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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 session. Jorge Campos (pictured) and Daniela Fonseca Carrazana strike opening round win (Photo courtesy...
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, couldn’t build upon his early advantage in his meeting with no.5 seed Gaston Alto, as the Argentin...
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 Daish A dramatic match of two halves, no.7 seed Ortega looked to be cruising at the halfway point af...
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 courtesy of organising committee) by Simon Daish Competing on the Olympic stage in Beijing, London and Rio ...