Hugo Calderano beats Chinese and advances to an unprecedented final at the World Cup in table tennis

Brazilian table tennis player is the first athlete from outside Asia and Europe to contest the competition decision

Brazilian beat Chinese Wang Chuqin by 4 sets to 3 and made history

Hugo Calderano made history for Brazil by beating China's Wang Chuqin 4-3 this Saturday (19) in the final of the Table Tennis World Cup in Macau. Calderano closed the first set but lost the second, third, and fourth. The Brazilian managed to turn the tables and won the fifth, sixth, and seventh sets of the match. The partials ended on: 14/12, 5/11, 6/11, 7/11, 11/7, 11/5 and 12/10. Read More Formiga charges CBF for lack of sponsor in the Women…

This Friday (18th), the Brazilian Hugo Calderano became the first athlete from the Americas to secure a place on the podium of the table tennis World Cup in Macau (China). The 28-year-old Carioca, currently number five in the world, qualified after beating the Japanese Tomakazu Harimoto, third best in the ranking, by 4 sets to 1 (partials of 8/11/11/8, 11/8, 11/8, 11/8 and 12/10). In addition, Calderano is the only non-Asian among the semifinali…