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• 10 / 14 / 2007

Andy Pereira, one of Cuba's best tennis players, will participate in the final phase of the World Junior Circuit.

The event, to be held in Cape City, South Africa, will bring together the best 11 players in the world ranking, in addition to South Africa's Kart Lingeveldt.

The first player in the select group is Paul Drinkhall (UK), who is followed by Kentaro Miuchi (Japan), Omar Asar (Egypt), Mikhail Paykov (Russia), Trent Carter (US), Hyung Deok Seo (South Korea) and Gilang Maulana (Indonesia).

Other group members are Pereira, Andel-Kader Salifou (France), Benjamin Rogiers (Belgium) and Vincent Baubet (France).

The Cuban player won the title at the world championship in Ecuador and two bronze medals in Sweden and El Salvador.

Pereira won a scholarship granted by the International Table Tennis Federation at the training center in Koping, Sweden.

Source: DTCuba