ISTAF World Cup
 | |
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (ISTAF) |
| Teams | 32 (current) |
 2026 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 held until 2017 in Hyderabad (India) that the second edition took place.[2] Most of the events have been won by Thailand.[3]
The tournament consists of two categories including men's and women's, each category will have preliminary group stages, before moving on to the knock-out rounds. The first-ever ISTAF World Cup is held in Malaysia in July 2011. The event has been being scheduled to be held every four years, nevertheless, the second edition, which was originally programmed to be held in 2015 in Goa, India was postponed due to a possible clash of dates with the 2015 King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, and was later reprogrammed to be conducted in 2017 and moved the venue to Hyderabad instead. The 2021 ISTAF World Cup was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well. It was also postponed to 2024 and held in Malaysia.
Thailand is the most successful country in the tournament by winning first place in all categories since the establishment of the tournament.
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 | |||||
| 2026 |
Kuala Lumpur | ||||||
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 |
| 2026 | |||||||
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]Premier events:
| 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 | |
Medals in Division 1 events: Iran - 2 gold, 2 silver; United States - 2 gold; Chinese Taipei - 2 silver; Bangladesh - 3 bronze; Germany - 3 bronze; Nepal - 2 bronze.
Participating nations with no medals in either division: Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, France, Italy, Laos, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland.
Nations who entered at least once, but withdrew without competing: Belgium, United Kingdom.
References
[edit]- ↑ Tanyaporn (2015-03-19). "2015 Sepak Takraw World Cup postponed due to South East Asian Games". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ↑ "ISTAF World Cup to return after five-year absence". Stadium Astro. 2017-09-12. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ↑ "Double triumph for Thailand in ISTAF World Cup Sepak Takraw Championship". Telangana Today. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.