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Shin Yubin admitted that she enjoyed her stay in Lagos and hopes to have such lovely experience again this year.
19-year-old South Korean Table Tennis star Shin Yubin has stated that Lagos people have a genuine love for dancing.
The world number seven returns to Lagos and is set to defend her 2023 WTT Contender title as the tournament kicks off in Nigeria's Centre of Excellence from June 19th to 23rd.
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Lagos people like dancing
Shin Yubin admitted that she enjoyed her stay in Lagos and hopes to have another such experience this year.
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“I'm happy to be in Nigeria. People are very happy and dancing, and people support table tennis in Nigeria. I played very well in Nigeria,” the Korean star said after her triumph in 2023.
Shin Yubin made history in Lagos in 2023
Shin Yubin made history last year, becoming the only non-Chinese player to win medals in Lagos.
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Muizz Adegoke and Abdulbasit Abdulfatai set for WTT Contender Lagos
The duo made their WTT Series debut in qualifiers last year and are ready to make a bigger splash.
She defeated Chinese star Li Yake 4-2 in the women's singles final and partnered with Jeon Jihee to secure another victory in the women's doubles final, defeating the Chinese duo of Liu Weishan and Fan Siqi 3-1.
This double win cemented Korea's dominance in the women's events at the 2023 WTT Contender Lagos.
Yubin, who was 17 in 2021 was named in the South Korean Olympic team to the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, making her the youngest-ever Korean Olympic Table Tennis player, breaking a record previously held by Ryu Seung-min.
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17:35 - 02.06.2024
WTT Contender Lagos: Commonwealth champion Achanta leads Indian contingent
The 41-year-old is the first Indian table tennis player ever to become a 10-time Indian national champion hence breaking the record of eight-time national champion Kamlesh Mehta.
The organisers of the first WTT Series in Sub-Saharan Africa have promised to stage another colourful tournament with the quality of players coming to Lagos later this month for the $80,000 prize money tournament.
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2024 WTT Contender Lagos: Brazilian Calderano sends warning to Aruna, others
The WTT Contender Lagos is the first WTT Contender Series in Sub-Saharan Africa taking place in Lagos, Nigeria on June 19 to 23.
However, Yubin will have to fend off competition from top players from India, Nigeria, and others if she hopes to retain her title in Lagos.
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