Raffle draws for Saturday's grand finaleAFTER three days of intense action at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre at Rowe Park, Yaba, finalists have emerged in the team and singles events of the maiden Adeyemi Karunwi Trust table tennis championship.With the final matches scheduled for weekend, Archdeacon Adelaja Senior High School and Oto Awori Senior Secondary came third in the boys and girls' team events after walking over Eletu Odibo Senior High School and Baptist Junior Secondary School.In the boys' team event final, Education District Two flagbearer, Baptist Junior Secondary School, will face District Three representative, Okesuna Secondary School, while in the girls' team final, Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School of District Four will square up with Army Cantonment Senior Secondary School of District Six.In the boy's singles event, the race for the title will be between Quazeem Quadri of Archdeacon Adelaja Senior High School and Qudus Surmer of Baptist Junior Secondary School - both of District Two. Also, the winners of the mixed doubles and doubles events would have been decided yesterday, with all eyes now on the final holding this weekend.Twenty-two schools out of the 24 expected at the championship participated, with the students displaying exceptional skills to the admiration of the fans. According to the technical co-ordinator of the tourney, John Peters, the students really showed enthusiasm to participate in the championship considering the interest shown by the schools.'We are happy that majority of the teams expected at the championship showed up yesterday and this goes to show that schools are ready to embrace the game,' he said.'Though most of the players will be playing on a standard table for the first time, this alone will bring out the best in them. For us, we believe if some of these players are well groomed, they will surely become world beaters in the game.'The participating schools are drawn from the six educational districts of Lagos, each presenting four teams. The one week competition is being organised in partnership with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development as well as the Education Ministry.Awards to be given to the players include, Most Well Behaved School, Most Valuable Player for boys and girls' events, and cash rewards and trophies.Also, there will be raffle draws for fans present at weekend's grand finale with fabulous prizes to grab.
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