Hugo’s next event will be the Pan American Championships, which will be held in the United States from October 12 to 19. He will be the top seed in both singles and mixed doubles competitions, alongside Bruna Takahashi.

Here’s everything you need to know about the most important continental event of the season:

ABOUT THE TOURNAMENTS

The Pan American Championships will feature 7 tournaments:

• Men’s singles
• Women’s singles
• Men’s doubles
• Women’s doubles
• Mixed doubles
• Men’s teams
• Women’s teams

BRAZILIANS IN ACTION

The Pan American Championships will feature 8 Brazilian players:

Individual and men’s teams

• Hugo (singles only)
• Guilherme Teodoro
• Leonardo Iizuka
• Felipe Arado

Women’s individual and teams

• Bruna Takahashi
• Giulia Takahashi
• Laura Watanabe
• Victoria Strassburger

Men’s doubles

• Guilherme Teodoro/Leonardo Iizuka

Women’s doubles

• Giulia Takahashi/Laura Watanabe

Mixed doubles

• Hugo/Bruna Takahashi
• Guilherme Teodoro/Giulia Takahashi

COMPETITION SYSTEM

All the singles and doubles matches at the Pan American Championships will be played in a single-elimination system. For team events, there will be a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

The matches in the singles tournaments will be played in best of 7 games. In the doubles and team competitions, it will be best of 5 games.

WHAT’S AT STAKE

Check out the points at stake in the Pan American Championship’s individual and doubles competitions:

• Champion: 500 points
• Runner-up: 350 points
• Semi-final: 175 points
• Quarter-final: 90 points
• Round of 16: 45 points

SCHEDULE

Check out the schedule for each day of the competition:

Sunday (Oct 12th)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 64
• Mixed doubles: Round of 32 & Round of 16
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Round of 16

Monday (Oct 13th)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 32 & Round of 16
• Men’s, women’s and mixed doubles: Quarterfinals

Tuesday (Oct 14th)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Quarterfinals
• Mixed doubles: Semifinals & Final
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Semifinals

Wednesday (Oct 15th)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Semifinals & Finals
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Finals

Thursday (Oct 16th)

• Men’s and women’s teams: Group stage

Friday (Oct 17th)

• Men’s and women’s teams: Group stage

Saturday (Oct 18th)

• Men’s and women’s teams: Quarterfinals & Semifinals

Sunday (Oct 19th)

• Men’s and women’s teams: Semifinals & Finals

HOW TO FOLLOW

The ITTF Americas app will broadcast the Pan American Championship matches.

You can also follow our coverage on Hugo’s WhatsApp channel and on his broadcast channel on Instagram.