# 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.
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.
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.

## 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 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 23 July | 23 July | | | | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | 23 July | 23 July | | | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | Malaysia | 3 | | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | Malaysia | 3 | | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | Philippines | 0 | | | | |
| Philippines | 3 | Philippines | 0 | | | | |
| Philippines | 3 | | | | 24 July | 24 July | | |
| Brunei | 2 | | | | 24 July | 24 July | |
| Brunei | 2 | | | | Malaysia | 3 | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | | Malaysia | 3 | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | Singapore | 0 | |
| Singapore | 3 | | | | Singapore | 0 | |
| Singapore | 3 | 23 July | 23 July | | | | | |
| United States | 2 | 23 July | 23 July | | | | |
| United States | 2 | Singapore | 3 | | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | Singapore | 3 | | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | India | 2 | | | | |
| Vietnam | 1 | India | 2 | | | | |
| Vietnam | 1 | | | | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| India | 3 | | | | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| India | 3 | | | | | | | Malaysia | 0 |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | | | | | Malaysia | 0 |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 23 July | 23 July | | | | | | |
| Iran | 0 | 23 July | 23 July | | | | | | |
| Iran | 0 | Thailand | 3 | | | | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | Thailand | 3 | | | | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | 3 | Indonesia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Indonesia | 3 | | | | 24 July | 24 July | | | | |
| Laos | 2 | | | | 24 July | 24 July | | | |
| Laos | 2 | | | | Thailand | 3 | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | | Thailand | 3 | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | Myanmar | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Japan | 0 | | | | Myanmar | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Japan | 0 | 23 July | 23 July | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | 23 July | 23 July | | | | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 0 | | | | | - | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | South Korea | 0 | | | | | - | |
| 23 July | 23 July | Myanmar | 3 | | | | | - | |
| Germany | 0 | Myanmar | 3 | | | | | - | |
| 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | 24 July | 24 July | | |
| Cambodia | 0 | 24 July | 24 July | |
| Cambodia | 0 | Malaysia | 1 | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | Malaysia | 1 | |
| 23 July | 23 July | Vietnam | 3 | |
| Myanmar | 0 | Vietnam | 3 | |
| Myanmar | 0 | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Vietnam | 3 | | | | 24 July | 24 July |
| Vietnam | 3 | | | | Vietnam | 0 |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | | Vietnam | 0 |
| 23 July | 23 July | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | Thailand | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 24 July | 24 July | | | |
| South Korea | 0 | 24 July | 24 July | | | |
| South Korea | 0 | Thailand | 3 | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | | Thailand | 3 | | | |
| 23 July | 23 July | China | 0 | |
| India | 0 | China | 0 | |
| China | 3 | | | |

## Broadcast and media

Internationally, the ISTAF World Cup 2011 was broadcast throughout 68 countries across the seven continents:
| Region | Country | Region | Country | Region | Country |
| South-East Asia | Brunei | Western & Northern Europe | Austria | Central & Eastern Europe | Albania |
| South-East Asia | Cambodia | Western & Northern Europe | Belgium | Central & Eastern Europe | Armenia |
| South-East Asia | Indonesia | Western & Northern Europe | Denmark | Central & Eastern Europe | Azerbaijan |
| South-East Asia | Malaysia | Western & Northern Europe | Finland | Central & Eastern Europe | Belarus |
| South-East Asia | Myanmar | Western & Northern Europe | France | Central & Eastern Europe | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| South-East Asia | Philippines | Western & Northern Europe | Germany | Central & Eastern Europe | Bulgaria |
| South-East Asia | Singapore | Western & Northern Europe | Ireland | Central & Eastern Europe | Croatia |
| South-East Asia | Thailand | Western & Northern Europe | Iceland | Central & Eastern Europe | Czech Republic |
| South-East Asia | Vietnam | Western & Northern Europe | Luxemburg | Central & Eastern Europe | Estonia |
| East & South Asia | China | Western & Northern Europe | Netherlands | Central & Eastern Europe | Georgia |
| East & South Asia | Hong Kong | Western & Northern Europe | Norway | Central & Eastern Europe | Hungary |
| East & South Asia | Taiwan | Western & Northern Europe | Sweden | Central & Eastern Europe | Kazakhstan |
| East & South Asia | Mongolia | Western & Northern Europe | Switzerland | Central & Eastern Europe | Latvia |
| East & South Asia | Korea | Western & Northern Europe | United Kingdom | Central & Eastern Europe | Lithuania |
| East & South Asia | Sri Lanka | Southern Europe | Cyprus | Central & Eastern Europe | Macedonia |
| Oceania | Australia | Southern Europe | Greece | Central & Eastern Europe | Maldova |
| Oceania | New Zealand | Southern Europe | Italy | Central & Eastern Europe | Montenegro |
| Oceania | Fiji | Southern Europe | Lebanon | Central & Eastern Europe | Poland |
| Oceania | Papua New Guinea | Southern Europe | Malta | Central & Eastern Europe | Romania |
| Oceania | Tonga | Southern Europe | Portugal | Central & Eastern Europe | Russia |
| North America | USA | Southern Europe | Spain | Central & Eastern Europe | Serbia |
| South America | Brazil | Southern Europe | Turkey | Central & Eastern Europe | Slovak Republic |
| - | - | Southern Europe | Israel | Central & Eastern Europe | Slovenia |
| - | - | - | - | Central & Eastern Europe | Ukraine |