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Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna beat Tomokazu Harimoto in WTT Champions Frankfurt

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna beat Tomokazu Harimoto in WTT Champions Frankfurt

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna electrified the Süwag Energie Arena with a remarkable performance on the opening day of the WTT Champions Frankfurt 2024. Aruna, ranked 21st in the world, pulled off a stunning 3-2 comeback victory against Japan’s No. 5 seed, Tomokazu Harimoto, with scores of (7-11, 11-13, 11-5, 14-12, 11-3). This victory marked Aruna’s significant win of the day, thrilling the German fans with what can...

Aruna earns ATTF praise for outing at Singapore Smash

Aruna earns ATTF praise for outing at Singapore Smash

The Africa Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) executive council has praised Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna for his quarter-final finish at the just-concluded WTT Grand Smash series in Singapore. The 35-year-old, who is the number one ranked player on the continent, became the first African to reach the quarter-final stage of the WTT Singapore Smash after overcoming Japanese star and current world number four Tomokazu Harimoto in the Round...

WTT Singapore: Quadri Aruna sees off French teenager in Round 32

WTT Singapore: Quadri Aruna sees off French teenager in Round 32

Africa's number one table tennis player, Quadri Aruna, overcame French ace Alexis Lebrun 3-2 on Tuesday to progress to the round of 16 of the men's singles at the ongoing World Table Tennis Singapore Smash. The world No. 14, who defeated Germany’s Ruwen Filus with the same scoreline in the first round, fought hard to seal a comeback win after Lebrun won the first game 11-8...