ITTF Ranks Aruna Quadri 108

Followig his superlative performanceat the last Commonwealth Games in Scotland, Nigeria’s sensational table tennis player, Aruna Quadri, has been listed among the top ten active players  in the latest International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, ranking.

Quadri, ranked two hundred and thirty- seven in February this year, is now rated one hundred and eight in the world following the release of the August ranking by the world table tennis rulling body.

In the last two months, Quadri had defeated some of the world’s highly rated players like Egypt’s duo of Oma Assar and El-Sayed Lashin as well as Singapore’s Jian Zhan.

His triumph over Egypt’s Lashin at the Africa Top 16 Cup ensured that the Nigerian will fly Africa’s flag at the 2014 Men’s World Cup in Germany come October.
   
  Speaking on Team Nigeria’s performance in Glasgow, Quadri said: “i must confess that our team did great because it's not easy to pick  up a medal in Glasgow in the midst of top players in the world. We had
over 10 players in Glasgow ranked among the top 100 in the world.

Winning a bronze medal in Glasgow was like winning a gold medal and that's why our jubilation was great and with this i think we did great and surpassed our last games performance in India.”

On his outing, he said: “I think my personal performance was not bad becuase i gave my best and i am happy that I contributed to the team’s medal success. I did not lose a single individual match in team event
and I thank God for giving me the energy to achieve this.”

He however, emphasised the immense contribution of Segun Toriola to the team. “Toriola is still important to the team as we all witnessed what he did in Glasgow.

He really motivated and encouraged us.He was also part of the selected players that won the bronze medal match against India, while his partnership with Ojo Onaolapo was superb.even  after he retired we will  surely need his services,” he said.

The ping ponger, who attributed his recent exploits to his participation in some Pro Tours and international tournaments, called on the National Sports Commissison, NSC, to support the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF,  in its efforts to lift the fortune of the game in the country.