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Adriana Díaz (table tennis)

Puerto Rican table tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Adriana Yamila Díaz González (born October 31, 2000) is a Puerto Rican table tennis player. As of November 2022, she was ranked 3 (under age 21) and 11 in the Table Tennis World Ranking according to the International Table Tennis Federation.[6][7] Díaz is sponsored by Butterfly[8] and Adidas.[9] Adriana is the sister of the table tennis player, Melanie Díaz, and cousin of Brian Afanador.

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International competition

On April 1, 2016, Díaz made history becoming the first Puerto Rican female table tennis player to qualify for the Olympics.[10] She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she defeated Olufunke Oshonaike 4–2 in the preliminary round before losing to Li Xue 0–4 in the second round.[11]

Professional career

Díaz made her professional debut for Dabang Smashers of the Ultimate Table Tennis league on June 16, 2018, with a 3–0 victory over Pooja Sahasrabudhe.[12] On her second outing, she defeated the winner of the 2018 ITTF Europe Top 16 Cup, Bernadette Szocs (2–1).[13]

On January 30, 2022, Díaz, along with her sister Melanie, ranked #5 in Women's Doubles Pairs by the International Table Tennis Federation[14]

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Clubs

  • Puerto Rico Águilas de la Montaña
  • China Zhengding Table Tennis (2017–2018)
  • India Dabang Smashers T.T.C. (2018)

Achievements

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Awards

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References

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