2012 Latin American Table Tennis Cup

The 2012 Latin American Table Tennis Cup was held at the Eddy Cortez National Sports Centre in San José, Costa Rica from May 25–27, 2012 and was a qualifier for the 2012 Table Tennis World Cup. A prize pool of US$10,000 was at stake.[1] The event was the second edition of the competition and was organized by the International Table Tennis Federation, the Latin American Table Tennis Union, and the Costa Rican Table Tennis Association.[2] Brazilian Thiago Monteiro won the men's event; fellow Brazilian Caroline Kumahara won the women's competition.

## Seeds

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Seeding was based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published on May 1, 2012.[3][4][5]

* Men's Competition

1. Lin Ju (DOM) \- Latin American Champion 2012
2. Cazuo Matsumoto (BRA) \- South American Champion
3. Liu Song (ARG) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
4. Thiago Monteiro (BRA) \- LATTU Ranking
5. Marcelo Aguirre (PAR) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
6. Hugo Hoyama (BRA) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
7. Gaston Alto (ARG) \- LATTU Ranking
8. Jorge Campos (CUB) \- LATTU Ranking
9. Dexter St. Louis (TRI) \- LATTU Ranking
10. Pablo Tabachnik (ARG) \- LATTU Ranking
11. Héctor Gatica (GUA) \- Central American Champion
12. Allan Calvo (CRC) \- Host Nation Representative

* Women's Competition

1. Ligia Silva (BRA) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
2. Paula Medina (COL) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
3. Yadira Silva (MEX) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
4. Caroline Kumahara (BRA) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
5. Jessica Yamada (BRA) \- 2012 Latin American Champion
6. Fabiola Ramos (VEN) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
7. Berta Rodríguez (CHI) \- London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier
8. Paulina Vega (CHL) \- South American Champion
9. Carelyn Cordero (PUR) \- LATTU Ranking
10. Rheann Chung (TRI) \- Caribbean Champion
11. Mabelyn Enriquez (GUA) \- Central American Champion
12. Angie Araya (CRC) \- Host representative

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## Men's Competition

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The twelve competitors were split into four groups of three, playing each groupmate once. The top two in each group advanced to the single-elimination bracket.

After the favorite and number one seed, Lin Ju, failed to advance beyond the group stage,[6] the event was essentially up for grabs. In the semifinals, Thiago Monteiro defeated Gaston Alto and Liu Song beat Cazuo Matsumoto. Monteiro defeated Liu Song, 4-1, in the final to claim the title and qualify for the Liebherr World Cup.[7] Both Matsumoto and Alto won bronze medals.[8]

### Qualification round

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#### Group 1

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1 |  Gaston Alto | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3
2 |  Dexter St. Louis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3
3 |  Lin Ju | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3

#### Group 2

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1 |  Cazuo Matsumoto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4
2 |  Jorge Campos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3
3 |  Pablo Tabachnik | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2

#### Group 3

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1 |  Liu Song | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4
2 |  Hugo Hoyama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3
3 |  Allan Calvo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2

#### Group 4

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Rnk  | Player  | Pld  | W  | L  | GW  | GL  | Pts

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1 |  Thiago Monteiro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4
2 |  Marcelo Aguirre | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3
3 |  Héctor Gatica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2

### Main Draw

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 7 |  Gaston Alto | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |  |  | | |
| 6 |  Hugo Hoyama | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 |  |  | | | 7 |  Gaston Alto | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 |  |  |  |
| 8 |  Jorge Campos | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 |  |  |  | | | 4 |  Thiago Monteiro | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 |  |  |  |
| 4 |  Thiago Monteiro | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |  |  |  | | | | | | 4 |  Thiago Monteiro | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 |  |  |
| 3 |  Liu Song | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |  |  |  | | | | | 3 |  Liu Song | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |  |  |
| 5 |  Marcelo Aguirre | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 |  |  |  | | | 3 |  Liu Song | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |  |  |  | | | |
| 9 |  Dexter St. Louis | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 1 |  | | | 2 |  Cazuo Matsumoto | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |  |  |  |
| 2 |  Cazuo Matsumoto | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 |  | |

## Women's Competition

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The women's competition was structured in the same way as the men's event.

Carelyn Cordero upset the number one seed in the quarterfinals in a seven-set thriller. After defeating Fabiola Ramos in the semifinals, Cordero fell to Caroline Kumahara in the championship.[9]

### Qualification round

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#### Group 1

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1 |  Ligia Silva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4
2 |  Rheann Chung | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3
3 |  Paulina Vega | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2

#### Group 2

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1 |  Paula Medina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4
2 |  Carelyn Cordero | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3
3 |  Berta Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2

#### Group 3

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1 |  Yadira Silva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4
2 |  Jessica Yamada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3
3 |  Mabelyn Enriquez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2

#### Group 4

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1 |  Caroline Kumahara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4
2 |  Fabiola Ramos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3
3 |  Angie Araya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2

### Main Draw

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| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 1 |  Ligia Silva | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | | |
| 9 |  Carelyn Cordero | 8 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | 9 |  Carelyn Cordero | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |  |  |
| 6 |  Fabiola Ramos | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 |  |  | | | 6 |  Fabiola Ramos | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |  |  |
| 3 |  Yadira Silva | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 |  |  | | | | | | 9 |  Carelyn Cordero | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 |  |
| 4 |  Caroline Kumahara | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |  |  | | | | | 4 |  Caroline Kumahara | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |  |
| 10 |  Rheann Chung | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 |  |  | | | 4 |  Caroline Kumahara | 12 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 |  | | | |
| 5 |  Jessica Yamada | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 9 |  |  | | | 2 |  Paula Medina | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 |  |
| 2 |  Paula Medina | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 |  |  | |

## See also

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* Latin American Table Tennis Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Leading Latin Americans in Search of Costa Rica Gold". ITTF. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
2. ^ "The Talk of the Town in Costa Rica, the ITTF-Latin American Cup". ITTF. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
3. ^ "The Generation Game, the Women's Singles Event in San José". ITTF. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
4. ^ "ITTF Copa Latinoamericana 2012" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
5. ^ "Listado Jugadores ITTF II Copa Latinoamericano 2012" (PDF). ULTM. 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-20.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Gaston Alto dejo sin opciones a Lin Ju y ahora va en busca de la medalla de oro" (in Spanish). ULTM. 2012-05-27. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
7. ^ "Back to Fitness, Thiago Monteiro Wins ITTF-Latin American Cup". ITTF. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
8. ^ "Thiago Monteiro regreso a su nivel" (in Spanish). ULTM. 2012-05-28. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
9. ^ "A New Era for Latin America, Teenagers Contest Costa Rica Final". ITTF. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-11-28.

*[DOM]: Dominican Republic
*[BRA]: Brazil
*[ARG]: Argentina
*[PAR]: Paraguay
*[CUB]: Cuba
*[TRI]: Trinidad and Tobago
*[GUA]: Guatemala
*[CRC]: Costa Rica
*[COL]: Colombia
*[MEX]: Mexico
*[VEN]: Venezuela
*[CHI]: Chile
*[CHL]: Chile
*[PUR]: Puerto Rico