2011 Latin American Table Tennis Cup

The 2011 Latin American Table Tennis Cup was held at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from March 17–19, 2011. The event was a qualifier for the 2011 Table Tennis World Cup. It was the first edition of the event, organized by the International Table Tennis Federation, Latin American Table Tennis Union, Brazilian Table Tennis Confederation, and TMS International.[1] Brazilian Gustavo Tsuboi won the men's event and the women's was won by the Dominican Wu Xue.

Seeds

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in March 2011.[2][3]

Men's competition

In the semi-finals, Brazil's Gustavo Tsuboi defeated Liu Song 4-3, and Paraguay's Marcelo Aguirre won over Cazuo Matsumoto 4-1.[4] In the final, Aguirre lost to Tsuboi. Tsuboi's win qualified him for the 2011 Liebherr Men's World Cup.[5]

Qualification round

Group 1
Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
Lin Ju 220814
Eric Mancini 211443
Marcos Madrid 202182

Group 2
Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
Cazuo Matsumoto 220854
Liu Song 211643
Manuel Moya 202382

Group 3
Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
Marcelo Aguirre 220824
Gustavo Tsuboi 211553
Josue Donado 202282

Group 4
Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
Hugo Hoyama 220834
Gaston Alto 211553
Juan Vila Batista 202382

Main Draw Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Lin Ju 6 12 10 11 11 6 8
2 Liu Song 11 10 12 8 8 11 11 2 Liu Song 4 9 9 11 11 13 8
3 Gustavo Tsuboi 11 11 11 11 3 Gustavo Tsuboi 11 11 11 4 5 11 11
4 Hugo Hoyama 3 7 5 5 3 Gustavo Tsuboi 11 11 11 11
7 Marcelo Aguirre 5 9 11 12 11 11 7 Marcelo Aguirre 5 7 5 6
11 Eric Mancini 11 11 6 10 9 6 7 Marcelo Aguirre 11 11 4 11 11
8 Gaston Alto 11 5 10 8 5 5 Cazuo Matsumoto 8 4 11 9 8
5 Cazuo Matsumoto 8 11 12 11 11

Women's competition

In the semi-finals, Dominican Wu Xue defeated Paula Medina 4-2, and Mexican Yadira Silva beat Jessica Yamada 4-3.[6] Wu won the women's competition after defeating Silva,[7] qualifying for the 2011 Volkswagen Women's World Cup[8] and winning the US $2,000 prize.[9]

Qualification round

Group 1
Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
Wu Xue 220814
Jessica Yamada 211443
Carelyn Cordero 202182

Group 2
Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
Ligia Silva 220814
Berta Rodríguez 211543
Priscila Dias 202082

Group 3
Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
Paula Medina 220804
Andrea Estrada 211463
Mariany Nonaka 202282

Group 4
Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
Yadira Silva 220824
Caroline Kumahara 211553
Katia Kawai 202282

Main Draw Bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Wu Xue 11 11 11 11
5 Caroline Kumahara 7 3 6 5 1 Wu Xue 8 11 5 11 11 12
6 Berta Rodríguez 11 6 8 7 5 3 Paula Medina 11 8 11 5 7 10
3 Paula Medina 7 11 11 11 11 1 Wu Xue 11 11 11 11
4 Yadira Silva 11 12 11 11 4 Yadira Silva 9 7 3 9
11 Andrea Estrada 9 10 8 6 4 Yadira Silva 7 11 6 11 6 11 11
7 Jessica Yamada 11 11 11 9 11 6 11 7 Jessica Yamada 11 9 11 9 11 5 0
2 Ligia Silva 13 6 7 11 9 11 8

See also

References
  1. "The City of the Carnival Ready to Welcome the Best of Latin America". ITTF. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. "I - ITTF Copa Latinoamericana 2011" (PDF). ITTF. 2011. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  3. "ITTF Copa Latinoamericana 2012" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  4. "Success Against Traditional Rivals but Mixed Fortunes for Brazil". ITTF. 2011-03-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  5. "Gustavo Tsuboi Turns the Tables, Extracts Revenge and Secures Gold". ITTF. 2011-03-19. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  6. "Experience Counts as Wu Xue and Yadira Silva Book Final Places". ITTF. 2011-03-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  7. "Nieves Wu Xue ratifica condición número uno". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2011-03-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  8. "Wu Xue Wins in Rio de Janeiro and Now Eyes Singapore". ITTF. 2011-03-19. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  9. "Wu Xue, primera campeona de la ITTF-Copa Latinoamericana" (in Spanish). ULTM. 2011-03-19. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
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