Aruna Quadri
has been crowned the champions of the men’s singles event of the ITTF Challenge
Polish Open.
The Nigerian
defeated Japan’s Kaii Yoshida 4-2 after six sets (11-7, 11-13 11-8, 6-11, 11-8,
14-12) to become the first African to win an ITTF title outside the continent.
The Oyo
State-born star proved the doubters wrong to beat the pen-holder Japanese.
Prior to
beating the Japanese in the final, Quadri had defeated Kazakhstan’s Kirill
Gerassimenko (11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6) in the semi-final stage of
the competition.
Later this
month, Quadri will battle the top 20 players in the world that will compete at
the prestigious ITTF World Cup in Liege, Belgium from October 20 to 22.
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