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 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 Argentine hit back with four consecutive game wins to strike victory (10-12, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4, 11-9). Alto now turns his attention to another player who graced the Olympic stage in 2016 with Mexico’s Marcos Madrid prevailing in his match with Chile’s Gustavo Gomez (11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-2, 5-11, 11-6).
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 de Janeiro, the prospect of Marcelo Aguirre failing to leave Rosario with a ticket to Tokyo seemed unthinkable, but that is exactly what has happened. Wu Jiaji deserves tremendous credit for his efforts and was simply too hot to handle for Aguirre, with the second seed registering a perfect 4-0 win against one of the continent’s finest players (12-10, 11-7, 11-6, 17-15).
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
Crowned Latin American champion in 2013 in San Salvador, Paraguay’s Marcelo Aguirre is the top seed in the men’s singles event at the forthcoming 2021 Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Qualification tournament to be staged in the Argentine city of Rosario from Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th April.
Marcelo Aguirre the top seed in Rosario (Photo: José Hudo Castañer)
by Ian Marshall
Furthermore, of the 24 players named on the entry list, he is by some distance the most experienced when it comes to the celebrated quadrennial event; in fact, he is seeking to make his fourth consecutive appearance at the Olympic Games!