Omotayo Back In Action For WTT Smash Prelims

Omotayo Back In Action For WTT Smash Prelims

Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo will lead Africa’s charge in the preliminary rounds of the 2025 WTT US Smash, which kicks off at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas from July 3 to 13, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The 2019 African Games gold medallist is making his long-awaited return to the world stage in the men’s singles preliminaries, where he will face wildcard entrant Victor Xie of the United States today, Friday, July 4.

Currently ranked 162 in the world, Omotayo is tipped as the favourite against the Chinese-born American, who sits at 777 in the latest rankings.

Now splitting his time between the United States and France, Omotayo is determined to secure a place in the main draw of the $1.55 million WTT Grand Smash the first-ever edition to be staged on American soil.