WTT Ljubljana 2025: Aruna, Goda are Africa’s reps

Nigeria’s Table tennis star, Quadri Aruna and Egypt’s Hana Goda are among elite players set for the WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2025 in Slovenia.
This is contained in a statement on Thursday by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
The WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2025 features a $300,000 prize pool and offers crucial ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking points.
Winners of the singles events will receive $17,000 and 600 points, while doubles champions will earn $5,500 and 600 points.
Hosted at Hala Tivoli, the tournament has attracted a star-studded lineup of top table tennis talents.
Aruna, ranked 24th globally and Africa’s top player, is seeded 14th in the men’s singles and has a second-round bye.
Aruna will face either Japan’s Shunsuke Togami or China’s Xu Haidong today while Goda, seeded 15th in the women’s singles, also advanced directly to the second round.
She will meet the winner between Japan’s Sakura Yokoi and South Korea’s Joo Cheonhui.
The tournament includes five events and promises a week-long spectacle of thrilling table tennis action.
Brazilian star Hugo Calderano, 2025 World Championships runner-up, leads the men’s singles draw.
Nicknamed ‘Thrill from Brazil,’ Calderano aims to defend his 2024 Ljubljana title with confidence.
Also competing are Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto, winner at WTT Star Contender Doha 2025, and France’s Felix Lebrun, champion in Montpellier 2024.