ISTAF World Cup
 | |
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (ISTAF) |
| Number of teams | 32 (current) |
 2025 ISTAF World Cup | |
ISTAF World Cup, is an indoor international sepak takraw competition conducted by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF), contested by men's and women's national teams. The first championships started in 2011 in Malaysian Kuala Lumpur and 23 male and 13 female teams took part in it. In 2015, the next edition was scheduled, which was postponed due to the Southeast Asian Games.[1] It was not until 2017 in Hyderabad (India) that the second edition took place.[2] Most of the events have been won by Thailand.[3]
Results summary
[edit]Team Regu
[edit]Men
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
 Kuala Lumpur |
 Thailand |
3–0 | Malaysia |
 Singapore |
and |  Myanmar |
| 2017 |
 Hyderabad |
Thailand |
3–0 | Malaysia |
India |
and | Singapore |
| 2022 |
 Daejeon |
Not held | |||||
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Thailand |
2–1 | Malaysia |
 Indonesia |
and | South Korea |
| 2025 |
Patna |
Not held | |||||
Women
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Thailand |
3–0 |  Vietnam |
Malaysia |
and |  China |
| 2017 |
Hyderabad |
Thailand |
2–0 | Vietnam |
Malaysia |
and |  Iran |
| 2022 |
Daejeon |
Not held | |||||
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| 2025 |
Patna | ||||||
Regu
[edit]Men
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2017 |
Hyderabad | ||||||
| 2022 |
Daejeon |
Thailand |
2–0 | Malaysia |
South Korea |
and | India |
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
2–0 | Thailand |
 Philippines |
and | Myanmar |
| 2025 |
Patna |
India |
2–1 |  Japan |
Singapore |
and | Iran |
Women
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2017 |
Hyderabad | ||||||
| 2022 |
Daejeon |
Thailand |
2–0 | Vietnam |
South Korea |
and | Japan |
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2025 |
Patna |
Thailand |
2–0 | Vietnam |
India |
and | Malaysia |
Double
[edit]Men
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2017 |
Hyderabad | ||||||
| 2022 |
Daejeon | ||||||
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
2–0 | Thailand |
Myanmar |
and | Indonesia |
| 2025 |
Patna |
Thailand |
2–1 | Myanmar |
Malaysia |
and | India |
Women
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2017 |
Hyderabad | ||||||
| 2022 |
Daejeon | ||||||
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
| 2025 |
Patna |
Myanmar |
2–1 | India |
Japan |
and | Iran |
Quadrant
[edit]Men
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2017 |
Hyderabad | ||||||
| 2022 |
Daejeon |
Thailand |
2–0 | India |
South Korea |
and | Malaysia |
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2025 |
Patna |
Thailand |
2–0 | Vietnam |
Myanmar |
and | India |
Women
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2017 |
Hyderabad | ||||||
| 2022 |
Daejeon |
Thailand |
2–1 | Vietnam |
South Korea |
and | India |
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2025 |
Patna |
Vietnam |
2–1 | Thailand |
India |
and | Malaysia |
Mixed
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2017 |
Hyderabad | ||||||
| 2022 |
Daejeon |
India |
RR | South Korea |
Japan |
and | Vietnam |
| 2024 |
Kuala Lumpur |
Not held | |||||
| 2025 |
Patna |
Thailand |
2–0 | Myanmar |
India |
and | Vietnam |
Overall medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | India | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Myanmar | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 19 | 19 | 38 | 76 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Sepak Takraw World Cup postponed due to South East Asian Games". Yahoo News. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "ISTAF World Cup to return after five-year absence". Stadium Astro. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "Double triumph for Thailand in ISTAF World Cup Sepak Takraw Championship". Telangana Today. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.