Headquarters clinch NTC Badminton trophy

LAHORE: Headquarters region won the team event title of the NTC All- Pakistan inter-regional badminton championship TROPHY with an easy 2-0 win over Central region in the final here on Sunday at the Punjab University gymnasium hall.

The winners struck all round performance to beat the opponents in both the double matches. Director General Finance, NTC, Nauman Khalid inaugurated the event at the colourful ceremony. In the first match of the team event final, Muhammad Ali and Hasan Mde short work of Kamran and Safdar21-16,21-18.In the second match Nauman Khalid and Hamidullah outplayed Mureed Abbas and Zahid Jabbar in a three setter match, 21-18,17-21,21-10.

results of the matches: Team event (semi finals), headquarters beat North region 2-0, In the first match, Hamidullah and Safdar beat Sohail and Taimoor 21-6,21-10 and in the second tie Hasan and Zafar beat Shahid and Aamir 21-10,21-8.

(2nd second final), In the first match central region beat South Region 2-0. In the first match, Kamran and Safdar beat Imtiaz and Mateen 21-18,21-19,in the second match Mureed and Zahid beat Rasheed and Abidi 21-17,21-9. Finals in the senior veterans doubles and junior veterans doubles were also decided. Results: In the senior veterans doubles final Nauman Khalid and Hamidullah beat Fasihur Rehman. In the junior veterans doubles junior final Nauman Khalid and Hamidullah outshone Fasih ur Rehman and Saeed.