Prior to this final, athletes had already faced six other opportunities in international tournaments since 2016
(Number 3 of the world) has arrived where no southern hemisphere tienist table has arrived. This Sunday (25), the 28 -year -old carioca played in the World Table Tennis Championship final against Chinese Wang Chuqin (number 2). The vice place came after the 4-1 defeat.
With support from the fans in Doha, Wang started aggressive, noting the first point of the game. The two rivals started betting on speed, having to throw farther from the table. ‘Balance’ was the word that defined the first set, which ended 12 to 10 for the Chinese.
The second step definitely did not follow the script of the first. Wang did much better, throwing pressure on Hugo, who made a lot of withdrawal errors and offered some ease by throwing more to the center of the table. The partial ended in 11 to 2.
Calderano changed his posture and started the third set well, opening four points of advantage. But the Chinese was a dangerous opponent, making it difficult to administer the Brazilian. The partial closed at 12 to 4 to Carioca, replacing him in the game for now: 2 to 1 so far.
With luck and errors from the Brazilian, Wang dominated the fourth set. The score was as cruel as in the second partial: 11 to 2 for the Chinese, who only had to win the next set to win the unpublished title. Hugo even started well, vibrating a lot at every point, but it was not enough to bring the unprecedented title to Brazil: 11 to 7 in the decisive stage.
Facing an opponent damage is definitely not a quiet task. However, Calderano has had good recent performances against Asians. At the World Cup, held last month, the Brazilian managed to overcome two Chinese in sequence: Wang Chuqin in the semifinal and Lin Shidong in the decision. This Saturday (24), surpassed Liang Jingkun and reduced the disadvantage in the retrospect between them.
Prior to this final, Hugo Calderano and Wang Chuqin had already faced six other opportunities in international tournaments since 2016. The score repeated the Brazilian’s history against Liang Jingkun: 4-2 for Asian rival. However, Calderano won the latest and most important confrontation: the semi of the Table Tennis World Cup in April.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
