2018 ITTF World Tour


The 2018 ITTF World Tour was the 23rd season of the International Table Tennis Federation's professional table tennis world tour.
For the first time in its history, the tour included mixed doubles competitions in 2018. They featured at six events: the China Open, Japan Open, Korea Open, Australian Open and Austrian Open, as well as at the Grand Finals. This was to promote the mixed doubles category prior to its inclusion on the 2020 Olympics programme.

Schedule

The tournaments in the 2018 tour were split into two tiers: World Tour Platinum and World Tour. The Platinum events offered higher prize money and more points towards the ITTF World Tour standings, which determined the qualifiers for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in December.
Below is the 2018 schedule announced by the International Table Tennis Federation:
;Key
Grand Finals
World Tour Platinum
World Tour

No.DateTournamentLocationVenuePrize ReportRef.
118–21 January Hungarian OpenBudapestBudapest Olympic Hall150,000Report
28–11 March Qatar OpenDohaAli Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena235,000Report
323–25 March German OpenBremenÖVB Arena235,000Report
424–27 May Hong Kong OpenHong KongQueen Elizabeth Stadium145,000Report
531 May–3 June China OpenShenzhenBao'an District Sports Center346,000Report
68–10 June Japan OpenKitakyushuKitakyushu City General Gymnasium170,000Report
719–22 July Korea OpenDaejeonChungmu Sports Arena266,000Report
826–29 July Australian OpenGeelongGeelong Arena316,000Report
916–19 August Bulgaria OpenPanagyurishteArena Asarel160,000Report
1023–26 August Czech OpenOlomoucOMEGA Sport Center160,000Report
111–4 November Swedish OpenStockholmEriksdalshallen
Skanstullshallen
150,000Report
128–11 November Austrian OpenLinzTipsArena Linz251,000Report
1313–16 December Grand FinalsIncheonNamdong Gymnasium1,001,000Report

Results

Grand Finals

The 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals took place in Incheon, South Korea, from 13 to 16 December 2018.