By Daily Sports on October 20, 2018

African and Nigerian champion, Aruna Quadri has been knocked out of Liebherr 2018 ITTF Men’s World Cup in Paris.

He lost his two games in Group B on Friday to miss qualifying for the last 16.

He lost his first game to Gauzy Simon of France 3-4 and the second game 2-4 to 18 year-old Kanak Jha, bronze medallist at the recent Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

It was the biggest upset of the day, as Kanak Jha is seeded 18th, while Quadri is seeded 14th.

Beside, Quadri had beaten the player in Lagos at the Seamaster 2018 ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open, in six games (11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9).

“Today was a bad day for me. That’s sport. I think I played a bit better in the first match. I knew that the second match would be very difficult and I didn’t start very well, making it an uphill battle,” Quadri said.

It’s an unbelievable atmosphere here and one of the best I’ve seen so far in the world. I think it’s a very good tournament. I’ll now be going back to my club in Portugal and will continue to train and work hard,” he added. (NAN)

•Photo shows Aruna Quadri 

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 20, 2018

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