The Nigerian secured his third win at the tournament when he defeated Korea’s Park Ganghyeon in an explosive quarterfinal match.
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World number 13 caused an upset in the round of 16 after he defeated world number eight Liang Jingkun of China 3-1 on Sunday but his fine run was ended by a stronger opponent in the Brazilian star.
El-Salhy who was elected for a third in office as president of ATTF at the 2021 virtual General Assembly of the federation at the weekend said the addition of new faces to the Executive Council would surely bring vibrancy to the administration of table tennis in the continent.
It was a convincing 3-1 win over Japan’s Masataka Morizono by the Nigerian who remains the only African still in the race at the $400,000 prize money tournament.
Aruna, who was beaten 3-1 by Chinese Taipei’s Yun-Ju Lin in the quarterfinal, may likely square up against Japanese sensation Harimoto Tamakazu in the third round if he scales through from the second round.