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]

Group 1
Rnk Player Pld W L GW GL Pts
1Argentina Gaston Alto 211643
2Trinidad and Tobago Dexter St. Louis 211763
3Dominican Republic Lin Ju 211473

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main Draw
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Brazil Ligia Silva 11 11 4 11 11 8 8
9 Puerto Rico Carelyn Cordero 8 4 11 7 13 11 11 9 Puerto Rico Carelyn Cordero 9 11 12 11 11
6 Venezuela Fabiola Ramos 11 11 5 11 11 6 Venezuela Fabiola Ramos 11 8 10 9 8
3 Mexico Yadira Silva 6 5 11 6 8 9 Puerto Rico Carelyn Cordero 11 6 8 11 4 7
4 Brazil Caroline Kumahara 11 11 9 11 11 4 Brazil Caroline Kumahara 9 11 11 9 11 11
10 Trinidad and Tobago Rheann Chung 4 8 11 4 4 4 Brazil Caroline Kumahara 12 8 7 11 11 11
5 Brazil Jessica Yamada 11 10 3 11 9 2 Colombia Paula Medina 10 11 11 5 9 5
2 Colombia 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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