The dream of Nigeria's table tennis icon, Aruna Quadri, to play in the 2025 WTT Doha Contender final ended in the semi-final as he was beaten by world number one, Tomokazu Harimoto.
It marked the end of Quadri's hopes of starting 2025 with a trophy as he faced an exit from the competition.
The four-time Olympian had advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2025 WTT Doha Contender after a narrow victory over Britain’s Liam Pritchard.
However, in the semi-finals, Quadri faced a tough challenge against Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto, and the match proved to be a one-sided affair.
Quadri suffered a straight-set defeat, losing 11-9, 11-3, 11-5, thereby missing out on a chance to reach the final.
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