September 13, 2006	Wednesday	Sha'aban 19, 1427

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KARACHI, Sept 12: Junior international Maliha Khurshid annexed doubles crown in addition to making it to the women’s singles final of the 35th Karachi Table Tennis Championship at Islamia Club on Tuesday.

Having represented the country in ITTF world junior circuit at Algeria and UAE earlier this year, she downed Anam Saeed 11-6, 11-6, 11-4 to earn girls U-15 title.

She completed her double when she subdued Bushra Ahzaz in straight sets 11-5, 11-7, 13-11 to bag girls U-18 title.

Maliha, younger sister of reigning national champion Ghalia, is on course for a triple crown as she will be up against Sobia Ahzaz in the women’s singles final Wednesday.

Upcoming Asad Umer, who also toured Algeria, walked away with juniors boys U-18 crown inflicting 11-7, 11-7, 11-6 defeat on Usman Ahmed in the final.

Results:

Men’s singles: (first round)

Hassan Haider bt Akbar Lakhani 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5; Nauman Inayat bt Bilawal Gazdar 11-6, 11-4, 11-3; Ahmer bt Haq Nawaz 11-4, 11-7, 11-8; Ammar Arif bt Mubashir Zafar 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Faizan Padhani bt Shehzad Shaikh 12-10, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-3; Hassan Tariq bt Aslam Yar Khan 14-12, 10-12, 15-13, 11-8; Ameer Pervaiz bt Kamran Ameer Ali 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 13-11; A. Hafeez Bhatti bt Ather Shekhani 11-4, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7; Asif Aziz bt Khan Ghaffar 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; Sohail Tehseen bt Ahsan Rizvi 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8; Kamran Ali bt Uzair Marfani 11-9, 11-4, 11-8; Abdullah Sher Ali bt Shehzad Bashir 11-7, 11-9, 14-12; Mohsin Raza bt Asim Ahmed Khan 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 15-13; Manzar Abbas bt Hassan Saeed 11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9; Ahmer Ali bt Nauman Inayat 11-8, 12-10, 11-6; Salman Shahid bt Shakir Balagem 10-12, 16-14, 12-10, 6-11, 11-3; Zafar Khan bt Irshad Pirani 6-11, 15-13, 11-6, 12-10.

Second round: Mehmood Shekhani bt Ajay Punjani 11-5, 11-6, 11-8; Adnan bt Sadiq Saleem 13-11, 11-5, 11-5; Muzammil bt Shariq Yaseen 11-5, 11-6, 11-9; Ameer Pervaiz bt Ammar Arif 11-4, 11-8, 11-8; Farrukh Kamal bt Ali Shan 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4; Zafar Khan bt Hamza Tariq 11-5, 14-12, 13-11; Salman Shahid bt M. Talha Yaseen 11-0, 11-7, 11-0; Kaeyan Quettawala bt Hassan Tariq 14-16, 13-11, 11-7, 11-4; Usman Ahmed bt Abdullah Shahid 11-3, 11-8, 11-9; Umair Zafar bt Shahid Ahmed 11-7, 11-8, 11-5; Asad Umar bt Kamran Ali 11-8, 11-6, 11-2; Kashan Edhi bt Imran Saleem 11-6, 11-8, 11-3; Asim Hussain bt Manzar Abbas 11-6, 11-6, 11-5; Navaid Nazar bt Shahid Ghani 11-4, 11-3, 11-5; Ayaz Laghari bt Raheel Nadeem 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9.

Third round: Kashan Edhi bt Salman Iqbal 13-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-7; Asif Aziz bt Mehmood Shekani 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; Kashif bt Salman Shekhani 11-7, 11-2, 11-8; Hassan Haider bt Ahmer Ali 11-5, 11-9, 11-8; Yousuf Habib bt Kasim Qamar 11-5, 11-4, 11-4; Sohail Tehseen bt Atif Hussain 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 14-12; Asad UMar bt Umair Zafar 11-6, 11-6, 11-9; Usman Ahmed bt Hafeez Bhatti 11-8, 11-5, 12-10; Asif Hussain bt Muzammil 11-7, 11-9, 12-10; Mohsin Raza bt Abdullah Shekhani 11-3, 11-9, 16-14; Atta Abbas bt Imran Inayat 11-0, 11-7, 11-3; Navaid Nazar bt Farrukh Kamal 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Ameer Pervez bt Sohail Tehseen 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Zafar bt Adnan 11-5, 12-10, 8-11, 16-14; Ayaz Laghari bt Kaeyan Quettawala 11-1, 14-16, 11-5, 11-5.

Pre-quarter-finals: Asif Aziz bt Asad Umer 11-8, 11-8, 13-11; Atta Abbas bt Ayaz Laghari 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-9; Kashif bt Zafar Khan 11-7, 11-9, 11-8; Kashan Edhi bt Usman Ahmed 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8; Hassan Haider bt Navaid Nazar 11-7, 11-6, 11-5; Mohsin Raza bt Asim Hussain 11-8, 11-8; 11-6; Asif Hussain bt Yousuf Habib 11-6, 7-11, 4-11, 14-12, 11-9; Ameer Pervez bt Sohail Tehseen 11-6, 11-8, 11-9.

Women’s singles (first round): Sobia Ahzaz w/o Rabia Aslam; Fatima Masood bt Alina Ahmed 11-4, 11-4, 11-3; Sana Erum w/o Zunaira; Nausheen Malik bt Zehrish 11-9, 11-8, 11-5; Iqra Saeed bt Yumna Anwar 12-10, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-3; Ramna w/o Hina Ilyas; Zoya Anis bt Munazza Khurshid 11-7, 11-9, 13-11; Nausheen Anwar bt Anaya Rehman 11-4, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7; Ahsan Urooj bt Parwasha Nafees 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; Madiha Haroon w/o Muneeba Shoaib; Erum bt Sidra Ahmed 11-9, 11-4, 11-8; Tooba Anis bt Misbah 11-7, 11-9, 14-12; Sadaf bt Ayesha 11-6, 11-8, 15-13; Farhat Anjum w/o Fatima Hina; Mariam Dosani bt Saima Shakil 11-8, 12-10, 11-6; Bushra Ahzaz bt Hajra Khan 11-4, 12-10, 11-3; Quratul Ain bt Dania Jawad 6-11, 15-13, 11-6, 11-4; Mariam Asif bt Shapara 11-5, 11-8, 11-6; Amara Jan w/o Zunaira; Tayyaba Suleman bt Faryal 11-4, 11-6, 11-8; Mariam Mohiuddin w/o Sehr Haseeb; Naila Kanwal bt Rimsha Ahmed 12-10, 11-9, 11-6; Ameena Mansoor bt Neha 11-5, 11-9, 11-9; Abeera w/o Yusra Rabbani; Anam Saeed bt Samina 11-7, 11-9, 14-12; Anoshey Anis w/o Saba Iqbal; Misbah Qazi w/o Fatima Ahmed; Mariam Naz bt Aimen Saeed 11-5, 11-2, 11-3; Lala Rukh w/o Naila Nawab; Farah Ilyas bt Ramsha Amjad 11-5, 11-9, 11-9; Marina Javeria w/o Badar Sohail; Maliha Khurshid bt Madiha 11-9, 11-4, 11-8.

Second round: Sobia Ahzaz w/o Fatima Masood; Nausheen Malik bt Sana Erum 13-11, 11-5, 11-5; Iqra Saeed bt Ramna 11-5, 11-6, 11-9; Nausheen Anwar bt Zoya Anis 11-4, 11-8, 111-8; Ahsan Urooj w/o Madiha Haroon; Erum bt Tooba Anis 11-5, 14-12, 13-11; Sadaf bt Farhat Anjum 11-8, 11-6, 11-2; Bushra Ahzaz bt Mariam Dosani 11-0, 11-7, 11-0; Quratul Ain bt Mariam Asif 14-16, 13-11, 11-7, 11-4; Tayyaba Suleman w/o Amara Jan; Abeera bt Ameena Mansoor 11-8, 11-6, 11-2; Anam Saeed bt Anoshey Anis 11-6, 11-8, 11-3; Mariam Naz bt Misbah Qazi 11-6, 11-6, 11-5; Lala Rukh w/o Farah Ilyas; Maliha Khurshid bt Marina Javeria 11-7, 12-10, 11-9.

Pre-quarter-finals: Sobia Ahzaz bt Nausheen Malik 13-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-7; Nausheen Anwar bt Iqra Saeed 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; Ahsan Urooj w/o Erum; Bushra Ahzaz w/o Sadaf; Quratul Ain bt Tayyaba Suleman 11-5, 11-4, 11-4; Abeera bt Mariam Mohiuddin 11-9, 11-8, 10-12, 14-12; Mariam Naz bt Anum Saeed 11-7, 11-9, 12-10; Maliha Khurshid w/o Lala Rukh.

Quarter-finals: Sobia Ahzaz bt Nausheen Anwar 11-8, 11-8, 11; Bushra Ahzaz bt Ahsan Urooj 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-9; Quratul Ain bt Abeera 11-7, 11-9, 11-8; Maliha Khurshid bt Mariam Naz 11-8, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8.

Boys U-18 singles (final): Asad Umer bt Usman Ahmed 11-7, 11-7, 11-6.

Girls U-18 singles (final): Maliha Khurshid bt Bushra Ahzaz 11-5, 11-7, 13-11.

Girls U-15 singles (final): Maliha Khurshid bt Anam Saeed 11-6, 11-6, 11-4.

Wednesday’s fixtures: Boys U-15 singles (final) 5.00pm; women’s singles (final) 6.00pm; men’s singles (final) 7.00pm.