National TT C’ship reaches semis stage

KARACHI: Defending champion Ayesha Sharjeel, former national champion Shabnam Bilal, Rahila Kashif and Maliha Ansari blasted their way into the semi-finals of the women’s singles which would be all Wapda affair on the fourth day of the 54th National Table Tennis Championship here at the Majeed Khan Gymnasium, Islamia Club, on Tuesday.

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.

Defedning champion Saleem Abbas is not playing in the event as he has been retired from the sport.

Results: 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 (Pak.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 Remat (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 & Roseable (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.