Adriana Díaz (table tennis) explained

Adriana Díaz
Fullname:Adriana Yamila Díaz González
Residence:Utuado, Puerto Rico
Birth Date:31 October 2000
Birth Place:Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Playingstyle:All-around attacker
Equipment:
  • Viscaria Super ALC
  • Tenergy 64
  • Tenergy 05
Hrank:Senior: 9 [1]
U21: 2 [2]
U18: 4 [3]
U15: 4 [4]
Crank:11
Height:5 ft 4 in
Weight:141 lb
Show-Medals:y

Adriana Yamila Díaz González (born October 31, 2000) is a Puerto Rican table tennis player., she was ranked 3 (under age 21) and 11 in the Table Tennis World Ranking according to the International Table Tennis Federation.[5] [6] Díaz is sponsored by Butterfly[7] and Adidas.[8] Adriana is the sister of the table tennis player, Melanie Díaz, and cousin of Brian Afanador.

International competition

On April 1, 2016, Díaz made history becoming the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for the Olympics.[9] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she defeated Olufunke Oshonaike 4–2 in the preliminary round before losing to Li Xue 0–4 in the second round.[10]

Professional career

Díaz made her professional debut for Dabang Smashers of the Ultimate Table Tennis league on June 16, 2018, with a 3–0 victory over Pooja Sahasrabudhe.[11] On her second outing, she defeated the winner of the 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup, Bernadette Szocs (2–1).[12]

On January 30, 2022, Díaz, along with her sister Melanie, ranked #5 in Women's Doubles Pairs by the International Table Tennis Federation[13]

Clubs

Achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Singles 2022 Week #12. ITTF Ranking. January 30, 2022.
  2. Web site: Adriana Diaz - Under 21 - Women Singles. ITTF Ranking. December 1, 2020.
  3. Web site: Adriana Diaz - Juniors - Women Singles. ITTF Ranking. December 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: Adriana Diaz - Cadets - Women Singles. ITTF Ranking. December 2, 2020.
  5. Web site: Diaz Adriana: ranking history (ITTF). Table Tennis Guide. August 7, 2019.
  6. Web site: World Top 20 Table Tennis Ranking. Butterfly Online. January 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160101122559/http://butterflyonline.com/world-top-20/. 2016-01-01.
  7. Web site: Adriana Diaz - Table Tennis Team Member. 2018-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227214114/https://butterflyonline.com/players/adriana-diaz/. 2018-02-27.
  8. Web site: Adriana Díaz auspiciada por Adidas - ULTM. ultm.org. 2018-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20180204001225/http://ultm.org/adriana-diaz-auspiciada-por-adidas/. 2018-02-04.
  9. Web site: Adriana Díaz consigue su boleto para los Juegos Olímpicos. April 2016 . El Nuevo Día. April 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160404041232/http://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/otrosdeportes/nota/adrianadiazconsiguesuboletoparalosjuegosolimpicos-2181552. 2016-04-04.
  10. Web site: Women's Singles Schedule & Results – Olympic Table Tennis . 2016-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807173557/https://www.rio2016.com/en/table-tennis-womens-singles-round-2-tt-3 . 2016-08-07 .
  11. Web site: Adriana Díaz debuta como profesional con una victoria 3-0. 16 June 2018. 2018-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619062833/https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/otrosdeportes/nota/adrianadiazdebutacomoprofesionalconunavictoria3-0-2428937/. 2018-06-19.
  12. Web site: Adriana Díaz derrota a campeona europea en India. José Bartolomei, EL. VOCERO. 2018-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619023805/https://www.elvocero.com/deportes/adriana-d-az-derrota-a-campeona-europea-en-india/article_194a589c-733b-11e8-9503-3b124af51002.html. 2018-06-19.
  13. Web site: Women's Doubles Pairs 2022 Week #5. ITTF Ranking. January 30, 2022.
  14. News: Marcos Madrid And Adriana Diaz Won The 2014 Pan American Sport Festival!. Table Tennista. July 21, 2014. January 7, 2016. Concha, Romina. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101315/http://tabletennista.com/2014/7/marcos-madrid-and-adriana-diaz-won-the-201/. 2016-03-04.
  15. News: Argentina, Puerto Rico And Venezuela Won The 2014 Latin American Youth Championships' Singles Events. Table Tennista. June 29, 2014. January 7, 2016. Concha, Romina. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101235/http://tabletennista.com/2014/6/argentina-puerto-rico-and-venezuela-won-th/. 2016-03-04.
  16. News: Upsets, Testing Duels with One Exception, the Puerto Rican Gem. International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). June 26, 2013. January 7, 2016. Marshall, Ian .
  17. Web site: Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores. 2017-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170507065939/http://www.univision.com/especiales/premios-juventud/premios-juventud-2016-lista-completa-de-ganadores. 2017-05-07.