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Quadri Aruna defeated Huang Youzheng 11-3, 11-8, 11-8 at the WTT Champions Macao 2025.
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The Nigerian looked sharp and in control throughout the match.
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He advances to the last 16 for a bigger challenge.
Quadri Aruna opened his WTT Champions Macao 2025 campaign with a commanding straight-games win over China’s Huang Youzheng in the men’s singles round of 32 on Tuesday.
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Aruna raced to an 11-3, 11-8, 11-8 victory at the Macao East Asian Games Dome and outscored Huang 33–19.
Aruna had struggled recently, with only one win in his previous six World Tour matches, but he looked sharp and in control.
He led by as many as eight points, rattled off seven straight points at one stage and finished with 19 points on his own serve and 14 off his opponent’s.
Huang, a world No. 49 and a wildcard, never found a lasting rhythm.
Aruna now advances to the round of 16 and will meet the winner of Wednesday’s tie between Germany’s Patrick Franziska and sixth seed Xiang Peng.
If he keeps this form, he could face fourth seed Hugo Calderano in a high-profile quarter-final.
This win marks a timely return to form for Quadri Aruna on one of table tennis’s biggest stages.
The WTT Champions Macao features top names such as defending champion Lin Shidong, Wang Chuqin, Tomokazu Harimoto and Lin Yun-Ju, and fans expect several blockbuster ties.
On the women’s side, Zhu Yuling reached the last 16 while Adriana Diaz survived a five-game battle with Sofia Polcanova.
Aruna’s confident start gives him momentum; fans will watch closely to see whether he can push deeper into the tournament.
