68 countries across the seven continents:[5]

Region Country Region Country Region Country
South-East AsiaBruneiWestern & Northern EuropeAustriaCentral & Eastern EuropeAlbania
CambodiaBelgiumArmenia
IndonesiaDenmarkAzerbaijan
MalaysiaFinlandBelarus
MyanmarFranceBosnia-Herzegovina
PhilippinesGermanyBulgaria
SingaporeIrelandCroatia
ThailandIcelandCzech Republic
VietnamLuxemburgEstonia
East & South AsiaChinaNetherlandsGeorgia
Hong KongNorwayHungary
TaiwanSwedenKazakhstan
MongoliaSwitzerlandLatvia
KoreaUnited KingdomLithuania
Sri LankaSouthern EuropeCyprusMacedonia
OceaniaAustraliaGreeceMaldova
New ZealandItalyMontenegro
FijiLebanonPoland
Papua New GuineaMaltaRomania
TongaPortugalRussia
North AmericaUSASpainSerbia
South AmericaBrazilTurkeySlovak Republic
--IsraelSlovenia
----Ukraine

References

  1. "Intentions to expand the ISTAF SuperSeries in Season Two". Sports Business Insider. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. "Malaysia Hosts First ISTAF Sepaktakraw World Cup". Malaysian Sports. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. "Vietnam takes silver in World Sepak Takraw Cup". Vietnam Breaking News.
  4. "Thailand wins first Sepaktakraw WC". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  5. "UFA secures another sepaktrakaw partnership". SportsPro. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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