The 2012 Latin American Table Tennis Cup was held at the Eddy Cortez National Sports Centre in San José, Costa Rica from May 25–27, 2012 and was a qualifier for the 2012 Table Tennis World Cup. A prize pool of US$10,000 was at stake. The event was the second edition of the competition and was organized by the International Table Tennis Federation, the Latin American Table Tennis Union, and the Costa Rican Table Tennis Association. Brazilian Thiago Monteiro won the men's event; fellow Brazilian Caroline Kumahara won the women's competition.
Seeds Seeding was based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published on May 1, 2012.
Men's Competition - Latin American Champion 2012 - South American Champion - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - LATTU Ranking - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - LATTU Ranking - LATTU Ranking - LATTU Ranking - LATTU Ranking - Central American Champion - Host Nation Representative
Women's Competition - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - 2012 Latin American Champion - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - London 2012 Olympic Games Qualifier - South American Champion - LATTU Ranking - Caribbean Champion - Central American Champion - Host representative
Men's Competition The twelve competitors were split into four groups of three, playing each groupmate once. The top two in each group advanced to the single-elimination bracket.
After the favorite and number one seed, Lin Ju, failed to advance beyond the group stage, the event was essentially up for grabs. In the semifinals, Thiago Monteiro defeated Gaston Alto and Liu Song beat Cazuo Matsumoto. Monteiro defeated Liu Song, 4–1, in the final to claim the title and qualify for the Liebherr World Cup. Both Matsumoto and Alto won bronze medals.
Qualification round
Group 1 RnkPlayerPldWLGWGLPts1 Gaston Alto2116432 Dexter St. Louis2117633 Lin Ju211473
Group 2 RnkPlayerPldWLGWGLPts1 Cazuo Matsumoto2208442 Jorge Campos2116533 Pablo Tabachnik202382
Group 3 RnkPlayerPldWLGWGLPts1 Liu Song2208042 Hugo Hoyama2114533 Allan Calvo202182
Group 4 RnkPlayerPldWLGWGLPts1 Thiago Monteiro2208442 Marcelo Aguirre2116433 Héctor Gatica202282
Main Draw
Women's Competition The women's competition was structured in the same way as the men's event.
Carelyn Cordero upset the number one seed in the quarterfinals in a seven-set thriller. After defeating Fabiola Ramos in the semifinals, Cordero fell to Caroline Kumahara in the championship.
Qualification round
Group 1 RnkPlayerPldWLGWGLPts1 Ligia Silva2208242 Rheann Chung2116733 Paulina Vega202382
Group 2 RnkPlayerPldWLGWGLPts1 Paula Medina2208542 Carelyn Cordero2117733 Berta Rodríguez202582
Group 3 RnkPlayerPldWLGWGLPts1 Yadira Silva2208442 Jessica Yamada2116433 Mabelyn Enriquez202282
Group 4 RnkPlayerPldWLGWGLPts1 Caroline Kumahara2208142 Fabiola Ramos2115433 Angie Araya202082
Main Draw
See also Latin American Table Tennis Cup
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