Nigeria Open (table tennis)

Nigeria Open
Tournament information
TourITTF Challenge Series
SponsorBaba Ijebu
Government of Lagos State
Founded2013
LocationLagos
VenueTeslim Balogun Stadium
CategoryITTF World Tour
Prize moneyUS$46,000 (2018)
Current champions (2018 ITTF Challenge Series Nigeria Open)
Men's singlesNigeria Quadri Aruna
Women's singlesChina Guo Yan
Men's doublesFrance Alexandre Robinot
France Joe Seyfried
Women's doublesChina Qi Fenjie
China Sun Chen

The Nigeria Open, also called ITTF Challenge Nigeria Series or ITTF Challenge Seamester Nigeria Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria, run by the International Table Tennis Federation as part of Challenge Series. Egyptian Omar Assar has won the most single gold medals. In 2018, the prize money for the medalist at the event was $46,000.[1] The maiden edition was known as Lagos Classics, it was until 2014 that the tournament was listed in ITTF calendar.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Record entries for 2018 ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open". Sun.
  2. ^ "2017 ITTF Nigeria Open: Akpan ready to halt foreigners' dominance".
  3. ^ "Table Tennis: Lagos Classics Listed In 2014 ITTF World Tour". PM News.