Africa’s leading table tennis stars endured a difficult start to the year at the WTT Champions Doha, as Nigeria's Quadri Aruna and Hana Goda of Egypt exited the singles event early at the $500,000 tournament in Qatar, Afrosport reports. The first setback came on Wednesday, when Egypt’s Omar Assar was beaten 3–1 by Japan’s Shunsuke Togami in the opening round. Despite taking the lead, Assar was...
Nigeria’s top table tennis star, Quadri Aruna, saw his impressive run at the 2025 WTT Champions Macao come to an end on Friday morning, following a 3-1 defeat to Germany’s Patrick Franziska in the Round-of-16, Afrosport reports. The 36-year-old, currently ranked 26th in the world, fell 3-1 (8-11, 5-11, 11-13, 7-11) to world number 18 Franziska, who now advances to the quarterfinals. It marks the second...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has hit the end of the road at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, following a 4-0 loss to Hugo Calderano on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Aruna fell to Calderano in the fourth round at the Lusail Arena, with the Brazilian winning the contest 11-4, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 to progress to the quarterfinals following a dominant display. Calderano effectively neutralised Aruna’s powerful...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, Africa’s only hope of a medal at the ongoing 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, will battle familiar foe Hugo Calderano in the fourth round of the men’s singles, Afrosport reports. The two cross-continental rivals will rekindle their rivalry at the Lusail Arena on Thursday, 22 May. Both players made history as the first players from Africa and South America to reach...
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna continued his dominant display at the 2025 ITTF World Championships with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Germany’s Benedikt Duda, securing his place in the fourth round of the men’s singles event in Doha, Qatar. Aruna, the only African remaining in the men’s singles at the tournament, cruised to a well-deserved victory against the left-handed German, sealing the win with scores of 11-9, 4-11,...
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