Boosted by an impressive streak of results, Hugo’s next challenge will be the Europe Smash, one of the four most important WTT events. The competition will be held in Malmö, Sweden, from August 14 to 24. The main draw begins on the 17th.

Ranked #3 in the world, Hugo will be the #2 seed at Europe Smash. Among the Top 30 athletes, only two will not be present – check out here the full list of participants.

GREAT MOMENT

Hugo comes from five consecutive finals, with four titles won. Since April, he won the ITTF World Cup, WTT Star Contender Ljubljana, WTT Contender Buenos Aires, and WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu, besides being runner-up in the World Championships. In this period, he had 27 wins in 28 matches.  

BRAZILIANS IN MALMÖ

Brazil will have four players in Sweden for the Europe Smash. Hugo will compete in the men’s singles and mixed doubles, alongside Bruna Takahashi.

COMPETITION SYSTEM

All the matches in the Europe Smash will take place in a single-elimination system. Singles matches will be played in best of five games until the round of 16. From the quarter-finals onwards, the matches will be best of 7 games.

WHAT’S AT STAKE

Check out the points and prize money at stake in the Europe Smash:

Singles

• Champion: 2,000 points / US$ 100,000
• Runner-up: 1,400 points / US$ 50,000
• Semi-final: 700 points / US$ 25,250
• Quarterfinals: 350 points / US$ 13,750
• Round of 16: 175 points / US$ 9,000
• Round of 32: 90 points / US$ 6,000
• Round of 64: 20 points / US$ 4,000

Doubles

• Champion: 2,000 points / US$ 10,000
• Runner-up: 1,400 points / US$ 6,033
• Semi-final: 700 points / US$ 3,600
• Quarterfinals: 350 points / US$ 2,650
• Round of 16: 175 points / US$ 2,000
• Round of 24: 10 points / US$ 1,500

SCHEDULE

Check out the schedule for each day of competition:

Thursday (Aug. 14)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Qualifying

Friday (Aug. 15)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Qualifying

Saturday (Aug. 16)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Qualifying

Sunday (Aug. 17)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 64
• Mixed doubles: Round of 24

Monday (Aug. 18)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 64
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Round of 24

Tuesday (Aug. 19)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 32
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Round of 24
• Mixed doubles: Round of 16

Wednesday (Aug. 20)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 32
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Round of 16
• Mixed doubles: Quarter-finals

Thursday (Aug. 21)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 16
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Quarter-finals
• Mixed doubles: Semi-finals

Friday (Aug. 22)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Quarter-finals
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Semi-finals
• Mixed doubles: Final

Saturday (Aug. 23)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Semi-finals
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Finals

Sunday (Aug. 24)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Finals

HOW TO FOLLOW

CazéTV and SporTV will broadcast the WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil.

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