The week after winning the singles and mixed doubles titles at the WTT Contender Buenos Aires, Hugo returns to Brazil to compete in the WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu. The main draw is scheduled for July 31 to August 3. Check out everything you need to know about the event:

WTT IN BRAZIL

This is the third time Brazil hosts a WTT event, the first in the Star Contender series. In 2023 and 2024, Rio de Janeiro hosted a WTT Contender. Last year, Hugo won the title with a dominant campaign, losing only one game in his five wins.

Before WTT was created, several events of the former ITTF World Tour were held in Brazil, and Hugo won two of them. In 2013, he became the youngest player ever to win a World Tour event, in Santos. Four years later, in São Paulo, he returned to the top of the podium.

BRAZILIANS IN FOZ DO IGUAÇU

Brazil will be the country with the largest number of players at the WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu: 30. Ranked #3 in the world, Hugo is the top seed in the Men’s singles draw. He will also compete in the Mixed doubles tournament with Bruna Takahashi.

Men’s singles

• Hugo
• Vitor Ishiy
• Leonardo Iizuka
• Guilherme Teodoro
• Henrique Noguti
• Felipe Doti
• Lucas Romanski
• Gustavo Tsuboi (qualifying)
• Vitor Iwamoto (qualifying)
• Hamilton Yamane (qualifying)
• Luca Kumahara (qualifying)
• Danilo Toma (qualifying)
• Allan Sarmento (qualifying)
• Guilherme Gondo (qualifying)
• Davi Fujii (qualifying)
• Rafael Turrini (qualifying)
• Joon Shim (qualifying)

Women’s singles

• Bruna
• Giulia Takahashi
• Laura Watanabe
• Karina Shiray
• Beatriz Fiore
• Victoria Strassburger
• Julia Hatakeyama
• Sofia Kano
• Jessica Prates
• Isabel Amorim
• Maria Mendes
• Maiara Agnone
• Mahayla Sarda

Men’s doubles

• Leonardo Iizuka/Guilherme Teodoro
• Felipe Doti/Lucas Romanski
• Rafael Turrini/Joon Shim (qualifying)
• Hamilton Yamane/Henrique Noguti (qualifying)

Women’s doubles

• Bruna/Giulia Takahashi
• Laura Watanabe/Victoria Strassburger
• Isabel Amorim/Maiara Agnone
• Karina Shiray/Beatriz Fiore (qualifying)
• Jessica Prates/Sofia Kano (qualifying)
• Julia Hatakeyama/Mahayla Sarda (qualifying)

Mixed doubles

• Hugo/Bruna
• Guilherme Teodoro/Giulia Takahashi
• Leonardo Iizuka/Laura Watanabe
• Rafael Turrini/Victoria Strassburger
• Felipe Doti/Karina Shiray (qualifying)

Check out here the full list of players.

COMPETITION SYSTEM

The WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu will feature men’s and women’s singles events in a single-elimination system, with 48 players in each bracket. The event will also feature men’s, women’s and mixed doubles tournaments.

Matches will be played in best of 5 games until the semifinals. The final will be decided in a best of 7 games.

WHAT’S AT STAKE

Check out the points and prize money at stake in the WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguaçu:

• Champion: 600 points / US$ 17,000
• Runner-up: 420 points / US$ 9,025
• Semifinals: 210 points / US$ 4,250
• Quarterfinals: 105 points / US$ 2,250
• Round of 16: 55 points / US$ 1,500
• Round of 32: 25 points / US$ 1,100
• Round of 48: 5 pontos / US$ 900

SCHEDULE

Check out the schedule for each day of competition:

Wednesday (Jul. 30)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Qualifying
• Men’s, women’s and mixed doubles: Qualifying

Thursday (Jul. 31)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 48
• Men’s, women’s and mixed doubles: Round of 16

Friday (Aug. 1)

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

Saturday (Aug. 2)

• Men’s and women’s singles: Round of 16 & Quarterfinals
• Men’s and women’s doubles: Finals

Sunday (Aug. 3)

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

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 also on his broadcast channel on Instagram.