The final will see Rizwan and Kashif facing Sri Lankas Karunaratne Dinuka and Karunaratne Niluka. - File Photo
LAHORE Pakistani duo of Rizwan Azam and Kashif Sulehri marched into the final of the Maldives International Badminton Championship in Maldives on Friday.

According to the information received here the pair defeated Gadi Antonino and Asuncion Kennevic of Phillipines in the semi-final, the score being 14-21, 21-11 and 21-16.

The final will see Rizwan and Kashif facing Sri Lankas Karunaratne Dinuka and Karunaratne Niluka.

Pakistans top seed Wajid Ali's march forward in the singles event, however, stopped at the quarter-finals when Koukal Petr of Czech Republic, who is ranked 47th in the world, defeated him with the score of 21-19 and 21-16.

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