2011 Latin American Table Tennis Cup Explained

The 2011 Latin American Table Tennis Cup was held at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from March 17–19, 2011. The event was a qualifier for the 2011 Table Tennis World Cup. It was the first edition of the event, organized by the International Table Tennis Federation, Latin American Table Tennis Union, Brazilian Table Tennis Confederation, and TMS International.[1] Brazilian Gustavo Tsuboi won the men's event and the women's was won by the Dominican Wu Xue.

Seeds

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in March 2011.[2] [3]

  1. - LATTU Ranking 1
  2. - 2010 Latin American Champion
  3. - South American Champion
  4. - LATTU Ranking 2
  5. - Host representative
  6. - LATTU Ranking 3
  7. - U-18 Latin American Champion
  8. - LATTU Ranking 4
  9. - Central American Champion
  10. - LATTU Ranking 5
  11. - LATTU Ranking 6
  12. - LATTU Junior wild card
  1. - LATTU Ranking 1
  2. - LATTU Ranking 2
  3. - South American Champion
  4. - 2010 Latin American Champion
  5. - U-18 Latin American Champion
  6. - LATTU Ranking 3
  7. - Host representative
  8. - LATTU Ranking 4
  9. - LATTU Junior wild card
  10. - LATTU Ranking 5
  11. - Central American Champion
  12. - LATTU Ranking 6

Men's competition

In the semi-finals, Brazil's Gustavo Tsuboi defeated Liu Song 4-3, and Paraguay's Marcelo Aguirre won over Cazuo Matsumoto 4-1.[4] In the final, Aguirre lost to Tsuboi. Tsuboi's win qualified him for the 2011 Liebherr Men's World Cup.[5]

Qualification round

Group 1

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Lin Ju220814
Eric Mancini211443
Marcos Madrid202182

Group 2

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Cazuo Matsumoto220854
Liu Song211643
Manuel Moya202382

Group 3

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Marcelo Aguirre220824
Gustavo Tsuboi211553
Josue Donado202282

Group 4

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Hugo Hoyama220834
Gaston Alto211553
Juan Vila Batista202382

Main Draw Bracket

Women's competition

In the semi-finals, Dominican Wu Xue defeated Paula Medina 4-2, and Mexican Yadira Silva beat Jessica Yamada 4-3.[6] Wu won the women's competition after defeating Silva,[7] qualifying for the 2011 Volkswagen Women's World Cup[8] and winning the US $2,000 prize.[9]

Qualification round

Group 1

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Wu Xue220814
Jessica Yamada211443
Carelyn Cordero202182

Group 2

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Ligia Silva220814
Berta Rodríguez211543
Priscila Dias202082

Group 3

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Paula Medina220804
Andrea Estrada211463
Mariany Nonaka202282

Group 4

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Yadira Silva220824
Caroline Kumahara211553
Katia Kawai202282

Main Draw Bracket

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The City of the Carnival Ready to Welcome the Best of Latin America. 2011-03-14. 2012-10-24. ITTF.
  2. Web site: I - ITTF Copa Latinoamericana 2011. ITTF. 2011 . PDF . 2012-10-12.
  3. Web site: ITTF Copa Latinoamericana 2012. 2012-10-09. ITTF.
  4. Web site: Success Against Traditional Rivals but Mixed Fortunes for Brazil . ITTF . 2011-03-19 . 2012-10-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205503/http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=23715&Competition_ID=2028& . 2016-03-04 .
  5. Web site: Gustavo Tsuboi Turns the Tables, Extracts Revenge and Secures Gold . https://archive.today/20121216083430/http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=23721&Category= . dead . 2012-12-16 . ITTF . 2011-03-19 . 2012-10-24 .
  6. Web site: Experience Counts as Wu Xue and Yadira Silva Book Final Places. ITTF. 2011-03-19. 2012-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003542/http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=23713&Competition_ID=2028&. 2016-03-04. dead.
  7. News: Nieves Wu Xue ratifica condición número uno. El Nacional. es. 2011-03-23. 2012-10-24. https://archive.today/20130106052125/http://www.elnacional.com.do/deportes/2011/3/23/78545/aaaa. 2013-01-06. dead.
  8. News: Wu Xue Wins in Rio de Janeiro and Now Eyes Singapore. ITTF. 2011-03-19. 2012-10-24.
  9. Web site: Wu Xue, primera campeona de la ITTF-Copa Latinoamericana. ULTM. es. 2011-03-19. 2012-10-24. https://archive.today/20130416011449/http://www.ultmonline.org/new_details.php?newid=1414. 2013-04-16. dead.