2012 Latin American Table Tennis Cup

The 2012 Latin American Table Tennis Cup was held at the Eddy Cortez National Sports Centre in San José, Costa Rica from May 25–27, 2012 and was a qualifier for the 2012 Table Tennis World Cup. A prize pool of US$10,000 was at stake.[1] The event was the second edition of the competition and was organized by the International Table Tennis Federation, the Latin American Table Tennis Union, and the Costa Rican Table Tennis Association.[2] Brazilian Thiago Monteiro won the men's event; fellow Brazilian Caroline Kumahara won the women's competition.

Seeds

Seeding was based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published on May 1, 2012.[3][4][5]

Men's Competition

The twelve competitors were split into four groups of three, playing each groupmate once. The top two in each group advanced to the single-elimination bracket.

After the favorite and number one seed, Lin Ju, failed to advance beyond the group stage,[6] the event was essentially up for grabs. In the semifinals, Thiago Monteiro defeated Gaston Alto and Liu Song beat Cazuo Matsumoto. Monteiro defeated Liu Song, 4-1, in the final to claim the title and qualify for the Liebherr World Cup.[7] Both Matsumoto and Alto won bronze medals.[8]

Qualification Round

Group 1
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1 Gaston Alto 211643
2 Dexter St. Louis 211763
3 Lin Ju 211473

Group 2
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1 Cazuo Matsumoto 220844
2 Jorge Campos 211653
3 Pablo Tabachnik 202382

Group 3
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1 Liu Song 220804
2 Hugo Hoyama 211453
3 Allan Calvo 202182

Group 4
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1 Thiago Monteiro 220844
2 Marcelo Aguirre 211643
3 Héctor Gatica 202282

Main Draw
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
7 Gaston Alto 11 11 10 11 11
6 Hugo Hoyama 14 7 12 5 8 7 Gaston Alto 4 6 12 9
8 Jorge Campos 5 8 5 8 4 Thiago Monteiro 11 11 14 11
4 Thiago Monteiro 11 11 11 11 4 Thiago Monteiro 11 12 11 8 13
3 Liu Song 11 11 11 11 3 Liu Song 9 10 9 11 11
5 Marcelo Aguirre 9 9 4 7 3 Liu Song 11 11 11 12
9 Dexter St. Louis 9 6 11 4 11 1 2 Cazuo Matsumoto 9 9 9 10
2 Cazuo Matsumoto 11 11 8 11 8 11

Women's Competition

The women's competition was structured in the same way as the men's event.

Carelyn Cordero upset the number one seed in the quarterfinals in a seven-set thriller. After defeating Fabiola Ramos in the semifinals, Cordero fell to Caroline Kumahara in the championship.[9]

Qualification Round

Group 1
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1 Ligia Silva 220824
2 Rheann Chung 211673
3 Paulina Vega 202382

Group 2
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1 Paula Medina 220854
2 Carelyn Cordero 211773
3 Berta Rodríguez 202582

Group 3
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1 Yadira Silva 220844
2 Jessica Yamada 211643
3 Mabelyn Enriquez 202282

Group 4
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1 Caroline Kumahara 220814
2 Fabiola Ramos 211543
3 Angie Araya 202082

Main Draw
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Ligia Silva 11 11 4 11 11 8 8
9 Carelyn Cordero 8 4 11 7 13 11 11 9 Carelyn Cordero 9 11 12 11 11
6 Fabiola Ramos 11 11 5 11 11 6 Fabiola Ramos 11 8 10 9 8
3 Yadira Silva 6 5 11 6 8 9 Carelyn Cordero 11 6 8 11 4 7
4 Caroline Kumahara 11 11 9 11 11 4 Caroline Kumahara 9 11 11 9 11 11
10 Rheann Chung 4 8 11 4 4 4 Caroline Kumahara 12 8 7 11 11 11
5 Jessica Yamada 11 10 3 11 9 2 Paula Medina 10 11 11 5 9 5
2 Paula Medina 7 12 11 13 11

See also

References
  1. "Leading Latin Americans in Search of Costa Rica Gold". ITTF. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  2. "The Talk of the Town in Costa Rica, the ITTF-Latin American Cup". ITTF. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  3. "The Generation Game, the Women's Singles Event in San José". ITTF. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  4. "ITTF Copa Latinoamericana 2012" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  5. "Listado Jugadores ITTF II Copa Latinoamericano 2012" (PDF). ULTM. 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
  6. "Gaston Alto dejo sin opciones a Lin Ju y ahora va en busca de la medalla de oro" (in Spanish). ULTM. 2012-05-27. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  7. "Back to Fitness, Thiago Monteiro Wins ITTF-Latin American Cup". ITTF. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  8. "Thiago Monteiro regreso a su nivel" (in Spanish). ULTM. 2012-05-28. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  9. "A New Era for Latin America, Teenagers Contest Costa Rica Final". ITTF. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
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