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LAHORE, Aug 13:National champion Bilal Yasin (Wapda) annexed the men’s singles open title in the Independence Day table tennis tournament, carving out an easy 4-1 win against Yasir Bhatti (HBL) in the final at Chroma Table Tennis Complex on Saturday.
Bilal completed the win with the score 11-9, 11-6, 8-11,11-8, 11-7 in the best of seven final.
Earlier, Bilal defeated Asim Aziz (HBL) 4-0 in the semifinals while Yasir booked a place in the final, beating Jehangir Khan (Wapda) 4-1.
The men’s amateur title was claimed by national champion Owais Hassan (Lahore) when he beat Yahya (Sheikhupura) 11-6, 14-12, 9-11, 11-5.
Earlier, in the prefinals, Owais beat Saad Tariq (Lahore) 3-2 while Yahya outplayed Shujjat Ali (Faisalabad) 3-1.
Hafiz Umer (Lahore) beat Hassan Tahir (Lahore) to win the boy’s upcoming final 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4.
Umer entered the final beating Salman Ahmed (Sheikhupura) 3-2 while Hassan ousted Shayan Ali (Lahore) 3-1.
Results:
Finals.
Men’s singles: Bilal Yasin (Wapda) bt Yasir Bhatti (HBL) 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7.
Men’s amateur:Owais Hassan (Lahore) bt Yahya (Sheikhupura) 11-6, 14-12, 9-11, 11-5.
Men’s singles (upcoming): Hafiz Umar bt Hassan Tahir (Lahore) 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-4.
