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 was organized in 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where 23 male and 13 female teams participated. In 2015, the next edition was scheduled, which was postponed due to the Southeast Asian Games. It was not until 2017 in Hyderabad (India) that the second edition took place. Most of the events have been won by Thailand.
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
Team Regu
Men YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala Lumpur3–0and2017Hyderabad3–0and2022DaejeonNot held2024Kuala Lumpur2–1and2025PatnaNot held2026Kuala Lumpur
Women YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala Lumpur3–0and2017Hyderabad2–0and2022DaejeonNot held2024Kuala Lumpur2025Patna
Regu
Men YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala LumpurNot held2017Hyderabad2022Daejeon2–0and2024Kuala Lumpur2–0and2025Patna2–1and2026
Women YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala LumpurNot held2017Hyderabad2022Daejeon2–0and2024Kuala LumpurNot held2025Patna2–0and
Double
Men YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala LumpurNot held2017Hyderabad2022Daejeon2024Kuala Lumpur2–0and2025Patna2–1and
Women YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala LumpurNot held2017Hyderabad2022Daejeon2024Kuala Lumpur2025Patna2–1and
Quadrant
Men YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala LumpurNot held2017Hyderabad2022Daejeon2–0and2024Kuala LumpurNot held2025Patna2–0and
Women YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala LumpurNot held2017Hyderabad2022Daejeon2–1and2024Kuala LumpurNot held2025Patna2–1and
Mixed YearHostFinalThird place Champions Score Runner-up2011Kuala LumpurNot held2017Hyderabad2022 DaejeonRRand2024Kuala LumpurNot held2025Patna2–0and
Overall medal table
Premier events:
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
External links ISTAF official website