First Stage: 26 to 27 Mar 2019 | Main Event: 28 to 31 Mar 2019, Doha, Qatar
Men's Singles Seeding List
1) Xu Xin
2) Lin Gaoyuan
3) Harimoto Tomokazu
4) Timo Boll
5) Hugo Calderano
6) Lee Sangsu
7) Wong Chun Ting
8) Niwa Koki
9) Mizutani Jun
10) Jang Woojin
11) Ma Long
12) Mattias Falck
13) Dimitrij Ovtcharov
14) Patrick Franziska
15) Liang Jingkun
16) Mohammed Abdulwahhab (Host Country)
Women's Singles Seeding List
1) Ding Ning
2) Ishikawa Kasumi
3) Liu Shiwen
4) Wang Manyu
5) Ito Mima
6) Cheng I-Ching
7) Hirano Miu
8) Feng Tianwei
9) Suh Hyowon
10) Sato Hitomi
11) Doo Hoi Kem
12) Shibata Saki
13) Chen Xingtong
14) Jeon Jihee
15) Polcanova Sofia
16) Maha Faramarzi (Host Country)
Men's Doubles Seeding List
1) Jeong Youngsik/Lee Sangsu
2) Morizono Masataka/Oshima Yuya
3) Wong Chun Ting/Ho Kwan Kit
4) Liao Chengting/Lin Yun-ju
5) Chen Chien-An/Chuang Chih Yuan
6) Mattias Falck/Kristian Karlsson
7) Ma Long/Lin Gaoyuan
8) Abdulrahman Al-naggar/Mohammed Abdulwahab
Women's Doubles Seeding List
1) Hina Hayata/Ito Mima
2) Sun Yingsha/Wang Manyu
3) Sato Hitomo/Hashimoto Honoka
4) Doo Hoi Kem/Lee Ho Ching
5) Ng Wing Nam/Minnie Soo
6) Barbora Balazova/Hana Matelova
7) Jeon Jihee/Lee Zion
8) Mohammed Aia/Maha Faramarzi
Mixed Doubles Seeding List
1) Wong Chun Ting/Doo Hoi Kem
2) Lee Sangsu/Jeon Jihee
3) Lubomir Pistej/Barbora Balazova
4) Morizono Masataka/Ito Mima
5) Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen
6) Lin Yun-ju/Cheng I-Ching
7) Harimoto Tomokazu/Ishikawa Kasumi
8) Alvero Robles/Galia Dvorak
Promising Highlights
Women's Singles – Japanese hopeful Ito Mima has not met Chinese players after her successful sweep at the Swedish Open last year. Will she be able to replicate that amazing run or get booted prematurely by players from other associations again? Not to mention her long-time doubles partner Hina Hayata will surely be looking forward to match her legacy too. Interestingly, the CNT has omitted mid-generation players Chen Meng and Zhu Yuling from the roster, opting for seasoned veterans and promising youths instead. Will this be yet another titanic clash between teams China and Japan, or will we see more underdogs emerging such as the newly crowned European Queen Solja?
Men's Singles – If all goes well with his recovery, this Open will mark Ma Long's return to the international stage after months of inactivity. Particularly in the absence of Fan Zhendong, can The Dictator live up to his pedigree and prove why he is hailed as one of the greatest TT players of all time? Is fifth time the charm for Harimoto that will allow him to finally beat Xu Xin and/or is a re-match with Ma Long in the making. Ovtcharov Dimitrij seems to be getting back on track following his success at the recently concluded Europe Top 16 Cup. Can he extend that winning streak or will Calderano come out as the giant slayer once more?
Doubles – Glad to see Boll, Ma Long and Ding Ning back in this category again. Additionally, quite a number of novel pairings I'm seeing too but will they be instant successes or utter failures?
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