▁position ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Championship ; ▁Silva ▁lost ▁ 1 – 2 ▁to ▁Marina ▁Sh um ak ova ▁and ▁won ▁ 3 – 1 ▁to ▁Y el ena ▁Sh agar ova . ▁ ▁Silva ▁won ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁last ▁chance ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Qual ification ▁Tournament ▁held ▁in ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo ▁in ▁April . ▁The ▁two ▁previous ▁days ▁she ▁could ▁only ▁reach ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁she ▁defeated ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Gl end ys ▁González ▁to ▁win ▁her ▁Olympic ▁ticket . ▁This ▁made ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁Mexican ▁representative ▁in ▁table ▁tennis ▁at ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁as ▁well ▁makes ▁her ▁known ▁in ▁her ▁new ▁country . ▁Days ▁later , ▁she ▁played ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Championship ' s ▁quarter final ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ven ue ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁Domin ican ▁L ian ▁Q ian ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁quarter final s . ▁In ▁the ▁team ▁competition , ▁she ▁defeated ▁R ua ida ▁E zz ed d ine ▁and ▁Luis ana ▁Pérez ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁national ▁team ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁With ▁Silva ▁leading ▁Mexico ▁with ▁two ▁more ▁vict ories , ▁they ▁beat ▁Brazil ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁only ▁to ▁fall ▁to ▁the ▁favor ites ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁with ▁Silva ▁being ▁defeated ▁in ▁her ▁only ▁match ▁by ▁Wu ▁X ue , ▁account ing ▁a ▁tied ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Olympics , ▁Silva ▁trained