By Victor Kanayo
Nigeria Table Tennis star Aruna Quadri continued his impressive performance in the ongoing World Table Tennis contender competition in Durban, South Africa as he cruised into the quarter-final.
The African champion on Friday defeated Chinese star Sun Wen in the Round of 32 to set up a clash against France’s youngster Felix Lebrun.
The 16-year-old French International pushed the Nigerian to the limit before he finally succumbed 3-2 at the end.
He won the first set 11-3 before Aruna came back to clinch the second set 11-6.
Lebrun stunned Aruna again in the 3rd set 12-10 before the Nigeria sensation proved his mettle to win the final 2 sets 15-13, 11-5.
The Nigerian sensation waltzed through to the round of 16 after defeating his Chinese opponent, Sun Wen, at the ongoing World Table Tennis, WTT Contender in Durban.
The Nigerian who is the highest ranked African and 15th in the world.
The $75,000 prize money tournament has Brazil’s Hugo Calderano and Germany’s Nina Mittelham as number seeds in men’s and women’s singles.
The tournament ends on January 15 with winners getting 400 ranking points.
In the women’s category, Africa’s number one, Dina Meshref of Egypt is flying the continent’s flag in Durban.
