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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[update], 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
Achievements
- 2020 Pan America Cup - Gold Medal
- 2019 Pan American Games - Gold Medal
- 2016 US Open - Gold Medal
- 2015 Pan American Games - Bronze Medal
- 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games - Gold Medal
- 2014 Pan American Sport Festival – Women's Singles Champion[15]
- 2014 Latin American Youth Championships – Cadet Girls Singles Champion, Cadet Girls Doubles Champion, Cadet Mixed Doubles Champion[16]
- 2013 Peru Junior & Cadet Open – Cadet Girls Singles Champion[17]
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Awards
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