ITTF World Cup 2025: Calderano bags historic first-ever title for Brazil, Sun Yingsha defends women’s crown

Of the last 20 World Cups, 16 went to Chinese players: Now table tennis player Hugo Calderano has celebrated the first victory of a Brazilian in this game format. He has also played in Germany for a long time.

ITTF World Cup 2025: Calderano bags historic first-ever title for Brazil, Sun Yingsha defends women’s crown

Hugo Calderano bagged a historic first-ever men’s singles title for Brazil while Sun Yingsha continued China’s dominance in women’s singles at the ITTF World Cup in Macao, China, on Sunday.

Brazil's world-leading #5 left the number one Lin Shidong this Sunday in the World Cup Finals and became the first non-Chinese since 2017 to win a major men's tournament.

Hugo Calderano took home the World Cup title in Macau after crushing world number one Lin Shidong in the final. After the biggest title of his career, the Brazilian world number five broke down. – I don't know how it happened. It's crazy to talk about it, says Calderano.

Brazilian player Hugo Calderano makes history at the ITTF World Cup Macao 2025

Sunday saw Brazil’s Hugo Calderano become the first non-Asian or European table tennis player to win the ITTF Men’s World Cup The post Brazilian player Hugo Calderano makes history at the ITTF World Cup Macao 2025 appeared first on Macao News.

China's Sun retains crown, Brazil's Calderano makes history

Chinas World No. 1 Sun Yingsha successfully defended her title, and Brazils Hugo Calderano became the first Brazilian paddler to win the mens singles gold.