2013 men’s singles champion – Olajide Omotayo and women’s
defending champion – Bose Odusanya are the top seeds in the senior event of the
50th Asoju Oba Molade Okoya-Thomas Table Tennis Cup which kicked off
on Monday at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium.
Italy-based Omotayo will contend with 63 other players
while Odusanya will battle against 22 others in her bid to retain her title
having won the title in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
2017 men’s singles runner’s up, David Fayele is the
number two seed while Nimota Aregbesola is women’s second seeded players.
This year also witness the return of 2013 women’s singles
champion, Tolu Durosimi-Etti who is seeded number four in the women’s singles.
According to the list of players, over 250 participants
will be competing in the cadet, junior and senior categories with the boys’
junior dominating the list of competitors.
With the exit of the likes of Azeez Solanke, Rilwan
Akanbi, Halimot Ayinla have decided to team up with other states for the
forthcoming National Sports Festival, the coast is clear for the likes of
Odusanya and Omotayo to claim the titles.
From Tuesday November 27, cadet and junior players will begin their
campaigns in the singles as players from Indian Language School and
Greensprings School will also be slugging it out in the events.
A confident Odusanya said she is hoping to set a new
record by winning her fourth consecutive title in the competition. “I think it
is possible for me to win again this year because I don’t see anybody troubling
me this year. I am fully ready and I am eager to win the star prize for a
reward for my efforts in the last four years,” she said.
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