2018 Czech Open (table tennis)

The 2018 Czech Open was the tenth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. The event was organised by the Czech Table Tennis Association, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It took place from 23 to 26 August in Olomouc, Czech Republic.^[1]

2018 Czech Open

Tournament details
Dates	23–26 August 2018
Competitors	32S / 16D
Total prize money	US$160,000
Venue	OMEGA Sport Center
Location	Olomouc, Czech Republic
Champions
Men's singles	Zheng Peifeng
Women's singles	Kasumi Ishikawa
Men's doubles	Patrick Franziska Jonathan Groth
Women's doubles	Liu Gaoyang Zhang Rui

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Dimitrij Ovtcharov (quarterfinals)
2. Tomokazu Harimoto (semifinals)
3. Koki Niwa (first round)
4. Marcos Freitas (final)
5. Jonathan Groth (second round)
6. Mattias Falck (first round)
7. Ruwen Filus (first round)
8. Kristian Karlsson (first round)
9. Patrick Franziska (quarterfinals)
10. Vladimir Samsonov (second round)
11. Maharu Yoshimura (second round)
12. Kou Lei (first round)
13. Bastian Steger (quarterfinals)
14. Kirill Gerassimenko (second round)
15. Benedikt Duda (first round)
16. Pavel Širůček (first round)

Draw

Top half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	1	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	11	11	11	11
		Taku Takakiwa	7	8	9	6						1	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	11	9	11	11	11
		Park Gang-hyeon	5	11	11	11	11						Park Gang-hyeon	3	11	5	7	9
	12	Kou Lei	11	6	4	7	5																1	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	11	12	4	7	6
	15	Benedikt Duda	8	15	5	11	8	11	8															Liam Pitchford	13	10	11	11	11
		Zhang Yudong	11	13	11	6	11	7	11				Zhang Yudong	7	12	14	11	6	6	3
		Liam Pitchford	9	11	11	11	11						Liam Pitchford	11	10	12	7	11	11	11
	8	Kristian Karlsson	11	9	3	8	4																												Liam Pitchford	8	7	13	5	9
	7	Ruwen Filus	11	10	6	11	4	9																											Zheng Peifeng	11	11	11	11	11
		Ricardo Walther	5	12	11	8	11	11					Ricardo Walther	11	12	10	8	11	12	6
		Cédric Nuytinck	2	11	2	7	3					13	Bastian Steger	5	10	12	11	13	10	11
	13	Bastian Steger	11	7	11	11	11																13	Bastian Steger	9	5	11	11	5	4
	16	Pavel Širůček	7	13	11	11	6	6																Zheng Peifeng	11	11	9	7	11	11
		Zheng Peifeng	11	15	9	11	11						Zheng Peifeng	11	11	5	11	8	8	11
		Mizuki Oikawa	11	11	5	12	12						Mizuki Oikawa	5	3	11	3	11	11	4
	3	Koki Niwa	9	7	11	10	10

Bottom half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	4	Marcos Freitas	11	11	12	11
		Yuki Hirano	6	7	10	4						4	Marcos Freitas	11	11	11	11
		Viacheslav Burov	11	10	10	4	7					11	Maharu Yoshimura	9	6	9	8
	11	Maharu Yoshimura	8	12	12	11	11																4	Marcos Freitas	11	9	11	11	11
	14	Kirill Gerassimenko	12	11	5	11	11	12	11															Daniel Habesohn	6	11	6	6	3
		Kirill Skachkov	14	6	11	13	9	10	7			14	Kirill Gerassimenko	10	11	11	10	6
		Daniel Habesohn	11	7	3	11	11	6	11				Daniel Habesohn	12	8	13	12	11
	6	Mattias Falck	9	11	11	8	6	11	8																									4	Marcos Freitas	11	1	11	9	11	5	11
	5	Jonathan Groth	11	11	7	7	11	11																										2	Tomokazu Harimoto	5	11	8	11	8	11	6
		Jakub Dyjas	2	2	11	11	7	8				5	Jonathan Groth	9	11	7	3	11	9
		Tomislav Pucar	9	11	3	5	8					9	Patrick Franziska	11	6	11	11	9	11
	9	Patrick Franziska	11	9	11	11	11																9	Patrick Franziska	11	4	11	9	9	8
	10	Vladimir Samsonov	13	11	11	11	12																2	Tomokazu Harimoto	2	11	7	11	11	11
		Marek Badowski	15	5	7	7	10					10	Vladimir Samsonov	7	11	6	13	4	11	5
		Darko Jorgić	9	3	6	4						2	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	7	11	11	11	8	11
	2	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	11	11	11

Finals

	Semifinals											Final
	Liam Pitchford		8	7	13	5	9
	Zheng Peifeng		11	11	11	11	11						Zheng Peifeng	13	6	8	11	11	11
	4	Marcos Freitas	11	1	11	9	11	5	11			4	Marcos Freitas	11	11	11	7	8	6
	2	Tomokazu Harimoto	5	11	8	11	8	11	6

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Women's singles

Seeds

1. Kasumi Ishikawa (champion)
2. Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
3. Miu Hirano (quarterfinals)
4. Hitomi Sato (first round)
5. Hina Hayata (first round)
6. Sofia Polcanova (first round)
7. Saki Shibata (semifinals)
8. Elizabeta Samara (first round)
9. Honoka Hashimoto (second round)
10. Matilda Ekholm (second round)
11. Li Qian (second round)
12. Bernadette Szőcs (second round)
13. Georgina Póta (first round)
14. Han Ying (first round)
15. Hana Matelová (first round)
16. Dana Čechová (first round)

Draw

Top half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	1	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	11	11	9	6	11
		Kristin Lang	9	6	4	11	11	7				1	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	11	7	11	9	11
		Li Jia	4	6	11	7	11	7				9	Honoka Hashimoto	7	7	11	6	11	4
	9	Honoka Hashimoto	11	11	7	11	6	11															1	Kasumi Ishikawa	12	11	11	11	9	11
	10	Matilda Ekholm	11	14	11	11																		Adriana Diaz	14	5	7	6	11	5
		Yang Xiaoxin	6	12	6	5						10	Matilda Ekholm	5	5	4	11	11	11	5
		Adriana Diaz	11	11	7	8	11	11					Adriana Diaz	11	11	11	2	3	6	11
	6	Sofia Polcanova	6	9	11	11	7	7																										1	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	12	11	11	11
	7	Saki Shibata	8	12	9	11	11	6	11																									7	Saki Shibata	7	10	6	13	6
		Wu Yue	11	10	11	7	9	11	9			7	Saki Shibata	11	11	11	11
		Yumeno Soma	7	6	13	3	11	8				12	Bernadette Szőcs	7	5	8	9
	12	Bernadette Szőcs	11	11	11	11	9	11															7	Saki Shibata	11	12	12	7	8	4	11
	15	Hana Matelova	9	11	11	11	11	5	8														3	Miu Hirano	9	10	10	11	11	11	7
		Miyu Nagasaki	11	13	6	9	7	11	11				Miyu Nagasaki	5	9	10	5
		Mizuki Morizono	7	6	11	10	11	5				3	Miu Hirano	11	11	12	11
	3	Miu Hirano	11	11	6	12	6	11

Bottom half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	4	Hitomi Sato	7	11	11	8	7	4
		Sabine Winter	11	8	6	11	11	11					Sabine Winter	11	11	11	11
		Wang Yidi	6	9	11	11	1	10				11	Li Qian	9	2	6	8
	11	Li Qian	11	11	5	5	11	12																Sabine Winter	3	5	2	13	9
	14	Han Ying	11	11	10	7	11	6																Wu Yang	11	11	11	11	11
		Sun Mingyang	9	13	12	11	8	11					Sun Mingyang	8	7	3	9
		Wu Yang	11	11	11	12							Wu Yang	11	11	11	11
	5	Hina Hayata	9	6	9	10																													Wu Yang	11	4	6	0	0
	8	Elizabeta Samara	6	7	11	4	3																												Wen Jia	8	11	11	11	11	inj
		Wen Jia	11	11	9	11	11						Wen Jia	11	11	11	11
		Fu Yu	7	3	4	11	9						Fu Yu	1	6	9	3
	16	Dana Čechová	11	11	11	8	11																	Wen Jia	4	11	10	11	7	13	11
	13	Georgina Póta	11	14	6	4	7																2	Mima Ito	11	7	12	5	11	11	7
		Liu Gaoyang	8	16	11	11	11						Liu Gaoyang	9	11	8	9	5
		Zhang Rui	5	9	9	11	11	11	9			2	Mima Ito	11	4	11	11	11
	2	Mima Ito	11	11	11	9	7	9

Finals

	Semifinals											Final
	1	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	12	11	11	11
		Saki Shibata	7	10	6	13	6					1	Kasumi Ishikawa	8	11	11	7	11	13
	Wu Yang		11	4	6	0	0	inj					Wen Jia	11	8	4	11	6	11
	Wen Jia		8	11	11	11	11

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Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Patrick Franziska / Jonathan Groth (champions)
2. Ruwen Filus / Ricardo Walther (semifinals)
3. Nándor Ecseki / Ádám Szudi (quarterfinals)
4. Mattias Falck / Kristian Karlsson (final)
5. Tomokazu Harimoto / Yuto Kizukuri (quarterfinals)
6. Robert Gardos / Daniel Habesohn (first round)
7. Pavel Platonov / Vladimir Samsonov (first round)
8. Pavel Širůček / Tomáš Tregler (first round)

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Franziska / Groth	11	11	11	11
		Akkuzu / Seyfried	6	6	13	9				1	Franziska / Groth	8	11	13	11
		Devos / Pištej	7	6	11	8				5	Harimoto / Kizukuri	11	8	11	9
	5	Harimoto / Kizukuri	11	11	6	11													1	Franziska / Groth	11	11	11
	7	Platonov / Samsonov	9	8	11	11														Lind / Majoros	7	9	8
		Lind / Majoros	11	11	7	13					Lind / Majoros	11	11	2	11
		Sidorenko / Vlasov	8	7	6					3	Ecseki / Szudi	4	8	11	8
	3	Ecseki / Szudi	11	11	11																							1	Franziska / Groth	11	9	12	11
	4	Falck / Karlsson	12	11	11																							4	Falck / Karlsson	5	11	10	7
		Dyjas / Kotowski	10	3	6					4	Falck / Karlsson	11	11	11
		Cho / Kim	13	8	4	11	11				Cho / Kim	8	4	9
	8	Širůček / Tregler	11	11	11	5	7												4	Falck / Karlsson	11	11	12
	6	Gardos / Habesohn	5	11	11	7													2	Filus / Walther	7	8	10
		Badowski / Zatówka	11	13	8	11					Badowski / Zatówka	7	6	9
		Baek / Kim	2	11	11	5				2	Filus / Walther	11	11	11
	2	Filus / Walther	11	5	13	11

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Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Hina Hayata / Miu Hirano (semifinals)
2. Kasumi Ishikawa / Mima Ito (semifinals)
3. Matilda Ekholm / Georgina Póta (first round)
4. Barbora Balážová / Hana Matelová (first round)
5. Dóra Madarász / Szandra Pergel (first round)
6. Katarzyna Grzybowska-Franc / Natalia Partyka (first round)
7. Chen Ke / Wang Yidi (quarterfinals)
8. Elizabeta Samara / Bernadette Szőcs (quarterfinals)

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Hayata / Hirano	12	11	11
		Noskova / Polcanova	10	4	9					1	Hayata / Hirano	11	13	7	9	11
		Solja / Winter	6	11	10	6				7	Chen / Wang	3	11	11	11	5
	7	Chen / Wang	11	6	12	11													1	Hayata / Hirano	11	11	8	8
	6	Grzybowska / Partyka	9	11	7	6														Sun / Zeng	13	4	11	11
		De Nutte / Galic	11	8	11	11					De Nutte / Galic	11	7	7	15	7
		Sun / Zeng	6	8	11	11	13				Sun / Zeng	8	11	11	13	11
	3	Ekholm / Póta	11	11	7	9	11																						Sun / Zeng	6	11	2
	4	Balážová / Matelová	6	11	6	7																							Liu / Zhang	11	13	11
		Liu / Zhang	11	7	11	11					Liu / Zhang	10	11	11	11
		Li / Li	11	11	5	11					Li / Li	12	3	4	5
	5	Madarász / Pergel	8	4	11	7														Liu / Zhang	11	6	6	11	11
	8	Samara / Szőcs	11	11	11														2	Ishikawa / Ito	8	11	11	5	8
		Bergand / Bergstrom	8	7	3					8	Samara / Szőcs	10	5	3
		Guisnel / Loeuillette	6	12	2					2	Ishikawa / Ito	12	11	11
	2	Ishikawa / Ito	11	14	11

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