Aruna Quadri, highest ranked African table tennis player, says he hopes to avoid World number one Ma Long in the ongoing Men’s International Table Tennis Federation World Cup in Liege, Belgium.
Quadri said this in a video posted on his twitter account on Saturday.
The 29-year-old player has qualified for the tournament’s Round of 16 after finishing second in Group A.
He lost his first game to Korea’s Lee Sangsu and defeated Kanak Jha of the U.S. in the preliminaries on Friday to book a clash with Rio Olympics bronze medalist Jun Mizutani, Saturday.
He said: “I feel very happy to have qualified to the Main draw, because last year I didn’t make it to the draw which is Round of 16, but this year I have already qualified.
“The first match I was leading but I lost. It was a little bit painful because it could have been one of the best win of my career.
“Moving on now, I really don’t want to play against Ma Long. I am not looking forward to playing against him.
“Even if I don’t win, I just want to enjoy the tournament, but if I have to play against him, I will.”
NAN reports that the event which began on Friday will end on Sunday.
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