It was the 23rd edition of the competition, and was held from 13–16 December in Incheon, South Korea.

Players earned points based on their performances in the singles and doubles tournaments at the 12 events of the 2018 ITTF World Tour.

China's Ma Long qualified for the men's singles event, but withdrew due to injury.

The seedings for the tournament draws were based on final tour standings, not the official ITTF world ranking.

[1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] The 2018 ITTF Star Awards ceremony was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Incheon on 12 December.