For the first time in history, Brazil is in the final of the Table Tennis World Cup. Hugo Calderano Won the Chinese Liang Jingkun on Saturday, May 24, in the semifinal of the competition. The Brazilian won the confrontation 4-3.
The Brazilian opened 3 sets to 1 and saw the opponent draw and open 3/0 in the partial tiebreaker. Hugo scored 10 points in a row. The Chinese saved six match points, but Calderano took the seventh and last opportunity to close the game.
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When will the final of the Table Tennis World Cup?
The final will be played on Sunday, May 25, at a time that will still be defined. The World Cup is being played in Doha, in Qatar. Hugo will fight for gold with another Chinese: Wang Chuqin. The game will be broadcast by SporTV.
The Chinese is the current number 2 in the world and has a advantage of 4 to 2 in the direct confrontation with the Brazilian. However, Hugo got the best in the last duel in the World Cup semifinal, just over a month ago. By winning, Hugo became the first table from outside Asia or Europe to win the title of the World Cup.
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Hugo Calderano campaign in Doha
- Round 1st: Hugo Calderano 4×1 Rogélio Castro (MEX) (11/8, 9/11, 11/3, 11/4 and 11/4)
- 2nd round: Hugo Calderano 4×0 Wassim Essid (Tun) (11/5, 11/3, 11/5 and 11/4)
- 3rd round: Hugo Calderano 4×2 Kirill Gerassimenko (CAZ) (9/11, 9/11, 11/5, 12/10, 11/9 and 11/7)
- Endowment of Eighth: Hugo Calderano 4 x 0 Quadri Aruna (Nig) (11/4, 11/4, 11/4 and 11/6)
- Final Wednesdays: Hugo Calderano 4 x 1 an jae-hyun (color) (11/5, 11/6, 9/11, 11/7 and 12/10)
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Table Tennis World
The World Cup has been played since 1926, that is, almost a century ago. It is the competition with the largest number of athletes: there are 128 in the individual male and female keys. And there are still male, female and mixed doubles tournaments. In the order of importance, he only loses to the Olympics. The World Cup won by Hugo in April is the third championship in this ranking of relevance of table tennis.
The best result of Brazil in world championships, until this year’s edition, was the quarterfinals of Hugo, in 2021. At the time, the Brazilian was eliminated precisely by Liang.
