Young Stars retain women's team event title of Karachi Table Tennis Championship
The duo of Sadia Raheel and Hareem Anwar guided Young Stars Club to a straight 3-0 victory over Essa Lab to retain women’s team event title in the Karachi Table Tennis Championship at Islamia Club.
The duo of Sadia Raheel and Hareem Anwar guided Young Stars Club to a straight 3-0 victory over Essa Lab in the one-sided final to retain women’s team event title in the Karachi Table Tennis Championship at Islamia Club.
Sadia carved out an 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 victory over Iqra Saeed while Hareem inflicted 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 victory over Maliha Ansar in the singles to surge 2-0 in the match. Later both teamed up to whip the pair of Maliha and Abeera Ali 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 to complete the rout.
Essa Lab struggled against but got the better of Alishan Club 3-2 while Islamia outplayed Young Stars Club 3-0 in the two semifinals of men's team event.
Meanwhile the first round matches of singles competition also commenced on the same day.
Results:
Women’s team event:
Final:
Young Stars Club bt Essa Lab 3-0:
Sadia Raheel bt Iqra Saeed 11-8, 11-6, 11-7; Hareem Anwar bt Maliha Ansar 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Sadia and Hareem bt Maliha and Abeera Ali 11-9, 11-6, 11-7.
Women’s singles:
First round:
Ramisha Naseem bt Parwasha 11-4, 11-5, 11-7; Adeena Hussain bt Samina 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; Bushra Anwar bt Sameera 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Sarah bt Sumair 11-4, 11-5, 11-9; Shanze Fatima bt Aabira Tahir 11-8, 11-9, 11-9; Iqra Saeed bt Sania 11-8, 11-5, 11-9.
Pre quarter-finals:
Saman Fawad bt Ramisha Naseem 11-5, 11-4, 11-5; Maria Tazeem bt Adeena Hussain 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Aisha Zafar bt Shanze Fatima 11-5, 11-6, 11-5; Hoor Fawad bt Sarah 11-3, 11-8, 11-4; Atiqa Khan bt Abeena Ali 11-8, 11-9, 11-9; Qurat Sakina bt Bushra Anwar 5-11, 14-12, 11-6, 11-3; Hareem Anwar bt Kiran 11-2, 11-8, 11-7; Iqra Saeed bt Haiqa Hassan 7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8.
Men’s team event:
First Round:
OISSA Club bt Hassanabad Club 3-2:
Ahmed Saleem bt Ahmed Shah 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; Zawwar Shah lost to Tazeem-ur-Rehman 5-11, 3-11, 8-11; Ejiza Malik lost to Ubair Ahmed 7-11, 5-11, 9-11; Ahmed Saleem bt Tazeem-ur- Rehman 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Zawwar Shah bt Ahmed Shah 11-5, 11-3, 11-5.
Young Stars Club bt Times Club 3-1:
Saim Adnan bt Mehdi Raza 11-4, 11-8, 11-9; Arsalan Alvi bt Danish Idrees 11-1, 11-5, 4-11, 11-3; Azhar Khurshid lost to Khawar 11-9, 11-13, 8-11, 11-13; Arsalan Alvi bt Mehdi Raza 11-0, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8.
Semi-finals:
Islamia Club bt Young Stars Club 3-0:
Salman Saleem bt Saim Adnan 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6; Aahil Shah bt Arsalan Alvi 11-9, 11-7, 12-10; Usman Ahmed bt Khawar Mehmood 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.
Essa Lab bt Alishan Club 3-2:
Furqan Patel bt Noman Zara 11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9; Mohsin Raza bt Hussain Verani 9-11, 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 11-8; Atta Abbas lost to Farhan Hashim 15-13, 7-11, 11-13, 9-11; Mohsin Raza lost to Noman Zara 8-11, 11-13, 8-11; Furqan Patel bt Hussain Verani 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9.
