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Brazil’s Cazuo Matsumoto and Ligia Silva both failed in their bid to retain the respective Men’s and Women’s Singles titles at the Latin American Championships on the Mexican city of Cancun on Saturday 6th March 2010.
The winners one year earlier when the annual event was held in San Salvador, the principal city in the small Central American country of El Salvador, Cazuo Matsumoto was beaten at the final hurdle by top seed, Argentina’s Liu Song, whilst the host nation’s Yadira Silva upset the seeding to beat Ligia Silva, seeded no.1, at the final hurdle.
It was the fourth time that 37 year old Liu Song had won the title; whilst for 28 year old Yadira Silva, it was her first appearance in a Latin American Women’s Singles final.
Three Titles for Matsumoto
The defeat suffered by Cazuo Matsumoto prevented the 24 year old Brazilian completing a clean sweep of titles.
Earlier in the proceedings he had joined forces with Hugo Hoyama and Gustavo Tsuboi to win the Men’s Team event, beating Argentina’s Liu Song, Pablo Tabachnik and Gatson Alto in the final; a very unusual Men’s Team final. The unusual factor, of the six players in action only Gaston Alto is right handed!
Two Titles for Ligia Silva
Later Cazuo Matsumoto partnered Hugo Hoyama to success in the Men’s Doubles competition and Ligia Silva to gold in the Mixed Doubles.
In the Men’s Doubles final the duo beat the host nation’s Guillermo Muñoz and Jude Okoh, whilst in the Mixed Doubles event it was also silver for Jude Okoh, he partnered Yadira Silva.
Success for Ligia Silva in the Mixed Doubles competition and there was also success in the Women’s Team event where she joined forces with Karin Sako and Jessica Yamaada to secure gold. The Brazilians beat Chile’s Berta Rodriguez, Blanca Duran and Maria Paulina Vega.
Welcome News
Defeat for Maria Paulina Vega but considerable relief; she is from Concepcion, the city devastated by the earthquake, having been away training for two weeks in Cuba she had been out of the country when the tragedy struck.
On Tuesday 2nd March she received the welcome news that her father, thought to be missing, was safe and well.
Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela Strike Gold
Titles for Argentina, Brazil and the hosts Mexico and there was also top prizes for Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
Venezuela’s Ruaidda Ezzeddine and Fabiola Ramos won the Women’s Doubles crown beating Berta Rodriguezand Maria Paulina Vega at the final hurdle; whilst Ecuador’s Alberto Miño retained his Under 21 Men’s Singles title and Colombia’s Paul Medina won the counterpart female crown.
At the final hurdle Alberto Miño overcame the Dominican Republic’s Juan Vila whilst Paula Medina defeated Ruiadda Ezzeddine.
Men’s Team
Final
BRAZIL 3-2 ARGENTINA
Hugo Hoyama v Pablo Tabachnik 13-11, 8-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8
Cazuo Masumoto v Liu Song 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11
Hugo Hoyama / Gustavo Tsuboi v Gaston Alto / Pablo Tabachnik 6-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-13
Cazuo Matsumoto v Gaston Alto 11-4, 11-3, 11-6
Gustavo Tsuboi v Liu Song 11-6, 10-12, 5-11, 11-6, 12-10
Women’s Team
Final
CHILE 1-3 BRAZIL
Berta Rodriguez v Ligia Silva 8-11, 6-11, 10-12
Maria Paulina Vega v Jessica Yamada 9-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-9, 13-11
Blanca Duran / Maria Paulina Vega v Karin Sako / Ligia Silva 11-6, 5-11, 8-11, 4-11
Berta Rodriguez v Karin Sako 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 4-11
Men’s Singles
Final
Liu Song (ARG) bt Cazuo Matsumoto (BRA) 11-5, 11-5, 15-13, 11-6
Women’s Singles
Final
Yadira Silva (MEX) bt Ligia Silva (BRA) 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 10-12, 16-14, 11-8</i>
Men’s Doubles
Final
Hugo Hoyama / Cazuo Matsumoto (BRA) bt Guillermo Muñoz / Jude Okoh(MEX) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9
Women’s Doubles
Final
Ruiadda Ezzeddine / Fabiola Ramos (VEN) bt Berta Rodriguez / Maria Paulina Vega (CHI) 11-6, 11-8, 11-8
Mixed Doubles
Final
Cazuo Matsumoto / Ligia Solva (BRA) bt Jude Okoh / Yadira Silva (MEX) 11-9, 11-6, 12-10
Under 21 Men’s Singles
Final
Alberto Miño (ECU) bt Juan Vila (DOM) 11-8, 11-2, 6-11, 11-9
Under 21 Women’s Singles
Final
Paula Medina (COL) bt Ruaidda Ezzeddine (BRA) 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7
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