# 2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup

The 2019 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup (also known as the 2019 Lion ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a table tennis competition that took place from 5–7 April in Yokohama, Japan. The event was organised by the Japan Table Tennis Association (JTTA), under the authority of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU). It was the 32nd edition of the event, and the fourth time that it had been held in Japan.
Men's singles and women's singles events were held, and the three medallists in each event qualified automatically for the 2019 Men's and Women's World Cups.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's Singles details | Fan Zhendong | Ma Long | Koki Niwa |
| Women's Singles details | Zhu Yuling | Chen Meng | Kasumi Ishikawa |

## Qualification

In both the men's and women's singles events, the reigning Asian Champion and Asian Cup Champion have been invited to take part, along with the 10 highest-ranked Asian players in the January 2019 ITTF World Ranking. The final four places were awarded to regional representatives from Middle Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Asia. Qualification was subject to a maximum of two players from any association.
| Player | Qualification |
| Fan Zhendong (CHN) | 2018 Asian Cup & 2017 Asian Champion |
| Ma Long (CHN) | WR 12 |
| Tomokazu Harimoto (JPN) | WR 3 |
| Lee Sang-su (KOR) | WR 7 |
| Wong Chun Ting (HKG) | WR 8 |
| Koki Niwa (JPN) | WR 9 |
| Jang Woo-jin (KOR) | WR 11 |
| Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | WR 19 |
| Lin Yun-ju (TPE) | WR 28 |
| Sharath Kamal (IND) | WR 30 |
| Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (IND) | WR 31 |
| Kirill Gerassimenko (KAZ) | WR 43 |
| Nima Alamian (IRI) | Middle Asia Rep. (WR 67) |
| Imesh Ranasingha (SRI) | South Asia Rep. (WR 365) |
| Supanut Wisutmaythangkoon (THA) | Southeast Asia Rep. (WR 112) |
| Mohammed Abdulwahhab (QAT) | West Asia Rep. (WR 270) |
| Player | Qualification |
| Zhu Yuling (CHN) | 2018 Asian Cup Champion |
| Miu Hirano (JPN) | 2017 Asian Champion |
| Chen Meng (CHN) | WR 4 |
| Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) | WR 3 |
| Cheng I-ching (TPE) | WR 8 |
| Feng Tianwei (SGP) | WR 10 |
| Seo Hyo-won (KOR) | WR 11 |
| Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) | WR 14 |
| Jeon Ji-hee (KOR) | WR 18 |
| Chen Szu-yu (TPE) | WR 25 |
| Lee Ho Ching (HKG) | WR 28 |
| Suthasini Sawettabut (THA) | WR 34 |
| Manika Batra (IND) | South Asia Rep. (WR 51) |
| Mahshid Ashtari (IRI) | Middle Asia Rep. (WR 176) |
| Lin Ye (SGP) | Southeast Asia Rep. (WR 53) |
| Maha Faramarzi (QAT) | West Asia Rep. (WR 467) |

## Format

The first stage of both the men's and women's singles competitions consisted of four groups playing a round robin system, where each player played the other players in their group once. The top two players in Groups A, B and C qualified directly to the second stage. The third player from Groups A, B and C joined the winner of Group D in play-off matches to decide the final two places in the second stage.
The second stage consisted of a single knockout draw to decide the top eight positions.

## Men's singles
### Seeding

Players were seeded according to the April 2019 ITTF World Ranking.
* Fan Zhendong
* Tomokazu Harimoto
* Lee Sang-su
* Koki Niwa
* Jang Woo-jin
* Ma Long
* Wong Chun Ting
* Chuang Chih-yuan
* Lin Yun-ju
* Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
* Sharath Kamal
* Kirill Gerassimenko
* Nima Alamian
* Supanut Wisutmaythangkoon
* Mohammed Abdulwahhab
* Imesh Ranasingha

### Group stage

The group stage took place on 5 April.

#### Group A

| Pos. | Player | Fan | Wong | Gerassimenko | Jang | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Fan Zhendong | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Wong Chun Ting | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Kirill Gerassimenko | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Jang Woo-jin | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 3 | |

#### Group B

| Pos. | Player | Ma | Harimoto | Lin | Kamal | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Ma Long | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Tomokazu Harimoto | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 5 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Lin Yun-ju | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Sharath Kamal | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 3 | |

#### Group C

| Pos. | Player | Niwa | Lee | Gnanasekaran | Chuang | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Koki Niwa | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 5 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Lee Sang-su | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Chuang Chih-yuan | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 4 | |

#### Group D

| Pos. | Player | Wisutmaythangkoon | Alamian | Abdulwahhab | Ranasingha | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Supanut Wisutmaythangkoon | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 (w/o) | 6 | Advance to play-off |
| 2 | Nima Alamian | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 (w/o) | 5 | |
| 3 | Mohammed Abdulwahhab | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 (w/o) | 4 | |
| 4 | Imesh Ranasingha | 0–3 (w/o) | 0–3 (w/o) | 0–3 (w/o) | — | 3 | |

#### Play-offs

| Play-offs | Play-offs |
| Supanut Wisutmaythangkoon | 0 |
| Lin Yun-ju | 3 |
| Kirill Gerassimenko | 1 |
| Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | 3 |

### Main draw

The main draw took place on 6 and 7 April.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Fan Zhendong | Fan Zhendong | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lin Yun-ju | Lin Yun-ju | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | Fan Zhendong | Fan Zhendong | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tomokazu Harimoto | Tomokazu Harimoto | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | Tomokazu Harimoto | Tomokazu Harimoto | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Sang-su | Lee Sang-su | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | Fan Zhendong | Fan Zhendong | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
| Koki Niwa | Koki Niwa | 12 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | Ma Long | Ma Long | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| Wong Chun Ting | Wong Chun Ting | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Koki Niwa | Koki Niwa | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | Ma Long | Ma Long | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Ma Long | Ma Long | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tomokazu Harimoto | Tomokazu Harimoto | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Koki Niwa | Koki Niwa | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |

#### 5th-8th place play-off

| Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Lin Yun-ju | Lin Yun-ju | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Sang-su | Lee Sang-su | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Sang-su | Lee Sang-su | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | Lin Yun-ju | Lin Yun-ju | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | | | |
| Wong Chun Ting | Wong Chun Ting | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | | | |
| Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | | | | | | | | Lee Sang-su | Lee Sang-su | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | Wong Chun Ting | Wong Chun Ting | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 7 | |

## Women's singles
### Seeding

Players were seeded according to the April 2019 ITTF World Ranking.
* Zhu Yuling
* Chen Meng
* Kasumi Ishikawa
* Cheng I-ching
* Miu Hirano
* Feng Tianwei
* Suh Hyowon
* Doo Hoi Kem
* Jeon Ji-hee
* Chen Szu-yu
* Suthasini Sawettabut
* Lee Ho Ching
* Lin Ye
* Manika Batra
* Mahshid Ashtari
* Maha Faramarzi

### Group stage

The group stage took place on 5 April.

#### Group A

| Pos. | Player | Zhu | Doo | Hirano | Sawettabut | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Zhu Yuling | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Doo Hoi Kem | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Miu Hirano | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Suthasini Sawettabut | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3 | |

#### Group B

| Pos. | Player | Chen | Jeon | Cheng | Lee | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Chen Meng | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Jeon Ji-hee | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Cheng I-ching | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Lee Ho Ching | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3 | |

#### Group C

| Pos. | Player | Feng | Ishikawa | Chen | Suh | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Feng Tianwei | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6 | Advance to second stage |
| 2 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5 | Advance to second stage |
| 3 | Chen Szu-yu | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 4 | Advance to play-off |
| 4 | Suh Hyowon | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3 | |

#### Group D

| Pos. | Player | Lin | Ashtari | Batra | Faramarzi | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Lin Ye | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6 | Advance to play-off |
| 2 | Mahshid Ashtari | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Manika Batra | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Maha Faramarzi | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 3 | |

#### Play-offs

| Play-offs | Play-offs |
| Chen Szu-yu | 0 |
| Miu Hirano | 3 |
| Lin Ye | 0 |
| Cheng I-ching | 3 |

### Main draw

The main draw took place on 6 and 7 April.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Zhu Yuling | Zhu Yuling | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miu Hirano | Miu Hirano | 11 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | Zhu Yuling | Zhu Yuling | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeon Ji-hee | Jeon Ji-hee | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | Feng Tianwei | Feng Tianwei | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Feng Tianwei | Feng Tianwei | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Zhu Yuling | Zhu Yuling | 15 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | |
| Kasumi Ishikawa | Kasumi Ishikawa | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | Chen Meng | Chen Meng | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | |
| Doo Hoi Kem | Doo Hoi Kem | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | Kasumi Ishikawa | Kasumi Ishikawa | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 8 |
| Cheng I-ching | Cheng I-ching | | | | | | | Chen Meng | Chen Meng | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Chen Meng | Chen Meng | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Feng Tianwei | Feng Tianwei | 10 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 8 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kasumi Ishikawa | Kasumi Ishikawa | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | | |

#### 5th-8th place play-off

| Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Play-off | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Miu Hirano | Miu Hirano | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeon Ji-hee | Jeon Ji-hee | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeon Ji-hee | Jeon Ji-hee | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | Miu Hirano | Miu Hirano | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | Doo Hoi Kem | Doo Hoi Kem | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| Doo Hoi Kem | Doo Hoi Kem | w/o | | | | | Doo Hoi Kem | Doo Hoi Kem | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| Cheng I-ching | Cheng I-ching | | | | | | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | | | | | | Jeon Ji-hee | Jeon Ji-hee | w/o | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Cheng I-ching | Cheng I-ching | | | | | | | |