Aruna is the only African left in the competition as Egypt’s Omar Assar exited the tournament following his 3-4 loss to Portugal’s Joao Geraldo in the first round.
Assar’s compatriot Dina Meshref was also thrown out of the tournament in the second round, after losing 3-4 to Canada’s Mo Zhang.
African number one, Aruna fought back from a set down to beat the Iranian 9-11, 12-10, 13-11, 8-11, 11-5 on a day he advanced to the second round.
On Wednesday, Quadri will face the biggest task in Budapest as he is expected to face world number one – China’s Fan Zhendong in the third round match of the men’s singles.
Knowing the task ahead of him in the third round tie against world number one – China’s Fan Zhendong, Quadri has said that he has nothing to lose against the Asian as he is hoping to enjoy himself in the tie.
The Nigerian described his second round victory against Iran’s Nima Alamian as the toughest match for him in the tournament.
“I think this is the toughest match I ever played this year because we both knew ourselves. We trained together at same camp before the competition and I had also told my coach that it is going to be 50-50 game for me. I found it difficult to return his service because I could not understand it but I managed throughout and I am happy winning at this stage,” he said
Quadri added: “Against Fan Zhendong, I am going out there to give my best and also enjoy myself as I have nothing to lose against him.”
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