ITTF Challenge Series
Dates13 March 2018 – 18 November 2018
Number edition2nd
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The 2018 ITTF Challenge Series was the second season of the International Table Tennis Federation's secondary professional table tennis tour, a level below the ITTF World Tour.[1]

Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the ITTF:[2]

TourEventLocationVenueDatePrize money
(USD)		Ref.
StartFinish
1Polish OpenSpałaSpała Olympic CenterMarch 13March 1740,000[3]
2Spanish OpenGuadalajaraPalacio Multiusos de GuadalajaraMarch 28April 140,000[4]
3Slovenia OpenOtočecOtočec Sports CentreApril 2April 640,000[5]
4Zagreb OpenZagrebZagreb Hall of SportsMay 2May 640,000[6]
5Thailand OpenBangkokFashion Island - Island HallMay 16May 2040,000[7]
6Pyongyang OpenPyongyangPyongyang Table Tennis HallJune 13June 1740,000[8]
7Nigerian OpenLagosSir Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor HallAugust 8August 1246,000[9]
8Belgium OpenDe HaanSport en Recreatiecentrum HaneveldOctober 23October 2740,000[10]
9Belarus OpenMinskPalace of TennisNovember 13November 1840,000[11]

Winners

EventMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesU21 Men's singlesU21 Women's singles
Polish OpenLim Jong-hoonYang Ha-eunJung Young-sik
Lee Sang-su		Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun		Marek BadowskiKim Ji-ho
Spanish OpenKim Min-hyeokSaki ShibataAn Jae-hyun
Cho Seung-min		Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato		Cho Seung-minSaki Shibata
Slovenia OpenMizuki OikawaMiyu KatoMarek Badowski
Patryk Zatowka		Ng Wing Nam
Soo Wai Yam		Bence MajorosSaki Shibata
Zagreb OpenPanagiotis GionisSaki ShibataAdam Szudi
Nandor Ecseki		Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato		Anders LindSaki Shibata
Thailand OpenXu RuifengLiu ShiwenTobias Hippler
Kilian Ort		Orawan Paranang
Suthasini Sawettabut		Yuta TanakaSaki Shibata
Pyongyang OpenPak Sin-hyokKim Song-iJi Jiale
Liu Yebo		Cha Hyo-sim
Kim Nam-hae		Cao WeiGuo Yuhan
Nigerian OpenQuadri ArunaGuo YanAlexandre Robinot
Joe Seyfried		Qi Fenjie
Sun Chen		Wang ShaoboGuo Yan
Belgian OpenPark Gang-hyeonSaki ShibataAn Jae-hyun
Cho Seung-min		Satsuki Odo
Saki Shibata		Shunsuke TogamiKim You-jin
Belarus OpenZhao ZihaoSaki ShibataKakeru Sone
Yuta Tanaka		Satsuki Odo
Saki Shibata		Zhao ZihaoHe Aige

See also

References

  1. ^ "A motivating force, the Challenge tournaments". ITTF. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Series Events". ITTF. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Polish Open". ITTF. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Spanish Open". ITTF. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Slovenia Open". ITTF. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Zagreb Open". ITTF. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Thailand Open". ITTF. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Pyongyang Open". ITTF. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Seamster Nigerian Open". ITTF. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  10. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Belgian Open". ITTF. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  11. ^ "2018 ITTF Challenge Belgosstrakh Belarus Open". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2019.