ISTAF World Cup
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| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (ISTAF) |
| Number of teams | 32 (current) |
 2022 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. The competition takes place regularly every four years. In 2015, the next edition is scheduled, which was postponed due to the Southeast Asian Games. It was not until 2017 in Hyderabad (India) that the second edition took place. All the tournaments have been won by Thailand.
Summary
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2011 |
 Kuala Lumpur |
 Thailand |
3–0 |  Malaysia |
 Singapore |
and |  Myanmar |
| 2017 |
 Hyderabad |
Thailand |
2–0 | Malaysia |
Singapore |
and |  India |
| 2022 |
 Daejeon |
Various | N/A | Various | Various | ||
Women
| 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 |
Various | N/A | Various | Various | ||
References
- ^ "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.