Karachi Table Tennis Championship continues in full swing
Unseeded Hoor Fawad and Aisha Zafar pulled off major upsets while defeating third seed Maria Tazeem and fourth seed Qurat Sakina respectively to storm into women’s singles last four of Karachi Table Tennis Championship at Islamia Club gymnasium, Karachi.
The Islamia Club trio of Usman Ahmed, Aahil Shah and Salman Saleem displayed superb efforts to dethrone defending champions Essa Lab and clinch the men’s team event title in the Karachi Table Tennis Championship at Islamia Club gymnasium, Karachi.
Coming first in order Usman disposed of Mohsin Raza 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7 to put his team in front. Aahil sent Furqan Patel packing 11-6, 3-11, 11-5, 11-13, 11-9 to consolidate teams position while Salman completed the rout by getting the better of Atta Abbas 8-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-7.
Unseeded Hoor Fawad and Aisha Zafar pulled off major upsets while defeating third seed Maria Tazeem and fourth seed Qurat Sakina respectively to storm into women’s singles last four.
Top seed Hareem Anwar and second seed Atiqa Khan completed the women’s singles quartet.
The pair of Hareem-Sadia will be up against sisters comnbination of Ghalia-Maliha in the women’s doubles final.
Meanwhile, top four seeds Atta Abbas, Hussain Virani, Furqan Patel and Farhan Hashim — continued their winning streak by making it to the last-16 round in men’s singles. Furqan is also defending champion.
Men’s Team Events Final:
- Islamia Club bt ESSA LAB (3-0)
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Ahmed | def | Mohsin Raza | (3-1) 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7 |
| Aahil Shah | def | Furqan Patel | (3-2) 11-6, 3-11, 11-5, 11-13, 11-9 |
| Salman Saleem | def | Atta Abbas | (3-1) 8-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-7 |
Women’s Singles Events Quarterfinals:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hareem Anwar | def | Iqra Saeed | (4-1) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 |
| Aisha Zafar | def | Qurat Sakina | (4-0) 11-8, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10 |
| Hoor Fawad | def | Maria Tazeem | (4-2) 11-9, 7-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 |
| Atiqa Khan | def | Saman Fawad | (4-2) 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4 |
Women’s Doubles Semifinals:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hareem & Sadia | def | Atiqa & Bushra | (3-0) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 |
| Ghalia & Maliha | def | Aisha & Qurat Sakina | (3-1) 10-12, 11-4, 11-5, 11-2 |
Men’s Singles Events 3rd Round:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hussain Verani | def | Ayaz Lagari | (3-0) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 |
| Raheel Qureshi | def | Emad Hussain | (3-0) 11-5, 13-11, 11-6 |
| Durab Ahmed | def | Shah Uzair | (3-1) 11-5, 13-11, 9-11, 11-4 |
| Furqan Patel | def | Muhammad Saim | (3-0) 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 |
| Arsalan Alvi | def | Muhammad Haroon | (3-0) 11-6, 11-4, 12-10 |
| Mohd Ali Ashraf | def | Shayan Abbas | (3-1) 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 13-11 |
| Noman Zara | def | Tazeem ur Rehman | (3-0) 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 |
| Mehdi Raza | def | Khawar Mehmood | (3-1) 13-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7 |
| Kaif Riaz | def | Anas Khan (3-0) | (3-0) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 |
| Mehdi Azhar | def | Gul Hassan | (3-0) 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 |
| Saad Riaz | def | Raza Abbas | (3-0) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 |
| Aqeel Ahmed | def | Salman Saleem | (3-0) 11-6, 11-5, 12-10 |
| Atta Abbas | def | Shahmeer Elahi | (3-0) 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 |
| Saim Adnan | def | Muhammad Ramzan | (3-0) 11-8, 12-10, 11-7 |
| Farhan Hashim | def | Haq Nawaz | (3-0) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 |
| Aahil Shah | def | Muhammad Imran | (3-0) 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 |
