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Rafael Cabrera He has been perfecting his game by participating in table tennis events in Europe.
The Dominican Rafael Cabrera was located in the 15th and first position in America according to the recent publication of the updated world ranking by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
It is the first time that a Dominican table tennis athlete is located in a privileged position in the world ranking in the U-15 category and at the same time is placed as number one in his specialty.
The president of the Dominican Table Tennis Federation (Fedoteme), Dr. Daniel Landrón, attributed Cabrera’s rise in the world ranking due to the performances that the athlete has been having in the different tournaments in which he is involved. taking part in Europe.
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Cabrera, 15, was among the first eight players of his age in the Berlin World Tour held from the 16th to the 18th of this month, where he arrived. until the quarterfinals, where he lost. before Kazuki Yoshiyama, a native of Osaka, Japan.
In the group stage, the youth team won. he beat the German Tom Kuller 3-1 (11-9, 16-14, 9-11, 14-12), and in the round of the best 64 Frenchman Titouan Morel-Gonzales 3-1 (11-5, 13-11, 6-11, 11-0). In the round of 32 he surpassed 3-2 (2-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8) over Martin Vaigl, from the Czech Republic, and in the round of 16, Cabrera won. Colombian Emanuel Otalvaro 3-2 (11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8).
The tennis player from Quisquey is preparing to take part in the Circuit World Table Tennis Championships in Poland, as well as as in the World Circuit of Platja d’Aro, in Spain, and will close the month in the French Champions League Game.
The president of the Fedoteme thanked the support of the Grupo Creando Sueños Olímpicos, the Ministry of Sports and the Committee for Olympic Games. Olympic Dominican (COD), while highlighting the Cabrera is part of a group of young table tennis players who have been rising with a great technical level.