KARACHI, Dec 13: Young Mehdi Raza and M. Saqib stormed into boys’ under-12 singles final registering emphatic victories over their opponents in the semi-finals of the fourth Dr Essa Mohammad Karachi Open table tennis championship which commenced at the PSB National Coaching Centre the other day.

Mehdi disposed of Hammad Shaikh 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 while Saqib was extended to four games before returning 11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9 victorious against Ali Asad.Earlier, Mehdi and Saqib defeated Zaheer Khan and Kaif Riaz 3-0 apiece in the two quarter-finals.

Results:

Girls’ under-12 singles:

Quarter-finals: Mehak Anwer bt Natalia 3-0 (11-5, 11-2, 11-6); Ayesha Bibi bt Iqra Adil 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-6); Fatima Rafiq bt Maha Zahid 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-6); Rohma Gull bt Mariam Faiq 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-6).

Semi-finals: Ayesha Bibi bt Fatima Rafiq 3-0 (11-1, 11-6, 11-2); Rohma Gull bt Mehak Anwer 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-7).

Girls’ under-15 singles:

First round: Rohma Gull bt Mariam Faiq 3-0 (11-1, 13-11, 11-3); Hareem Anwer bt Fatima Rafiq 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-1); Ayesha Rafiq bt Maha Zahid 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-6); Ayesha Bibi bt Salvina 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-9); Mehak Anwer bt Sanum Rizwan 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-6); Iqra Aqil bt Mishal Durrani 3-0 (11-9, 11-9, 11-7); Haleema Ali bt Natalia 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-6).

Second round: Haleema Ali bt Iqra Ali 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-3); Hareem Anwer bt Ayesha Bibi 3-0 (11-3, 11-1, 11-2); Rohma Gull bt Mehak Anwer 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-2).

Girls’ under-18 singles:

First round: Rija Khan bt Iqra Aqil 3-2 (10-12, 11-2, 11-5, 7-11, 11-2); Mannal Ahmed bt Fatima Rafiq 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-4); Mehak Anwer bt Maha Zahid 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-9); Natalia bt Salvina 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-6).

Second round: Hareem Anwer bt Rohma Gull 3-2, (7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-9); Mariam Faiq bt Saman Rizwan 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-6); Ayesha Bibi bt Mishal Durrani 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-6); Haleema Ali bt Ayesha Rafiq 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-9); Iqra Saeed bt Mannal Ahmed 3-0 (11-6, 11-3, 11-5).

Boys’ under-12 singles:

Quarter-finals: M. Saqib bt Kaif Riaz 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-5); Hammad Shaikh bt Saif Asif 3-0 (11-3, 11-8, 11-4); Ali Asad bt Sameer Arif 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-3); Mehdi Raza bt Zaheer Khan 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-6).

Semi-finals: Mehdi Raza bt Hammad Shaikh 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-9); M. Saqib bt Ali Asad 3-1 (11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 11-9).

Boys’ under-15 singles:

First round: Zohaib Kareem bt Abdul Aziz Khan 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-8); Mehdi Azhar bt Momin Mateen 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 11-6); Mehdi Raza bt Shahnial Iqbal 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 12-10); M. Saqib bt Talal Waseem 3-1, (11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8); Aqeel Dinar bt Sameer Arif 3-1, (11-2, 12-14, 11-4, 11-2); Anas Khan bt Saif Asif 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 16-14); Ali Hassan bt Nasir Khan 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-6); Ibad Shaikh bt Hamza Godil 3-0 (11-4, 11-8, 11-6); Emad Najam bt Ali Azhar 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-6); Hanzallah Asim bt Ahad Hussain 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-6); Ghalib Sultan by Abdul Ghaffar 3-1, (9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7); Mehmood Haider bt Sufiyan 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-6); Mohammad Ali bt Zaheer Khan 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-6); Hammad Shaikh bt Mohammad Sohail 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9); Mirza Mohibullah bt Umar 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-6); Shayan Asghar bt Owais Ahmed 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-3).

Second round: Shayan Asghar bt Mirza Mohiuddin 3-0 (11-8, 16-14, 11-4); Hammad Shaikh bt Zohaib Kareem 3-1 (7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9); Mehdi Azhar bt Mehmood Haider 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8); Mehdi Raza bt Ali Hassan 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 12-10); Hanzallah Asim bt Ghalib Sultan 3-0 (11-3, 11-5, 11-6); M. Saqib bt Ahad Shaikh 3-1 (11-5, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9).

Boys’ under-18 singles:

First round: Mehdi Raza bt M. Tayyab 3-2 (11-8, 12-10, 4-11, 11-13, 11-9); M. Saqib bt Hamza Khan 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 12-11); Shayan Asghar bt Hani Raza 3-1 (10-12, 11-7, 11-3, 11-7); Ibad Shaikh bt Hamza Sohail 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-9); Aqeel Dinar bt M. Anas Khan 3-2 (11-6, 11-13, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7); Yusha-ul-Hassan bt Ashir Ahmed 3-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-9); Ali Raza bt Owais Khan 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 11-9); Sameer Asif bt Ghalib Sultan 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-6).