Iranian table tennis players meet their Waterloo

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s representatives in the main table and second round of the 2016 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open in Budapest lost to rivals getting eliminated from the event.

The 2016 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open in Budapest saw Nima Alamian conceding a 0-4 defeat against the Chinese table tennis player.

Alamian had reached the second round after subduing Russian and Spanish rivals while the loss on Friday perished his hope to reach the next phase of the competitions.

Meanwhile, in the Under 21 Men’s Singles which convened on Friday, Iran’s Pouria Omrani was vanquished by the Japanese athlete ending his job in the tournament.

The 2016 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open kicked off on January 20 in Budapest and will conclude on January 24.

The tournament enjoys world ranking and offers 70 thousand dollars of prize money.

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