Best Table Table in Brazil, Hugo Calderano was runner-up of the Macao Champions Stage of the International Table Tennis Circuit on Sunday (14).
In the final against Chinese Wang Chuquin, former ranking leader and current 2nd in the world, the Brazilian, who is the 4th, lost 4 sets to 0, with partials from 11/9, 11/7, 11/9 and 11/4.
There are eight meetings between the two, with six Chinese wins. Calderano won in the World Cup semifinals in 2025, when he won the competition, and in the first round of the Austria Open in 2016.
With the campaign in Macao, Hugo Calderano resumes the third ranking post.
The Brazilian’s next commitment will be China Smash, in Beijing, from September 25 to October 5.
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