Hugo Calderano wins silver medal in table tennis tournament in South Korea – News of Brazil
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Brazilian table tennis player Hugo Calderano won a silver medal in the WTT final in Incheon, South Korea, last Sunday, the 31st. The biggest prize went to Chinese Liang Jingkun, who beat Hugo 4-1, with splits of 11/ 6, 6/11, 11/8, 11/7 and 11/5.
Even with second place in the final, the Brazilian moves up in the world rankings and will occupy seventh place on the list. Hugo already has a guaranteed place at the Paris 2024 Olympics, his third participation in the biggest sporting competition in the world
Hugo Calderano brought a good campaign in one of the main tournaments in the category. In the semi-final, the Brazilian overcame the runner-up in the rankings and current two-time world champion, the Chinese Fan Zhendong.
Previously, Calderano beat Felix Lebrun, in the quarterfinals, and Alexis Lebrun, in the round of 16, and Shunsuke Togami, in the first round. The next competition on the world circuit will be in Slovakia. In 70 days, the WTT Star Contender will be held in Ljubljana.
On his social networks, Hugo said in an interview, before the final, that Korea brings him good memories and remembered, with respect, the victory against Fan Zhendong, in 2018, when the Brazilian was gaining a position in the top 10 of the world rankings.
“[A coreia] it’s a special place for me; It’s not every day you beat Zhendong; But it is like that, a lot has changed,” she declared.
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