Finalists Emerge In Karunwi Schools Table Tennis Tourney

After three days of intense action at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre, Rowe Park, Yaba, finalists have emerged in the team and singles events of the maiden Adeyemi Karunwi Trust table tennis championship as the event will be concluded on Saturday.

In the boys’ team event, Baptist Junior Secondary School will face district three reprtesentative Okesuna Secondary School while in the girls’ team final, Wesley Girls Senior Secondary School will square up against Army Cantonment Senior Secondary School.

Archdeacon Adelaja Senior High School and Oto Awori Senior Secondary came third in the team event of the boys and girls divisions after walking over Eletu Odibo Senior High School and Baptist Junior Secondary School.

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.

According to the technical co-ordinator of the tournament, John Peters, the students showed enthusiasm to participate in the championship considering the interest shown by the participating 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. 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,” he said.

The participating schools are drawn from the six educational districts of Lagos, with each presenting four teams.

Each participating school will also be given a Table Tennis Set. 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 Saturday’s grand finale with fabulous prizes for grab, these include a blender, electric fan, pressing iron and 10 match tickets for the Copa Beach Soccer finals taking place on 18th December, 2011.