Quadri, 47 others begin chase for tennis laurels in India
No fewer than 48 top tennis players, including African champion, Aruna Quadri of Nigeria will today begin the quest for honours in the lucrative CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis League in India at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
Quadri will be leading OilmaxStag Yoddhas against DHFL Maharashtra United led by world No. 8, Hong Kong’s Wong Chun Ting, who will also be joined by women’s No. 22, Austria’s Liu Jia, along with Portugal’s Joao Monteiro and Fu Yu, who are both part of the top 50 in the men’s and women’s category respectively.
According to Quadri, “I’m very happy to be here and also very excited. It’s going to be one of the best leagues in the world. The format of play is very interesting. All the players in each team will be difficult to play. We’re looking forward to the table tennis action.”
Quadri’s teammate, Manika Batra, concurred with him, “I’m very excited to play this league, it’ll be fun, and a chance to play with higher-ranked players.
Ahead of what promises to be a gripping inaugural CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis season, Mr. Kamlesh Mehta, Director of Eleven Sports and representatives from each team took to the stage for a quick questions and answers session. It was the pre-season press conference and the theme revolved around excitement, as the players were visibly amped with the league just around the corner.