Quadri Aruna kicked off 2025 with a significant victory on Thursday, 9 January, by defeating British champion Liam Pitchford to advance to the third round of the men’s singles at the WTT Star Contender Doha in Qatar. Earlier in the competition, Egypt’s Dina Meshref was unable to overcome China’s Chen Yi, exiting the eomen’s singles in the second round with …

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has been confirmed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as one of the 86 players who will take part in the men’s singles event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by world ranking. The 35-year-old will be making his fourth appearance at the Olympics having previously represented Nigeria in 2012, 2016 and 2020, reaching the quarter-finals …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s table tennis pacesetter, Aruna Quadri, on winning the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Cup title. Quadri achieved a resounding victory in the final match of the 2024 ITTF Africa Cup in Rwanda, reclaiming his title and sealing his place as Africa’s table tennis champion. President Tinubu commends the table tennis superstar for his …

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna waxed lyrical about fulfilling his dream as a table tennis player again on Tuesday after reclaiming the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Cup for the first time since 2017 by beating Egypt’s Mohamed EL Beiali 4-0 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The one-sided final saw Aruna effortlessly take down the Egyptian 11-5, 11-6, 12-10, …

Nigerian table tennis icon Quadri Aruna was eliminated from the ongoing ITTF World Cup Macao 2024 on Wednesday. The 35-year-old failed to build on his good start to the tournament, losing 3-1 (12-10, 11-9, 11-9, 3-11) to Portugal’s Marcos Freitas in the deciding match of Group 15 of the men’s singles. It was his second defeat at the tournament, his …

Quadri Aruna was on the brink of a third consecutive defeat against Brazil’s Hugo Calderano but the Nigerian turned things around to stun the world No. 5 in the first round of the World Table Tennis (WTT) finals Doha 2023 in Qatar. Just like it happened in their previous meetings, the Brazilian star raced to a 2-0 lead (11-7, 11-2) …

Nigeria’s top table tennis player, Aruna Quadri, has qualified for the World Table Tennis (WTT) finals billed for Doha, Qatar. The WTT Finals which will hold from 3 to 5 January 2024 is regarded as the peak of the WTT Series, and it provides the opportunity for the best 16 men’s players globally to battle for a share of $340,000 …