April 25, 2008	Friday	Rabi-us-Sani 18, 1429

ISLAMABAD, April 24: Eight players, Umer Zeeshan, Wajid Ali, Ahsan Qamar, Hashir Basheer, Zafar Tasneem, Amir Islam, Rizwan Azam and Muhammad Attique reached the men’s singles quarter-final in the 51st National badminton championship played at Rodham Hall on Thursday.

The women’s singles has also reached the last eight stage. Those who have made it to the quarter-finals are Ayesha Akram, Uzma Butt, Sara Khan, Shahnaz Shah, Sadia Arshad, Sara Mohmand, Saima Waqas and Palwasha Basheer.

Results:

Men’s singles: (pre quarter-finals)

Umer Zeeshan (Wapda) w/o Murad Ali (NBP); Wajid Ali (Wapda) bt Ashraf Masih (ISB) 16-21,21-8,21-8; Ahsan Qamar (PIA) bt Tahir Ishaq (Wapda) 21-12,21-14; Hashir Basheer (W apda) bt Atif Nadeem (NBP) 21-18,21-13; Rizwan Azam (NBP) bt Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) 12-21, 21-12,21-16; Amir Islam (Wapda) bt Waqas Ahmed (Wapda) 7-21, 21-16, 21-13; Muhammad Attique (Wapda) bt Muhammad Ijaz (NBP) 19-21,21-13; Zafar Tasneem (Wapda) bt Sabir Haneef (NBP) 21-19, 21-10

Women’s singles (pre-quarter final): Ayesha Akram (NBP) bt Yasmeen Shaheen (RLY) 21-8, 21-8; Uzma Butt (Wapda) bt Dania (Islamabad) 21-7, 21-5; Sara Khan (NBP) bt Naheed (Punjab) 21-3, 21-4; Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) bt Monisha (Sindh) 19-21,21-18,21-6; Sadia Arshad (Wapda) bt Aneeqa Rana (Wapda) 21-13,22-20; Sara Mohmand (NBP) bt Khizra (Islamabad) 21-8,21-8; Saima Waqas (Wapda) bt Sumaira (Railways) 21-13,21-9; Palwasha Basheer (NBP) bt Farzana Ali (Wapda) 21-18, 21-15.

Men’s doubles: Amir Islam/Imran Mohib (Wapda) bt M. Ali/ Abdul Salam (PMAD) 21-18, 21-12; Asad Ullah / Tariq Mehmood (KPT) bt Amin ul Haq/ Haroon (NWFP) 21-18, 21-17; Nabeel/Zohaib (Railways) bt Asif/ Israr (AJK) 21-12,21-10; Rizwan Rana / Irfan Rana (Wapda) bt Azeem/ Shoaib (HEC) 21-15,21-10; Nadeem/Adil bt Ali Mehdi /Adnan (Railways) 21-6, 21-17; Harrison/ Murad Ali (NBP) bt Umer Rabbani/ Ahmed Nazar (Punjab) 21-12, 18-21,21-17; Waqas Zahid/ Taimoor (Railways) bt Hashir Basheer/ Ijaz Ahmed (NBP) 21-17, 21-16; Tahir Ishaq/Ali Yaar (NewKhan) bt Imtiaz/ Mansoor (Islamabad) 21-15,21-13; M. Zaheer/ M. Akhtar (Railways) bt Arsalan Khan & Ali Nawab (Punjab) 21-17, 21-16; Wajid Ali/ Ahsan Qamar bt Asif Hussain / Irfan (PMAD) 18-21,21-12,21-17; Zohaib Qamar/ Nabeel (Railways) bt Muneer Akram/Waseem Butt (NewKhan) 21-12, 24-22; Qasim Khan/Azhar Javed (New Khan) bt Tahir & Nadeem (AJK) by 21-18, 21-13; Waqas / Kashif (NBP) bt Qasim Khan/Azhar Javed (New Khan) 21-12,21-15; M. Ali/ FaisaI (Wapda) bt Azmat / Arshad (NWFP) 21-15, 21-11.

Women’s doubles: Dania / Sidra (Islamabad) bt Mehreen/Iqra (Punjab) 21-10, 21-4; Yasmeen/Sumaira (Railways) bt Mehwish /Humaira (Sindh) 21-9, 21-15; Monisha / Khizra (Sindh) bt Naheed / Somia (Punjab) 21-9,21-11; Farzana Ali/ Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) bt Razia / Saira (Islamabad) 23-21,21-11.