Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri is out of Men’s singles event at the ongoing WTT Champions in Macao, China after he was floored by Sweden’s Anton Kallberg on Thursday.
The number one table tennis player in Africa was making his return to the table following his absence after missing the World Team Championships in Chengdu, China, earlier this month.
However, Aruna was dominated by Kallberg, with the three sets ending 11-8; 11-9; 11-9 respectively for a 3-0 victory in favor of the Swedish in the round of 32 ties.
Aruna was not even close to the feat he achieved at the 2021 edition of the competition in Houston (U.S.) – he reached the quarterfinals that year but lost 2-4 to another Swedish opponent Truls Möregärdh in the tie.
There is a lot at stake in this year’s competition, including up to 1000 ranking points, various titles, and a massive sum of $800,000 in total prize money.
