Pius Ayinor
After two days of qualifying that whittled the field down to 32 men and 32 women in singles, the stage is now set for the top seeds as the main draw of the 2026 WTT Contender Lagos gets underway on Thursday, May 21, at the Molade Okoya‑Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium.
The men’s singles promises a fierce contest. Defending champion Anders Lind of Denmark, Japan’s Honoka Hashimoto, France’s Thibault Poret, Korea Republic’s Oh Junsung, and India’s Manav Thakkar headline the draw. Lind, the Danish southpaw, is chasing history as the first player to defend the Lagos crown back‑to‑back, buoyed by his strong showing at the recent World Team Championships in London and the passionate Lagos crowd that carried him to glory in 2025.
In the women’s singles, Hashimoto, seeded second, faces a formidable challenge. Compatriot Satsuki Odo, Korea’s Joo Cheonhui, Romania’s Elizabeth Samara, and Egypt’s Dina Meshref are all determined to break through and claim a WTT title.
With singles, doubles, and mixed doubles all on the card, and $100,000 in prize money at stake, Lagos is primed for four days of high‑octane action where heavyweights will indeed take centre stage.
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