Main round of Kulsum tennis begins today

ISLAMABAD: A record number of players were seen flexing their muscles in the 5th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament that rolled into action with the qualifying round matches at the PTF Complex here Tuesday.

A total of 42 matches were played on the opening day following a complete washout on Monday. Players were engaged in one-set matches due to heavy engagements.

The main draw of the event will get under way from today (Wednesday) where country’s top players will be seen in action.

Results: Men’s singles qualifying rounds: Ibrahim Umer bt Uzair Khan 6-2; Kashan Umer bt Waqas Baig 6-3; Ibrarul Haq w/o Muhammad Adil; Adnan Rashid Khan w/o Zalan Khan; Abbas Khan bt Farhan Ullah 6-4; Farman Shakeel w/o Waseem Shahid; Hasheesh Kumar bt Pooyan Shateri 6-2; Irfan Ullah bt Azan Sajid 6-0; Ikram Ullah bt Hammad Hamayun 6-1; Mian Bilal w/o Haris Rauf; Nalian Abbas w/o Zakirullah; Jehanzeb Khalil w/o Dr. Nasir; Muhammad Asim w/o Muhammad Bilal; Talah Saqib w/o Khurshid Abbasi; Aqib Hayat bt Saim Danish 6-2; Tahirullah Khan w/o Ahmed Wazir; Jabranul Haq w/o Saood Masood; Sikandar Hayat w/o Kashif Ahmed; Ahmed Asjid Qureshi bt Hasan Ali 6-0; Mahatir Muhammad bt Hassan Ishaq 6-0; Subhan bin Salik bt Hasam Khan 6-1; Sami Zeb bt Walid Qureshi 6-2; Muhammad Abdullah bt Abdullah Rehman 6-0; Mubarak Shah bt Azeem Khan 7-5.

Men’s singles qualifying matches (2nd round): Mujahid Khan bt Sikandar Amin 6-1; Kamran Khan bt Zain Chaudhary 6-0; Ibrahim Omer bt Kashan Umer 6-1; Adnan Khan bt Ibrarul Haq 6-1; Abbas Khan bt Ahmed Murad 6-0; Hashish Kumar bt Farman Shakeel 6-1; Irfan Ullah bt Abdullah Kareem 6-0; Mian Bilal bt Ikramullah 6-2; Nalain Abbas bt Jehanzeb Khan 6-2; Talha Saqib bt Mohammad Asim 6-2, Aqib Hayat bt Jabir Ali 6-0; Jabranul Haq bt Tahir Ullah 6-0; Ahmed Asjid bt Sikandar Hayat 6-1.

Men’s singles final qualifying round: Kamran Khan bt Mujahid Khan 8-1; Ibrahim Omer bt Adnan Khan 8-2; Abbas Khan bt Hasheesh Kumar 8-5; Mian Bilal bt Irfanullah 8-3; Nalain Abbas bt Talha Saqib 8-1; Jibranul Haq bt Aqib Hayat 8-1.