The ITF BT 400 Belo Horizonte starts with the BT 10 tournament from 10:00. The BT 400 Tournament has only two absences among the top ten in the men’s world. In the women’s category there will be a dispute for number 1 with the Brazilians competing. The main competition starts on Thursday 3. Tickets are already sold out
The ITF BT 400 Belo Horizonte, one of the largest Beach Tennis events in the world, will feature athletes from eleven countries and only two absences from the top 10 among men and the contest for number 1 in the world among women. Credit: Marcos Luciani
The first day will be reserved for BT 10, an event without prizes, but with ten points in the world ranking of the International Tennis Federation and the presence of Minas Gerais in search of the title as Gustavo Gomes and Daniel Maia are among the favorite couples. The main pair will be that of the Puerto Ricans Hiram Ramos and Fernando Ramirez in the men’s and Vitória Francisco with Marcella Balduino in the women’s.
Wednesday 2nd will be the day of the qualifying race for the BT 400 main event with a total prize pool of 35 thousand US dollars (192 thousand R$) and 440 points up for grabs, which will define the last places in the main draw. which starts on Thursday the 3rd of the fair and continues until Saturday the 5th, with semi-finals starting at 9am and finals scheduled for 6pm, duels broadcast on ESPN and Disney+.
The only ones missing from the top 10 are the Russian Nikita Burmakin, 5th, and the Italian Tomaso Giovannini, 7th. For the rest, all the top ten are recorded. Among the men, the favorites will be the reigning world champions, André Baran from Catarina and the Italian Michele Cappelletti, owner of 84 career titles. Last year’s world champions, Mattia Spoto of Italy and Nicolas Gianotti of France, both finished tied for third place. Sixth in the world championship and two-time world champion, the Spaniard Antomi Ramos works with the top 20, the young Felipe Loch. Eighth place and athlete of the Brazilian national team, Hugo Russo plays with the French Mathieu Guegano, in the top 15, Daniel Mola, 9th and the youngest Brazilian in history in the top 10, plays with Giovanni Cariani of Paraná, 11th. Leonardo Branco, 10th, works with Allan Oliveira, 12th.
Dispute for leadership in the women’s category with the young Brazilian sensation
In the women’s category, all the top 10 will be present with Rafaella Miiller, from Paraná, and Venezuelan Patrícia Diaz, leader of the ranking and current two-time world champion, as the main favourites. Just below are Vitória Marchezini, just 18 years old, and Sophia Chow, both in third place in the rankings. This pair is competing for the top of the rankings this week, looking for an unprecedented feat and to do so they need the title in Belo Horizonte and that Muller and Diaz do not make a decision.
“We’re really excited to get back to playing, we’ve been out of action for a month, we’ll try to do our best. There’s this expectation that everyone talks about for the world number 1, but we’ll do our best on the pitch, everything that comes it will be thanks to our work, what we aim for and train for. If it happens it will be fantastic, otherwise we will have other opportunities we will play in Belo Horizonte and I hope that everyone is rooting for us and that everything goes well at the event”, said Marchezini who will try to be the youngest to reach the summit.
The Italians Nicole Nobile, 5th, and Flaminia Daina, 6th, will be seeded 3. Twice world champions in 2021 and 2022, the Italians Giulia Gasparri, 7th, and Ninny Valentini, 8th, will be seeded 4. Greta Giusti , 10th, and just below arrive Sofia Cimatti, 11th, and the pair of the Italian Veronica Casadei, 9th, with the Spanish Ariadna Graell, 12th.
The competition has athletes from eleven countries. In addition to Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, Aruba, Chile, Bolivia, Latvia, Puerto Rico, Russia and Venezuela will be represented.
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The central field is already full every day, both in the free part and in the pit area. To follow the other courses, access is free to the RM Arena. The feat belongs to Rafael Moura, the He-Man of football, who shone at Atlético (MG) and other big clubs such as Corinthians, Botafogo and Fluminense.
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The ITF BT 400 Belo Horizonte tournament has the main sponsorship of ArcelorMittal, the official sponsorship of Deloc – Soluções em Cozinhas Industriais and Cervejaria Colder and the sponsorships of Euroville Volvo, Colpany Temper and Casemiro – Locação de Móveis e Copasa. The event is supported by For Run Sports, Sol & Neve, Acho Troféus, Drop Shot, Epo Empreendicos, 356 Living Center, Adjutos Assessoria Contábil, Oasis Saúde Integrativa e Bem-Estar, TLK Transportes, Banco BRB, Flores and Much More, Maison Deboá, ZEIQ, Bloco Sigma, Patogé, Life Projects Arquitetura.
The Official Hotel is the Holiday Inn. The official ball is the Drop Shot. The tournament is sponsored by the International Tennis Federation, the Brazilian Tennis Confederation and the Minas Gerais Tennis Federation.
Source: Terra
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