Category Archives: Table Tennis

Injury Knocks Out Aruna Quadri From ITTF Qatar Open

Following the recurring thigh injury he sustained during the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tunis at the weekend, Africa’s best ranked player, Aruna Quadri has been ruled out of action for three weeks. This has also forced him to withdraw from the ongoing ITTF World Tour tagged Qatar Open holding in Doha. In Tunis, the […]

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Nigeria’s Edem, Abiodun Qualify To Main Draw At ITTF Portugal Open

Nigeria’s Offiong Edem and Bode Abiodun have worked their way into the main draw of the 2020 ITTF Challenge Plus Portugal Open after their stunning victories on Thursday February 13th, in the preliminary round of the singles event. Edem, who is competing in her first tournament in readiness for the doubles tournaments holding this month […]

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German Bundesliga Table Tennis Club Signs Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri

Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has teamed up with a top club in the German Bundesliga Table Tennis league after the world number 18 was unveiled on Monday February 3, by the management of the club led by its President, Stefan Frauenholz. The deal was brokered by WEOAllSports and Quadri is expected to join the club – […]

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Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri Begins 2020 As 18th Best In The World — finixsportsblog

Having ended 2019 as 20th ranked player in the world, Aruna Quadri has started the New Year as the 18th world best player following the release of the January 2020 ranking by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). In the rating, Quadri moved up by two steps to remain the undisputed Africa best ranked player […]

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Lagos Comes Alive For Maiden Valuejet Para Table Tennis Open

The much-anticipated Valuejet Para Table Tennis Open serves off on Thursday December 19 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos with hundreds of players aiming to share from the N10.8m purse. Apart from Nigeria, eight African countries are in Lagos for the three-day tournament which ends on Saturday December 21st 2019. […]

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Olajide Omotayo Shines As Nigeria Dominates Men’s Table Tennis Singles Event At African Games

Olajide Omotayo gave an inkling of what he has in stock again at the 12th African Games as the Nigerian defeated one of the continent’s most celebrated star – Egypt’s Ahmed Saleh 4-3 in the quarterfinal of men’s singles to berth in the semifinal of table tennis. Omotayo was all over the Egyptian in the […]

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African Table Tennis Teams Battle For Tokyo 2020 Slots

The battle for Africa’s slots in the men and women team events of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games begins on Wednesday August 21 at the 12th African Games holding in Rabat, Morocco. 18 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams will battle for the continent’s sole slot in the men and women’s event of Tokyo 2020. The […]

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Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri Stuns Japanese Star To Hit Semifinal of Bulgaria Open

Aruna Quadri stunned one of the most decorated Japanese stars in table tennis to reach the semi-final round of the ITTF World Tour tagged Bulgaria Open. Quadri’s Match was the last quarterfinal in the men’s singles and the Bulgarian fans were treated to an exciting moment as there were unbelievable scenes in Panagyurishte after the […]

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Nigeria’s Quadri May Battle Egypt’s Assar in Semifinal at Africa Table Tennis Cup

From the knockout draw conducted on Saturday August 3, number one seed, Aruna Quadri of Nigeria may slug it out against Egypt’s Omar Assar in the semifinal of the men’s singles at the 2019 ITTF Africa Cup holding at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium. From the eight groups, two top players from […]

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2019 ITTF Africa Cup: Teenage Sensation Mati Makes Team Nigeria List

African cadet champion, Taiwo Mati is the surprise inclusion in Team Nigeria for the 2019 ITTF Africa Cup which serves off on August the 3rd and ends on August the 5th at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Mati, who also emerged as the best male player at the All African […]

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Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, Ishaku Tikon Elected Into Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation Board

The President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, Engr. Ishaku Tikon has been elected into the board of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation (CTTF). At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Cuttack, India at the weekend, Tikon made the six-man board and the poll also witnessed the election of new chairman. India’s Vivek Kohli […]

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Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open: Austria, Germany Lead 30 Others To Lagos

FIt is an appreciable improvement again in 2019 as Germany, Austria and 30 other countries will be represented at the Seamaster ITTF Challenge Plus Nigeria Open from August 7 to 11 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Over 171 players made up of 105 men and 66 women have been […]

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