January 30, 2006	Monday	Zilhaj 29, 1426

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LAHORE, Jan 29: The men’s doubles in the 49th National badminton championship entered the quarterfinals stage at Iqbal Park Sports Complex on Sunday.

The mixed doubles also reached the semifinals phase.

In the first match, Wajid Ali and Ahsan Qamar ousted Imran Mohib and Aamir Islam 15-8, 15-9. Ijaz and Faisal Afzal also registered an easy win over Kashif-Harrison 15-10, 15-3.

Mohammad Naveed and Shahid were stretched to three games before toppling Kashif-Danish 15-12, 6-15, 15-13.

Ali Yar Beg and Rizwan Rana also faced tough resistance from Asad and Tariq before inflicting 14-17, 15-12, 15-1 defeat.

Results:

Men’s doubles (pre-quarterfinals):

Wajid Ali-Ahsan Qamar bt Aamir Islam-Imran Mohib 15-8, 15-9; Ijaz-Faisal Afzal bt Kashif-Harrison 15-10, 15-3; Mohammad Navid- Shahid bt Kashif-Danish 15-12, 6-15, 15-13; Ali Yar Beg-Rizwan Rana bt Asad-Tariq 14-17, 15-12, 15-1; Atiq-Rizwan Azam (New Khan) bt Mushtaq-Akhtar 15-4, 15-7; Nabeel-Zohaib bt Nauman-Atif 15-8, 17-15; Omar Zeeshan-Zafar Tasnim bt Iftikhar-Arshad 15-7, 15-7; Tahir Ishaq-Waqas Ahmed bt Shabbar-Ashraf 15-8, 15-5.

Mixed doubles (quarterfinals):

Waqas Ahmed-Saima Manzoor bt Nauman-Aiman 15-9, 15-9; Hashar-Sara Khan bt Nadeem Ishaq-Aniqa Rana 15-17, 15-11, 15-10; Tahir Ishaq -Sara bt Pervez Nabeel-Salma 15-5, 15-3; Atiq-Farzana Ali bt Ali Yar-Ayesha Akram 15-2, 15-8.