China’s Zhou Qihao defeated Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany to win the men’s singles title at the 2023 World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender in Lagos on Sunday.
The Chinese defeated the German 4-1 in a one-sided match at the boisterous atmosphere of the Molade Okoya Indoor Sports Hall in the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Qihao took the first three sets 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 before Ovtcharov clawed one back with 11-7, but the Chinese wrapped it up in the fifth with a pulsation 11-7.
Korea Republic was the only country that halted the total dominance of China as Shin Yubin defeated Li Yake 4-2 to win the women’s singles title.
The Koreans also proved phenomenal against the Chinese to claim both men’s and women’s double event titles.
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Jang Woojin and Lim Jonghoon defeated the Chinese pair of Yuan Licen and Xiang Peng 3-1 to claim the men’s crown, while the duo of Jeon Jihee and Shin Yubin beat China’s Liu Weishan and Fan Siqi to the women’s piece.
However, China earned the mixed event title as Xiang Peng and Liu Weishan pummelled Korea’s Jang Woojin and Jeon Jihee 3-1 in the final.
Nigerian players failed to progress beyond the first round of both men’s and women’s singles events.
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Taiwo Mati, Olajide Omotayo, Fatimo Bello, Edem Offiong, Esther Oribamise, and Ajoke Ojomu all crashed out in the earliest stage of the main draw.
Although the duo of Omeh Amadi and Azeez Solanke defied the odds to advance to the quarter-finals of the men’s double, they failed to surpass that achievement.
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