HAVANA , Cuba , Jun 1 (acn) The Brazilian squad had an almost perfect performance by winning two gold, as many silver and one bronze medals, in the 5th ITTF Latin American table tennis Cup, hosted by this city.
The South American representatives were impeccable in the female sector, by packing the awards podium, while among men they only lost the possibility of winning the bronze medal.
Among womens, Caroline Kumahara regained the crown she had won in the previous edition of Asuncion, Paraguay (2014), thus becoming the only player who has climbed to the top of the podium in three of the five versions and broke the tie in scepters she had with the Dominican Wu Xue (2011 and 2013).
The silver and bronze medals went to her teammates Lin Gui, current leader of the Latin American ranking, and Ligia Silva, in that order.
Meanwhile, in the men's event, Gustavo Tsuboi ratified his status as favourite, number one in Latin America and 62nd in the world, by defeating in the final his compatriot Cazuo Matsumoto, who could not retain his crown of the previous contest.
Colombian Alberto Miño was the only competitor who could break the Brazilian supremacy by finishing third after hard-fought matches against Brazilian Hugo Calderaro (quarterfinals) and Puerto Rican Brian Afanador (semi-finals).
For the hosts, Leisy Jimenez and Jorge Moisés Campos, two of their main players, could not pass the group stage, while Lisi Castillo and Andy Pereira had a better performance by finishing among seats fifth to eighth in both sexes.
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