December 28, 2005	Wednesday	Ziqa’ad 25, 1426

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KARACHI, Dec 27: The men’s and women’s team event finals of the 43rd National table tennis championship will be Wapda-Habib Bank affairs after their star-studded outfits won their semifinals at the Islamia Club’s Majeed Khan hall, on Tuesday.

Last year’s runners up and top seed, Wapda packed with internationals whipped Sindh ‘A’ 3-1 while second seed, Habib Bank outplayed PWD 3-0 in the two men team semifinals.

Similarly, top seed and holders Habib Bank, handed a 3-1 defeat to Sindh ‘A’ while second seed Wapda defeated Punjab ‘A’ by identical scoreline in the women’s team event.

The two team events finals will be played on Wednesday at 5.00pm.

The individual matches of the competition will also commence on Wednesday morning at 10.00am. The draws of the individual event were taken out Tuesday night.

While international Asim Qureshi would defend his men’s singles crown the women’s event will produce new champion as defending champion, Ghazala Roohi and losing finalist, Rahila Kashif, both of ABL, were not competing.

Results:

Men team event (semifinals):

Wapda bt Sindh ‘A’ 3-1

Ali Faisal bt Khawaja Kashif 11-6, 11-9, 11-5; Salim Abbas bt Ata Abbas 11-9, 11-7, 11-7; Bilal Yasin lost to Hasan Haider 10-12, 11-3, 11-8, 9-11, 6-1; Salim Abbas bt Khawaja Kashif 11-5, 11-2, 11-4.

Habib Bank bt PWD 3-0

Asim Aziz bt Nadir Sohail 11-7, 11-6, 11-5; Yasir Iqbal bt M. Khalid 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 14-12; Ahmad Hussain bt Zulfiqar Ahmed 11-7, 11-4, 11-8.

Women team event (semifinals):

Habib Bank bt Sindh ‘A’ 3-1

Ghalia Khurshid bt Bushra 11-5, 11-2, 10-12, 11-2; Sadia lost to Sobia 4-11, 11-7, 5-11, 13-15; Shama Naz bt Maliha Khurshid 11-6, 10-12, 11-6, 11-1; Ghalia Khurshid bt Sobia Ahzaz 15-13, 11-5, 11-9.

Wapda bt Punjab ‘A’ 3-1

Louiza Irshad bt Kanwal Iqbal 11-4, 11-5, 11-8; Sanam Arzoo lost to 12-14, 5-11, 3-11; Shabnam bt Yasmin Akhtar 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8; Sanam bt Kanwal 11-3, 11-4, 11-5.

Men team event (quarterfinals):

Habib bank bt Islamabad 3-0

Asim Aziz bt Tariq 11-1, 1-2, 11-7; Yasir Iqbal bt Faqar 11-3, 1-8, 11-5; Ahmad Hussain bt Waqas 11-6, 11-7, 11-5.

Wapda bt HEC 3-0

Salim Abbas bt Awais 11-7, 11-7, 11-5; Ali Faisal bt Asad 11-7, 11-5, 13-11; Bilal Yasin bt Mohsin 11-5, 11-8, 11-8.

Sindh ‘A’ bt Punjab ‘B’ 3-0

Khawaja Kashif bt Irfan Pirzada 11-5, 11-7, 10-12, 11-7; Ata Abbas bt Shujat 11-1, 9-1, 11-7, 11-7; Hussain Hyder bt M. Farooq 11-5, 11-6, 12-11, 1-7.

PWD bt Punjab ‘A’ 3-1

M. Khalid bt Asim 5-11, 1-9, 12-14, 11-9, 11-5; Nadir Sohail lost to Arshad 2-11, 5-11, 4-11; Zulfiqar bt Farooq 11-7, 8-11, 11-3, 14-12; M. Khalid bt Arshad 11-2, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8.

Women team event (quarterfinals):

Sindh ‘A’ bt Islamabad 3-1

Sobia Ahzaz bt Shazia Bibi 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-6; Maliha Khurshid lost to Shazia Tariq 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 6-11; Bushra Ahzaz bt Ayisha 1-4, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5; Sobia Ahzaz bt Shazia Tariq 11-5, 11-9, 11-6.

Wapda bt PWD 3-0

Sanam Arzoo bt Noreen Tehseen 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8; Louiza Irshad bt Shahida Yousuf 11-7, 11-2, 11-9; Shabnam Yasmin bt Najia Khan 11-8, 11-4, 8-11, 1-4.

Punjab ‘A’ bt Punjab ‘B’ 3-0

Kanwal Iqbal bt Yasmin 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9; Rabia Saleem bt Sadia 9-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-6; Tansila Yousuf bt Usra 5-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7.

Habib Bank bt Railways 3-0

Ghalia Khurshid bt Tanzila 11-3, 1-3, 1-3; Sadia bt Rabia 4-11, 13-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6; Ayisha Jalil bt Yamna 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.

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