Pan American Championships: Everything you need to know
11/10/2024 - 19:34
Hugo’s next competition will be the Pan American Table Tennis Championships, to be held in El Salvador from October 13 to 20. Once again, he will be the #1 seed in the men’s singles tournament. He will also take part in the mixed doubles tournament 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
Hugo will take part in the men’s singles and mixed doubles, alongside Bruna Takahashi.
Both Hugo and Bruna won’t be able to play in the Team events, as the tournaments will end just two days before the WTT Champions Montpellier, in which their participation is mandatory.
BRAZILIANS IN ACTION
The Pan American Championships will feature 8 Brazilian players:
Individual and men’s teams
- Hugo (individual only)
- Vitor Ishiy
- Guilherme Teodoro
- Leonardo Iizuka
Women’s individual and teams
- Bruna Takahashi
- Giulia Takahashi
- Laura Watanabe
- Victoria Strassburger
Men’s doubles
- Vitor Ishiy/Guilherme Teodoro
Women’s doubles
- Giulia Takahashi/Laura Watanabe
Mixed doubles
- Hugo/Bruna Takahashi
- Guilherme Teodoro/Giulia Takahashi
COMPETITION SYSTEM
All the matches at the Pan American Championships will be played in a single-elimination system.
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 world ranking points at stake in the Pan American Championship’s individual competitions:
- Champion: 500 points
- Runner-up: 350 points
- Semi-final: 175 points
- Quarter-final: 90 points
- Round of 16: 10 points
SCHEDULE
Check out the schedule for each day of the competition:
Sunday (Oct 13th)
- Mixed doubles: Round of 32
- Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 64
Monday (Oct 14th)
- Mixed doubles: Round of 16 and quarter-finals
- Men’s and women’s doubles: Round of 16
- Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 32
Tuesday (Oct 15th)
- Mixed doubles: Semi-finals
- Men’s and women’s doubles: Quarter-finals
- Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 16
Wednesday (Oct 16th)
- Mixed doubles: Final
- Men’s and women’s doubles: Semi-finals
- Men’s and women’s singles: Quarter-finals
Thursday (Oct 17th)
- Men’s and women’s doubles: Finals
- Men’s and women’s singles: Semi-finals and finals
Friday (Oct 18th)
- Men’s teams: Round of 16 and quarter-finals
- Women’s teams: Round of 16
Saturday (Oct 19th)
- Men’s teams: Semi-finals
- Women’s teams: Quarter-finals and Semi-finals
Sunday (Oct 20th)
- Men’s and women’s teams: Finals
HOW TO FOLLOW
The ITTF Americas app (Android | iOS) will broadcast the Pan American Championship matches.
You can also follow our coverage on Hugo’s WhatsApp channel and also on his broadcast channel on Instagram.