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Three-time Nigeria Open men’s singles champion– Egypt’s Omar Assar; 2016 champion – Finland’s Benedek Olah as well as 2016 Belgium Open Champion, India’s  Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

Oladapo, who was in Agadir, Morocco when Quadri beat Assar 4-3 in the men’s singles final, admitted that the country is yet to realise that players are not coming through due to lack of quality coaching.

Having conquered Egypt’s Mohamed El-Beiali 4-0 in the semifinal, Quadri showed his class to beat Omar Assar 4-3 in the men’s singles final to the admiration of the fans at the venue.

Already, 64 top players in the world, including Olympic and World Champion, China’s Ma Long, have been exempted from competing in the preliminary round of the championships, while they are expected to begin their campaigns in the main draw (first round) of the tournament

Nigeria will be presenting the largest number of players with the highest ranked player in the continent, Aruna Quadri, leading four other Nigerians to the championship, while African Champion, Egypt’s Omar Assar, will be competing alongside his sibling, Khaled, in the competition

Apart from the team event heartache in Congo Brazzaville, Assar has revenge on his mind against Aruna Quadri, whom he said has been in fine form lately

With all the expected players already confirmed for the five-day championship, Assar, who recently won the ITTF Africa Senior Championship in Cairo, said he would be willing to return to Lagos to hold on to the title from 2013, when the tournament was staged

According to the Competitions Manager, John Peters, the umpires were
selected from the 16 states, which have qualified officials, adding
that they are expected to handle proceedings throughout the
competition

At the 2013 World Team Classic, Assar won crucial matches against top players like Zhe Yu Clarence Chew of Singapore and Patrick Franziska of Germany, which gave Egypt the bronze medal