The Puerto Rican tenimeter Adriana Díaz opened on Tuesday his participation in the World Cup of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) with a victory against the French Prithika Pavade.
On the stage of the Galaxy Arena in the city of Macao, in China, Díaz, which occupies the 17th place in the world ranking, surpassed Pavade with partials of 11-9, 11-7, 10-12 and 11-6.
The World Cup began on Monday and will end on Sunday.
With the triumph, the Puerto Rican leads her group, the number 15, which also includes the German Annet Kaufman.
Kaufman (#130) and Pavade (#27) were measured on Monday and ended two sets per side.
The second shock of the Buricua number one racket will be held on Wednesday at 12:30 pm in China (12:30 am Wednesday on the island) when the German is measured.
During the first phase of the individual tournament, which groups 48 players in each branch, the matches culminate in four chapters, regardless of the result. The classification to the round of the best 16 will depend on the balance between sets won and lost.
As for the points, Adriana adds 43 points in his favor and 34 against, Pavade follows with 70-80 and Kaufmann with 37-36.
The winner of each group will go to the next stage.
