Tournament details | |
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Dates | 31 May–3 June 2018 |
Competitors | 32S / 16D |
Total prize money | US$346,000 |
Venue | Bao'an District Sports Center |
Location | Shenzhen, China |
Champions | |
Men's singles | Ma Long |
Women's singles | Wang Manyu |
Men's doubles | Fan Zhendong Lin Gaoyuan |
Women's doubles | Ding Ning Zhu Yuling |
Mixed doubles | Lin Gaoyuan Chen Xingtong |
The 2018 China Open was the fifth event of the 2018 ITTF World Tour. It was the third of six top-tier Platinum events on the tour, and took place from 31 May to 3 June in Shenzhen, China.[1]
China's Ma Long became the most successful player in the event's history, winning his seventh China Open men's singles title.[2]
Lin Gaoyuan and Chen Xingtong of China became the first ever winners of a mixed doubles tournament at an ITTF World Tour event, with the new category being included as part of the build-up to mixed doubles featuring on the table tennis programme at the 2020 Olympics.[3]