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By Simon Daish Success and a dream come true for Ecuador’s Alberto Miño, the fourth seed made sure of his ticket in dramatic fashion. A tense affair which went right down to the wire, Miño made an encouraging start to the match with a dominant display in game one, but before long it was his […]

International Table Tennis Federation 17 Apr 2021 The morning of Saturday 17th April signalled the start of the much-anticipated mixed doubles event at the 2021 Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Qualification tournament in Rosario, Argentina with a handful of fixtures from the Round of 16 getting play underway. Two names who have been amongst the headlines in recent days, Cuba’s Jorge Campos and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana were amongst the successful partnerships from the ses...

International Table Tennis Federation 16 Apr 2021 Present at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Andy Pereira has failed to obtain one of the prize tickets for Tokyo 2020 on offer at the 2021 Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Qualification tournament in Rosario, Argentina after coming to terms with elimination at the Round of 16 hurdle on Thursday 15th April. Round of 16 exit for Andy Pereira (Photo: Juan Carlos Guzman) by Simon Daish Cuba’s Andy Pereira, no.11 seed, ...

International Table Tennis Federation 16 Apr 2021 Responsible for the shock departure of Argentina’s Camila Arguelles on day three of the 2021 Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Qualification tournament in Rosario, Cuba’s Idalys Lovet, seeded 15th, was at it again in the women’s singles quarter-finals, dealing Chile’s Daniela Ortega the same chilling fate on Friday 16th April. Idalys Lovet continues to shine in Rosario (Photo courtesy of organising committee) by Simon ...

International Table Tennis Federation 16 Apr 2021 Offered a second opportunity to qualify for Tokyo 2020 with participation in the men’s singles second knock-out stage, Paraguay’s Marcelo Aguirre has fallen short again at the 2021 Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Qualification tournament in Rosario, Argentina following his quarter-final defeat at the hands of Dominican Republic’s Wu Jiaji on Friday 16th April. Questions to ponder over for Marcelo Aguirre (Photo courtes...

International Table Tennis Federation 15 Apr 2021 A man in a hurry, Dominican Republic’s Emil Santos needed less than 20 minutes to seal his place in the Round of 16 of the second knock-out tournament in Rosario, Argentina, sending a massage of intent to the rest of the field at the 2021 Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Qualification on Thursday 15th April. Emil Santos at the double! (Photo courtesy of organising committee) by Simon Daish Taking on Guatemala’s Allan Gut...

International Table Tennis Federation 13 Apr 2021 Colombia’s Paula Medina was amongst the list of victors in the closing session of day one at the 2021 Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Qualification in Rosario, Argentina, securing her spot in the last 16 of the women’s singles draw on the evening of Tuesday 13th April. Paula Medina negotiates opening round challenge (Photo courtesy of organising committee) by Simon Daish The no.9 seed travelled to Rosario as a major play...

By Simon Daish The Paraguayan, who is aiming to qualify for a fourth consecutive Olympic Games, was second best throughout his match with Cuba’s Jorge Campos: dictating the pace and direction right from offset, no.13 seed Campos held all the answers no matter what was thrown his way in a surprisingly one-way affair (11-8, 11-5, […]

International Table Tennis Federation 13 Apr 2021 A highly sought-after prize on offer, those dreaming of representing the Latin American continent on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games stage took to the Salón Metropolitano in Rosario, Argentina on Tuesday 13th April to mark the start of the 2021 Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Qualification. The first item on the agenda, deciding which players would join the top eight seeded entries in the Round of 16 in the men’s singles eve...

International Table Tennis Federation 17 Mar 2021 The final two tickets on offer at the Tokyo 2020 World Singles Qualification Tournament in Doha have been awarded to Thailand’s Suthasini Sawettabut and Russia’s Kirill Skachkov after they prevailed in the second stage finals on Wednesday 17th March. Congratulations to Suthasini Sawettabut (pictured) and Kirill Skachkov on securing their Tokyo 2020 qualification (Photo: Rémy Gros) by Simon Daish Evenly matched in the opening sta...