KARACHI, Dec 23 Top seeds Ali Mehdi and Monisha Kotia won men`s and women`s singles crowns in the Sindh Open badminton championships which concluded at the PSB Coaching Centre on Tuesday.

Ali overcame second seed Harrison Brent straight 21-17, 21-15 in the final to land the title while Monisha got the better of fourth seed Amna Khan 21-15, 21-10 to grab honours.

Hyderabad`s pair of Mohammad Ali and Farhan Mohib claimed the men`s doubles title when they accounted for Harrison Brent and Adnan Siddiqui 21-15, 21-18.

The women`s doubles title went to Aimen Khan and Amna Khan who handed out 21-12, 21-13 victory over Amber Ghazali and Farah Essa.

Results

Men`s singles (quarter-finals)

Ali Mehdi bt Arsalan Farooq 21-10, 21-10; Adnan Siddiqui bt Ali Murtaza 21-19, 18-21, 21-16; Hasan Zaidi bt Mohammad Imran 21-18, 21-19; Harrison Brent bt Anjum Nisar 21-15, 21-16.

Semi-finals

Ali Mehdi bt Hasan Zaidi 21-15, 21-16; Harrison Brent bt Adnan Siddiqui 21-19, 22-20.

Final Ali Mehdi bt Harrison Brent 21-17, 21-15.

Men`s doubles (quarter-final)

Aqib and Anisur Rehman bt Akif Jalil and Adeel Siddiqui 21-16, 21-18; Ali Mehdi and Khawaja Iqbal bt Shakil Hayat and Anjum Nisar 21-16, 18-21, 21-18; Imran Mohib and Mohammad Ali (Hyderabad) bt Hasan Zaidi and Ismail Aslam 21-12, 21-13; Harrison Brent and Adnan Siddiqui walkover Ali Murtaza and Omer Murtaza.

Semi-finals

Harrison Brent and Adnan Siddiqui bt Khawaja Iqbal and Ali Mehdi 21-16, 21-17; Mohammad Ali and Farhan Mohib (Hyderabad) bt Anisur Rehman and Mohammad Aqib 21-16, 18-21, 21-15.

Final Mohammad Ali and Farhan Mohib (Hyderabad) bt Harrison Brent and Adnan Siddiqui 21-15, 21-18.

Women`s singles (quarter-finals)

Monisha Kotia bt Saba Mughal 21-10, 21-12; Sofia Mughal bt Yusra 21-12, 21-16; Mahoor bt Shermeen 21-10, 21-12; Amna Khan bt Mehwish Zaman 21-12, 13-21, 21-16.

Semi-finals

Monisha Kotia bt Sofia Mughal 21-15, 21-16; Amna Khan bt Mahoor 21-13, 21-15.

Final

Monisha Kotia bt Amna Khan 21-15, 21-10.

Women`s doubles (semi-finals)

Aimen Khan and Amna Khan bt Mahoor and Faryal 21-16, 21-12; Farah Essa and Amber Ghazali bt Monisha and Mehwish Zaman 21-15, 21-18.

Final

Aimen Khan and Amna Khan bt Amber Ghazali and Farah Essa 21-12, 21-13.

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