Table Tennis: Quadri Aruna Sets New African Record
Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna has become the first African player to reach the semifinals stage of the WTT Star Contender after an outstanding 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-7) win over China’s Zhou Qihao, in the quarterfinal stage of the Men’s singles in Doha, Qatar.
Aruna has now defeated three Chinese players on his way to the semifinals in Doha, having gotten past Liu Dingshuo in the round of 32 and Zhao Zihao in the last 16.
The World Table Tennis (WTT) has described the performance of the Nigerian as out-of-the-world display.
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Following his passage into the semi finals, Aruna will face familiar opponent in South Korea’s Lim Jonghoon. The Asian beat Aruna 1-3 in the round of 32 at the WTT Contender held, at the same venue only a week ago.
On Thursday March 31, Aruna will confront Korea’s Lim Jonghoon in the first semifinal clash of the Men’s Singles on table one in his quest to set a new African record.
The semifinals matches will be played on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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