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Aruna tackles the Portuguese star in the first round of the WTT Contender on Wednesday.
African Male Table Tennis champion Quadri Aruna will start its journey at the WTT Contender Doha in Qatar on Wednesday.
He will take on Portuguese star Marcos Freitas in the first round of the WTT Contender Doha 2023 in Qatar.
Aruna in high confidence ahead WTT Contender Doha
Following his quarterfinal finish at the WTT Contender Durban in South Africa last week, Aruna is in high confidence going into the championship in Qatar.
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The African Champion is listed as the number two seed in the men’s singles behind Brazil’s Hugo Calderano, the winner of the WTT Contender Durban, Aruna will have to be at his best against his familiar opponent that won their last meeting in 2018.
Aruna ranked the best in Africa following the release of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) ranking on Monday, where he was rated 14th in the World.
Aruna described the experience in Durban as a good start for him following his exit from the German league to the Russian league, adding that this would boost his confidence in heading the Russian last month for his league debut in the lucrative European league.
Aruna was a semifinalist at the Star Contender Doha last year and believes the quality of players in Doha attested to what to expect when the main draw begins at the Lusail Sports Arena.
“I think my performance was impressive because I gave my all in Durban, and the two matches I played were not that easy, especially the round of 16 against the French teenager Felix Lebrun who has been beating some of the top players in the world.
The wins have boosted my confidence in going to Russian for my league debut. I look forward to another good performance in Doha, but I must admit that there is no easy match again because everybody is at the same level regardless of the world ranking,” he said.
The championship total prize money is $75,000 and 400 World Ranking points at the top for the winners will be up for grabs.
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