Palwasha, Irfan win titles in Badminton Tournament

KARACHI: NBP’s Palwasha Bashir and Hafiz Irfan Saeed of WAPDA won singles’ titles in women’s and men’s events, respectively, in All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament 2016, which concluded in Lahore on Saturday.

In women’s singles final, Palwasha won the match in straight games, beating Sehra Akram 21/12, 21/05.

In men’s event summit clash, Irfan thrashed Amir Saeed 21/14, 21/15.

In men’s doubles final, Irfan and Azeem Sarwar representing WAPDA thrashed Kashif Sulhari and Kashif Majeed 21/14, 22/20.

In women’s doubles final, Palwasha and Saima Waqas trounced Khizra Rasheed and Sidra Hamid 21/10, 21/07.