Aruna faces Indian in WTTs first round

By Olalekan OkusanNigerias Quadri Aruna has been pitched against Indias Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in the main draw of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Middle East Hub taking place in Doha, Qatar.Aruna is the only African left in the $200,000 prize-money tournament after his compatriot Olajide Omotayo as well as Egypts Omar Assar and Senegals Ibrahima Diaw exited in the preliminary round of the mens singles.Aruna who is among the 24 top players seeded for the tournament, will tomorrow square up against the 28-year-old Indian star ranked 37th in the world.I am surely going to give my best against the best; in table tennis, nothing is sure but with determination and hardwork as well as some luck, one can be sure of progressing in each stage of the tournament, Aruna said.The WTT Contender Series, features two event tiersWTT Star Contender and WTT Contenderthat are set to deliver world-class competition.Aruna and other top players will battle it out for ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking points, as up-and-coming stars of the sport look to rise up the ladder.The WTT Star Contender events will take place over six days and WTT Contender events will deliver four days of action, with each event featuring mens and womens singles, mens and womens doubles and mixed doubles competitions.
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