March 24, 2007	Saturday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 4, 1428

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KARACHI, March 23: Two prominent ping pong clubs of the city - Islamia and Sharfabad - are to meet in the men’s team event title clash in the Amroha Club ranking table tennis tournament after they whipped their respective opponents in the pre-finals late on Thursday.

Islamia disposed off Young Stars Club 3-0 while Sharfabad downed Sunset Club ‘A’ 3-1.

The final will be played on Saturday.

Results (Men’s team event): Sunset Club ‘A’ bt Nasra School (E) 3-0 (Mubashir bt Haq Nawaz 11-7, 12-10, 11-7; Ahmer bt Bilawal 12-10, 11-5, 11-9; Mubashir/Ahmer bt Haq Nawaz/Bilawal 11-1, 11-3, 11-8).

Nasra School (M) bt Shahwilayat School 3-0 (Fayyaz Sohail bt Arsalan Ali Naqvi 11-6, 11-8, 11-6; Uzair Ansar bt Bilal Wasim 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-8; Akber/Fayyaz bt Bilal/Zubair 11-8, 11-6, 11-6).

Islamia Club bt Amroha Club 3-0 (Yousuf Habib bt S. Naveed 11-3, 11-5, 11-9; Hassan Haider bt Shad Naqvi 11-1, 11-1, 11-6; Yousuf/Hassan bt Naveed/Shad 11-1, 11-5, 11-6).

Sunset Club ‘B’ bt Nasra School (M) 3-0 (Mehmood bt Fayyaz Sohail 11-7, 12-10, 11-7; Umair Zafar bt Uzair Ansar 13-11, 8-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6; Ammar/Bilal bt Akber/Fayyaz 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5).

USF Club bt Nasra School (E) 3-1 (Sarfraz Ahmed bt Haq Nawaz 11-3, 6-11, 11-91, 11-9; Danish bt Bilawal 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9; Sadinish/Faizan lost to Haq Nawaz/Bilawal 5-11, 9-11, 14-12, 8-11; Danish bt Haq Nawaz 11-3, 11-9, 2-11, 11-8).

Sharfabad Club bt Nasra School (M) 3-0 (Zubair bt Faraz 11-8, 11-4, 11-6; Ata Abbas bt Uzair 11-7, 11-5, 11-6; Ata Abbas/Naveed bt Akber/Rahil 11-1, 11-5, 11-7).

(Semi-finals): Islamia Club bt Young Stars Club 3-0 (Hassan Haider bt Khawar 11-3, 11-8, 11-8; Yousuf bt Fareed 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-6; Hassan/Yousuf bt Khawar/Fareed 11-4, 13-11, 6-11, 11-5).

Sharfabad Club bt Sunset Club ‘A’ 3-1 (Naveed lost to Ahmer 4-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 12-14; Atta Abbas bt Mubashir 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-5; Naveed/Atta bt Ahmer/Mubashir 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-3; Atta Abbas bt Ahmer 11-7, 11-7, 12-10).