ITTF: Aruna Quadri Listed For World Cup

ITTF: Aruna Quadri Listed For World Cup

By Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria table tennis star, Aruna Quadri, has been listed among the players that will compete at the upcoming World Cup slated for China in November 2020, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) confirmed over the weekend that international table tennis competition will restart this November after it was suspended earlier in the year due to outbreak of Corona virus.

Quadri and African Cup champion, Egyptian Ahmed Saleh, will compete in the men’s event while African Cup women’s champion, Dina Meshref also of Egypt is the sole representative of Africa in the Women’s World Cup.

According to ITTF, the World Cup will consist of 20 female and 20 male athletes, including the World Champion, Fan Zhendong and qualified players from all completed continental events (Africa, Europe and Pan America) and players selected by world ranking from the other continents (Asia and Oceania).

Despite finishing as runners up at the 2020 African Cup, Quadri was selected based on the world ranking which makes him the highest ranked African in the world. Quadri is rated 20th in the globe and will be participating in his third consecutive World Cup. The Nigerian is the first African to qualify for the quarter final of the competition following his exploits at the 2014 edition in Dusseldorf, Germany.