Wednesday, November 1st.- Cuba's Andy Pereira and Brazil's Hugo Calderano advanced to the male's singles final of table tennis at the Pan American Games on Wednesday.

As a result, they will compete for the gold medal at Santiago 2023 at the Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico (CEO) in Ñuñoa starting at 6:30 p.m.

First, Andy Pereira defeated Canadian Eugene Wang in the semi-finals in five sets with scores of 11-8, 11-5, 11-9, 7-11, and 12-10, in 42 minutes of play.

Then, Hugo Calderano defeated Mexican Marcos Madrid in five sets with scores of 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, and 11-5, in 36 minutes.

In the early hours, the finalists in the female's singles were determined.

They are Puerto Rican Adriana Díaz (who defeated Canadian Mo Zhang in seven tight sets, with scores of 11-13, 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-13, and 11-6, after 49 minutes of play) and Brazilian Bruna Takahashi (who overcame American Lily Ann Zhang in four sets with scores of 14-12, 11-5, 11-8, and 11-5 in 28 minutes).

Both will compete for the gold medal starting at 5:00 p.m. this Wednesday.

Written by Marcelo González; translated by Josefina Zamorano / Photosport
Photo by Javier Valdes Larrondo/ Santiago 2023 / Photosport