Kulsum Saifullah National Ranking Tennis begins

ISLAMABAD: A record number of tennis players were seen flexing their muscles in the 5th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 that got into action with the qualifying round matches at the PTF Complex, Islamabad Tuesday.

A total of 42 matches were played on the opening day following complete wash out Monday. Players were engaged in a one-set match due to heavy engagements. The main draw of the event will get under way from Wednesday where country’s top players will be seen in action.

Men’s single qualifying rounds results: Ibrahim Umer bt Uzair Khan 6-2; Kashan Umer bt Waqas Baig 6-3; Ibrar ul Haq w/o M 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; M Asim w/o M Bilal; Talah Saqib w/o Khurshid Abbasi; Aqib Hayat bt Saim Danish: 6-2; Tahir ullah Khan w/o Ahmed Wazir; Jabran Ul Haq w/o Saood Masood; Sikandar Hayat w/o Kashif Ahmed; Ahmed Asjid Qureshi bt Hasan Ali 6-0; Mahatir M bt Hassan Ishaq 6-0; Subhan bin Salik bt Hasam Khan 6-1; Sami Zeb bt Walid Qureshi 6-2; M. 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 Ibrar ul 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 Ikram ullah 6-2; Nalain Abbas bt Jehanzeb Khan 6-2; Talha Saqib bt M. Asim 6-2, Aqib Hayat bt Jabir Ali 6-0; Jabran ul Haq bt Tahir Ullah 6-0; Ahmed Asjid bt Sikandar Hayat 6-1.

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