| Taolu World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Global sports event |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| Inaugurated | 2016 |
Most recent | 2026 |
| Organised by | IWUF |
| Website | Official website |
| Taolu World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 武术套路世界杯 |
| Traditional Chinese | 武術套路世界盃 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǔshù Tàolù Shìjièbēi |
The Taolu World Cup is an elite-level international sports championship hosted by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) for the sport of wushu taolu.[1] Athletes qualify by placing in the top-eight of a standard taolu event at the prior World Wushu Championships.[2] Renditions in 2016[3] and 2018[4] have been held so far with the 3rd Taolu World Cup being rescheduled first for 2022, but later for 2024.[5]
Events
[edit]| Year | Edition | Location | Events | First of the medal table | Second of the medal table | Third of the medal table |
| 2016 | 1 |  Fuzhou, China |
22 | China |
 Hong Kong |
 Indonesia |
| 2018 | 2 |  Yangon, Myanmar |
22 | Hong Kong |
China |
 Malaysia |
| 2024 | 3 |  Yokohama, Japan |
22 | China |
Japan |
Indonesia |
| 2026 | 4 | Haikou, China |
22 | China |
Hong Kong |
Malaysia |
Medal table
[edit]Last updated after the 3rd Taolu World Cup in 2024.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Indonesia (INA) | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 13 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 |  Macau (MAC) | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Myanmar (MYA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Brunei (BRU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 66 | 66 | 65 | 197 | |
Statistics
[edit]Multiple gold medalists
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Xuxu | Hong Kong |
2016 | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Wong Weng Son | Malaysia |
1993 | 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Chen Suijin | Hong Kong |
2016 | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Multiple medalists
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Xuxu | Hong Kong |
2016 | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Wong Weng Son | Malaysia |
1993 | 2003 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Li Yi | Macau |
2016 | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Tan Cheong Min | Malaysia |
2018 | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | He Jianxin | Hong Kong |
2018 | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Taolu World Cup". International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ Lee, Matthew (2016-11-12). "1st Taolu World Cup". Jiayoo Wushu. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ 张, 帆; 杨, 磊 (2016-10-24). "福州将举办首届世界杯武术套路比赛" [Fuzhou will host the first Taolu World Cup]. The People's Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ Kyaw, Zin Hlaing (2018-11-16). "Second Taolu World Cup wushu competition starts this weekend". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ "3rd Taolu World Cup Postponed to 2022 in Tokyo, Japan". International Wushu Federation. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2021-04-07.