WAPDA, Army set finals date in National Table Tennis Championships

KARACHI: Defending champions WAPDA and Army booked their places in the finals of both men’s and women’s team events after recording convincing victories over their respective rivals in the semi-finals of the 54th National Table Tennis Championships here at the Majeed Khan Gymnasium of Islamia Club on Sunday.

In the women’s team event semi-finals, WAPDA whacked Punjab 3-0, while Army overwhelmed Sindh 3-0 to qualify for the final. Meanwhile, in the men’s team event semi-finals, WAPDA overpowered National Highway Authority (NHA) 3-0, while Army whipped Higher Education Commission (HEC) 3-0.

Results:

Women’s team events semi-finals: WAPDA bt Punjab 3-0: Qurat Mujtaba bt Anum Rasheed (3-0) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5, Ayesha Sharjeel bt Maheen Sheraz (3-0) 11-3, 11-6, 11-1, Mehmooda Hyder bt Aymen Abeer (3-0) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, Army bt Sindh 3-0: Farah ilyas bt Hareem Anwer (3-1) 11-7, 13-11, 6-11, 13-11, Farwah Arif bt Iqra Saeed (3-1) 11-5, 2-11, 13-11, 11-5, Abeera Ali bt Atiqa Khan (3-2) 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 11-7,

Women’s team event league stage: WAPDA bt Sindh 3-0: Sadia Falak Sheer bt Hareem Anwar (3-0) 11-3, 11-2, 11-5, Ayesha Sharjeel bt Iqra Saeed (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4, Sanam Yaseen bt Atiqa Khan (3-0) 11-2, 11-3, 11-9, Army bt HEC 3-0: Farwa Babar bt Sobia Ali (3-1) 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5, Abeera Ali bt Amna Jabeen (3-0) 11-7, 11-9, 11-9, Seemab bt Umaimah Shah (3-0) 11-2, 11-4, 11-2, Islamabad bt NHA 3-0: Sarah Sajid bt Mehwish Parveen (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-5, Saba Syed bt Sana Aftab (3-0) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4, Reshail Satti bt Manahil (3-2) 12-14, 18-16, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, Punjab bt KP 3-0: Anum Rasheed bt Iqra Rehman (3-2) 11-4, 8-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, Maheen Sheraz bt Sara (3-0) 11-6, 11-9, 11-7, Aamina Mehmood bt Aiman (3-1) 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8, Army bt KP 3-0: Abeera Ali bt Iqra Rehman (3-0)11-2, 11-5, 11-8, Farwa Babar bt Amna Jabeen (3-0) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3, Nimra Rehman bt Sara (3-1) 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, Men’s team event semi-finals: WAPDA bt NHA 3-0: Asim Qureshi bT Arbaz Anwar (3-1) 11-1, 3-11, 14-12, 11-8, Rameez Khan bt Shah Khan (3-2) 11-7, 8-11, 3-11, 13-11, 11-5, Shujat Ali bt Basit Ali (3-1) 10-12, 11-5, 13-11, 11-7, Army bt HEC 3-0: Salman Virk bt Aahil Shah (3-2) 10-12, 11-5, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8, Muhammad Afzal bt Salman Saleem (3-1) 11-9, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7, Faizan Zahoor bt Subhan Asim (3- 1) 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 13-11, Men’s team event quarter-finals: WAPDA bt Chromatex 3-0: Rameez Khan bt Awais Hassan (3-0) 12-10, 11-8, 11-5, Asim Qureshi bt Umair Hassan (3-1) 11-9, 4-11, 11-4, 11-2, Shujat Ali bt Taimur Khan (3-2) 4-11, 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 13-11, Army bt Islamabad 3-0: Salman Virk bt Umer Saeed (3-0) 11-8, 11-7, 11-3, Fahad Khuwaja bt Sardar Hamza (3-1) 13-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9, Muhammad Afzal bt Bilal Ahmed (3-0) 11-6, 11-1, 11-6, NHA bt Punjab 3-1: Arbaz Anwar lost to Hafeez ur Rehman (1-3) 3-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, Shah Khan bt Irtaza Ali (3-1) 6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8, Basit Ali bt Usman Amjad (3-0) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9, Shah Khan bt Hafeez ur Rehman (3-2) 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7, HEC bt Railways 3-0: Aahil Shah bt Hamza Godil (3-2) 13-15, 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5,Salman Saleem lost to Hassan Haider (2-3) 12-14, 11-2, 9-11, 12-10, 7-11, Subhan Asim bt Haseeb Khuwaja (3-1) 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4, Salman Saleem bt Hamza Godil (3-0) 13-11, 11-8.

Today’s fixtures: Men’s singles 2nd round (10am), Women’s Singles 2nd Round (12:30), Men’s Team Event Finals: 5pm, Women’s Team Event Final (5pm).