Third place ranking Table tennis world, Hugo Calderano decides on Saturday (2) the place in the semifinals of the Star Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu against the Japanese Yukiya Uda (40th), at 18:10 (from Brasilia). They have faced each other three times at international events, with 100% use for the Brazilian. The last victory came in the historic conquest of the World Cup, still in the group stage.
In the first match this Saturday, the 29-year-old carioca hit Chang Yu-An (84th), from Taipei, for 3 sets to 1 (10/12, 11/8/11/9 and 11/8). The day before, he had already eliminated German Wim Verdonschot (171st) by 3 sets to 1 (11/7, 16/14, 9/11 and 11/8).
“Like all the Japanese, he is very consistent. Because he is a left -handed, he also gets well, has good receptions, like today’s opponent. But the important thing will be to focus on my game, when I know how to do it best and focus on some tactical points,” said the Brazilian number one head of the late afternoon decision. If you move forward, the carioca returns to the table on Sunday (3) to seek a place in the decision against the winner of the match between South Korean Oh Junsung (20th) and Japanese Yuta Tanaka (37th).
Hugo is experiencing a great moment: he went to the final of the last four tournaments he played, taking three cups. In April, he won the World Cup. The following month, he was runner-up worldwide. Then he got the WTT Star Contender Ljubljana titles in Slovenia in June and the WTT Contender Buenos Aires in Argentina less than a week ago. The Star Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu delivers 600 points to the champion and distributes US $ 300,000 (R $ 1.6 million) in awards.
