LAHORE: Pakistan and Wapda ace Mahoor Shahzad secured a dominant win in the women’s singles pre-quarter-finals of the National Badminton Ranking Championship here at the POF Wah Cantt on Thursday, defeating Amal Muneeb of Punjab 21-16, 21-12.

The men’s and women’s singles events progressed to the quarter-finals on the second day of competition.

Results:

Men’s singles pre-quarter-finals: Irfan Saeed Bhatti (Wapda) bt Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) 21-15, 21-15; Mohammad Adnan (Army) bt Jalees Konain (SNGPL) 17-21, 21-12, 21-19; Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) bt Hamdullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-11, 21-9; Zohaib Khan Khalil (Police) bt Muhammad Zaid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 20-22, 21-17, 21-19; Aoun Abbas (Wapda) bt Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) 19-21, 21-19, 25-23; Awais Zahid (Wapda) bt Uzair Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-6, 21-18; Tayyab Shafiq (SNGPL) bt Raja Hassan Mujtaba (Army) 21-23, 21-17, 21-18; M. Ali Larosh (Wapda) bt Murad Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-17, 19-21, 21-12

Women’s singles pre-quarter-finals: Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) bt Farzana Ali (Wapda) 21-8, 21-10; Umama Usman (SNGPL) bt Saima Waqas (Wapda) 22-20, 21-13; Kanzul Eman (Punjab) bt Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) 22-20, 12-21, 21-18; Laiba Masoud (Wapda) bt Sehar Abdul Majeed (Punjab) 21-16, 21-11; Sana Hanif (SNGPL) bt Roshane Ihsan (Punjab) 21-8, 21-8; Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) bt Amal Muneeb (Punjab) 21-16, 21-12; Bushra Qayum (Wapda) bt Saba Rasheed (Wapda) 21-10, 21-14; Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) bt Huma Javed (Wapda) 21-8, 21-18

Men’s doubles round of 32: Raja Zulqarnain (Army)/M. Ali Larosh (Wapda) bt M Zaid/Najam-ul-Saqib (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-18, 21-13; Aashan Tanveer (SNGPL)/Shayan Tanveer (Punjab) bt Saad Amir (Punjab)/Rai Abdul Manan (Army) 17-21, 19-21, 24-22; Azeem Sarwar (Wapda)/Murad Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M. Naveed (Wapda)/Muqsit Islam (Punjab) 21-18, 22-20

Women’s doubles pre-quarter-finals: Saima Waqas (Wapda)/Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) bt Roshane Ihsan/Khadija Asim (Punjab) 21-10, 21-13.

Published in Dawn, December 6th, 2024