Nigeria, July 27 -- There were roars of redemption and sighs of dethronement at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall on Saturday, as Denmark's Anders Lind and Japan's Honoka Hashimoto rose to the top of the table tennis world at the 2025 WTT Contender Lagos.

Lind, who fell short at last year's edition, completed a perfect revenge tour by clinching the men's singles gold, defeating Croatia's Tomislav Pucar in a thrilling 4-1 final (11-4, 13-11, 10-12, 13-11, 11-7).

It was a high-octane encounter defined by blistering forehands, edge of the table saves, and big moments; three of which were decided by razor-thin margins.

"The game was very tough. My opponent; I know him very well, we've played a lot of times," Lind told PREMIUM TIMES after the fi...