It is simply historic! Carlos Luna becomes the first Ecuadorian to win an FIP tournament. Next to Nallé Grinda, the local player achieves a performance that seemed impossible barely a year ago.

What a performance!

You only need to see the match point to understand the emotion (2:04:00). Nallé Grinda raises her arms to the sky, and Charli Luna collapses: the tears of the first Ecuadorian champion of an FIP tournament. In a very well-conducted fight against Zarate / Silva, the “Monegasco-Ecuadorian” pair took the upper hand. 6/2 6/4.

The match was broadcast live on DirecTV, and Ecuadorian and South American media were present in an event that will mark a before and after.

FIP Rise Ecuador 2021 - Carlos Luna and Nallé Grinda

A moving story

“It's an incredible story. Charli was in the hospital with devastating leukemia a year and a half ago. He was fighting for his life and now he is the first Ecuadorian to win an international tournament. ”, explains Nallé.

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