LAHORE, Sept 11: Wapda won both the men and women’s team event titles at the 15th All-Pakistan Aamir Hayat Khan Rokhari Ranking Badminton Tournament here on Wednesday.
In the men’s team event final, Wapda outclassed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 3-0. Wapda’s Ali Mehdi defeated Masood 21-11, 21-13 while Ali’s partner Shabbar Hussain overcame 21-9, 21-16 Hayatullah in the singles matches.
The pair of Zeeshan and Atiq overwhelmed the Kashif-Amir duo 21-11, 21-12 in the doubles match to record a 3-0 win for Wapda.
Meanwhile, Wapda’s women maintained their badminton supremacy as they outplayed Punjab in the final with the identical margin of 3-0.
Wapda’s Saima overpowered Ghazala of Punjab 21-13, 21-16 as Khizra beat Menal 21-6, 21-7 in the singles matches. The Sadia-Saima pair made it 3-0 for Wapda as they outclassed the Memoona-Ghazala duo 21-14, 21-10 in the doubles match.
Meanwhile, Palwasha Bashir, Sara Mohmand, Saira Razzaq, Sadia Arshad, Saima Waqas, Khizra Rasheed, Farzana Ali and Mahoor Shahzad reached quarter-finals in the women’s singles category.
Results: Men’s team event final: Wapda bt Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 3-0: Ali Mehdi bt Masood 21-11, 21-13; Zeeshan-Atiq bt Kashif-Amir 21-11, 21-12; Shabbar Hussain bt Hayatullah 21-9, 21-16.
Women’s team event final: Wapda bt Punjab 3-0: Saima bt Ghazala 21-13, 21-16; Sadia-Saima bt Memoona-Ghazala 21-14, 21-10; Khizra bt Menal 21-6, 21-7.
Men’s singles: First round: Anjum Basheer (Punjab) bt Aizaz Saif (Punjab) 21-10, 21-12; Uzair (Wapda) bt Abdul Salam (PMAD) 21-10, 21-14; Attique Chaudhry (Wapda) bt Agha Saud (Islamabad) 21-10, 21-18; Adnan Aziz (Wapda) bt Nadeem Sarwar (Punjab) 21-13, 21-17; Sabir Hanif (NBP) bt Abdul Rehman (Punjab) 6-21, 25-23, 23-21; Ijaz Mala (NBP) bt Aoun Abbas (Punjab) 21-19, 21-19; Raja Hasnain (Punjab) got walkover against Shirazi Rehman (Faisalabad); Zafar Tasneem (Wapda) bt Ali Raza (Punjab) 21-18, 21-15; Ahmed Faizan (Punjab) bt Zohaib Qamar (RLY) 21-19, 21-19; Irfan Saeed (Punjab) bt Harrison Brent (NBP) 21-17, 21-16; Usman Raza (Punjab) bt Mohammad Ali (PMAD) 21-10, 21-15; Kashif Sulehri (NBP) bt Anwar-ul-Haq (Punjab) 21-12, 21-17; Azeem Sarwar (Punjab) bt Aoun Jamil (Punjab) 21-7, 21-13; Murad Ali (NBP) bt Hamza (AJK) 21-6, 21-9; Amir Saeed (Punjab) bt Usman Zahid (Punjab) 21-9, 21-13; Ali Yar Baig (NK) bt Mohammad Ali (Sindh) 21-14, 21-15; Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) bt Ahsan Rana (Sindh) 21-8, 21-11; Shafique Chaudhry (Wapda) got walk over against Awais Zahid (Wapda); Subhan Jamil (Punjab) bt Talha Khalid (Punjab) 21-17, 13-21, 21-19.
Women’s singles: Pre-quarterfinals: Palwasha Bashir (NBP) bt Sumera Arshad (Wapda) 21-13, 21-10; Saira Razzaq (Wapda) bt Zainab Ijaz (Punjab) 21-9, 21-8; Sadia Arshad (Wapda) bt Saba Mughal (Sindh) 21-18, 21-18; Saima Waqas (Wapda) bt Aqsa Hassan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-5, 21-7; Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) bt Ghazala (Punjab) 21-18, 21-11; Farzana Ali (Wapda) bt Anila Arshad (Wapda) 18-21, 21-19, 21-15; Mahoor Shahzad (Sindh) bt Aneeqa Rana (Wapda) 21-14, 21-11; Sara Mohmand (NBP) bt Saleema (Sahiwal) 21-16, 21-18.
Women’s doubles: Saira Razaq/Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) bt Nayab/Sobia (Fata) 21-11, 21-10; Anila Arshad/Sumera Arshad (Wapda) bt Aqsa Zikria/Rubab (Faisalabad) 21-9, 21-14; Memoona/Saba Mughal (Punjab) bt Aqsa/Arfa (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-9, 21-14; Saima Waqas/Farzana Ali (Wapda) bt Sofia Mughal/Zainab Afzal (Faisalabad) 21-2, 21-7; Minal Tariq/Javeria Tahir (Punjab) bt Iqra-Urooj (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-11, 21-11; Sadia Arshad/Aneeqa Rana (Wapda) bt Saleema/Salma 21-12, 21-10.
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