The International Table Tennis Federation has confirmed Nigeria and 99 others for the World Championships holding from April 26 to May 3 in Suzhou, China.
A total of 310 men and 238 women will compete at the eight-day event with capacity crowd anticipated.
Three African players have also been listed among the seeded players for the tournament with Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna topping the list of players seeded from the continent as he is seeded 30.
Egypt’s Omar Assar is ranked 32 for the tournament, while the only seeded African female player is Egypt’s Dina Meshref as 62.
The Nigerian players listed for the championship are Aruna, Segun Toriola, Ojo Onaolapo and Kazeem Makanjuola. The women’s list has Edem Offiong, Janet Effiom and Germany-based Funke Oshonaike.
According to the world table tennis ruling body, the seeding is based on the world rankings released on April 1.
China’s Ma Long heads the men’s singles order of merit and is followed by his three compatriots Xu Xin, Zhang Jike, and Fan Zhendong..
The draw for the top 16 seeds in the doubles event will hold at on April 25 at the Suzhou Cultural and Art Centre.
