KARACHI: The All-Pakistan Masters Cup table tennis tournament has reached the final stage on the penultimate day at the Majeed Khan’s Gymnasium of Islamia Club on Monday.

Top ranked Shabnam Bilal set-up a final date with recently national championship’s losing finalist and department mate Ghalia Mohsin after the two won their women’s singles semi-finals in contrasting styles. While Shabnam blanked local player and 16th seed Abeera Ali straight 11-5, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3 Ghalia was stretched to limits by fourth ranked Ayesha Iqbal before conquering the battle 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8.

Ghalia had beaten Shabnam when the two last clashed in the quarters of the national event at Bahawalpur.

Outsiders Salman Virk and Abdul Rahim made it to the men’s singles final registering contrasting semi-final victories. Trailing at the bottom ranking (32nd) Salman fought back to overcome fourth ranked Shujat Ali 5-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9 while Rahim thumped Fahim Raza 11-5, 14-16, 11-7, 11-4, 11-6. This is Rahim’s maiden final of the Masters Cup.

Both the men’s and women’s singles finals will be played on Tuesday evening.

Results:

Men’s Singles:

Second stage play-off:

Asim Aziz (Choromatex) bt Atta Abbas (Sindh) 14-12, 10-12, 16-14. 9-11, 12-10; Yasir Bhatti (Railways) bt Saleem Abbas (Wapda) 13-11, 12-10, 16-14; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Omer Zaka (Islamabad) 11-4, 11-4, 12-10; Salman Saleem (HEC) bt M. Arbeel (Punjab) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9; M. Hamza (Punjab) bt Hamza Godil (Sindh) 12-10, 11-9, 11-5; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt M. Afzal (Punjab) 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5; Omer Zaka (Islamabad) bt Atta Abbas (Sindh) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9; M. Afzal (Punjab) bt Saleem Abbas (Wapda) 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8; Raheel Qureshi (Sindh) bt Salman Shahid (Sindh) 11-9, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5; Salman Shahid (Sindh) bt Hassan Omer (Sindh) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8; Tariq Aziz (Islamabad) bt Azhar Khurshid (Sindh) 12-10, 11-8, 11-4; Raheel Qureshi (Sindh) bt A.H. Bhatti (Sindh) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Mehdi Raza (Sindh) bt Hassan Haider (Sindh) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9; A.H. Bhatti (Sindh) bt Hassan Omer (Sindh) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; M. Arbeel (HEC) bt Hassan Haider (Sindh) 11-8, 11-3, 11-6; Waqas Ayoub (Islamabad) bt Aahil Shah (Sindh) 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 11-4; Hamza Godil (Sindh) bt Azhar Khurshid (Sindh) 11-9, 11-9, 11-7; M. Saqib (Sindh) bt Akbar Shah (Sindh) 17-15, 11-8, 7-11, 8-11, 13-11; Salman Saleem (HEC) bt Mehdi Raza (Sindh) 11-5, 13-11, 11-6; Tariq Aziz (Islamabad) bt M. Hamza (Punjab) 11-5, 11-7, 12-10; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt Yasir Bhatti (Railways) 11-7, 10-12, 11-7, 11-5; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt M. Saqib (Sindh) 11-4, 11-4, 11-8; Waqas Ayoub (Islamabad) bt Akbar Shah (Sindh) 11-7, 13-11, 7-11, 13-11; Asim Aziz (Choromatex) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9, 11-8; Bilal Yasin (Wapda) bt Tabish Khurshid (Sindh) 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 12-10; Kamran Sarang (Sindh) bt Bilal Tariq (Sindh) 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10; Saleem Abbas (Wapda) bt Atta Abbas (Sindh) 11-9, 11-9, 11-8; Akbar Shah (Sindh) bt Hassan Omer (Sindh) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6; Waqas Ayoub (Islamabad) bt A.H. Bhatti (Sindh) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; M. Saqib (Sindh) bt Salman Shahid (Sindh) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt Raheel Qureshi (Sindh) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9; Azhar Khurshid (Sindh) bt Hassan Haider (Sindh) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt Asim Aziz (Choromatex) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9; M. Afzal (Punjab) bt Omer Zaka (Islamabad) 11-7, 11-6, 7-11, 11-2; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Yasir Bhatti (Railways) 9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 12-10; Hamza Godil (Sindh) Bt M. Arbeel (Punjab) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7; M. Hamza (Punjab) bt Mehdi Raza (Sindh) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5; Bilal Tariq (Sindh) bt Tabish Khurshid (Sindh) 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8; Tariq Aziz (Islamabad) bt Salman Saleem (HEC) 5-11, 11-6, 12-14, 13-11, 11-4; Bilal Yasin (Wapda) bt Kamran Sarang (Sindh) 12-10, 5-11, 11-9, 13-11; Shujat Ali (Wapda) bt Fahim Raza (Wapda) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-13, 11-9.

Quarter-finals:

Fahim Raza (Wapda) bt Tabish Khurshid (Sindh) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6; Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt Bilal Yasin (Wapda) 11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 11-3, 11-13, 11-8; Salman Virk (Railways) bt Kamran Sarang (Sindh) 10-12, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8, 5-11, 12-10; Shujat Ali (Wapda) bt Bilal Tariq (Sindh) 8-11, 11-3, 4-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-7.

Semi-finals:

Salman Virk (Railways) bt Shujat Ali (Wapda) 5-11, 11-6, 8-11. 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9; Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt Fahim Raza (Wapda) 11-5, 14-16, 11-7, 11-4, 11-6.

Women’s singles:

Second stage play-off:

Sobia Faryal (Wapda) bt Sadia Raheel (HBL) 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 7-11, 14-12; Sanam Yasin (Wapda) bt Farah Ilyas (HEC) 15-13, 11-6, 11-7; Maliha Khurshid (HBL) bt Loiza Irshad (Wapda) 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-1; Farwa Arif (Punjab) bt Haleema Ali (Sindh) 11-7, 11-3, 11-6; Tayyaba Suleman (Wapda) bt Yasmeen Akhtar (Punjab) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4; Sidra Sattar (Wapda) bt Ayesha Fahim 7-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6; Ayesha Fahim (Wapda) bt Haleema Ali (Sindh) 11-8, 11-7, 11-9; Loiza Irshad (Wapda) bt Sadia Raheel (HBL) 11-8, 5-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-6; Sidra Sattar (Wapda) bt Farwa Arif (Punjab) 11-8, 11-4, 11-8; Ayesha Iqbal (Wapda) bt Abeera Ali (Sindh) 11-4, 11-6, 11-5; Yasmeen Akhtar (Punjab) bt Farah Ilyas (HEC) 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9; Sanam Yasin (Wapda) bt Tayyaba Suleman (Wapda) 11-6, 11-6, 11-3; Maliha Khurshid (HBL) bt Sobia Faryal (Wapda) 11-7, 15-13, 11-8.

Semi-finals:

Ghalia Mohsin (HBL) bt Ayesha Iqbal (Wapda) 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8; Shabnam Bilal (HBL) bt Abeera Ali (Sindh) 11-5, 11-4, 11-2, 11-3.

Tuesday’s fixtures:

At 5.30pm: Women’s singles final

At 6.30pm: Men’s singles final.

Published in Dawn February 17th , 2015

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