Some call him “the Sinner of table tennis”: yes, because Danilo Faso, not yet 16 years old, is already the European under 19 champion. Gondomarin Portugalthe promising young woman of ping-pong he beat the Frenchman 4-2 in the final Nathan Pilardthree years older.
The ping-pong – we know – it is certainly not a sport in which we boast any kind of tradition: in the history of the Azzurri we have never seen a similar result, it is the first time ever for Italian table tennis.
The boy is the son of an artist: in fact his father MarkSicilian, played up to A2, while his mother YuliyaUkrainian, arrived in A1. But this title is truly historic for Italian table tennis, in a sport with a very strong tradition in Asian countries.
Insiders from all over the world consider Danilo Faso a phenomenon to which no future result is precluded: on the other hand the boy is already the Italian number 1 even among the seniors and is the reigning European under 15 champion.
At the European Youth Championships in Gondomar, Portugal, 15-year-old Danilo Faso, seeded no. 26, completed his triumphant run in the Under 19 singles draw, winning a title that Italian table tennis had never won – the Italian Table Tennis Federation (FITET) announces triumphantly – In the final, led on the bench by coach Antonino Amato, he cameback 4-2 (10-12, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5) the 18 year old Frenchman Nathan Pilard, n. 13 of the seeding, and therefore, one year after the Under 15 gold medal he obtained the one in the older age sector. A phenomenon
Ad maiora Danilo!
Sources: FITET / FITET/Facebook
