Alex Asensi

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NameALEX ASENSI
Birth date (1984-02-09) February 9, 1984 (age 40)
Birth placeValencia
ResidenceNorway
Official venuePINGPONGO NORGE
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles record28–4
Singles titles4
Highest World Biennial Ranking 2014–20151 (Apr.,2014)
World Biennial Ranking 2014–20152
Highest World Historical Ranking3 (Jun.,2014)
Current World Historical Ranking3
Highest Norwegian Ranking 2013–20151 (Oct. 2014)
Norwegian Ranking 2013–20151
Updated December 27, 2015

Alex Asensi (born February 9, 1984), is a photographer and distinguished Pingpongo player in Norway. He has won four official Pingpongo tournaments in Oslo finishing the season 2013–2015 as the top leader of the Norwegian Ranking. He has also finished the season 2014–2015 as the number 2 of the World Biennial Ranking. He played 28 matches, winning 24 of them.

Photographer

Asensi is also a great photographer of this alternative sport, in fact he took pictures at all tournaments in which he has participated.

Official Pingpongo career

Alex Asensi, champion of Pingpongo tournament, Mar2014

2013

Asensi made his debut in this sport in Norway in the tournament played during October 2013 in Kulturhuset i Oslo. He won this tournament defeating the local Tune Aksnes Lian in the final in two sets 14–12 / 11–7. Later in November he played the last tournament of the year losing in QF 8–11 against the Norwegian Kristian Nørgaard. With the points from both tournaments he finished 2013 as the No. 1 of Norway.[1]

2014

He won the first 3 official tournaments of Pingpongo in Norway, reinforcing his top position in both Norwegian and World rankings. In August he reached the semi-final of the VIP Championship, but lost against the Brazilian Ian Correia Sampaio 10–12.

2015

In this year he just participated in a single tournament, being defeated by the local Renate Vea Petterson.

Results

2015.03 – Evolution tournament
Round Opponent Score
R16 Sweden Daniel 11–7
QF Norway Renate Vea Petterson 7–11
2014.08 – VIP Championship[2]
Round Opponent Score
RR Poland Alekschok Nowak 11–1
RR Sweden Janita Sundqvist 11–6
RR Norway Birte Guttormsen 8–11
QF Norway Jo Ofrim Bjerke 12–10
SF Brazil Ian Correia Sampaio 10–12
2014.06 – VM i PINGPONGO Tournament[3]
Round Opponent Score
RR Norway Ina Holth 11–5
RR Norway Synøve Flobak 11–4
R16 Norway Cornelia Kristiansen 11–4
QF Brazil Sergio Pilar 11–7
SF France Southinanh Oudomphanh 11–9
F Uruguay Felipe Ridao 15–13, 15–10
2014.04 – Banana Tournament[4]
Round Opponent Score
R1 NorwayTorunn O. Bjerve 12–10
QF Norway Tuva Langfeldt 11–5
SF Spain Pedro Mateos Aparicio 12–10
F Brazil André Carvallo 12–10
2014.03 – Hot. Cool. Yours. Tournament[5]
Round Opponent Score
R32 NorwayRenate Vea Petersson 11–4
R16 Norway Mariane Melgård 11–1
QF France Doriane Happel 11–5
SF Norway Linda Bournane Engelberth 11–5
F Norway Tom Haugeplass 11–4, 4–11, 11–5
2013.11 – War is Over Pingpongo[6]
Round Opponent Score
R32 Bye
R16 Norway Roy Erling Nesheim 11–2
QF Norway Kristian Nørgaard 8–11
2013.10 – Revolution Tournament[7]
Round Opponent Score
R32 Bye
R16 Norway Nora Guttormsgaard 11–2
QF Italy Ylenia Arca 11–2
SF Nepal Amrit Shrestha 11–9
F Norway Tune Aksnes Lian 14–12, 11–7

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