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
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 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	Thailand	2	2	0	6
2	Philippines	2	1	1	3
3	Bangladesh	2	0	2	0

21 July 2011
Thailand	3-0	Philippines
Philippines	3-0	Bangladesh
22 July 2011
Bangladesh	0-3	Thailand

Group B (men)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Vietnam	2	2	0	6
2	Iran	2	1	1	4
3	China	2	0	2	0

21 July 2011
Vietnam	3-1	Iran
Iran	3-0	China
22 July 2011
China	0-3	Vietnam

Group C (men)

Group C
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Brunei	2	2	0	6
2	Japan	2	1	1	4
3	Australia	2	0	2	0

21 July 2011
Australia	0-3	Brunei
Brunei	3-1	Japan
22 July 2011
Japan	3-0	Australia

Group D (men)

Group D
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Singapore	2	2	0	6
2	Germany	2	1	1	3
3	Sri Lanka	2	0	2	0

21 July 2011
Singapore	3-0	Germany
Germany	3-0	Sri Lanka
22 July 2011
Sri Lanka	0-3	Singapore

Group E (men)

Group E
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Myanmar	2	2	0	6
2	Chinese Taipei	2	1	1	3
3	France	2	0	2	2

21 July 2011
Myanmar	3-0	Chinese Taipei
22 July 2011
France	0-3	Myanmar
Chinese Taipei	3-2	France

Group F (men)

Group F
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Indonesia	2	2	0	6
2	United States	2	1	1	3
3	Switzerland	2	0	2	0

21 July 2011
Switzerland	0-3	United States
22 July 2011
United States	0-3	Indonesia
Indonesia	3-0	Switzerland

Group G (men)

Group G
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	South Korea	2	2	0	6
2	India	2	1	1	3
3	Cambodia	2	0	2	0

21 July 2011
Cambodia	0-3	South Korea
22 July 2011
India	3-0	Cambodia
South Korea	3-0	India

Group H (men)

Group H
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Laos	2	2	0	6
2	Pakistan	2	0	2	0

21 July 2011
Laos	3-0	Pakistan
22 July 2011
Pakistan	0-3	Laos

Knock-out rounds (men)

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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	China	2	2	0	6
2	Indonesia	2	0	2	1

21 July 2011
Indonesia	1-3	China
22 July 2011
China	3-0	Indonesia

Group B (women)

Group B
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Myanmar	2	1	1	4
2	South Korea	2	1	1	3
3	Japan	2	1	1	3

21 July 2011
Japan	0-3	Myanmar
South Korea	0-3	Japan
22 July 2011
Myanmar	1-3	South Korea

Group C (women)

Group C
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	India	2	2	0	6
2	Vietnam	2	1	1	5
3	Philippines	2	0	2	1

21 July 2011
Vietnam	3-0	Philippines
22 July 2011
Philippines	1-3	India
India	3-2	Vietnam

Group D (women)

Group D
Rank	Country	Games played	Win	Lost	Pts
1	Thailand	2	2	0	6
2	Cambodia	2	1	1	3
3	Pakistan	2	0	2	0

21 July 2011
Cambodia	3-0	Pakistan
Pakistan	0-3	Thailand
22 July 2011
Thailand	3-0	Cambodia

Knock-out rounds (women)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	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 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