2024 ISTAF World Cup

2024 ISTAF World Cup
Piala Dunia ISTAF 2024
Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Dates	18–26 May 2024
Teams	21 countries (from International Sepaktakraw confederations)
Venue(s)	Titiwangsa Stadium
Final positions
Champions	MR-PM: Malaysia; MD-PM: Malaysia; MR-D1: Iran; MD-D1: Iran;
← 2022 (previous)	(next) 2026 →

The 2024 ISTAF World Cup is the fourth edition of the ISTAF World Cup, held from 18 to 26 May 2024 at the Titiwangsa Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Twenty-one countries participated in the tournament.^[1]

History[edit]

In February 2024, the president of the Sepaktakraw Association of Malaysia, Mohd Sumali Reduan, informed that 21 countries confirmed to join the tournament, 12 of which, namely Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, and the Philippines, was categorized for the Premier Division (PM), while the remaining 9 countries, including Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, France, Iran, Taiwan, Nepal, Pakistan, Germany, and Bangladesh, will compete in the Division 1 league (D1).^[1]

The open ceremony and the draw happened on March 6, 2024, at the Tun Dr Ismail Hall in the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur.^[1]^[5] No team event for the Division 1 league as well as female category in this edition.^[1] A new world ranking calculation system, invented by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to determine countries qualified for the international multi-sport events, was introduced in the tournament.^[2]^[6]

Participating countries[edit]

Premier Division (PM)
Group	Double event	Regu event	Team event
Group A	Japan Brunei Malaysia	Thailand Vietnam Indonesia	Indonesia Vietnam Singapore
Group B	China Vietnam India	Malaysia China Brunei	India Thailand China
Group C	Myanmar Philippines Indonesia	South Korea Philippines Singapore	Brunei Japan Malaysia
Group D	Thailand Singapore South Korea	India Japan Myanmar	Myanmar Philippines South Korea

Division 1 (D1)
Group	Double event	Regu event
Group A	Bangladesh Nepal Chinese Taipei Sri Lanka	Germany France Nepal Iran
Group B	Saudi Arabia France Iran Germany Pakistan	Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka Chinese Taipei Saudi Arabia

Group stage[edit]

Premier division: Double event[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H, Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	32	1.875	Final round
2	Japan (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	42	53	0.792	Final round
3	Brunei (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	43	60	0.717

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 12:00	Japan	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 15–10

19 May 18:30	Malaysia	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–3

20 May 21:30	Malaysia	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–11

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Vietnam (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	2	2.000	94	86	1.093	Final round
2	India (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	85	85	1.000	Final round
3	China (E)	2	0	2	0	2	4	0.500	74	82	0.902

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 12:00	Vietnam	2–1	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–17, 15–13, 15–8

19 May 14:00	India	2–1	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	7–15, 15–8, 15–13

20 May 20:00	Vietnam	2–1	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	17–16, 15–17, 17–15

Group C[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Myanmar (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	2	2.000	92	70	1.314	Final round
2	Indonesia (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	84	0.917	Final round
3	Philippines (E)	2	0	2	0	2	4	0.500	70	85	0.824

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 15:30	Myanmar	2–1	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 16–17, 15–6

19 May 14:00	Indonesia	1–2	Myanmar	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	9–15, 17–16, 12–15

20 May 14:00	Indonesia	2–1	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	7–15, 15–7, 17–16

Group D[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	62	42	1.476	Final round
2	South Korea (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	46	52	0.885	Final round
3	Singapore (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	49	62	0.790

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 14:00	Thailand	2–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 17–15

19 May 17:00	Thailand	2–0	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–6

20 May 15:30	South Korea	2–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–10

Premier division: Regu event[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	53	1.132	Final round
2	Indonesia (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	48	50	0.960	Final round
3	Vietnam (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	35	60	0.583

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 20:00	Thailand	2–0	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–8

19 May 21:30	Thailand	2–0	Indonesia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–11, 15–7

20 May 17:00	Indonesia	2–0	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–9, 15–11

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia (H, Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	60	27	2.222	Final round
2	Brunei (Q)	2	1	1	3	2	2	1.000	44	50	0.880	Final round
3	China (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	33	60	0.550

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 21:30	Malaysia	2–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–6, 15–7

19 May 20:00	Malaysia	2–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–7

20 May 17:00	Brunei	2–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–9

Group C[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Philippines (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	75	1.027	Final round
2	Singapore (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	77	77	1.000	Final round
3	South Korea (E)	2	1	1	3	3	3	1.000	76	78	0.974

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 18:30	Philippines	1–2	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	12–15, 15–8, 11–15

19 May 15:30	Singapore	2–1	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 15–11, 15–12

20 May 18:30	Philippines	2–1	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	9–15, 15–9, 15–13

Group D[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Myanmar (Q)	2	2	0	6	4	0	MAX	72	59	1.220	Final round
2	India (Q)	2	1	1	3	3	2	1.500	71	59	1.203	Final round
3	Japan (E)	2	0	2	0	0	4	0.000	35	60	0.583

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 17:00	India	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–7

19 May 20:00	Myanmar	2–1	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 12–15, 15–13

20 May 18:30	Myanmar	2–0	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–6

Premier division: Team Regu event[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Indonesia	1	1	0	3	—	—	Final round
2	Vietnam	1	0	1	1	—	—	Final round
3	Singapore	0	0	0	0	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

23 May 09:00	Indonesia	2–1	Vietnam	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 15–8, 17–16 15–9, 15–10 12–15, 15–17

23 May 20:00	Indonesia	3–0	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–9 15–9, 15–8 15–11, 15–10

24 May 15:00	Vietnam	–	Singapore	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court
	–, – –, – –, –

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Thailand	—	—	Final round
2	India	—	—	Final round
3	China	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

23 May 09:00	Thailand	3–0	India	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–3, 15–3 15–7, 15–4 15–6, 15–2

23 May 20:00	India	3–0	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–4 15–4, 15–7 17–15, 16–17, 17–14

24 May 15:00	Thailand	–	China	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court
	–, – –, – –, –

Group C[edit]

Pos	Team	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Malaysia	—	—	Final round
2	Japan	—	—	Final round
3	Brunei	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

23 May 15:00	Malaysia	3–0	Brunei	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–11, 15–7 15–7, 15–9 15–6, 15–5

24 May 09:00	Brunei	–	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	–, – –, – –, –

24 May 20:00	Malaysia	–	Japan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	–, – –, – –, –

Group D[edit]

Pos	Team	SR	SPR	Qualification
1	Myanmar	—	—	Final round
2	South Korea	—	—	Final round
3	Philippines	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

23 May 15:00	Myanmar	3–0	Philippines	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–10 9–15, 15–8, 15–8 15–12, 13–15, 17–15

24 May 09:00	Myanmar	–	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	–, – –, – –, –

24 May 20:00	Philippines	–	South Korea	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	–, – –, – –, –

Division 1: Double event[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei (Q)	3	3	0	9	6	1	6.000	105	81	1.296	Final round
2	Nepal (Q)	3	2	1	6	4	3	1.333	97	90	1.078	Final round
3	Bangladesh (E)	3	1	2	3	3	4	0.750	85	95	0.895
4	Sri Lanka (E)	3	0	3	0	1	6	0.167	68	105	0.648

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 14:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–13

18 May 15:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–12, 15–12

19 May 10:30	Nepal	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–6

19 May 10:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–12, 15–11

20 May 09:00	Nepal	2–1	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 13–15, 15–7

20 May 09:00	Chinese Taipei	2–1	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–17, 15–8, 15–9

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran (Q)	4	4	0	12	8	1	8.000	130	78	1.667	Final round
2	Germany (Q)	4	3	1	9	6	1	6.000	120	108	1.111	Final round
3	Saudi Arabia (E)	4	2	2	6	4	4	1.000	50	89	0.562
4	France (E)	4	1	3	3	4	6	0.667	96	112	0.857
5	Pakistan (E)	4	0	4	0	0	8	0.000	68	122	0.557

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 17:00	Germany	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–10, 17–16

18 May 18:30	Iran	2–1	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 10–15, 15–11

19 May 12:00	Iran	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–5, 15–6

19 May 12:00	France	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	7–15, 12–15

20 May 10:30	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–1, 15–7

20 May 10:30	Germany	2–1	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	10–15, 15–10, 15–9

20 May 14:00	Germany	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–4, 17–14

20 May 15:30	Iran	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–8

21 May 09:00	France	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–6, 15–7

21 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	Germany	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–10

Division 1: Regu event[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Iran (Q)	3	3	0	9	6	0	MAX	90	43	2.093	Final round
2	Nepal (Q)	3	2	1	6	4	1	4.000	86	78	1.103	Final round
3	France (E)	3	1	2	3	3	4	0.750	71	90	0.789
4	Germany (E)	3	0	3	0	0	6	0.000	54	90	0.600

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	Germany	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–10, 15–3

18 May 09:00	France	1–2	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–7, 7–15, 8–15

19 May 09:00	Iran	2–0	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–3, 15–8

19 May 09:00	Germany	0–2	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	8–15, 10–15

19 May 18:30	Germany	0–2	France	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	10–15, 13–15

20 May 21:30	Iran	2–0	Nepal	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–13

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei (Q)	4	4	0	12	8	0	MAX	120	53	2.264	Final round
2	Bangladesh (Q)	4	3	1	9	6	3	2.000	114	102	1.118	Final round
3	Sri Lanka (E)	4	2	2	6	4	4	1.000	94	102	0.922
4	Saudi Arabia (E)	4	1	3	3	3	6	0.500	101	115	0.878
5	Pakistan (E)	4	0	4	0	0	8	0.000	63	120	0.525

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

18 May 10:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Bangladesh	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	15–7, 15–5

18 May 10:30	Sri Lanka	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–11, 15–5

18 May 20:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–12, 15–8

18 May 21:30	Sri Lanka	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–13, 15–11

19 May 15:30	Bangladesh	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	10–15, 15–10, 15–3

19 May 17:00	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–3

20 May 12:00	Bangladesh	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 1
	17–14, 15–10

20 May 12:00	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–9, 15–10

20 May 21:30	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Sri Lanka	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–4, 15–6

20 May 15:30	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Pakistan	Titiwangsa Stadium, Court 2
	15–6, 15–9

Finals[edit]

Premier division: Double event[edit]

Final round[edit]

Quarter-finals						Semi-finals					Finals

1A	Malaysia	15	15	15	2

2D	South Korea	11	17	8	1
						1A	Malaysia	15	17	2
Date: May 21, 10:30–12:00
						1C	Myanmar	10	16	0
1C	Myanmar	15	15		2

2B	India	8	13		0
											1A	Malaysia	17	15	2

											1D	Thailand	16	13	0
1B	Vietnam	9	17		0

2C	Indonesia	15	15		2
						2C	Indonesia	8	13	0
Date: May 21, 10:30–12:00
						1D	Thailand	15	15	2
2A	Japan	10	11		0

1D	Thailand	15	15		2

Winner Men's Double Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Malaysia First title

Premier division: Regu event[edit]

Final round[edit]

Quarter-finals						Semi-finals					Finals

1A	Thailand	15	15		2

2D	India	7	10		0
						1A	Thailand	15	15	2
Date: May 21, 14:00–15:30
						1C	Philippines	4	8	0
1C	Philippines	17	9	15	2

2B	Brunei	16	15	2	1
											1A	Thailand	8	12	0

											1B	Malaysia	15	15	2
1B	Malaysia	15	15		2

2C	Singapore	7	9		0
						1B	Malaysia	15	15	2
Date: May 21, 14:00–15:30
						1D	Myanmar	3	11	0
2A	Indonesia	13	16		0

1D	Myanmar	15	17		2

Winner Men's Regu Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Malaysia First title

Premier division: Team Regu event[edit]

Final round[edit]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

1A

2D

Date: May 25

1C

2B

0

1B

2C

Date: May 25

2A

1D

Winner Men's Team Regu Premier Division 2024 ISTAF World Cup
title

Division 1: Double event[edit]

Final round[edit]

Semi-finals						Semi-finals

1A	Chinese Taipei	10	17	15	2

2B	Germany	15	14	12	1
						1A	Chinese Taipei	15	12	11	1
Date: May 21, 18:30
						1B	Iran	11	15	15	2
2A	Nepal	13	11		0

1B	Iran	15	15		2

Winner Men's Double Division 1 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Iran First title

Division 1: Regu event[edit]

Final round[edit]

Semi-finals						Semi-finals

1A	Iran	15	15		2

2B	Bangladesh	6	7		0
						1A	Iran	15	15	2
Date: May 21, 18:30
						1B	Chinese Taipei	9	10	0
2A	Nepal	11	15	12	1

1B	Chinese Taipei	15	10	15	2

Winner Men's Regu Division 1 2024 ISTAF World Cup
Iran First title

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