Nigerian table tennis star, Quadri Aruna has been drawn against World No. 2 and Chinese player, Wang Chuqin, in round 32 of the WTT Champions Chongqing 2025 in China.
Aruna and Chuqin will face off on Wednesday in one of the first-round games of the $800,000 prize money tournament, which marks the season’s inaugural WTT Champions event.
WTT Champions Chongqing 2025 will showcase 32 men’s singles and women’s singles in electrifying action under the purple lights from March 11 to 16.
It’s a big hurdle for the Nigerian star who will be going head-to-head against Chuqin in the WTT series for the first time. With no past meetings to reference, both players will step into uncharted waters in this Chongqing showdown.
Aruna, a seasoned competitor, brings experience and tactical versatility to the table, while CHuqin, backed by his ice-cold composure and a roaring home crowd, will aim to dictate the tempo.
The Nigerian will hope to forge ahead this season in China, having recently finished second at the 2025 ITTF Africa Cup in Tunisi,a where he lost to his arch-rival Omar Assar in the final.
Assa,r as well as Africa’s top female players, Hana Goda and Dina Meshref of Egypt, are among the top 32 players around the world in the men’s and women’s singles set to compete for glory at the $800,000 prize money WTT Champions Chongqing 2025 in China.
Assar will face German pen-holder Dan Qiu in the first round also on Wednesday. Goda, who recently reclaimed her ITTF Africa Cup title after a 4-2 comeback against Meshref, will face South Korea’s sensation Shun Yubin in a battle of wits between two of the brightest stars in the world on Thursday, March 13.
Goda, a former quarter-finalist at this level, made history with her top-8 finish last season in Montpellier, France.
The 17-year-old ace arrives in Chongqing on a mission, looking to bounce back from consecutive rounds of 32 exits at WTT Champions Frankfurt 2024 and Singapore Smash 2025.
For Meshref, it is another challenge for the nine-time Africa Cup champion as she confronts Korean star Kim Nayeong in the first round of the Women’s Singles on Tuesday, March 11.
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