2024 ISTAF World Cup

The 2024 ISTAF World Cup is the fourth edition of the ISTAF World Cup, held from 18 to 26 May 2024 at the Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1][2][3][4] Twenty-one countries participated in the tournament.^[1]

2024 ISTAF World Cup
Piala Dunia ISTAF 2024

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	18–26 May 2024
Teams	21 countries (from International Sepaktakraw confederations)
Venue(s)	Titiwangsa Stadium
Final positions
Champions	MR-PM:  Malaysia MD-PM:  Malaysia MT-PM:  Thailand MR-D1:  Iran MD-D1:  Iran
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History

In February 2024, the president of the Sepaktakraw Association of Malaysia, Mohd Sumali Reduan, informed that 21 countries confirmed to join the tournament, 12 of which, namely Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, and the Philippines, was categorized for the Premier Division (PM), while the remaining 9 countries, including Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, France, Iran, Taiwan, Nepal, Pakistan, Germany, and Bangladesh, will compete in the Division 1 league (D1).^[1]

The open ceremony and the draw happened on March 6, 2024, at the Tun Dr Ismail Hall in the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur.^[1][5] Team event for the Division 1 league (MT-D1) and female category were excluded in this edition.^[1] A new world ranking calculation system, invented by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to determine countries qualified for the international multi-sport events, was introduced in the tournament.^[2][6]

Participating countries

Premier Division (PM) Group Double event (MD) Regu event (MR) Team event (MT) Group A  Japan  Brunei  Malaysia  Thailand  Vietnam  Indonesia  Indonesia  Vietnam  Singapore Group B  China  Vietnam  India  Malaysia  China  Brunei  India  Thailand  China Group C  Myanmar  Philippines  Indonesia  South Korea  Philippines  Singapore  Brunei  Japan  Malaysia Group D  Thailand  Singapore  South Korea  India  Japan  Myanmar  Myanmar  Philippines  South Korea

Division 1 (D1) Group Double event (MD) Regu event (MR) Group A  Bangladesh    Nepal  Chinese Taipei  Sri Lanka  Germany  France    Nepal  Iran Group B  Saudi Arabia  France  Iran  Germany  Pakistan  Bangladesh  Pakistan  Sri Lanka  Chinese Taipei  Saudi Arabia

Group stage

Premier division: Double event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H, Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	32	1.875	Final round
2	Japan (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	42	53	0.792
3	Brunei (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	43	60	0.717

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 12:00	Japan	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 15–10

19 May 18:30	Malaysia	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–3

20 May 21:30	Malaysia	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–11

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Vietnam (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	2	2.000	94	86	1.093	Final round
2	India (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	85	85	1.000
3	China (E)	2	0	2	0	2	4	0.500	74	82	0.902

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 12:00	Vietnam	2–1	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–17, 15–13, 15–8

19 May 14:00	India	2–1	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	7–15, 15–8, 15–13

20 May 20:00	Vietnam	2–1	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	17–16, 15–17, 17–15

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Myanmar (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	2	2.000	92	70	1.314	Final round
2	Indonesia (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	84	0.917
3	Philippines (E)	2	0	2	0	2	4	0.500	70	85	0.824

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 15:30	Myanmar	2–1	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 16–17, 15–6

19 May 14:00	Indonesia	1–2	Myanmar	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	9–15, 17–16, 12–15

20 May 14:00	Indonesia	2–1	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	7–15, 15–7, 17–16

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	62	42	1.476	Final round
2	South Korea (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	46	52	0.885
3	Singapore (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	49	62	0.790

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 14:00	Thailand	2–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 17–15

19 May 17:00	Thailand	2–0	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–6

20 May 15:30	South Korea	2–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–10

Premier division: Regu event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	53	1.132	Final round
2	Indonesia (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	48	50	0.960
3	Vietnam (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	35	60	0.583

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 20:00	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–8

19 May 21:30	Thailand	2–0	Indonesia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–11, 15–7

20 May 17:00	Indonesia	2–0	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–11

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H, Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	27	2.222	Final round
2	Brunei (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	44	50	0.880
3	China (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	33	60	0.550

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 21:30	Malaysia	2–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–6, 15–7

19 May 20:00	Malaysia	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–7

20 May 17:00	Brunei	2–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–9

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Philippines (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	75	1.027	Final round
2	Singapore (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	77	1.000
3	South Korea (E)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	76	78	0.974

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 18:30	Philippines	1–2	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	12–15, 15–8, 11–15

19 May 15:30	Singapore	2–1	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 15–11, 15–12

20 May 18:30	Philippines	2–1	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	9–15, 15–9, 15–13

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Myanmar (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	72	59	1.220	Final round
2	India (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	2	1.500	71	59	1.203
3	Japan (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	35	60	0.583

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 17:00	India	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–7

19 May 20:00	Myanmar	2–1	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 12–15, 15–13

20 May 18:30	Myanmar	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–6

Premier division: Team Regu event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Indonesia (Q)	2	2	0	6	10	3	3.333	189	143	1.322	Final round
2	Vietnam (Q)	2	1	1	3	7	7	1.000	190	182	1.044
3	Singapore (E)	2	0	2	0	3	10	0.300	137	191	0.717

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

23 May 09:00	Indonesia	2–1	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 15–8, 17–16 15–9, 15–10 12–15, 15–17

23 May 20:00	Indonesia	3–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–9 15–9, 15–8 15–11, 15–10

24 May 15:00	Vietnam	2–1	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	13–15, 15–17 15–9, 13–15, 15–12 15–11, 15–7

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (Q)	2	2	0	6	12	0	MAX	180	54	3.333	Final round
2	India (Q)	2	1	1	3	6	7	0.857	134	157	0.854
3	China (E)	2	0	2	0	1	12	0.083	97	200	0.485

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

23 May 09:00	Thailand	3–0	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–3, 15–3 15–7, 15–4 15–6, 15–2

23 May 20:00	India	3–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–4 15–4, 15–7 17–15, 16–17, 17–14

24 May 15:00	Thailand	3–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–5, 15–9 15–3, 15–3 15–5, 15–5

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H, Q)	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	90	45	2.000	Final round
2	Japan (Q)	2	1	1	3	4	3	1.333	99	84	1.179
3	Brunei (E)	2	0	2	0	3	10	0.300	129	189	0.683

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

23 May 15:00	Malaysia	3–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–11, 15–7 15–7, 15–9 15–6, 15–5

24 May 09:00	Brunei	1–2	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	8–15, 16–17 15–7, 17–16 17–14, 3–15, 8–15

24 May 20:00	Malaysia	3–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–13, 15–4 15–5, 15–5 15–5, 15–7

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	South Korea (Q)	2	2	0	6	11	3	3.667	195	150	1.300	Final round
2	Myanmar (Q)	2	1	1	3	9	7	1.286	216	199	1.085
3	Philippines (E)	2	0	2	0	2	12	0.167	142	204	0.696

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

23 May 15:00	Myanmar	3–0	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–10 9–15, 15–8, 15–8 15–12, 13–15, 17–15

24 May 09:00	Myanmar	1–2	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	11–15, 8–15 11–15, 15–8, 15–9 15–11, 16–17, 11–15

24 May 20:00	Philippines	0–3	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	11–15, 11–15 4–15, 6–15 8–15, 8–15

Division 1: Double event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei (Q)	3	3	0	9	6	1	6.000	105	81	1.296	Final round
2	Nepal (Q)	3	2	1	6	4	3	1.333	97	90	1.078
3	Bangladesh (E)	3	1	2	3	3	4	0.750	85	95	0.895
4	Sri Lanka (E)	3	0	3	0	1	6	0.167	68	105	0.648

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 14:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–13

18 May 15:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–12, 15–12

19 May 10:30	Nepal	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–6

19 May 10:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–11

20 May 09:00	Nepal	2–1	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 13–15, 15–7

20 May 09:00	Chinese Taipei	2–1	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–17, 15–8, 15–9

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran (Q)	4	4	0	12	8	1	8.000	130	78	1.667	Final round
2	Germany (Q)	4	3	1	9	6	1	6.000	120	108	1.111
3	Saudi Arabia (E)	4	2	2	6	4	4	1.000	50	89	0.562
4	France (E)	4	1	3	3	4	6	0.667	96	112	0.857
5	Pakistan (E)	4	0	4	0	0	8	0.000	68	122	0.557

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 17:00	Germany	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–10, 17–16

18 May 18:30	Iran	2–1	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 10–15, 15–11

19 May 12:00	Iran	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–5, 15–6

19 May 12:00	France	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	7–15, 12–15

20 May 10:30	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–1, 15–7

20 May 10:30	Germany	2–1	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	10–15, 15–10, 15–9

20 May 14:00	Germany	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–4, 17–14

20 May 15:30	Iran	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–8

21 May 09:00	France	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–6, 15–7

21 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	Germany	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–10

Division 1: Regu event

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran (Q)	3	3	0	9	6	0	MAX	90	43	2.093	Final round
2	Nepal (Q)	3	2	1	6	4	1	4.000	86	78	1.103
3	France (E)	3	1	2	3	3	4	0.750	71	90	0.789
4	Germany (E)	3	0	3	0	0	6	0.000	54	90	0.600

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	Germany	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–3

18 May 09:00	France	1–2	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–7, 7–15, 8–15

19 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–3, 15–8

19 May 09:00	Germany	0–2	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	8–15, 10–15

19 May 18:30	Germany	0–2	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 13–15

20 May 21:30	Iran	2–0	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–13

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei (Q)	4	4	0	12	8	0	MAX	120	53	2.264	Final round
2	Bangladesh (Q)	4	3	1	9	6	3	2.000	114	102	1.118
3	Sri Lanka (E)	4	2	2	6	4	4	1.000	94	102	0.922
4	Saudi Arabia (E)	4	1	3	3	3	6	0.500	101	115	0.878
5	Pakistan (E)	4	0	4	0	0	8	0.000	63	120	0.525

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 10:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–5

18 May 10:30	Sri Lanka	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–5

18 May 20:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–12, 15–8

18 May 21:30	Sri Lanka	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 15–11

19 May 15:30	Bangladesh	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	10–15, 15–10, 15–3

19 May 17:00	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–3

20 May 12:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	17–14, 15–10

20 May 12:00	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–10

20 May 21:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–4, 15–6

20 May 15:30	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–9

Finals

Premier division: Double event

Final round

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals                                     1A Malaysia 15 15 15 2 2D South Korea 11 17 8 1 1A Malaysia 15 17 2 Date: May 21, 10:30–12:00 1C Myanmar 10 16 0 1C Myanmar 15 15 2 2B India 8 13 0 1A Malaysia 17 15 2 1D Thailand 16 13 0 1B Vietnam 9 17 0 2C Indonesia 15 15 2 2C Indonesia 8 13 0 Date: May 21, 10:30–12:00 1D Thailand 15 15 2 2A Japan 10 11 0 1D Thailand 15 15 2

Winner Men's Double Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup Malaysia First title

Premier division: Regu event

Final round

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals                                     1A Thailand 15 15 2 2D India 7 10 0 1A Thailand 15 15 2 Date: May 21, 14:00–15:30 1C Philippines 4 8 0 1C Philippines 17 9 15 2 2B Brunei 16 15 2 1 1A Thailand 8 12 0 1B Malaysia 15 15 2 1B Malaysia 15 15 2 2C Singapore 7 9 0 1B Malaysia 15 15 2 Date: May 21, 14:00–15:30 1D Myanmar 3 11 0 2A Indonesia 13 16 0 1D Myanmar 15 17 2

Winner Men's Regu Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup Malaysia First title

Premier division: Team Regu event

Final round

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals                   1A Indonesia 2 2D Myanmar 0 1A Indonesia 0 Date: May 25 1C Malaysia 2 1C Malaysia 2 2B India 0 1C Malaysia 1 1B Thailand 2 1B Thailand 2 2C Japan 0 1B Thailand 2 Date: May 25 1D South Korea 0 2A Vietnam 1 1D South Korea 2

Winner Men's Team Regu Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup Thailand Third title

25 May 09:00	Indonesia	2–0	Myanmar	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–4 17–15, 15–6 –, –

25 May 09:00	Thailand	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–3, 15–10 15–7, 15–8 –, –

25 May 12:00	Malaysia	2–0	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–3, 15–11 15–5, 15–12 –, –

25 May 12:00	Vietnam	1–2	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	10–15, 9–15 15–12, 15–9 11–15, 6–15

25 May 20:00	Malaysia	2–0	Indonesia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–9 15–8, 15–7 –, –

25 May 20:00	Thailand	2–0	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–8, 15–9 15–5, 15–10 –, –

26 May 15:00	Malaysia	1–2	Thailand	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	9–15, 15–11, 15–13 8–15, 5–15 12–15, 12–15

Division 1: Double event

Final round

Semi-finals Semi-finals                         1A Chinese Taipei 10 17 15 2 2B Germany 15 14 12 1 1A Chinese Taipei 15 12 11 1 Date: May 21, 18:30 1B Iran 11 15 15 2 2A   Nepal 13 11 0 1B Iran 15 15 2

Winner Men's Double Division 1 2024 ISTAF World Cup Iran First title

Division 1: Regu event

Final round

Semi-finals Semi-finals                         1A Iran 15 15 2 2B Bangladesh 6 7 0 1A Iran 15 15 2 Date: May 21, 18:30 1B Chinese Taipei 9 10 0 2A   Nepal 11 15 12 1 1B Chinese Taipei 15 10 15 2

Winner Men's Regu Division 1 2024 ISTAF World Cup Iran First title