Adriana Díaz (table tennis)

Adriana Díaz
Full name Adriana Yamila Díaz González
Nationality  Puerto Rico
Residence Utuado, Puerto Rico
Born (2000-10-31) October 31, 2000
Utuado, Puerto Rico
Playing style All-around attacker, backhand pusher
Equipment(s) Zhang Jike Super ZLC, Tenergy 64, Tenergy 64 FX[1][2]
Highest ranking 33 (September 2018)
Current ranking 33 (September 2018)[3]
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 141 lb (64 kg)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
2015 TorontoTeam
Pan American Championship
2017 Cartagena de IndiasSingles
2017 Cartagena de IndiasDoubles
Central American and Caribbean Games
2018 BarranquillaSingles
2018 BarranquillaDoubles
2018 BarranquillaMixed doubles
2018 BarranquillaTeam
2014 VeracruzTeam
2014 VeracruzMixed doubles
2014 VeracruzDoubles
2014 VeracruzSingles
Latin American Championship
2016 San JuanTeam
2016 San JuanMixed doubles

Adriana Yamila Díaz González (born October 31, 2000) is a Puerto Rican table tennis player. She is currently 10th out of the top 20 junior girls (under 18) in the world according to the International Table Tennis Federation.[4] Díaz is sponsored by Butterfly[1] and Adidas.[2]

International competition

On April 1, 2016, Díaz made history becoming the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for an Olympic Games.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] On her second outing, she defeated the winner of the 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup, Bernadette Szocs (2:1).[8]

Clubs

  • China Zhengding Table Tennis (2017–2018)
  • India Dabang Smashers T.T.C. (2018)

Achievements

  • 2016 US Open - Gold Medal
  • 2015 Pan American Games - Bronze Medal
  • 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games - Gold Medal
  • 2014 Pan American Sport Festival – Women's Singles Champion[9]
  • 2014 Latin American Youth Championships – Cadet Girls Singles Champion, Cadet Girls Doubles Champion, Cadet Mixed Doubles Champion[10]
  • 2013 Peru Junior & Cadet Open – Cadet Girls Singles Champion[11]

Awards

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 Premios Juventud La Nueva Promesa Won [12]

References

  1. 1 2 Adriana Diaz |Table Tennis Team Member
  2. 1 2 Adriana Díaz auspiciada por Adidas
  3. ↑ Rankings | International Table Tennis Federation
  4. ↑ "World Top 20 Table Tennis Ranking". Butterfly Online. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Adriana Díaz consigue su boleto para los Juegos Olímpicos". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved April 1, 2016. (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ Concha, Romina (July 21, 2014). "Marcos Madrid And Adriana Diaz Won The 2014 Pan American Sport Festival!". Table Tennista. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ Concha, Romina (June 29, 2014). "Argentina, Puerto Rico And Venezuela Won The 2014 Latin American Youth Championships' Singles Events". Table Tennista. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Marshall, Ian (June 26, 2013). "Upsets, Testing Duels with One Exception, the Puerto Rican Gem". International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Premios Juventud 2016: Lista completa de ganadores".


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