Triple crowns for Asim, Raheela

Displaying shining performance, experienced Asim Qureshi of Wapda and Raheela Kashif of Army clinched separate triple crowns as curtains fell on the 52nd National Table Tennis Championship at the Multan Sports Complex on Saturday.

After guiding his team to triumph in the team event, Asim blanked team mate Faryal Minhas straight 11-4, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 to regain the men’s singles crown in addition to adding mixed doubles with Sadia Falaksher. The pair returned 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 victorious over the duo of Rameez and Ayesha.

Similarly, after doing her department proud by presenting maiden team title, Raheela struggled to rout department mate Shabnam Bilal 12-10, 6-11, 2-11, 11-7, 18-16, 5-11,11-6 in the fully st retched final to win the women’s singles title for an overall fifth time. Raheela also teamed up with Shabnam to get the better of the duo of Ayesha and Sidra 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 for the women’s doubles title.

The country’s premier ping pong championship has produced two youth – Faizan Zahoor and Rameez Khan – who reached the men’s singles last four for the first time. The former is just 14 while the latter is about 20 and both have undergone training in China where they were sent by the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF).

Results:

Men’s singles:

Semi-finals: Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Faizan Zahoor (Army) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Rameez Khan (Wapda) 11-13, 5-11, 11-6, 7-11, 12-10, 11-5,11-8.

Mixed doubles:

Pre quarter-finals: Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falaksher (Wapda) bt Hafiz and Farwa (HEC) 11-5, 11-3, 11-5; Abdul Rahim and Mehmooda (Wapda) bt Aahil and Qurat Mujtaba (Sindh) 11-4,11-2,11-4; Bilal and Sidra (Wapda) bt Hamza and Amna (HEC) 11-8,11-5, 11-4; Bilal Tariq and Maliha (Sindh) bt M. Islam and Yasmin (Wapda) 11-9, 11-7, 11-9; Sanam and Hafiz Zeeshan (Wapda) bt Fahim and Ayesha (Wapda) 12-10,11-7, 12-10; Rameez and Ayesha (Wapda) bt Ummam Khawaja. and Kainat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-5, 116; Salman and Farha (HEC) bt Mohsin and Ghalia (Sindh) 7-11, 11-9, 7-11, 12-10, 11-7; Faryal and Sobia (Wapda) bt Obaid and Anum (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 11-3.

Quarter-finals: Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falaksher (Wapda) bt Salman and Farha (HEC) 11-8, 11-3, 11-6; Bilal and Sidra (Wapda) bt Bilal Tariq and Maliha (Sindh) 10-12, 11-4, 12-10, 11-7; Rameez and Ayesha (Wapda) bt Sanam and Hafiz Zeshan (Wapda) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Faryal and Sobia (Wapda) bt Abdul Rahim and Mehmooda (Wapda) 11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 13-11.

Mixed doubles:

Semi-finals: Rameez and Ayesha (Wapda) bt Bilal and Sidra (Wapda) 6-11, 11-3, 11-6, 11-5; Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falaksher (Wapda) bt Faryal and Sobia (Wapda) 11-6, 11-9, 14-12.

Final: Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falaksher (Wapda) bt Rameez and Ayesha (Wapda) 11-8, 11-5, 11-6.

Women’s doubles:

Final: Raheela and Shabnam (Army) bt Ayesha and Sidra (Wapda) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6.

Men’s doubles:

Final: Rameez and Rahim (Wapda) bt Faryal Minhas and Hafiz Zeshan (Wapda) 11-4, 11-6, 11-9.

Men’s singles:

Final: Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 11-4, 11-4, 11-8, 11-5.

Women’s singles:

Final: Raheela Kashif (Army) bt Shabnam Bilal (Army) 12-10, 6-11, 2-11, 11-7, 18-16, 5-11,11-6.

Friday’s results:

Men’s singles:

Third round: Bilal Tariq (Sindh) bt M. Arbeel (Punjab)11-6, 11-8, 11-9, 13-11; Salman Virk (Railways) bt Irtiza Ali (Punjab) 11-8, 12-10, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7; Mohsin Sarwar (Sindh) bt Umair Hassan (CHO) 11-1, 11-3, 11-9, 11-4; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt Hafiez Zeeshan (Wapda) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4,11-6; Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt Awais Hassan (CHO) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5; Asim Aziz (Railways) bt Shozaib Raza (Wapda) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 15-13; M. Hamza (HEC) bt Fahad Khawaja 11-4, 14-12, 11-4, 11-9; Fahim Raza (Wapda) bt M. Usman (Wapda) 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 14-12, 3-11, 11-9; Hussain Virani (Sindh) bt Hafeez-ur-Rehman (HEC) 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-7, 5-11, 7-11, 11-8; Umar Zaka (Wapda) bt Hasham Khan (Punjab) 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-2; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Tariq Aziz (Wapda) 11-7, 12-10, 11-2, 11-4; Khawar Mehmood (Sindh) bt Irfan Pirzada (Wapda) 11-6, 14-12, 11-9, 11-9; Bilal Yasin (Wapda) bt Danish Ali (Army) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8; Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Arshad Taskeen (Wapda) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Yasir Bhatti (Railways) 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 13-11, 11-7; Shujat Ali (Wapda) bt Abdul Haseeb (Islamabad) 9-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8,11-3.

Pre quarter-finals: Bilal Yaseen (Wapda) bt Khawar Mehmood (Sindh) 11-8, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4; Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Fahim Raza (Wapda) 11-5, 11-7, 12-10, 11-5; Umar Zaka (Wapda) bt Hussain Virani (Sindh) 11-6, 2-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-5; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Abdul Raheem (Wapda) 13-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Bilal Tariq (Sindh) 11-9, 11-2, 11-8, 11-5; Salman Virk (Railways) bt M. Hamza (HEC) 11-8, 11-5, 12-10,11-4; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt Asim Aziz (Railways) 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-13, 11-8; Mohsin Sarwar (Sindh) bt Shujat Hussain (Wapda) 11-3, 11-5, 7-11, 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9.

Quarter-finals: Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Umar Zaka (Wapda) 11-2, 11-2, 12-10, 11-6; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Bilal Yaseen (Wapda) 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt Salman Virk (Railways) 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Mohsin Sarwar (Sindh) 11-2, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 15-13.

Women’s singles:

Semi-finals: Raheela Kashif (Army) bt Ayesha Sarjeel (Wapda) 10-12, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 14-12; Shabnam Bilal (Army) bt Ghalia Mohsin (Sindh) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 11-6.

Men’s doubles:

First round: Rehan and Nayyar Ali (OGDCL) bt Zain and Zahoor (Punjab) 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7; Arshad and Imran (Wapda) bt Qamar Saeed and Mohib (BOL) 11-3, 11-6, 11-6; Raja Noman and Bilal (OGDCL) bt Bilal and Asad (Islamabad) 11-7, 10-12, 8-11, 11-8,11-7; Majid and Shamas (Balochistan) bt Asad Ali and Jahangir (AJK) 13-11, 11-9, 11-8; Saeed and Arbeel (Punjab) bt Ikram and Waleed (Army) 11-8, 13-15, 11-9, 11-9; Umar Zaka and Umair (Wapda) bt Nazim and Aleem (CHO) 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8; Masood and Raheel (Railways) bt Abdul Wahab and Usama (Punjab) 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 14-12; Mohsin and Masab (Punjab) bt Waseem and Shakoor (AJK) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8; Haseeb and Haseeb Khan (Islamabad) bt Saad Islam and Mohsin (Railways) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5; Shah Khan and Basit (Khyber PakhtunkhwaK) bt Islam and Shozaib (Wapda) 11-9, 11-5, 6-11, 11-5.

Second round: Saeed and Arbeel (Punjab) bt Bilal Tariq and Usman 8-11, 11-7, 6-11, 14-12, 11-9; Rameez and Rahim (Wapda) bt Faizan Laiq and Durab (Sindh) 11-7, 11-8, 11-8; Mohsin Sarwar and Aahil (Sindh) bt Rehan and Nayyar Ali (OGDCL) 11-4, 11-6, 11-13, 11-5; Tariq Aziz and Sajid (NHA) bt Majid and Shamas (Balochistan) 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7; Hafiz and Salman (HEC) bt Bilal and Noman (OGDCL) 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4; Shujat and Fahim ((Wapda) bt Arshad and Imran (Wapda) 11-1, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, 11-4; Hamza and Afzal (HEC) bt Ansar and Sikandar (Army) 11-7, 11-3, 5-11, 11-5; Ummam Khawaja and Arbas (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Haseeb and Haseeb Khan (Islamabad) 11-6, 11-1, 11-3; Danish and Faizan (Army) bt Abdullah and Irtiza (HEC) 12-10, 17-15, 5-11, 8-11, 11-9; Masood and Raheel (Railways) bt Hasham and Faham (Punjab) 11-9, 11-5, 5-11, 7-11, 11-9; Obaid and Fahad (Army) bt Mohsin Raza and Masab (Punjab) 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-3; Shah Khan and Basit (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Toheed and Fawad (Army) 7-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7; Omar Zaka and Umair (Wapda) bt Asim and Yasir Bhatti (Railways) 8-11, 11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6.

Pre quarter-finals: Bilal and Asim (Wapda) bt Saeed and Arbeel (Punjab) 11-9, 11-6, 11-8; Shujat and Fahim (Wapda) bt Hafeez and Salman (HEC) 11-8, 14-12, 11-8; Rameez and Rahim (Wapda) bt Mohsin and Aahil (Sindh) 11-7, 11-5, 11-6; Salman Virk and Awais (CHO) bt Masood and Raheel (Railways) 11-4, 11-6, 11-5; Tariq Aziz and Sajid (NHA) bt Abdullah and Irtiza (HEC) 11-8, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7; Hamza and Afzal (HEC) bt Ummam and Arbaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Umar Zaka and Umair (Wapda) bt Shah Khan and Basit (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9.

Quarter-finals: Bilal and Asim (Wapda) bt Tariq Aziz and Sajid (NHA) 11-9, 11-3, 11-8; Rameez and Rahim (Wapda) bt Shujat and Fahim (Wapda) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6; Salman Virk and Awais (CHO) bt Hamza and Afzal (HEC) 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3; Faryal and Hafiz Zeeshan (Wapda) bt Umar Zaka and Umair (Wapda) 11-5, 9-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-6. Semi-finals: Rameez and Rahim (Wapda) bt Bilal and Asim (Wapda) 8-11, 11-3, 8-11, 13-11, 11-7; Faryal and Hafiz Zeesh (Wapda) bt Salman Virk and Awais (CHO) 11-4, 12-10, 4-11, 11-7.

Women’s doubles:

First round: Farha and Amna (HEC) bt Nimra and Sanam (Islamabad) 11-5, 11-3, 11-8; Kainat and Iqra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Sanam and Nimra Faiq (Sindh) 11-2, 11-8, 11-9; Maria and Noshin (Railways) bt Asia and Iqra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-4, 11,4; Anum and Iqra (Sindh) bt Rimsha and Maria (Punjab) 11-6, 11-6, 13, 15, 11-8; Sara and Shabana (Islamabad) bt Muqadas and Nimra (AJK) 11-4, 11-8, 13-11; Nairus and Ayesha (Punjab) bt Kainat and Minahil (Punjab) 13-11, 14-16, 12-10, 11-2; Ayesha and Farwa Arif (Wapda) bt Sobia and Fazila (Punjab) 12-10, 11-8, 11-6; Sobia and mehmooda (Wapda) bt Roshna and Mehwish (Punjab) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 .

Second round: Sobia and Mehmooda (Wapda) bt Roshna and Mehwish (Punjab) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; Farwa and Saba (HEC) bt Maria and Nosheen (Railways) 11-9, 11-8, 11-2; Sadia and Abeera (Railways) bt Farah and Aman (HEC) 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 13-11; Ayesha and Farwa Arif (Wapda) bt Noureen and Qurat 12-10, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5; Sadia and Sanam (Wapda) bt Kainat and Iqra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-2, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7; Ayesha and Sidra (Wapda) bt Sara and Shabana (Islamabad) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8; Ghalia and Maliha (Sindh) bt Anum and Iqra (Sindh) 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 11-2; Raheela and Shabnam (Army) bt Nairus and Ayesh (Punjab) 11-2, 11-2, 11-5.

Quarter-finals: Ayesha and Sidra (Wapda) bt Sadia & Abeera (Railways) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7; Raheela and Shabnam (Army bt Ayesha and Farwa Arif (Wapda) 11-2, 11-7, 11-1; Ghalia and Maliha (Sindh) bt Sadia and Sanam ((Wapda) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6; Farwa and Saba (HEC) bt Sobia and Mehmooda (Wapda) 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7.

Semi-finals: Ayesha and Sidra (Wapda) bt Ghalia and Malhia (Sindh) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3; Raheela and Shabnam (Army bt Farwa and Saba (HEC) 13-11, 11-7, 11-6.

(Source: Dawn News)