Nigerian table tennis star Aruna Quadri will battle Japanese prodigy Tomikazu Harimoto in the round of 16 of the Men’s singles event at the 2023 WTT Singapore Smash.
Quadri booked his place in the last 16 with a hard fought win over Alexis Lebrun of France.
The reigning African Champion beat the French teenager 3-2 at the Singapore Sports Hub’s OCBC Arena on Tuesday.
The 33 year-old came from behind to beat Lebrun 11-8, 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 and 11-7 in the deciding set.
Quadri has bad a record against his next opponents, Harimoto, losing twice against him, and he’ll be hoping to end the poor run when they clash on Thursday.
