Ayesha, Shabnam, Rahila, Maliha in National TT semis

KARACHI: Defending champion Ayesha Sharjeel, former national champion Shabnam Bilal, Rahila Kashif and Maliha Ansari reached women’s singles semi-finals on the fourth day of the 54th National Table Tennis Championship here at the Majeed Khan Gymnasium, Islamia Club, on Tuesday.

All four semi-finalists are from WAPDA.

Meanwhile, former national champion Asim Qureshi, Hasan Haider, Danish Ali, Irtiza Ali, Salman Virk, Ubaid Shah, Hafeez-ur-Rehman and Swat-born Mohammad Rameez made it to the quarter-finals of the men’s singles competitions.

Defending champion Saleem Abbas is not playing in the event as he has retired.

Women’s singles pre-quarter-finals: Shabnam Bilal (WAPDA) bt Nosheen Waseem (Chromatex) (3-0) 11-8, 11-7, 11-3; Sadia Raheel (WAPDA) bt Farah Ilyas (Army) (3-0) 11-7, 11-8, 14-12; Sanam Yaseen (WAPDA) bt Yasmeen Akhtar (Punjab) (3-2) 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 6-11, 11-5; Ayesha Fahim (Punjab) bt Farwa Arif (WAPDA) (3-2) 8-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-6; Maliha Ansar (WAPDA) bt Qurat Mujtaba (WAPDA) (3-0) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6; Rahila Kashif (WAPDA) bt Mehmooda Hyder (WAPDA) (3-2) 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 5-11, 11-6; Ghalia Mohsin (WAPDA) bt Sadia Falak Sheer (WAPDA) (3-2) 8-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9; Ayesha Sharjeel (WAPDA) bt Abeera Ali (Army) (3-0) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6.

Women’s singles quarter-finals: Shabnam Bilal (WAPDA) bt Sadia Raheel (WAPDA) (4-1) 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9; Ayesha Sharjeel (WAPDA) bt Ayesha Fahim (Punjab) (4-1) 11-4, 11-3, 11-13, 12-10, 11-7; Rahila Kashif (WAPDA) bt Ghalia Mohsin (WAPDA) (4-1) 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-9; Maliha Ansar (WAPDA) bt Sanam Yaseen (WAPDA) (4-1) 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9.

Men’s singles pre-quarter-finals: Asim Qureshi (WAPDA) bt Ummam Khuwaja (KP) (3-0) 11-3, 12-10, 11-6; Hassan Haider (Railways) bt Faryal Minhas (WAPDA) (3-2) 11-3, 9-11, 11-13, 11-8, 11-5; Danish Ali (Army) bt Salman Saleem (HEC) (3-0) 11-9, 12-10, 13-11; Irtiza Ali (Punjab) bt Shujat Ali (WAPDA) (3-2) 11-6, 17-19, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9; Salman Virk (Army) bt Noman Zara (Sindh) (3-1) 11-3, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6; Ubaid Shah (Army) bt Jahangir Khan (WAPDA) (3-2) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7; Hafeez ur Rehman (Punjab) bt Aahil Shah (HEC) (3-1) 13-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-4; Muhammad Rameez (WAPDA) bt Fahim Raza (WAPDA) (3-1) 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7.

Women’s doubles first round: Farwa Arif & Saba Mushtaq (WAPDA) bt Sana Aftab & Haleema Sadia (NHA) (3-0) 11-0, 11-0, 11-1; Amna & Maria Rehmat (HEC) bt Eisha & Reshail (Islamabad) (3-0) 11-2, 11-9, 11-9; Manahil Azam & Mehwish Parveen (NHA) bt Marium Faiq & Atiqa Khan (Sindh) (3-0) 14-12, 11-6, 14-12; Hareem Anwar & Iqra Saeed (Sindh) bt Aqsa & Hajra (Bal) (3-0) 11-6, 11-4, 11-2; Amna & Saira (KP) bt Sobia & Rosabel (HEC) (3-1) 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 11-4; Maria Khan & Anum Rashid (Punjab) W/O Hashma & Laila (Balochistan).

Women’s doubles pre-quarters: Abeera Ali & Seemab Alam (Army) bt Maria Khan & Anum Rashid (Punjab) (3-0) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4; Nosheen & Yasmeen (Punjab) bt Minahil Azam & Mahwish Parveen (NHA) (3-0) 13-11, 10-6, 11-2; Farwa Arif & Saba Mushtaq (WAPDA) bt Nimra Rehman & Iqra Rehman (Army) (3-1) 12-10, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9; Farah Ilyas & Farwa Babar (Army) bt Amna & Maria Rehmat (HEC) (3-1) 11-8, 11-13, 14-12, 16-14; Qurat Mujtaba & Sadia Falak (WAPDA) bt Amna & Saira (KP) (3-0) 11-2, 11-3, 11-3; Ghalia Mohsin & Maliha Ansar (WAPDA) bt Hareem Anwar & Iqra Saeed (Sindh) (3-0) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8; Mehmooda Sanam Yaseen (WAPDA) bt Sarah & Saba Syed (Islamabad) (3-1) 11-4, 11-5, 9-11, 11-4.

Women’s doubles quarter-finals: Qurat Mujtaba & Sadia Falak (WAPDA) bt Nosheen & Yasmeen (Punjab) (3-0) 11-3, 11-8, 11-6;

Farah Ilyas & Farwa Babar (Army) bt Maria Parveen & Aimen Rashid (Punjab) (3-0) 11-3, 11-8, 11-9; Ghalia Mohsin & Maliha Ansar (WAPDA) bt Abeera Ali & Seemab Alam (Army) (3-0) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8; Mehmooda & Sanam Yaseen (WAPDA) bt Farwa Arif & Saba Mushtaq (WAPDA) (3-0) 11-2, 11-7, 11-5.

Today’s fixtures:

Mixed doubles (10am), women’s singles semi-finals 5pm, men’s singles semi-finals 6pm.