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Canadian women’s table tennis team Mo Zhang, Ivy Liao, May Tong and Gina (Ching Nam) Fu won silver at the 2021 Pan Am Championships in Lima, Peru this weekend.
Despite a 3-1 opening loss to the U.S., the Canadians were able to recover and take three consecutive wins on their way to the final spot.
Although they suffered a difficult 3-1 loss to Brazil in the finals, the result meant the team hit the flag for the 2022 World Cup in Chengdu, China.
“The team competition this time was nerve-wracking but exciting because we all wanted to try our best and knew places at the 2022 World Cup were in jeopardy,” said Liao, who also advanced to the women’s quarterfinals. singles past the competition.
On the men’s side, Canadian Matteo Martin, Edward Ly, Eugene Wang and Hongtao Chen finished fifth, which was also a secure enough entry into the 2022 World Cup.
Next up in Canada is the 2021 International Table Tennis Federation World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, Texas, from 23-29. November.
Zhang, a native of Vancouver, will compete in women’s doubles and women’s doubles with Joyce Xu of Toronto and in mixed doubles with Wang of Toronto.
Toronto’s Jeremy Hazin competes in the men’s singles and collaborates with Xun to compete in the mixed doubles.
VIEW Canadian Jeremy Hazin balances his studies in preparation for the world of table tennis:
Jeremy Hazin, a 21-year-old Canadian table tennis player, sits down to discuss his first Olympic appearance in Tokyo, his mindset towards the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships, and the unique student-sports balance of being a rising Canadian table tennis star. study for college exams between tournaments. 5:55
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