The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the final matches of the 6th Lagos International Badminton Classics were played at the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.
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He is particularly concerned about the threat posed by the present form of Quadri Aruna who set a new record as the first African to reach the semifinal of the WTT Star Contender in Doha, Qatar.
The tournament, which serves as the continental qualifiers for the end-of-the-year WTT Cup Finals, will have 28 men and 20 women from 13 countries competing for the singles titles.
The three tournaments start from May 19 to 28 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium.
With the conclusion of the group matches in the singles (men and women), the knockout stage (round of 32) began yesterday with some of the top seeds still in the race for the coveted title.
The tournament which has continually churned talents for the country will have players competing in nine events this year with Bose Odusanya aiming to exceed her record in the Women’s Singles.
The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Sola Aiyepeku, said the state was ready for the championships.
The tournament which would serve as another test for the home-based players will be contested by states and clubs across the country from May 18 to 22 in 12 events including veterans above 50 years.
Koleosho, a Gold Medalist, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria at the hosting of Lagos State contingent.
From the knockout draw conducted on Saturday, number one seed, Aruna Quadri of Nigeria, may slug it out with Egypt’s Omar Assar in the semifinal of the men’s singles at the 2019 ITTF Africa Cup holding at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Tosin Oribamise, a national table tennis star has gloriously bid farewell to the junior category after winning N250,000 cash prize in the just-concluded national junior league.
Winners of the 4th Lagos International Badminton Classics will go home with more money as the prize money of the championship has been increased from $20,000 to $25,000 in this year’s competition.
He said the players for the October 28 to November 4 competition are: Captain Felix Oyadinrin, Olaosebikan Rafiu, Balogun Babayemi, John Oyeniyi, Isa Abdulrahaman and Abdulkadir Kadir.