ISTAF SuperSeries

The ISTAF SuperSeries is an international sepaktakraw competition organized by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF). Alongside the ISTAF World Cup, the ISTAF SuperSeries brings together the best sepaktakraw players annually to showcase the sport to the international audience. As the only elite international sepaktakraw tournaments recognized by ISTAF, both tournaments lend a higher weightage to the official ISTAF World Rankings.

The ISTAF SuperSeries is held in a grand prix format whereby national teams compete in a series of tournaments during a season. The first season was held between September 2011 to July 2012 and 4 ISTAF SuperSeries was organized during that debut season. The first series for the second season is slated to be held in New Delhi, India from 29 August to 1 September 2013. This was followed by the ISTAF SuperSeries Thailand 2013 held in Bangkok and ISTAF SuperSeries Malaysia 2013 in Sabah before culminating in the ISTAF SuperSeries 2013/14 Finals held at the Titiwangsa Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.

The third season of the ISTAF SuperSeries tournaments unveiled 8 elite Men's teams and top 6 Women's teams (based on ISTAF World Rankings) who will compete in a series of 4 tournaments. This season of competitive Sepaktakraw kick started with Myanmar joining in as a new host. ISTAF SuperSeries Myanmar 2014/15 was continued on by ISTAF SuperSeries Malaysia 2014/15 Melaka which saw an epic battle between powerhouses, Thailand and Malaysia. Following that, the ISTAF SuperSeries 2014/15 season welcomed in Korea as yet another new addition to the list of host countries - ISTAF SuperSeries Korea 2014/15 Gunsan.

The ISTAF SuperSeries features the ‘Regu’ match format, where each team is represented by three (3) players on court, with two (2) additional substitutes. Traditionally, the three players on the court are divided into three specialist positions; the ‘tekong’ who serves the ball; the ‘feeder’ who sets the ball up and facilitates the attack, and; the ‘killer’ or striker, who spikes the ball set by the feeder.

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