May 12, 2002	Sunday	Safar 28, 1423

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LAHORE,  May 11: The defending champions Allied Bank, Habib Bank, ADBP and Wapda have qualified for the semifinal of the 42nd National Table Tennis Championship Men’s team events at the Iqbal Park Sports Complex Saturday.

 ABL defeated Faisalabad 3-0 in the first quarterfinals.

International Kashif Razaq defeated Aasim Munir, to give bankers 1-0 lead. Razaq registered a straight set 11-6, 11-8, 12- 10 victory. Another international Aasim Qureshi made it 2-0 when he toppled Muhammad Iqbal 11-5, 11-5- 13-11. Shahzad Wasim outplayed Faisal 11-6, 11-5, 11-2.

HBL beat Karachi 3-0. Yasir Bhatti opened the account beating Ayaz Leghari 11-9, 11-8, 11-9. Aasim Aziz faced a tough challenge before ousting Khawaja Kashif 3-1 with the score 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9. Ahmad Husain also went to four sets to beat Mukhtar Ahmed 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-7.

ADBP outplayed Lahore 3-0 to make the last four. Mehboob Elahi defeated Jehangir Khan 11-8, 11-9, 11-8. Balal Yasin thrashed Ghazanfar Ali 11-1, 11-5, 11-6 to increase the lead 2-0. Irfan Pirzada beat Qayyum 11-9, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9 to complete the win.

In the fourth quarterfinals, Wapda trounced PWD 3-0. Ali Faisal gave Wapda a flying start when he outplayed Nehan Essa 11-3, 11-4, 11-7. Saleem Abbas went full distance to beat Nadir Sohail 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 10-12, 11-5. Adnan beat carved out victory against Muhammad Khalid 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 13-11.

The semifinals will be played late on Saturday night. The final will be held on Monday.

In the women’s team event ABL, Wapda, HBL and Army qualified for the last four after winning three matches each.

Women’s results:

ABL beat PWD 3-0: Ghazala Roohi bt Saadia Yasin 11-6, 11-3, 11-2; Raheela Kashif bt Naadia 11-7, 11-5, 11-4; Naila Anjum bt Sidra 11-5, 11-8, 11-4. ABL bt Bahawalpur 3-0: Ghazala Roohi bt Neelam 11-0, 11-2, 11-4; Raheela bt Shamshad 11-5, 11-7, 11-5; Rizwan Saleem bt Saadia 11-4, 11-3, 11-6. ABL beat Karachi 3-0: Ghazala bt Sonana 11-6, 11-5, 11-2; Raheela bt Soobia 11-3, 11-4, 11-6; Rizwana bt Beenash 11-7, 11-6, 11-4.

WAPDA beat Lahore 3-0: Tayyaba Gull bt Ayesha 11-5, 11-7, 11- 8; Shabnum bt Yasmin 11-5, 11-6, 11-4; Sania bt Nazia 11-6, 11-5, 11-6. Wapda beat Hazara 3-0: Shabnum bt Minza 11-4, 11-6, 11-5; Tayyaba bt Zobia 11-2, 11-2, 11-3; Asia bt Bushra 11-4, 11-2, 11- 2. Wapda bt Islamabad 3-0: Asia bt Shazia 11-3, 11-1, 11-5; Tayyaba Gull bt Mehwish 11-5, 11-5, 11-2; Shabnum bt Tehsin 11-4, 11-1, 11-6.

HBL beat Faisalabad 3-0: Shabnum bt Kiran Kaukab 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Shama Naz bt Aasma Najeeb 11-5, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9; Sania bt nabeela 11-4, 11-7, 11-4. HBL beat Hyderabad 3-0: Shabnum Balal bt Uzma 11-5, 11-4, 11-2; Shama Naz bt Shabana Sabir 11-2, 11-6, 11-7; Sania bt Ishrat Ashraf 11-6, 11-9, 11-6. HBL beat Dera Ghazi Khan 3-0: Shabnam Balal bt Sanam 11-1, 11-2, 11-2; Shama bt Iffat 11-5, 11-4, 11-6; Sania bt Shama 11-3, 11-2, 11-3.

Army beat Rawalpindi 3-1: Samyab Aalam bt Aneela 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Mehtab Alam lost to Shazia Aziz 8-11, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11; Mehtab bt Aneela 11-9, 11-7, 11-8; Rabab bt Saadia Ramzan 11-7, 11-9, 12-10.

Army beat Azad Kashmir 3-0: Samyab Alam bt Madeha Iqbal 11-5, 11-7, 11-4; Mehtab bt Emmi Iqbal 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; Rabab bt Sidra 11-7, 11-6, 11-4.

Army beat Mir Pur Khas 3-0: Samyab bt Sambeen 11-2, 11-7, 11- 4; Mehtab bt Soobia 11-3, 11-2, 11-4; Rabab bt Ambar 11-2, 11-3, 11-7.

The men’s and singles’ competition will begin from Sunday.