2018 Japan Open (table tennis)

The 2018 Japan Open was the sixth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It took place from 8–10 June in Kitakyushu, Japan.^[1]

2018 Japan Open

Tournament details
Dates	8–10 June 2018
Competitors	32S / 16D
Total prize money	US$170,000
Venue	Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium
Location	Kitakyushu, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Tomokazu Harimoto
Women's singles	Mima Ito
Men's doubles	Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su
Women's doubles	Gu Yuting Mu Zi
Mixed doubles	Liang Jingkun Chen Xingtong

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Timo Boll (semifinals)
2. Ma Long (quarterfinals)
3. Wong Chun Ting (first round)
4. Lee Sang-su (semifinals)
5. Koki Niwa (first round)
6. Tomokazu Harimoto (champion)
7. Simon Gauzy (second round)
8. Kenta Matsudaira (quarterfinals)
9. Chuang Chih-yuan (quarterfinals)
10. Kristian Karlsson (first round)
11. Jonathan Groth (first round)
12. Mattias Karlsson (second round)
13. Jin Ueda (quarterfinals)
14. Maharu Yoshimura (second round)
15. Jeong Sang-eun (first round)
16. Masaki Yoshida (first round)

Draw

Top half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	1	Timo Boll	13	12	11	11
		Yuta Tanaka	11	10	5	7						1	Timo Boll	11	11	11	11
		Zhou Kai	11	1	8	12	9					12	Mattias Karlsson	7	6	8	5
	12	Mattias Karlsson	5	11	11	14	11																1	Timo Boll	12	13	11	11	11
	10	Kristian Karlsson	10	11	5	7	12	7															8	Kenta Matsudaira	14	11	3	7	9
		Benedikt Duda	12	8	11	11	10	11					Benedikt Duda	8	11	9	12	6
		Hwang Min-ha	8	9	5	8						8	Kenta Matsudaira	11	7	11	14	11
	8	Kenta Matsudaira	11	11	11	11																												1	Timo Boll
	5	Koki Niwa	11	8	2	8	11	7																											Zhang Jike	w/o
		Kazuhiro Yoshimura	9	11	11	11	9	11					Kazuhiro Yoshimura	11	9	11	8	11	6	6
		Ho Kwan Kit	6	7	11	6	8					13	Jin Ueda	8	11	7	11	5	11	11
	13	Jin Ueda	11	11	7	11	11																13	Jin Ueda	11	7	11	11	11	7	7
	11	Jonathan Groth	11	10	6	7	8																	Zhang Jike	9	11	9	8	13	11	11
		Zhang Jike	7	12	11	11	11						Zhang Jike	8	11	2	11	11	2	15
		Liang Jingkun	8	11	11	11	14	11					Liang Jingkun	11	9	11	7	3	11	13
	3	Wong Chun Ting	11	13	8	7	12	3

Bottom half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	4	Lee Sang-su	11	11	13	11	11
		Lim Jong-hoon	7	8	11	13	5					4	Lee Sang-su	11	11	6	11	9	7	11
		Liao Cheng-ting	9	12	11	11	12	14					Liao Cheng-ting	8	8	11	6	11	11	6
	16	Masaki Yoshida	11	14	7	7	10	12															4	Lee Sang-su	11	8	9	3	11	11	11
	9	Chuang Chih-yuan	11	11	11	16																	9	Chuang Chih-yuan	3	11	11	11	8	5	4
		Álvaro Robles	3	9	8	14						9	Chuang Chih-yuan	11	9	7	11	11	11
		Jung Young-sik	9	9	11	5	11	11	4			7	Simon Gauzy	4	11	11	6	5	6
	7	Simon Gauzy	11	11	8	11	3	6	11																									4	Lee Sang-su	5	12	4	5	11	9
	6	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	11	11	11																												6	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	10	11	11	5	11
		Jang Woo-jin	9	8	3	6						6	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	11	12	11
		Zhou Yu	12	11	11	11							Zhou Yu	8	7	10	7
	15	Jeong Sang-eun	10	5	3	6																	6	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	11	11	3	2	11
	14	Maharu Yoshimura	12	15	11	3	11																2	Ma Long	8	9	7	11	11	6
		Tiago Apolónia	10	13	9	11	9					14	Maharu Yoshimura	10	1	4	4
		Chiang Hung-chieh	2	6	2	1						2	Ma Long	12	11	11	11
	2	Ma Long	11	11	11	11

Finals

	Semifinals											Final
	1	Timo Boll
		Zhang Jike	w/o										Zhang Jike	11	11	9	4	12	7	11
	4	Lee Sang-su	5	12	4	5	11	9				6	Tomokazu Harimoto	9	8	11	11	10	11	13
	6	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	10	11	11	5	11

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Women's singles

Seeds

1. Kasumi Ishikawa (quarterfinals)
2. Wang Manyu (final)
3. Mima Ito (champion)
4. Miu Hirano (quarterfinals)
5. Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
6. Chen Xingtong (semifinals)
7. Feng Tianwei (first round)
8. Liu Shiwen (semifinals)
9. Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
10. Hitomi Sato (second round)
11. Seo Hyo-won (second round)
12. Hina Hayata (second round)
13. Elizabeta Samara (first round)
14. Lee Ho Ching (second round)
15. Miyu Kato (second round)
16. Chen Szu-yu (second round)

Draw

Top half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	1	Kasumi Ishikawa	9	11	11	12	11
		Kim Ha-yeong	11	1	7	10	5					1	Kasumi Ishikawa	11	11	4	11	11
		Bernadette Szőcs	10	6	11	11	12	11					Bernadette Szőcs	6	9	11	1	7
	9	Doo Hoi Kem	12	11	6	4	10	6															1	Kasumi Ishikawa	3	4	12	11	7	9
	15	Miyu Kato	11	11	7	4	5	11	11														6	Chen Xingtong	11	11	10	9	11	11
		Miyuu Kihara	9	4	11	11	11	4	8			15	Miyu Kato	2	7	11	6	8
		Miyu Nagasaki	6	4	10	11	7					6	Chen Xingtong	11	11	6	11	11
	6	Chen Xingtong	11	11	12	9	11																											6	Chen Xingtong	11	11	11	9	9	7	7
	5	Cheng I-ching	11	9	11	11	11																											3	Mima Ito	8	9	6	11	11	11	11
		Lin Ye	7	11	9	8	2					5	Cheng I-ching	11	6	12	11	11
		Hu Limei	11	10	9	8	9					10	Hitomi Sato	7	11	10	5	8
	10	Hitomi Sato	8	12	11	11	11																5	Cheng I-ching	3	7	13	11	3	6
	11	Seo Hyo-won	11	11	15	6	12																3	Mima Ito	11	11	11	8	11	11
		Gu Yuting	7	7	13	11	10					11	Seo Hyo-won	7	7	2	4
		Yoo Eun-chong	7	10	6	9						3	Mima Ito	11	11	11	11
	3	Mima Ito	11	12	11	11

Bottom half

	First round											Second round											Quarterfinals											Semifinals
	4	Miu Hirano	11	10	11	11	11
		Yu Fu	7	12	7	9	7					4	Miu Hirano	11	9	11	11	11
		Minami Ando	11	12	11	11							Minami Ando	9	11	8	8	7
	13	Elizabeta Samara	3	10	8	6																	4	Miu Hirano	4	7	3	4
	16	Chen Szu-yu	10	11	11	11	11																8	Liu Shiwen	11	11	11	11
		Ma Wenting	12	5	1	8	8					16	Chen Szu-yu	4	11	7	3	7
		Britt Eerland	4	5	2	4						8	Liu Shiwen	11	7	11	11	11
	8	Liu Shiwen	11	11	11	11																												8	Liu Shiwen	7	11	10	11	6	6
	7	Feng Tianwei	11	11	11	3	4	7																										2	Wang Manyu	11	7	12	9	11	11
		Mu Zi	8	9	13	11	11	11					Mu Zi	12	6	9	11	11	11
		Zhou Yihan	3	14	4	6	5					12	Hina Hayata	10	11	11	5	8	7
	12	Hina Hayata	11	12	11	11	11																	Mu Zi	5	9	8	8
	14	Lee Ho Ching	11	11	11	11																	2	Wang Manyu	11	11	11	11
		Satsuki Odo	5	3	2	7						14	Lee Ho Ching	6	7	8	11	9
		Ng Wing Nam	7	7	6	7						2	Wang Manyu	11	11	11	7	11
	2	Wang Manyu	11	11	11	11

Finals

	Semifinals											Final
	6	Chen Xingtong	11	11	11	9	9	7	7
	3	Mima Ito	8	9	6	11	11	11	11			3	Mima Ito	11	12	8	11	6	12
	8	Liu Shiwen	7	11	10	11	6	6				2	Wang Manyu	7	10	11	7	11	10
	2	Wang Manyu	11	7	12	9	11	11

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Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (semifinals)
2. Jin Ueda / Maharu Yoshimura (first round)
3. Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su (champions)
4. Tomokazu Harimoto / Yuto Kizukuri (quarterfinals)
5. Kristian Karlsson / Mattias Karlsson (first round)
6. Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan (quarterfinals)
7. Lam Siu Hang / Ng Pak Nam (first round)
8. Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon (quarterfinals)

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Ho / Wong	11	11	11
		Puthikungasern / Verakultawan	1	2	6					1	Ho / Wong	11	7	9	11	11
		Sanglertsilpachai / Tantakool	11	6	2	11				6	Chen / Chuang	3	11	11	6	5
	6	Chen / Chuang	4	11	11	13													1	Ho / Wong	8	11	10	11	9
	8	Jang / Lim	11	11	11														3	Jung / Lee	11	8	12	9	11
		Panagitgun / Pankhaoyoy	4	5	7					8	Jang / Lim	10	10	8
		Robles / Szőcs	11	8	8	5				3	Jung / Lee	12	12	11
	3	Jung / Lee	7	11	11	11																						3	Jung / Lee	11	5	11	11
	4	Harimoto / Kizukuri	8	10	11	11	11																						Liang / Zhou	6	11	9	5
		Källberg / Pištej	11	12	5	6	6			4	Harimoto / Kizukuri	11	7	6	7
		Liang / Zhou	11	11	8	8	11				Liang / Zhou	9	11	11	11
	5	Karlsson / Karlsson	8	5	11	11	6													Liang / Zhou	11	11	11
	7	Lam / Ng	8	11	6	11	8													Liao / Lin	5	6	5
		Liao / Lin	11	8	11	6	11				Liao / Lin	5	11	12	11
		Duda / Qiu	11	7	11	5	11				Duda / Qiu	11	7	10	7
	2	Ueda / Yoshimura	9	11	9	11	9

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Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Hina Hayata / Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
2. Honoka Hashimoto / Hitomi Sato (first round)
3. Doo Hoi Kem / Lee Ho Ching (first round)
4. Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (semifinals)
5. Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie (quarterfinals)
6. Liu Shiwen / Wang Manyu (final)
7. Barbora Balážová / Hana Matelová (quarterfinals)
8. Elizabeta Samara / Bernadette Szőcs (quarterfinals)

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Hayata / Ito	11	11	11
		Choi / Yoo	7	7	7					1	Hayata / Ito	11	11	11	9	9
		Lin / Yu	3	6	11	11	8			6	Liu / Wang	5	13	9	11	11
	6	Liu / Wang	11	11	7	9	11												6	Liu / Wang	11	6	11	11
	8	Samara / Szőcs	11	11	11														4	Jeon / Yang	6	11	7	5
		Kola / Phomma	4	5	8					8	Samara / Szőcs	6	11	11	3
		Diaconu / Dragoman	8	4	7					4	Jeon / Yang	11	7	13	11
	4	Jeon / Yang	11	11	11																							6	Liu / Wang
	3	Doo / Lee	4	14	11	8																							Gu / Mu	w/o
		Cheng / Liu	11	16	9	11					Cheng / Liu	11	8	11	11	11
		Kihara / Nagasaki	11	9	8	8				5	Ng / Soo	4	11	13	9	5
	5	Ng / Soo	9	11	11	11														Cheng / Liu	4	4	11	4
	7	Balážová / Matelová	2	11	11	11														Gu / Mu	11	11	6	11
		Ho / Ma	11	4	4	7				7	Balážová / Matelová	12	2	15	2	7
		Gu / Mu	11	11	11						Gu / Mu	10	11	13	11	11
	2	Hashimoto / Sato	8	9	7

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Maharu Yoshimura / Kasumi Ishikawa (final)
2. Wong Chun Ting / Doo Hoi Kem (quarterfinals)
3. Chen Chien-an / Cheng I-ching (quarterfinals)
4. Ho Kwan Kit / Lee Ho Ching (semifinals)
5. Mattias Karlsson / Matilda Ekholm (first round)
6. Jang Woo-jin / Jeon Ji-hee (quarterfinals)
7. Lee Sang-su / Choi Hyo-joo (semifinals)
8. Liang Jingkun / Chen Xingtong (champions)

Draw

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Yoshimura / Ishikawa	11	11	11
		Chuang / Chen	5	3	7					1	Yoshimura / Ishikawa	11	3	11	11
		Gao / Yu	11	9	3	11	12			6	Jang / Jeon	1	11	7	6
	6	Jang / Jeon	4	11	11	7	14												1	Yoshimura / Ishikawa	11	11	11
	7	Lee / Choi	8	11	11	12	11												7	Lee / Choi	6	6	5
		Pištej / Balážová	11	13	8	10	8			7	Lee / Choi	11	11	7	11
		Yu / Wang	11	10	9	11	10			3	Chen / Cheng	9	3	11	8
	3	Chen / Cheng	9	12	11	8	12																					1	Yoshimura / Ishikawa	9	9	9
	4	Ho / Lee	9	6	11	11	11																					8	Liang / Chen	11	11	11
		Tanviriyavechakul / Sawettabut	11	11	8	9	8			4	Ho / Lee	15	11	11
		Harimoto / Hirano	11	11	11						Harimoto / Hirano	13	5	8
	5	Karlsson / Ekholm	7	6	6														4	Ho / Lee	11	9	6	7
	8	Liang / Chen	11	11	10	11													8	Liang / Chen	7	11	11	11
		Robles / Dvorak	7	6	12	3				8	Liang / Chen	11	10	11	8	11
		Szőcs / Szőcs	13	3	13					2	Wong / Doo	6	12	9	11	9
	2	Wong / Doo	15	11	15

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