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Despite making the top eight list in the men’s singles of the just concluded ITTF World Tour tagged Hungarian Open, Aruna Quadri believes he should have seized the opportunity in the quarterfinal tie against Germany’s Ruwen Filus.

Having fought hard from the first round of the championship, Quadri thrilled the Hungarian fans with his superb style of play.

“I did not seize my chances today. It was not meant to be,” a disappointed Quadri said after quarterfinal exit.

“I was fighting as hard as I could, recovering from three-one down.

“I changed things around going to 9-6 in the last game.”

Seeded number nine in the men’s singles, Quadri played his heart out against Germany’s Steffen Mengel when he came from 2-1 down to win at 4-2.

Again, in the second round match tie against Czech Republic’s Tomas Konecny, Quadri had to recover thrice to beat the Czech 4-3 to berth in the quarterfinal of the championship as Africa’s sole flagbearer.

The quarterfinal battle against Germany’s Ruwen Filus lived to expectation with all the quality of a last eight encounter.

According to Ian Marshall, ITTF publication editor, Quadri was in charge of the match but he missed it when it mastered most.

Marshall said:”It appeared Aruna Quadri may succeed; after trailing by three games to one, he leveled at three-all.

“In the seventh, he led 9-6, he lost the next point but at 9-7, he had the service, the odds were in his favour but he was not able to convert the advantage.”