Iranian prodigy Benyamin Faraji wins Under-17 title in Qatar
Iranian table tennis player Benyamin Faraji has won the championship at the Qatar International Under-17 tournament, securing another major title in his rapidly rising career.
Faraji claimed first place at the Youth Contender tournament in Qatar on Tuesday, defeating Man Long Sai of Hong Kong 3-0 in the final held on Tuesday. The victory crowned him champion of the Under-17 category.
The prodigy advanced to the final after defeating opponents from Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, and South Korea earlier in the competition.
Arshia Lorestani was Iran’s other representative at the tournament, but was eliminated in the round of 16 and failed to advance to the quarterfinals.
Faraji’s triumph in Qatar adds to a series of notable achievements for the young Iranian player.
In October 2024, the 14-year-old made international headlines after defeating world number one Wang Chuqin of China at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Teenage Iranian table tennis player Benyamin Faraji has triumphed over the world number one, Wang Chuqin from China, in the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships.https://t.co/dUOWL51ePV pic.twitter.com/mqnoMBUzvY
— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) October 8, 2024
At that tournament, Faraji defeated the 24-year-old Chinese player 3-2 in the quarter-finals, despite Wang holding gold medals in team and mixed doubles from the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Faraji is currently the highest-ranked junior table tennis player globally.
Iranian badminton star set to make history: Why Soraya Aghaei’s IOC nomination matters
Iran's Rahman Amouzad named world's 'Most Dominant’ freestyle wrestler of 2025
Iran secures Zurkhaneh World Cup title in India
US ‘must be held accountable’ for supporting terrorism in Iran: Araghchi
VIDEO | Pro-Palestine protest in Madrid challenges UK repression
Canada PM: World order in ‘midst of a rupture’ from US hegemony
VIDEO | Iron walls: One year of Israel’s largest military operation in Palestine in years
Italian farmers protest EU-Mercosur free trade deal
VIDEO | Russian FM holds annual press briefing, highlighting ‘equality-based’ diplomacy
VIDEO | Israel rejects Gaza 'technocratic body' amid continued suffering in Gaza
Iranian prodigy Benyamin Faraji wins Under-17 title in Qatar
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
