XVII – 2015

CITY: Toronto, SITE: Markham Centre PLAYERS: 40 men 40 women 80 total COUNTRIES: 16 MEDIA CONTACT: ITTF Promotion Manager Matt Pound: [email protected]

Introduction

Welcome to the XVII Pan American Games – Toronto 2015.

The XVII Pan American Games is held among athletes from nations of the , once every 4 years. The last edition in 2011 was held in , .

There are four gold medals on offer: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s team and women’s team.

The winners of the Men’s and Women’s Singles will qualify to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

This media kit is designed to provide an update on the XVII Pan American Games. Enclosed are statistics and notes that will be of assistance during the tournament. Players’ biographies as well as statistical, historical and personal data can be found on ITTF.com. Please make player interview requests through a member of the ITTF and OC media staff located in the press room.

Key Dates/Times

19 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Team Event Preliminaries 20 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Team Event Preliminaries 20 July 2015, 05:00pm @ Atos Markham Centre – Team Event Quarter Finals 21 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Team Event Semi Finals 21 July 2015, 05:00pm/07:10pm @ Atos Markham Centre – WT Final/MT Final 22 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Singles Event Preliminaries 23 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Singles Event Preliminaries 24 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Singles Event Preliminaries 24 July 2015, 04:00pm @ Atos Markham Centre – Singles Event K.O Round 25 July 2015, 10:00am @ Atos Markham Centre – Singles Event QF/SF 25 July 2015, 06:00pm @ Atos Markham Centre – WS/MS Final

Full schedule: http://bit.ly/1O7GwAE

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Playing System

Team Events The match system will be as those used in the Olympic Games - 3 players per team - Each player can play 2 matches - Order of matches: 2 singles, 1 doubles, and 2 singles

Match format: - A vs X - B vs Y - Doubles match: (C/A or C/B) vs (Z/X or Z/Y) - (B or A) vs Z - C vs (Y or X) - Best of 5 games for all matches

Individual Events Total of 40 men and 40 women. - Players will be distributed into 10 groups of 4, where 2 from each pool advance to the K.O round. - All matches will be played to the best of seven.

Team Seedings

Men Women 1 Brazil 1 Brazil 2 Cuba 2 USA 3 Argentina 3 Canada 4 Canada 4 Puerto Rico 5 Mexico 5 Colombia 6 Puerto Rico 6 Chile 7 Chile 7 Cuba 8 USA 8 Argentina 9 Ecuador 9 Dominican Republic 10 Paraguay 10 Peru 11 Guatemala 11 Guatemala 12 Dominican Republic 12 Mexico

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TOP 10 Seeded Players & 2015 Stats Men’s Singles 2015 Statistics WTTC 2015 Players name Date of Birth Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Seed WR % Won Plyd Won Sgls Plyd Won TSUBOI Gustavo BRA 31/05/1985 30 L Shakehand Attacking 1 55 70.0% 20 14 50.0% 2 1 WANG Eugene CAN 13/11/1985 29 R Shakehand Attacking 2 58 56.3% 16 9 50.0% 2 1 CALDERANO Hugo BRA 22/06/1996 19 R Shakehand Attacking 3 76 70.0% 20 14 - 0 0 MONTEIRO Thiago BRA 15/06/1981 34 R Shakehand Attacking 4 141 69.4% 36 25 66.7% 3 2 PEREIRA Andy CUB 31/08/1989 25 L Shakehand Attacking 5 172 57.1% 7 4 75.0% 4 3 MADRID Marcos MEX 06/09/1986 28 R Shakehand Attacking 6 179 66.7% 30 20 75.0% 4 3 AFANADOR Brian PUR 06/03/1997 18 R Shakehand Attacking 7 205 62.5% 16 10 75.0% 4 3 MINO Alberto ECU 21/08/1990 24 R Shakehand Attacking 8 212 56.5% 23 13 75.0% 4 3 ALTO Gaston ARG 06/07/1985 30 R Shakehand Attacking 9 218 59.3% 27 16 - 0 0 AGUIRRE Marcelo PAR 21/01/1993 22 L Shakehand Attacking 10 241 57.1% 14 8 - 0 0

Women’s Singles 2015 Statistics WTTC 2015 Players name Date of Birth Age Hand Grip Pl. Style Seed WR % Won Plyd Won Sgls Plyd Won ZHANG Lily USA 16/06/1996 19 R Shakehand Attacking 1 94 80.0% 5 4 - 0 0 CAN 17/01/1989 26 R Shakehand Attacking 2 102 76.9% 13 10 50.0% 2 1 BRA 01/10/1993 21 R Shakehand Attacking 3 129 71.4% 28 20 0.0% 1 0 SILVA Yadira MEX 24/12/1985 29 R Shakehand Attacking 4 152 70.6% 17 12 0.0% 1 0 KUMAHARA Caroline BRA 27/07/1995 19 R Shakehand Attacking 5 154 46.2% 26 12 0.0% 1 0 SILVA Ligia BRA 06/03/1981 34 R Shakehand Attacking 6 178 73.3% 15 11 - 0 0 DIAZ Adriana PUR 31/10/2000 14 R Shakehand Attacking 7 179 61.9% 21 13 0.0% 1 0 LUO Anqi CAN 26/08/1996 18 R Shakehand Attacking 8 234 57.1% 14 8 0.0% 1 0 MEDINA Paula COL 12/04/1989 26 R Shakehand Attacking 9 237 40/0% 10 4 0.0% 1 0 RUANO Lady COL 05/03/1981 34 R Shakehand Attacking 10 258 60.0% 15 9 75.0% 4 3 Full list of players: http://bit.ly/1Gpgzqo

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Past Winners

Men's Singles City Year Winner Runner Up Guadalajara 2011 Song ARG MADRID Marcos MEX 2007 DOM ARG 2003 LIN Ju DOM MONTEIRO Thiago BRA 1999 ZHUANG David USA LIU Song ARG 1995 HOYAMA Hugo BRA KANO Claudia BRA 1991 HOYAMA Hugo BRA KANO Claudia BRA 1987 NG Joe CAN O’NEILL Sean USA 1983 MASTERS Brian USA INOKUCHI Ricardo BRA San Juan 1979 LO Eddie CAN ALVAREZ Mario DOM

Women’s Singles Venue Year Winner Runner Up Guadalajara 2011 ZHANG Mo CAN DOM Rio De Janeiro 2007 USA WU Xue DOM Santo Domingo 2003 GAO Jun USA WU Xue DOM Winnipeg 1999 GAO Jun USA GENG Lijuan USA Mar Del Plata 1995 GENG Lijuan USA YIP Lily USA Havana 1991 BHUSHAN Insook USA YIP Lily USA Indianapolis 1987 BHUSHAN Insook USA DOMONKOS Mariann CAN Caracas 1983 BHUSHAN Insook USA ARMAS Madeleine CUB San Juan 1979 DOMONKOS Mariann CAN LIU Fan Yeen USA

Team Event Venue Year MEN WOMEN Guadalajara 2011 Brazil Dominican Republic Rio De Janeiro 2007 Brazil United States Santo Domingo 2003 Not held Winnipeg 1999 United States United States Mar Del Plata 1995 Brazil Canada Havana 1991 Brazil United States Indianapolis 1987 Brazil United States Caracas 1983 Brazil United States San Juan 1979 Dominican Republic Canada

Interesting Facts - Table was first introduced in the Pan American Games in San Juan 1979 - Hoyama Hugo (BRA) and Bhushan Insook (USA) are the most successful players in the Pan American Games till now. Hoyama won 11 Gold (2 in singles) and Bhushan got 9 Gold (3 in singles) - Dominican Republic became the first Latin American team to win the Women’s Team in Guadalajara 2011. - Butler Jimmy (USA), 44 years of age is the oldest male player while Jha Kanak (USA) is the youngest (15 years of age)

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- Ruano Lady, 34 years of age is the oldest female player while Diaz Adriana (PUR) is the youngest (14 years of age) - Lorenzotti Pia Maria is the 1st Uruguayan player to compete in for the Pan American Games. - The Chilean Men’s team is made up only of left handers: Olivares Felipe, Moya Manuel and Gomez Gustavo. - Lorenzotti Maria Pia is the 1st Uruguayan player to compete in Table tennis for the Pan American Games. - The Chilean Men’s team is made up only of left handers: Olivares Felipe, Moya Manuel and Gomez Gustavo. - Latin American Champion in 2014 and 2015, Brazil’s is making his debut. - At the Central American and Caribbean Games, Puerto Rico won Men’s Team and Women’s Team gold; they have never won a medal in the table tennis events at the Pan Am Games

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