Haruna Quadri dropped one spot from 17th to 18th in the latest International Table Tennis Federation world rankings for the month of June,
Despite the drop, the 34-year-old is still the top-ranked player in Africa, having accumulated 1,150 points during the month under review.China’s Chuqin Wang dethroned countryman Zhendong Fan to become the top-ranked ping-pong player in the world.
Fast-rising Nigerian teenage prodigy, Taiwo Mati, made a significant leap in the ranking as he chalked up 13 places to finish the month in 63rd position after recording 272 points in June. The 18-year-old also competed in the WTT Feeder in Dusseldorf, Germany; the WTT Contender in Zagreb, Croatia and the Singapore Smash, making progress in each competition.
Other Nigerian players Amadi Omeh and Rilwan Akanbi climbed to the fifth and sixth spots in Nigeria respectively, with Omeh climbing 28 places to 164th and Akanbi moving up 32 places to 259th.
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