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
CityKuala Lumpur
Teams24 countries (from International Sepaktakraw confederations)
Venue(s)Titiwangsa Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsThailand
Runner-upMalaysia
Third placeMyanmar / Singapore
(next) 2017

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

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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

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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

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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

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Group A (men)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
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

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Group A (women)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Intentions to expand the ISTAF SuperSeries in Season Two". Sports Business Insider. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Malaysia Hosts First ISTAF Sepaktakraw World Cup". Malaysian Sports. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Vietnam takes silver in World Sepak Takraw Cup". Vietnam Breaking News.
  4. ^ "Thailand wins first Sepaktakraw WC". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  5. ^ "UFA secures another sepaktrakaw partnership". SportsPro. Retrieved 12 June 2013.