September 11, 2006	Monday	Sha'aban 17, 1427

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KARACHI, Sept 10: Sunset Club and Islamia Club ‘A’ stormed into the men’s team event final of the 35th Karachi Table Tennis Championship by whipping their opponent’s in the pre-finals on Sunday.

Sunset Club inflicted 3-1 defeat on Sharfabad Club ‘A’ while Islamia ‘A’ got the better of its second string 3-0.

The girls U-15 singles has reached the semi-final stage and those who have made it to the last four include Maliha Khurshid, Abeera, Zoya Anis and Amna Saeed.

Results:

Men’s team event: (first round)

Creek Club bt Aga Khan Gymkhana 3-0

Kamran bt Kashan 11-4, 11-3, 8-11, 11-8; Salim bt Asad 11-9, 11-7, 11-6; Abdullah bt Salman 11-7, 11-5, 11-3.

Hassanabad Club bt City School PAF Chapter 3-0

Asim Hussain bt Usman Masood 11-3, 11-9, 11-8; Zafar Khan bt M. Fazil 11-7, 11-4, 11-7; Asif Aziz bt Bilal Khan 11-2, 11-2, 11-3.

Karachi Gymkhana bt PSO ‘A’ 3-1

Shakir Balagam bt Salman Shah 12-10, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5; Ahsan Asad lost to A. H. Bhatti 8-11, 11-5, 9-11, 3-11; Mustafa Jamali bt Atif Zafar 11-4, 11-8, 11-3; Shakir Balagam bt A. H. Bhatti 11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 7-11, 11-6.

Sharfabad Club ‘B’ bt Hinopak ‘B’ 3-1

Ayaz bt Nadeem Abbas 11-5, 11-4, 11-5; Talha bt M. Arif 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7; Shariq lost to Khan Ghaffar 7-11, 5-11, 8-11; Ayaz bt M. Arif 11-9, 11-4, 11-3.

Islamia Club ‘A’ bt Textile Institute of Pakistan 3-0

Kashif bt Haris 11-3, 11-2, 11-5; Hassan Haider bt Muneer 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Yousuf Habib bt Waqas 11-4, 11-9, 11-6.

Aga Khan Gymkhana ‘A’ bt Allied Engineering 3-1

Imran Inayat lost to Shahid Ahmed 11-5, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12; Akhtar Lakhani bt Shahid Ghani 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 11-5; Nauman Inayat bt Imran Saleem 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5; Imran Inayat bt Shahid Ghani 11-6, 11-3, 13-11.

Sunset Club ‘B’ bt Essa Lab 3-1

M. Mehmood bt Ather 11-7, 15-13, 5-11, 11-3; Ammar Arif bt Wasim 11-7, 11-8, 11-4; Bilal lost to Ayaz 6-11, 11-9, 8-11, 10-12; M. Mehmood bt Wasim 11-5, 11-7, 11-6.

(Second round)

Islamia Club ‘B’ bt Hinopak ‘A’ 3-1

Usman bt Shahzad 11-4, 11-3, 11-3; Muzammil bt Keayan 11-2, 7-11, 11-9, 16-14; Shahzad lost to Manzar 14-12, 8-11, 6-11, 5-11; Usman bt Keayan 11-5, 11-6, 11-5.

Sunset Club ‘A’ bt Sharfabad Club ‘B’ 3-0

Mubashir bt Ayaz 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Ahmed bt Talha 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; Fazal bt Shariq 11-8, 14-12, 11-6.

Islamia Club ‘A’ bt Aga Khan Gymkhana ‘A’ 3-0

Hassan bt Khan Lakhani 11-4, 11-3, 11-6; Kashif bt Imran 11-4, 11-7, 11-5; Ali Shan bt Nauman 11-8, 11-9, 13-11.

Karachi Gymkhana bt Nasra School 3-0

Mustafa Jamali bt Zulfiqar 11-4, 11-5, 11-7; Shakir bt A. Rehman 11-8, 11-7, 11-5; Ahsan bt Aziz-ur-Rehman 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-8.

Hassanabad Club bt PSO ‘B’ 3-1

Asim Hussain bt Kamran Khan 11-4, 11-4, 11-3; Zafar Khan lost to Salman Iqbal 4-11, 11-0, 8-11, 6-11; Asif Aziz bt Pervaiz Khan 11-4, 11-7, 11-7; Asim Hussain bt Salman Iqbal 11-6, 12-10, 11-4.

(Quarter-finals)

Islamia Club ‘A’ bt Hassanabad Club 3-1

Kashif bt Zafar 11-5, 11-6, 11-2,; Hassan bt Asim 11-9, 11-3, 11-4; Yousuf lost to Asif 9-11, 8-11, 7-11; Kashif bt Asim 11-5, 11-7, 11-5.

Sunset Club bt Karachi Gymkhana 3-0

Ahmer bt Shakir 7-11, 11-1, 13-11, 12-10; Faraz bt Mustafa Jamali 11-7, 11-3, 11-6; Mubasshir bt Ahsan 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7.

(Semi-finals)

Sunset Club bt Sharfabad Club ‘A’ 3-1

Faraz lost to Atta Abbas 11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 9-11, 4-11; Ahmer bt Naveed 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8; Mubashir bt Mukhtar 11-9, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8; Ahmer bt Atta Abbas 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 5-11, 11-6.

Islamia Club ‘A’ bt Islamia Club ‘B’ 3-0

Hassan bt Usman 10-12, 11-8, 11-2, 11-7; Kashif bt Muzammil 11-13, 12-10, 11-2, 11-7; Yousuf bt Asim 11-2, 11-5, 11-7.

Monday’s fixtures:

Men’s, women singles (first round) 3.00pm; women’s singles (pre-quarterfinals, quarter-finals) 4.00pm; boys, girls U-15, U-18 singles (quarter-finals, semi-finals) 5.00pm; men’s, women’s team events finals 6.00pm.