The Korea Open is an annual table tennis tournament in South Korea. It is organised by the Korea Table Tennis Association, under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), and is currently one of six top-tier Platinum events on the ITTF World Tour.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Event name | Korea Open |
| Tour | ITTF World Tour |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Location | Daejeon (2018) |
| Venue | Chungmu Sports Arena (2018) |
| Category | World Tour Platinum |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | US$266,000 (2018) |
| Current champions (2018) | |
| Men's singles |  Jang Woo-jin |
| Women's singles |  Zhu Yuling |
| Men's doubles | Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon |
| Women's doubles | Chen Meng Ding Ning |
History edit
The tournament was first held in 1980, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule (former ITTF Pro Tour) every year since 2001.
China's Xu Xin currently holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with four, while Singapore's Feng Tianwei holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, also with three.[2]
Champions edit
1980–2017 edit
- ) was called Seoul Open
- ) was the final tournament of the Grand Prix series, called Seoul Grand Prix
2018–present edit
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[4] | Jang Woo-jin
|
Zhu Yuling
|
Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon
|
Chen Meng Ding Ning
|
Jang Woo-jin Cha Hyo Sim
|
| 2019 | Xu Xin
|
Chen Meng
|
Fan Zhendong Xu Xin
|
Chen Meng Wang Manyu
|
 Wong Chun Ting Doo Hoi Kem
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2018 Korea Open / Prospectus" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "ITTF Stats / World Tour Data". ITTF. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour, Korea Open". ITTF. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, Korea Open". ITTF. Retrieved 5 June 2018.