After his second visit to Nigeria, German international Dimitrij Ovtcharov as well as a regular face in Nigeria, India’s Sreeja Akula claimed the 2024 WTT Contender Lagos singles titles at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium. The final day of the tournament witnessed a day of thrilling table tennis as champions were crowned in the Women's Singles, Men's Singles, Women's Doubles, and...
Egyptian table tennis sensation Farida Badawy achieved the unthinkable at the ongoing WTT Contender Lagos after securing a shocking 3-2 win over top seed, India’s Manika Batra, in an exhilarating women’s singles match on Friday. The 20-year-old World No. 331, who was playing in the tournament without a coach, kept her calm to dispatch the more experienced Batra, who is ranked 28th in the International Table...
Reigning African Table Tennis champion, Aruna Quadri has been ruled out of the 2024 WTT Contender Lagos due to injury. Aruna's withdrawal was confirmed by the Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the event, Wahid Enitan Oshodi. Oshodi although acknowledged that the 2017 Polish Open champion will be greatly missed, particularly by the Lagos fans, but assured that other top world stars will bring in...
Organisers of the 2024 WTT Contender Lagos have assured that measures have been put in place to ensure that this year's edition surpasses what was witnessed previously. The chairman of the Local Organising Committee for the event, Wahid Enitan Oshodi, gave the assurance at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday. Oshodi, who is also the Vice President of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), made it...
19-year-old Shin Yubin is looking forward to defending her WTT Contender Lagos title when the 2024 edition serves off at the Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall on June 19. The three-time WTT Contender champion was the only player that halted the Chinese dominance in Lagos last year when she beat Chinese star Li Yake 4-2 in the women’s singles final while her partnership with compatriot – Jeon...
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