Saheed Idowu (born 3 January 1990 in

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) is a

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table tennis player. He competed at the

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in the Men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round.

2018 ITTF African-Cup

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, dropping the group match to Aruna (1-3),allowing him to qualify for the Quarter Finals. In the Quarter Finals, Idowu faced and defeated African Table Tennis legend

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(4-2). In the Semi Finals, Idowu lost to eventual winner

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, dropping four straight games (0-4). He was then paired against

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in the placement round, losing that match (1-3), finishing the tournament in fourth place.

Playing style

Like most modern Table Tennis players, Idowu favors a forehand attacking style. His forehand loop is noted as appearing rather relaxed and unorthodox.

References

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