Nigeria Open (table tennis) explained

Nigeria Open
Tour:ITTF Challenge Series
Sponsor:Baba Ijebu
Government of Lagos State
Founded:2013
Location:Lagos
Venue:Teslim Balogun Stadium
Category:ITTF World Tour
Prize Money:US$46,000 (2018)
Completed Event:2018 ITTF Challenge Series Nigeria Open
Men's Singles: Quadri Aruna
Women's Singles: Guo Yan
Men's Doubles: Alexandre Robinot
Joe Seyfried
Women's Doubles: Qi Fenjie
Sun Chen

The Nigeria Open, also called ITTF Challenge Nigeria Series or ITTF Challenge Seamester Nigeria Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, run by the International Table Tennis Federation as part of Challenge Series. Egyptian Omar Assar has won the most single gold medals. In 2018, the prize money for the medalist at the event was $46,000.[1] The maiden edition was known as Lagos Classics, it was until 2014 that the tournament was listed in ITTF calendar.[2] [3]

Tournament winners

Individual events

Year Men's singlesrunner-upWomen's singlesrunner-upRef
2013 Omar Assar Segun Toriola Cecilia Otu Akpan Offiong Edem[4] [5]
2014 Omar Assar Nadeen El-Dawlatly Dina Meshref[6] [7] [8]
2015 Quadri Aruna Shao Jieni Dina Meshref[9]
2016 Khalid Assar Shao Jieni Szandra Pergel[10]
2017 Sarthak Ghandi Dina Meshref Kulikova Olga[11]
2018 Antoine Hachard Guo Yan Sun Chen[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Record entries for 2018 ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open . Sun.
  2. Web site: 2017 ITTF Nigeria Open: Akpan ready to halt foreigners’ dominance .
  3. Web site: Table Tennis: Lagos Classics Listed In 2014 ITTF World Tour . PM News.
  4. Web site: Nigeria: Lagos Table Tennis Classics - Assar, Akpan Emerge Winners . September 2, 2013 . 2018-08-15.
  5. Web site: Lagos Table Tennis World Tour: Nigeria star, Offiong, talks tough . Eludini . Tunde . Premium Times . 2018-08-15.
  6. Web site: ITTF World Tour 2014.
  7. Web site: ITTF WORLD TOUR: Oshonaike Targets Lagos Open Gold . March 4, 2015 . Sports Day . 2018-08-15 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185225/http://sportsdayonline.com/ittf-world-tour-oshonaike-targets-lagos-open-gold/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Meshref believes Egypt will continue dominance of Lagos Open.
  9. Web site: TABLE TENNIS: OMAR ASSAR, SHAO JIENI TRIUMPH IN LAGOS OPEN SINGLES . March 14, 2014 . Information Nigeria . 2018-08-15.
  10. Web site: ITTF Nigeria Open: Finland’s Olah wins men’s singles . May 23, 2016 . 2018-08-15.
  11. Web site: Egypt’s Omar Assar wins third Nigeria Open title . Cable . 2018-08-15.
  12. Web site: Ambode Congratulates ITTF Nigeria Open Men’s Singles Champion Quadri . Complete Sports . 2018-08-15.