Nigeria Open: The 2016 winner Benedek OLAH starts against host player

August 9, 2018
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2018 ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open in Lagos (August 8-12)

Main draw of the 2018 ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open in Lagos (August 8-12) will commence tomorrow August 10th involving players from 13 European countries. The 2016 Men`s Singles winner Benedek OLAH from Finland actual No. 3 seed starts against host player Emmanuel AUGUSTINE in the Round of 32.

Today August 9th three European pairs had their Men`s Doubles encounters in the Preliminary Round 2. Alexandre ROBINOT and Joe SEYRFRIED from France beat host pair Tobi FALANA/Azeez SOLANKE 3:0 (15:13 11:3 11:4) Netherland`s Ewout OOSTWOUDER and Laurens TROMER overcame Iran`s Miad LOFTIJANABADI and Scotland`s Gavin RUMGAY 3:1 (11:9 8:11 11:8 11:9) while Italy`s Antonino AMATO and Eric GLOD from Luxembourg lost to Chinese pair LIU Jialiang/WANG Shaobo 3:2 (12:10 9:11 11:7 6:11 11:8).

Friday August 10^th

Men`s Round of 64: Antonino AMATO (Italy) – Quadri ARUNA (Nigeria No. 1 seed) Rares SIPOS (Romania) – Jamiu AYANWALE (Nigeria) Samuel WALKER (England No. 5) – Orok ETIM (Nigeria) Alexandre ROBINOT (France No. 6) – Ismaila AKINDIYA (Nigeria) Benjamin BROSSIER (France) – Amadi OMEH (Nigeria) Gavin RUMGAY (Scotland No. 9) – Nurudeen HASSAN (Nigeria) Alexandru CAZACU (Romania) – Azeez Olugbenga JAMIU (Nigeria) Benedek OLAH (Finland No. 3) – Emmanuel AUGUSTINE (Nigeria) Eric GLOD (Luxembourg) – Mudit DANI (India) Joe SEYFRIED (France) – Yusuf TIJANI (Nigeria) Tamas LAKATOS (Hungary No. 8) – Olawale OLANIYI (Nigeria) Ewout OOSTWOUDER (Netherlands) – David FAYELE (Nigeria) Alexey LIVENTSOV (Russia No. 2) – Kehinde OGIDAN (Nigeria) Antoine HACHARD (France) – Tobi FALANA (Nigeria) Laurens TROMER (Netherlands) – Ayo OMOTARA (Nigeria).

Women`s Round of 32: Alex GALIC (Slovenia No. 6 seed) – Halima HUSSAIN (Nigeria) Debora VIVARELLI (Italy No. 5) – Nimota AREGBESOLA (Nigeria) Giorgia PICOLLIN (Italy No. 3) – WANG Shu (China) Sarah DE NUTTE (Luxembourg No. 4) – Alimot AYINLA (Nigeria) Olga KULIKOVA (Russia) – GUO Yan (China 1997) Irina ERMAKOVA (Russia) – SUN Chen (China) Szandra PERGEL (Hungary No. 2) – Oluwafunke HASSAN (Nigeria).

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