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Mantle Falls on Brian Afanador, Maintaining Latin American Momentum

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Mantle Falls on Brian Afanador, Maintaining Latin American Momentum 2015 Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open – ITTF Premium Junior Circuit Courtesy of ITTF Gold in the Girls’ Team event at the recently completed 2015 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh plus the Girls’ Singles title secured by Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi; […]

2015 US Open – Day 2

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2015 US Open Las Vegas, NV Day 2 On Tuesday July 7th at the 2015 US Open table tennis championships, Sharon Alguetti claimed the Junior Boys Team Trials title and Crystal Wang secured the Junior Girls Team Trials title. Junior Boys Team Trials Final Sharon Alguetti def. Krishnateja Avvari 3-0 (11-9,12-10,11-7) Semifinals Krishnateja Avvari def. Kanak Jha 3-0 (11-4, […]

Afanador Claims 1st Match Against Matsumuto at ITTF Latin American Cup

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Afanador Claims 1st Match Against Matsumuto at ITTF Latin American Cup Courtesy of ULTM Brian Afanador was the surprise in the first matches of the group stage of the 2015 ITTF Latin American Cup. The Puerto Rican player won a major victory against Cazuo Matsumoto in considered group of death. In the women’s competition, there […]

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