Table Tennis ULTM Latin American Olympic Games Qualifier 2021

[mrv86 3,179]

My predictions for Singles Draw One.

 

According to tournament's system, the winners of the semifinals will qualify, so I'll analize the draw in upper and lower halfs

 

Women Singles

 

Upper Half

 

Melanie Díaz  is top seed in the tournament, and should be the clear favorite as the draw favored her and should not have any problems to reach the decissive match. However, she's not even half as good as her sister and as such, could falter in that step.

 

But who could beat her? My pick for an upset comes not only from  Daniela Ortega, who on paper is her main rival but lost the latest match between her and the "boricua", but from one of the potential dark horses:  Daniela Fonseca.

 

Pick:  Ortega or  Fonseca over  Diaz.

 

Lower Half

 

Paulina Vega  is the main contender here, but before she reaches the final match she will have to overcome either  Paula Medina or  Eva Brito. While she has won over the later, the former has a more balanced record in their direct duels, and even the Colombian is not atop her game, an upset is possible.

 

Vega's rival for the Olympic quota will be more of an enigma, but the Chilean player should benefit from any of her possible challengers having to give it all to reach the final match. However, veteran  Yadira Silva hasn't lost a match against any other women in this part of the draw (except Vega, yet Silva leads their direct duels 8-2), and should book her 4th ticket for the Olympics.

 

Pick:  Silva  over  Vega.

 

Men Singles

 

Upper Half

 

's Marcelo Aguirre is poised to be one of the four qualifiers, as he's currently the best ranked non Brazilian player in the region. However, in his path he'll likely meet two veterans, Cuban Jorge Campos & Argentina's Gaston Alto, both of whom have parity in their direct encounters with Aguirre.

 

Aguirre's rival for the Olympic ticket will be either  Madrid or  Afanador, in one of the greatest rivalries in the Central American & Caribbean region, with the former winning the last direct match between them and in better shape as of this rather short season.

 

Pick:  Aguirre over  Afanador.

 

Lower Half

 

This side will have  Horacio Cifuentes as the main rival. Like Melanie Diaz, he really doesn't have any real threat in his way to the decissive match, unless Cuban Andy Pereira could provide another shocker, although that is very unlikely

 

However he should consider that very much like him,  Alberto Miño will hardly be tested by his rivals, and not only the late has an overall 5-1 advantage over the former, but

 

Pick:  Miño over  Cifuentes.

[dcro 10,210]

  On 4/12/2021 at 10:48 PM, JoshMartini007 said:

What makes you so sure Guyana will get the spot?

 

The three highest ranked tripartite nations are

 

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Well, they sent a full team here and seem to have a presence in table tennis in general.

 

Just sending a Tripartite request should be enough, as they are hardly active in any other Tripartite sport (except maybe boxing, but not to an extent of sending full teams to qualifiers).

 

[JoshMartini007 2,559]

Aguire, men's singles top seed has lost.

 

He'll have a second chance in the second tournament, but he'll have a less favourable bracket position.

[Khadidja Aisha 29]

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[dcro 10,210]

  On 4/13/2021 at 1:52 AM, JoshMartini007 said:

That's because Sri Lanka by far has the highest participant rate of all tripartite nations. They have so far attempted to qualify in 100 events while second place among tripartite nations are Kuwait and Malta which are tied with 59 events each.

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Well, Sri Lanka should finally qualify someone this month, once the CAS decision regarding Mathilda Karlsson comes through.

[intoronto 5,862]

  On 4/14/2021 at 6:44 AM, dcro said:

Well, Sri Lanka should finally qualify someone this month, once the CAS decision regarding Mathilda Karlsson comes through.

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And their only other qualifier should be 3000m steeplechase women atm....everyone else competing would be wildcards

[Khadidja Aisha 29]

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[JoshMartini007 2,559]

The quota finals have been decided

 

Men

Campos vs. Afanador

Wu vs. Cifuentes

 

Women

Diaz vs. Fonseca

Silva vs. Vega

 

Winners qualify to Tokyo

[Braulio 139]

  On 4/14/2021 at 6:22 PM, JoshMartini007 said:

The quota finals have been decided

 

Men

Campos vs. Afanador

Wu vs. Cifuentes

 

Women

Diaz vs. Fonseca

Silva vs. Vega

 

Winners qualify to Tokyo

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Go Yadira Silva!!

 

Pretty accurate predictions @mrv86