2017 ITTF World Tour
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The Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour was the 22nd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.
Duration17 January 2017 – 17 December 2017
Edition22nd
Tournaments12 + Grand Finals
CategoriesWorld Tour Platinum (6)
World Tour (6)
Grand Finals (1)
World Tour (6)
Grand Finals (1)
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 17 January 2017 – 17 December 2017 |
| Edition | 22nd |
| Tournaments | 12 + Grand Finals |
| Categories | World Tour Platinum (6) World Tour (6) Grand Finals (1) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Men:  Dimitrij Ovtcharov (4)Women:  Chen Meng (3) |
| Points leader | Men: Dimitrij Ovtcharov (1,550) Women: Chen Meng (2,162) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The events for the 2017 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.[1][2][3]
On 12 January 2017 it was announced that Chinese shipping company Seamaster had agreed a four-year sponsorship deal with the ITTF World Tour.[4]
Schedule
Below is the schedule released by the ITTF:[5]
World Tour Platinum
World Tour
Grand Finals
| Tour | Event | Location | Venue | Date | Prize money (USD) |
Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | ||||||
| 1 |  Hungarian Open |
Budapest | SYMA Sports and Conference Centre | January 19 | January 22 | 120,000 | [6] |
| 2 |  India Open |
New Delhi | Thyagaraj Sports Complex | February 16 | February 19 | 150,000 | [7] |
| 3 |  Qatar Open |
Doha | Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena | February 23 | February 26 | 220,000 | [8] |
| 4 |  Korea Open |
Incheon | Namdong Gymnasium | April 20 | April 23 | 155,000 | [9] |
| 5 |  Japan Open |
Tokyo | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | June 16 | June 18 | 220,000 | [10] |
| 6 | China Open |
Chengdu | Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium | June 22 | June 25 | 220,000 | [11] |
| 7 |  Australian Open |
Gold Coast | Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre | July 4 | July 7 | 400,000 | [12] |
| 8 |  Bulgarian Open |
Panagyurishte | Arena Asarel | August 17 | August 20 | 130,000 | [13] |
| 9 |  Czech Open |
Olomouc | OMEGA Sport Center | August 24 | August 27 | 140,000 | [14] |
| 10 |  Austrian Open |
Linz | TipsArena Linz | September 19 | September 24 | 210,000 | [15] |
| 11 | German Open |
Magdeburg | GETEC Arena | November 10 | November 12 | 210,000 | [16] |
| 12 |  Swedish Open |
Stockholm | Eriksdalshallen | November 16 | November 19 | 130,000 | [17] |
| 13 |  Grand Finals |
Astana | "Daulet" Sports Complex | December 14 | December 17 | 1,000,000 | [18][19] |
Events
Winners
World Tour Platinum
| Event | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | U21 Men's singles | U21 Women's singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar Open |
Ma Long |
Chen Meng |
Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima |
Chen Meng Wang Manyu |
 Lam Siu Hang |
Doo Hoi Kem |
| Japan Open |
Ma Long |
Sun Yingsha |
Ma Long Xu Xin |
Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha |
Lim Jong-hoon |
Yuka Umemura |
| China Open |
Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
Ding Ning |
Jin Ueda Maharu Yoshimura |
Ding Ning Liu Shiwen |
Yuto Kizukuri |
Maki Shiomi |
| Australian Open |
 Vladimir Samsonov |
Chen Meng |
Jang Woo-jin Park Gang-hyeon |
Chen Meng Zhu Yuling |
Park Gang-hyeon |
Saki Shibata |
| Austrian Open |
Lin Gaoyuan |
Wang Manyu |
Koki Niwa Jin Ueda |
Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha |
Xue Fei |
Zhang Rui |
| German Open |
Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
Chen Meng |
Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su |
Hina Hayata Miu Hirano |
Xue Fei |
Chen Ke |
World Tour
| Event | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | U21 Men's singles | U21 Women's singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Open |
Yan An |
Chen Xingtong |
Fang Bo Zhou Yu |
Chen Xingtong Li Jiayi |
Kirill Gerassimenko |
 Zeng Jian |
| India Open |
Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
Sakura Mori |
Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima |
Matilda Ekholm Georgina Póta |
Asuka Sakai |
Sakura Mori |
| Korea Open |
Timo Boll |
Feng Tianwei |
Jang Woo-jin Jeong Sang-eun |
Shan Xiaona Petrissa Solja |
Lim Jong-hoon |
Minami Ando |
| Bulgarian Open |
Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
Kasumi Ishikawa |
Jin Ueda Maharu Yoshimura |
Kasumi Ishikawa Mima Ito |
Mizuki Oikawa |
Mizuki Morizono |
| Czech Open |
Tomokazu Harimoto |
Mima Ito |
Patrick Franziska Jonathan Groth |
Hina Hayata Mima Ito |
 Can Akkuzu |
 Adriana Díaz |
| Swedish Open |
Xu Xin |
Chen Xingtong |
Fan Zhendong Xu Xin |
Hina Hayata Mima Ito |
Park Gang-hyeon |
Zhang Rui |
Finals
World Tour Platinum
Qatar Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Ma Long |
Fan Zhendong |
4–2 (11–8, 11–8, 11–7, 5–11, 6–11, 11–4) |
| Women's singles | Chen Meng |
Wang Manyu |
4–1 (12–10, 11–9, 11–6, 2–11, 11–6) |
| Men's doubles | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima |
Kristian Karlsson Mattias Karlsson |
3–1 (9–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–9) |
| Women's doubles | Chen Meng Wang Manyu |
Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun |
3–1 (11–4, 11–6, 4–11, 11–6) |
Japan Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Ma Long |
Fan Zhendong |
4–1 (11–7, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–5) |
| Women's singles | Sun Yingsha |
Chen Meng |
4–3 (9–11, 11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–9, 11–8) |
| Men's doubles | Xu Xin Ma Long |
Koki Niwa Maharu Yoshimura |
3–0 (11–9, 11–3, 11–7) |
| Women's doubles | Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha |
Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun |
3–2 (10–12, 8–11 ,11–3 ,11–7, 11–6) |
China Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
Timo Boll |
4–3 (17–15, 7–11, 12–10, 11–9, 7–11, 6–11, 12–10) |
| Women's singles | Ding Ning |
Sun Yingsha |
4–1 (8–11, 11–9, 11–4, 11–7, 11–6) |
| Men's doubles | Jin Ueda Maharu Yoshimura |
Tomokazu Harimoto Yuto Kizukuri |
3–1 (12–10, 9–11, 11–8, 11–9) |
| Women's doubles | Ding Ning Liu Shiwen |
Chen Meng Zhu Yuling |
3–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–4, 12–10) |
Australian Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Vladimir Samsonov |
Simon Gauzy |
4–1 (11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–8, 11–8) |
| Women's singles | Chen Meng |
Wang Manyu |
4–2 (3–11, 12–10, 3–11, 12–10, 11–2, 11–7) |
| Men's doubles | Jang Woo-jin Park Gang-hyeon |
 Chen Chien-an Chiang Hung-chieh |
3–1 (11–2, 11–13, 11–5, 11–6) |
| Women's doubles | Chen Meng Zhu Yuling |
Chen Xingtong Wang Manyu |
3–0 (11–8, 11–9, 11–7) |
Austrian Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Gaoyuan |
Yan An |
4–1 (12–10, 11–9, 12–10, 10–12, 11–7) |
| Women's singles | Wang Manyu |
Gu Yuting |
4–0 (11–9, 12–10, 11–2, 11–9) |
| Men's doubles | Koki Niwa Jin Ueda |
Ruwen Filus Ricardo Walther |
3–1 (11–7, 9–11, 11–9, 11–8) |
| Women's doubles | Chen Xingtong Sun Yingsha |
Honoka Hashimoto Hitomi Sato |
3–2 (4–11, 11–7, 7–11, 12–10, 11–4) |
German Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
Timo Boll |
4–3 (9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 6–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–6) |
| Women's singles | Chen Meng |
Zhu Yuling |
4–3 (9–11, 8–11, 13–11, 9–11, 13–11, 11–9, 11–4) |
| Men's doubles | Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su |
Tomokazu Harimoto Yuto Kizukuri |
3–2 (8–11, 3–11, 11–5, 16–14, 11–6) |
| Women's doubles | Hina Hayata Miu Hirano |
Chen Szu-yu Cheng I-ching |
3–0 (11–7, 11–8, 11–9) |
World Tour
Hungarian Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Yan An |
Shang Kun |
4–2 (13–11, 6–11, 11–7, 11–6, 10–12, 11–8) |
| Women's singles | Chen Xingtong |
Wen Jia |
4–1 (13–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–9) |
| Men's doubles | Fang Bo Zhou Yu |
 Hugo Calderano Gustavo Tsuboi |
3–1 (11–6, 6–11, 11–8, 11–8) |
| Women's doubles | Chen Xingtong Li Jiayi |
Matilda Ekholm Georgina Póta |
3–1 (11–4, 11–6, 9–11, 11–8) |
India Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
Tomokazu Harimoto |
4–0 (11–6, 11–8, 11–4, 14–12) |
| Women's singles | Sakura Mori |
Matilda Ekholm |
4–3 (7–11, 11–5, 11–8, 12–10, 6–11, 8–11, 11–6) |
| Men's doubles | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima |
Ruwen Filus Ricardo Walther |
3–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–9) |
| Women's doubles | Matilda Ekholm Georgina Póta |
Doo Hoi Kem Lee Ho Ching |
3–2 (9–11, 11–3, 5–11, 14–12, 11–8) |
Korea Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Timo Boll |
Patrick Franziska |
4–0 (11–8, 12–10, 12–10, 11–6) |
| Women's singles | Feng Tianwei |
Kasumi Ishikawa |
4–2 (12–10, 6–11, 11–9, 5–11, 11–8, 11–9) |
| Men's doubles | Jang Woo-jin Jeong Sang-eun |
Patrick Franziska Jonathan Groth |
3–2 (11–9, 8–11, 12–10, 7–11, 12–10) |
| Women's doubles | Shan Xiaona Petrissa Solja |
Hina Hayata Mima Ito |
3–1 (11–4, 11–3, 3–11, 11–9) |
Bulgarian Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Dimitrij Ovtcharov |
Kenta Matsudaira |
4–1 (9–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–9, 11–9) |
| Women's singles | Kasumi Ishikawa |
Mima Ito |
4–0 (12–10, 11–4, 11–7, 11–5) |
| Men's doubles | Jin Ueda Maharu Yoshimura |
Soumyajit Ghosh Sathiyan Gnanasekaran |
3–2 (11–13, 11–7, 11–4, 6–11, 11–5) |
| Women's doubles | Kasumi Ishikawa Mima Ito |
Matilda Ekholm Georgina Póta |
3–1 (6–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–5) |
Czech Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Tomokazu Harimoto |
Timo Boll |
4–2 (11–3, 4–11, 8–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–9) |
| Women's singles | Mima Ito |
Kasumi Ishikawa |
4–1 (11–5, 15–13, 11–3, 9–11, 11–4) |
| Men's doubles | Patrick Franziska Jonathan Groth |
Jin Ueda Maharu Yoshimura |
3–1 (11–6, 8–11, 11–9, 11–8) |
| Women's doubles | Hina Hayata Mima Ito |
Matilda Ekholm Georgina Póta |
3–2 (11–5, 8–11, 8–11, 11–6, 11–8) |
Swedish Open
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Xu Xin |
Fan Zhendong |
4–1 (6–11, 11–7, 11–9, 11–6, 11–2) |
| Women's singles | Chen Xingtong |
Ding Ning |
4–3 (11–9, 15–13, 10–12, 11–6, 6–11, 6–11, 11–9) |
| Men's doubles | Fan Zhendong Xu Xin |
Ho Kwan Kit Wong Chun Ting |
3–1 (6–11, 11–5, 11–6, 11–8) |
| Women's doubles | Hina Hayata Mima Ito |
Chen Meng Zhu Yuling |
3–1 (11–8, 1–11, 11–9, 11–9) |
Standings
Singles
Points were accumulated during the singles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events.[3] The 15 men and 16 women who played in at least five events and accumulated the largest number of points were invited to play in the Grand Finals in Astana in December. Kazakhstan's Kirill Gerassimenko was also invited to take part in the men's singles event, to ensure that the host nation was represented.[20]
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Men's singles – final standings[21]
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Women's singles – final standings[22]
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Player met the qualification criteria for the Grand Finals and competed at the event
Player did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position
Doubles
Points were accumulated during the doubles tournaments at each of the twelve ITTF World Tour events.[3] The eight men's pairs and eight women's pairs who played in at least four events and accumulated the largest number of points, as a pair, were invited to play in the Grand Finals in Astana in December.[20]
Pair met the qualification criteria for the Grand Finals and competed at the event
Pair met the qualification criteria for the Grand Finals, but withdrew prior to the event
Pair did not qualify for the Grand Finals, either due to not meeting the qualification criteria or not finishing in a high enough position
Grand Finals
The 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 14–17 December 2017.[18]
ITTF Challenge Series
In addition to the twelve ITTF World Tour events, eleven ITTF Challenge Series events also took place in 2017. These events were held in Belarus, Thailand, Chile, Slovenia, Croatia, Brazil, North Korea, Nigeria, Poland, Belgium and Spain.[25] For the first time, the Challenge Series did not form part of the main ITTF World Tour.[26]