Gustavo Tsuboi

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Gustavo Tsuboi
Tsuboi at the 2017 ITTF World Tour German Open, Magdeburg, Germany.
Personal information
Nationality Brazil
Born (1985-05-31) May 31, 1985 (age 38)
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 place 2019 Asunción Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lima Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Asunción Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Asunción Singles
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 San Jose Singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Asunción Singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Guaynabo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guaynabo Singles
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 place 2010 Medellín Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Medellín Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 B.Aires Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 B.Aires Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Team

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[edit]

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]

At the Table Tennis World Cup, Tsuboi made history by reaching the quarterfinals of the competition in 2015, equaling Brazil's best result in the tournament's history. Until then, Cláudio Kano, in 1987 and 1989, had also reached the quarterfinals. [10][11] He also reached the round of 16 in 2017 and 2018. [12][13]

At the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships, Tsuboi reached the quarterfinals playing with Hugo Calderano and Eric Jouti.[14]

2021[edit]

At the WTT Star Contender in Doha, held in March 2021, Tsuboi reached the round of 16 after defeating the Japanese Koki Niwa (17th). He was eliminated by South Korean Jeoung Youngsik, 13th in the world rankings.[15]

2020 Olympic Games[edit]

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).[16]

Best results by type of tournament[edit]

Tsuboi, 2019

Singles[edit]

Tsuboi's best ranking was no.28 in the world in 2019.[17]

Doubles[edit]

In 2017, the duo Tsuboi / Calderano was the 3rd best in the world rankings, behind only the Japanese Masataka Morizono and Yuya Oshima and the Chinese Xu Xin and Zhang Jike.[25]

Team[edit]

From April 2021 to June 2023, the Brazil team was the 6th best in the world.[34][35][36]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Copa do Mundo: Tsuboi vence 15º do mundo e iguala melhor resultado do Brasil na história
  11. ^ Após igualar melhor resultado da história, Tsuboi perde do 6º do mundo
  12. ^ Gustavo Tsuboi é derrotado por número 1 do mundo e cai nas oitavas da Copa do Mundo
  13. ^ Copa do Mundo: Nas oitavas, Tsuboi perde para Timo Boll e dá adeus à competição
  14. ^ Em batalha de quase 3h, Brasil luta, mas perde da Alemanha e está fora do Mundial
  15. ^ Calderano, Tsuboi e Takahashi se Despedem das Disputas do Individual de Tênis de Mesa do WTT Star Doha 2021
  16. ^ Igualando marcas e construindo recordes: tênis de mesa do Brasil busca vitórias por dia histórico
  17. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Men's Singles 2019". Table tennis guide. September 1, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  18. ^ Vitor Ishiy surpreende todos os favoritos e chega ao inédito título do Campeonato Pan-Americano
  19. ^ Tsuboi e Takahashi perdem e levam prata no tênis de mesa do Pan
  20. ^ Calderano, Tsuboi e Takahashi se Despedem das Disputas do Individual de Tênis de Mesa do WTT Star Doha 2021
  21. ^ Copa do Mundo: Tsuboi vence 15º do mundo e iguala melhor resultado do Brasil na história
  22. ^ Após igualar melhor resultado da história, Tsuboi perde do 6º do mundo
  23. ^ Com apenas uma vitória, mesatenistas brasileiros encerram participação no Mundial da França
  24. ^ Igualando marcas e construindo recordes: tênis de mesa do Brasil busca vitórias por dia histórico
  25. ^ Aberto do Brasil: Calderano e Tsuboi chegam a mais uma final de duplas em Circuito Mundial
  26. ^ Hugo Calderano e Gustavo Tsuboi são campeões nas duplas masculinas em Lima 2019
  27. ^ Mundial 2015: Após 61 anos, Cazuo e Thiago igualam melhor resultado brasileiro na história
  28. ^ Aberto do Brasil: Calderano e Tsuboi chegam a mais uma final de duplas em Circuito Mundial
  29. ^ Aberto do Brasil: Calderano e Tsuboi chegam a mais uma final de duplas em Circuito Mundial
  30. ^ Aberto do Brasil: Calderano e Tsuboi confirmam favoritismo e levam ouro nas duplas
  31. ^ Mundial 2015: Após 61 anos, Cazuo e Thiago igualam melhor resultado brasileiro na história
  32. ^ Mundial 2017: Calderano bate iraniano e está a um jogo das oitavas no individual
  33. ^ BRASILEIROS GARANTEM VAGA ENTRE OS 16 MELHORES DO MUNDO
  34. ^ Em novo ranking de equipes, Brasil é o sexto melhor no masculino e volta a figurar no Top 20 do feminino
  35. ^ ITTF WORLD TEAM RANKING 2021 April
  36. ^ ITTF WORLD TEAM RANKING 2023 June
  37. ^ Equipes feminina e masculina são campeães no Pan-Americano de tênis de mesa
  38. ^ Hugo Calderano brilha e Brasil é ouro nas equipes masculinas do tênis de mesa nos Jogos Pan-Americanos 2023
  39. ^ Com três gerações diferentes no time, Brasil conquista o tri no tênis de mesa
  40. ^ Tênis de Mesa: Brasil é eliminado nas quartas de final na Copa do Mundo
  41. ^ Copa do mundo de tenis de mesa dia 3
  42. ^ JEAN-RENÉ MOUNIE COMENTA A PARTICIPAÇÃO DO BRASIL NA COPA DO MUNDO POR EQUIPES 2010
  43. ^ BRASIL FICA ENTRE OS OITO MELHORES NA COPA DO MUNDO 2011
  44. ^ Brasil está nas quartas de final da Copa do Mundo de Seleções 2013
  45. ^ Copa do Mundo: Seleção masculina cai diante da China e fica em quinto em 2015
  46. ^ Em batalha de quase 3h, Brasil luta, mas perde da Alemanha e está fora do Mundial
  47. ^ Tênis de mesa por equipes: Brasil perde para Coréia do Sul nas quartas de final na Olimpíada de Tóquio