Gustavo Tsuboi
Tsuboi at the 2017 ITTF World Tour German Open, Magdeburg, Germany.
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born (1985-05-31) May 31, 1985
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Highest ranking28 (1 September 2019)[1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Brazil
Pan-American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 AsunciónTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 LimaTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 AsunciónDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 AsunciónSingles
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 San JoseSingles
Silver medal – second place2018 AsunciónSingles
Silver medal – second place2020 GuaynaboSingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 GuaynaboSingles
Latin American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santo Domingo Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santo Domingo Mixed Doubles
Latin American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Havana Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Santo Domingo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Asuncion Singles
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínSingles
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 SantiagoSingles
Silver medal – second place2006 B.AiresSingles
Silver medal – second place2006 B.AiresDoubles
Silver medal – second place2010 MedellínDoubles
Silver medal – second place2014 SantiagoTeam

Gustavo Tsuboi (born 31 May 1985, São Paulo) is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won three medals in double and team events in the Pan American Games.[2][3] Along with Hugo Hoyama and Thiago Monteiro, Tsuboi was part of the winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2011 Pan American Games.[4]

Tsuboi won the gold medal at the inaugural 2011 Latin American Cup held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after defeating Paraguay's Marcelo Aguirre 4–0.[5] Tsuboi competed in table tennis at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Career

In World Championships, Tsuboi's best campaigns in singles were the 2nd round in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2021. His best performance was in 2013, when he managed to make it difficult for the Chinese player Zhang Jike, almost winning the first set and winning the second.[7] In doubles, Tsuboi reached the 3rd round (round of 16) three times, in 2009, 2015 and 2017, each time losing by 4 sets to 2. The best campaign was in 2009, when playing in Japan and making it difficult for the Japanese duo to win, who ended up being bronze medalists in the tournament.[8] In mixed doubles, Tsuboi managed to reach the 3rd round (round of 16) in 2013, being eliminated by the Chinese pair seeded n.2, but managing to win a set of them.[9]

2021

In March, Tsuboi played in WTT Doha. In the WTT Star Contender event, he had a high-profile 3-0 upset over Koki Niwa in the round of 32.[10]

2020 Olympic Games

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Tsuboi, 37th in the world, by defeating Nigerian Quadri Aruna (21st in the world ranking), became the 3rd Brazilian in history to reach the round of 16 in the Olympics. The feat had only been achieved by Hugo Hoyama (Atlanta-1996) and Hugo Calderano (Rio 2016).[11]

References

  1. ↑ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Men's Singles 2019". Table tennis guide. September 1, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Gustavo Tsuboi - Uol Pan 2007
  3. ↑ Gustavo Tsuboi - ITTF Stats Bio Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ UOL Esporte (Pan 2007). "Brasileiros (Tênis de Mesa)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Gustavo Tsuboi Turns the Tables, Extracts Revenge and Secures Gold". ITTF. March 19, 2011. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Gustavo Tsuboi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Com apenas uma vitória, mesatenistas brasileiros encerram participação no Mundial da França
  8. ↑ BRASILEIROS GARANTEM VAGA ENTRE OS 16 MELHORES DO MUNDO
  9. ↑ Calderano e Carol podem fazer história nas duplas mistas no Mundial de tênis de mesa
  10. ↑ "Top 6 Storylines Following Round of 32 At WTT Star Contender". edgesandnets.com. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  11. ↑ Igualando marcas e construindo recordes: tênis de mesa do Brasil busca vitórias por dia histórico
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