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The Oyo born is excited with his debut win in the League
The African Table Tennis Champion, Quadri Aruna, won his first match in the Russian Premier Table Tennis League.
Aruna started his campaign with a 100 percent win in all his matches to earn Fakel-Gazprom Orenburg the third-round victory at the Russian Table Tennis Centre in Moscow.
The Oyo-born table tennis team won all five of their matches, topping the league table ahead of UMMC Verkhnyaya Psyhma. They were joined by Chinese international An Yan and Russian national champion Alexander Shibaev.
The Nigerian featured in three of the five matches played by Fakel-Gazprom and showed class, claiming victory in all his matches.
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Aruna salvaged victory for his team when he played the fourth game, which earned his team a 3-1 win to end the fourth round unbeaten on Sunday.
Aruna excited with his debut win in the League
Aruna has described the league as competitive while hailing his teammates for their dedication to the team’s triumph in the third round.
He added that he is happy to start his journey with a win in the Lucrative Russian League.
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He said, “I am happy making my debut in Russia as the league to me is competitive because nothing is sure for you in any match. Even unranked players are difficult to play against in the league but my team has assembled a strong contingent that can withstand any team in the league.
“I won all my matches but it was not easy because most of my opponents are experienced players and they really came out to match us strength-for-strength. I am indeed delighted that my debut ended very well and the management of the team were so happy with our performance as they are ready to surrender the title this year,” Aruna said.
He joined the Russian club from the Bundesliga in January with the aim to improve his game as well as expose him to world-class training with the Moscow-based team.
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