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The Nigerian Table Tennis star had an impressive performance at the WTT Doha
Nigeria's Quadri Aruna has achieved another big milestone, breaking into the top 20 of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings.
The achievement follows his impressive run to the semi-finals of the 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha.
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Aruna, who was previously ranked 21st, climbed up the rankings after a strong showing at the tournament.
Victories over Spain’s Alvaro Robles and Korea’s Park Ganghyeon propelled him to the semi-final stage. This marked the second time Aruna has reached the semi-finals of a WTT Star Contender event, making him the only African male player to achieve this feat twice.
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His semi-final opponent was Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto, the tournament's top seed. Harimoto proved too strong for Aruna, winning the match in straight sets (11-9, 11-3, 11-5) and preventing Aruna from reaching the final.
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Japanese weapon: Aruna Quadri knocked out of WTT Star Contender Doha
Nigeria's Aruna Quadri was knocked out of WTT Star Contender Doha by Japanese Tomokazu Harimoto.
Despite the defeat, Aruna's performance in Doha earned him valuable ranking points, resulting in his historic move into the world's top 20.
In other Nigerian table tennis news
Olajide Omotayo remained at 96th in the world rankings.
Matthew Kuti dropped two places to 198th.
Mustapha Mustapha and Abdulrahaman Abdullahi rounded out Nigeria’s top five at 399th and 400th, respectively.
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On the women's side
Offiong Edem, who recently announced her retirement from international competition, remained Nigeria's highest-ranked female player at 103rd globally.
Following Edem are Fatimo Bello (129th), Hope Udoaka (189th), Ajoke Ojomu (193rd), and Aishat Rabiu (233rd).
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