Quadri Aruna says he is satisfied with his performance at the 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships in Houston.

Aruna Quadri had an impressive run as he became the for African to reach the last eight of the competition.

The Rio Olympics quarterfinalist’s impressive run in the tournament came to an end following a 4-2 loss to Sweden’s Truls Moregard on Sunday.

The game ended 13-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-4, 12-14, 11-7, in favour of the 19-year-old Swedish prodigy, but Quadri insisted that he gave everything and he’s proud of his achievements.

“I think I did very well, I gave my heart and soul but the last match was not meant to be,” Aruna admitted.

“The first two sets were really important, we started like 50-50, the first set I was like 10-8 and I lost, the second set too I lost with almost the same margin. The two sets made the biggest difference but of course, he played amazingly,” the Nigerian said.

On his history-making feat in Houston which saw him become the first African player to reach the last 16 and quarter-finals in the history of the championships, Aruna said :

“It will motivate them, you know when Toriola got to the round of 32 in the Olympic games, it motivated a lot of us, so I was in the quarter-final in Rio, Omar Assar was motivated and excited, he did the same in Tokyo, Now what I did here, I am very sure Omotayo, Iba or Omar Assar can even do better,” said Aruna.