Quadri
Aruna Quadri lived up to expectations in his first
season in the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL) as the Nigerian saved
his team TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzell from the brink of defeat
to beat reigning champions FC Saarbrücken 3-2.
The visitors were on their way to an emphatic win when Aruna’s
display changed the tone of the game for the home team, producing a
win against Darko Jorgic 3- 0 (11- 5, 11- 9, 11- 2) and gave TTC
hopes of a comeback.
Earlier, Ruwen Filus and Fan Bo Meng have both suffered 3-0
(5-11, 6-11, 10-12) and 3-1 (7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11) to Patrick
Franziska and Shang Kun respectively.
However, it was the win by the Nigerian that motivated the
comeback of TTTC against the star-studded visiting team.
It was the Quadri’s win that inspired Filus to record his first
league win as the German international beat Shang Kun 3-1 (11- 8,
11- 5, 8-11, 11- 7) to put the tie at 2-2.
The African top player returned to the table to partner Meng in
the deciding doubles match against Franziska and Jorgic. And
continuing from what he had done earlier in the game, Aruna’s
forehand supported by the backhand topspin of Meng confused
Franziska and Jorgic to hand TTC 3-0 (11-5, 15-13, 11- 7) win to
the admiration of the TTC fans which had in attendance the
President of TTC Stefan Frauenholz.
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A delighted Frauenholz admitted after the match that the
Nigerian has again shown why he remains one of the most sought
after players in the world.
“Quadri Aruna initiated the turnaround in the third duel of the
day, the 3-0 win over Darko Jorgic a clear sign of the qualities
that lie dormant in the Nigerian. Especially in the first (11: 5)
and third set (11: 2) Aruna didn’t give Jorgic a chance and was
able to go into the doubles with Meng with confidence,” Frauenholz
said.
Frauenholz added that the victory will be remembered fondly.
“When you win against the reigning German champions, that’s
something special,” he concluded.
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