# 2018 Qatar Open (table tennis)

The 2018 Qatar Open was the second event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It was the first of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 8–11 March in Doha, Qatar.

## Men's singles
### Seeds

* Fan Zhendong (champion)
* Timo Boll (second round)
* Lin Gaoyuan (semifinals)
* Xu Xin (semifinals)
* Koki Niwa (first round)
* Wong Chun Ting (quarterfinals)
* Simon Gauzy (first round)
* Tomokazu Harimoto (quarterfinals)
* Marcos Freitas (first round)
* Chuang Chih-yuan (first round)
* Jun Mizutani (second round)
* Lee Sang-su (second round)
* Hugo Calderano (final)
* Omar Assar (first round)
* Yuya Oshima (first round)
* Li Ping (first round)

### Draw
#### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maharu Yoshimura | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 11 | | 1 | Fan Zhendong | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Franziska | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | Jun Mizutani | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jun Mizutani | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | 1 | Fan Zhendong | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Li Ping | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Jonathan Groth | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Groth | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | Jonathan Groth | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Achanta Sharath Kamal | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | Achanta Sharath Kamal | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Koki Niwa | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fan Zhendong | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | Simon Gauzy | 3 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Xu Xin | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| | Mattias Karlsson | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | Mattias Karlsson | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhou Yu | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | Zhou Yu | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Omar Assar | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Zhou Yu | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Lee Sang-su | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | 4 | Xu Xin | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Bastian Steger | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Lee Sang-su | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tiago Apolónia | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | | 4 | Xu Xin | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Xu Xin | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noshad Alamian | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fang Bo | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | Fang Bo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Chuang Chih-yuan | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marcos Freitas | 8 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wong Chun Ting | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Kou Lei | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 | | | Kou Lei | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Benedikt Duda | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | Wong Chun Ting | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Wong Chun Ting | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Tomokazu Harimoto | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Hugo Calderano | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Mihai Bobocica | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | | 8 | Tomokazu Harimoto | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | 6 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | Sathiyan Gnanasekaran | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Yuya Oshima | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tomokazu Harimoto | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Hugo Calderano | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Hugo Calderano | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Lim Jong-hoon | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 5 | | | 13 | Hugo Calderano | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lin Yun-ju | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | 2 | Timo Boll | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Timo Boll | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Fan Zhendong | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Xu Xin | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | Fan Zhendong | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Lin Gaoyuan | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | | 13 | Hugo Calderano | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| 13 | Hugo Calderano | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |

## Women's singles
### Seeds

* Chen Meng (semifinals)
* Zhu Yuling (first round)
* Feng Tianwei (second round)
* Kasumi Ishikawa (semifinals)
* Wang Manyu (final)
* Mima Ito (first round)
* Miu Hirano (quarterfinals)
* Cheng I-ching (second round)
* Doo Hoi Kem (first round)
* Chen Szu-yu (first round)
* Chen Xingtong (second round)
* Lee Ho Ching (second round)
* Hina Hayata (second round)
* Miyu Kato (second round)
* Sakura Mori (first round)
* Seo Hyo-won (first round)

### Draw
#### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Chen Meng | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yang Xiaoxin | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | | 1 | Chen Meng | 11 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ding Ning | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | Ding Ning | 8 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Seo Hyo-won | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chen Meng | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Lee Ho Ching | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Wang Yidi | 10 | 8 | 16 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Saki Shibata | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | | 12 | Lee Ho Ching | 8 | 13 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wang Yidi | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | Wang Yidi | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mima Ito | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Chen Meng | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Wang Manyu | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wang Manyu | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| | Che Xiaoxi | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | 5 | Wang Manyu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Honoka Hashimoto | 8 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14 | Miyu Kato | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Miyu Kato | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wang Manyu | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Doo Hoi Kem | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun Yingsha | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Sun Yingsha | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | Sun Yingsha | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yoo Eun-chong | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | | | 3 | Feng Tianwei | 11 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Feng Tianwei | 8 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 4 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Fu | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | | | 4 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miyu Nagasaki | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | Miyu Nagasaki | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Sakura Mori | 13 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 9 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Hina Hayata | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Miu Hirano | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Zeng Jian | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | 13 | Hina Hayata | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Ke | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | | | 7 | Miu Hirano | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Miu Hirano | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | Cheng I-ching | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liu Shiwen | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Bernadette Szőcs | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | | 8 | Cheng I-ching | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hitomi Sato | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | Hitomi Sato | 11 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Chen Szu-yu | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | Hitomi Sato | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Chen Xingtong | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Liu Shiwen | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Rui | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | 11 | Chen Xingtong | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Shiwen | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | Liu Shiwen | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Zhu Yuling | 14 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Chen Meng | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wang Manyu | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | Wang Manyu | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Kasumi Ishikawa | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | | Liu Shiwen | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Liu Shiwen | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |

## Men's doubles
### Seeds

* Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (first round)
* Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin (champions)
* Patrick Franziska / Jonathan Groth (quarterfinals)
* Tomokazu Harimoto / Masataka Morizono (first round)
* Kristian Karlsson / Mattias Karlsson (first round)
* Ruwen Filus / Ricardo Walther (quarterfinals)
* Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su (semifinals)
* Mohammed Abdulwahhab / Abdulrahman Al-Naggar (first round)

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ho / Wong | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fang / Lin | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | | | Fang / Lin | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Achanta / Gnanasekaran | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | | Achanta / Gnanasekaran | 12 | 10 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K. Karlsson / M. Karlsson | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Fang / Lin | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Filus / Walther | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | Mizutani / Oshima | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | Kou / Nuytinck | 9 | 3 | 10 | | | 6 | Filus / Walther | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mizutani / Oshima | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Mizutani / Oshima | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Harimoto / Morizono | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mizutani / Oshima | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Franziska / Groth | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fan / Xu | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| | Calderano / Gauzy | 4 | 7 | 9 | | | 3 | Franziska / Groth | 2 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen / Chuang | 7 | 5 | 8 | | | 7 | Jung / Lee | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jung / Lee | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jung / Lee | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Abdulwahhab / Al-Naggar | 4 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fan / Xu | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Gardos / Habesohn | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Gardos / Habesohn | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lam / Ng | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Fan / Xu | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Fan / Xu | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's doubles
### Seeds

* Honoka Hashimoto / Hitomi Sato (semifinals)
* Doo Hoi Kem / Lee Ho Ching (semifinals)
* Jeon Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun (quarterfinals)
* Chen Xingtong / Sun Yingsha (final)
* Miu Hirano / Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
* Ng Wing Nam / Soo Wai Yam Minnie (first round)
* Manika Batra / Mouma Das (quarterfinals)
* Chen Ke / Wang Manyu (champions)

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Hashimoto / Sato | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Choi / Kim | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | Hashimoto / Sato | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Feng / Yu | 13 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | Feng / Yu | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ng / Soo | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | 1 | Hashimoto / Sato | 7 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Chen / Wang | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Chen / Wang | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | |
| | Noskova / Polcanova | 7 | 7 | 12 | 5 | | 8 | Chen / Wang | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J. Sawettabut / S. Sawettabut | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | Jeon / Yang | 6 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Jeon / Yang | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Chen / Wang | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | Chen / Sun | 6 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chen / Sun | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| | Samara / Szőcs | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | Chen / Sun | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ekholm / Li | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | | 5 | Hirano / Ito | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hirano / Ito | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chen / Sun | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Batra / Das | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Doo / Lee | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Khetkhuan / Mynářová | 13 | 9 | 3 | | | 7 | Batra / Das | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Balážová / Matelová | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | 2 | Doo / Lee | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Doo / Lee | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |