Hugo Calderano He got the silver this Sunday, May 25, in Doha. The 28 -year -old Brazilian was the first athlete from outside Asia or Europe to play a final table tennis final. The player was defeated ranking vice -leader, who won 4-1 – Partials 12/10, 11/3, 4/11, 11/2 and 11/7.
Following the 2025 Table Tennis World Championship final, Hugo Calderano maintained his position as the number 3 in the Ittf world ranking, with 4,575 points. He is behind only the Chinese Lin Shidong (1st) and Wang Chuqin (2nd). The last one was champion on Sunday and foreseen the 22 -year -old Chinese hegemony in the tournament, which is only behind the olympics in importance in the sport.
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Before the Doha Tournament, Hugo’s best result in a World Cup had been the quarterfinals of 2021, when he was surpassed by Liang Jingkun – the Brazilian gave the Chinese change in this year’s semifinal.
World table tennis ranking
| Position | Player | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1º | Lin Shidong | China | 8.675 |
| 2º | Wang Chuqin | China | 5.275 |
| 3º | Hugo Calderano | Brazil | 4.575 |
| 4º | Tomokazu Harimoto | Japan | 4.550 |
| 5º | Liang Jingkun | China | 3.900 |
| 6º | Félix Lebrun | France | 3.220 |
| 7º | Truls Möregårdh | Sweden | 3.155 |
| 8º | Alexis Lebrun | France | 2.420 |
| 9º | Xiang Peng | China | 2.270 |
| 10º | Darko Jorgic | Slovenia | 2.070 |
| 11º | Dang Qiu | Germany | 2.040 |
| 12º | Lin Yun-Ju | Chinese Taipei | 1.960 |
| 13º | Benedikt Duda | Germany | 1.845 |
| 14º | Patrick Franziska | Germany | 1.610 |
| 15º | Anton Källberg | Sweden | 1.550 |
* These data come from the ITTF official ranking published May 20, 2025.
Hugo Calderano Campaign – Doha 2025 World
| Phase | Adversary | Country | Result | Partial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st round | Rogelio Castro | Mexico | 4–1 | 11–8, 9–11, 11–3, 11–4, 11–4 |
| 2nd round | Wassim Essid | Tunisia | 4–0 | 11–5, 11–3, 11–5, 11–4 |
| 3rd round | Kirill Gerassimenko | Kazakhstan | 4–2 | 9–11, 9–11, 11–5, 12–10, 11–9, 11–7 |
| Octaves | Aruna paintings | Nigeria | 4–0 | 11–4, 11–4, 11–4, 11–6 |
| Quarterfinals | An Jae-Hyun | South Korea | 4–1 | 11–5, 11–6, 9–11, 11–7, 12–10 |
| Semifinal | Liang Jingkun | China | 4–3 | 15–13, 11–7, 8–11, 11–8, 3–11, 7–11, 11–9 |
| Final | Wang Chuqin | China | 1–4 | 10–12, 3–11, 11–4, 2–11, 7–11 |
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.
