May 25, 2008	Sunday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 19, 1429

KARACHI, May 24: Iqra Saeed of Jamia Millia School captured first title of the 36th Karachi Table Tennis championships when she beat her schoolmate Ayesha Liaquat 3-1 in the girls’ under-12 final at Islamia Club on Saturday.

She recovered after losing the opening set to register a 6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 victory over her opponent.

However, the 11-year-old Irqa was unfortunate because lady luck was not at her side as she was knocked out in the girls under-15 and under-18 pre-finals.

In under-15 she went down gallantly to Sana Erum in five-set encounter while in under-18 she lost straight to Almitra.

Another girl who shone on the second day of the event was Almitra as she is on course for a double crown.

Almitra got the better of Marina Javeria 11-4, 11-6, 11-6 to set a date with Sana Erum for the under-15 title while in under-18 she inflicted a straight 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 victory over Iqra Saeed. She now meets Abeera Ali who accounted for Naila Nawab 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 in the other semi-final.

The girls’ under-15 and under-18 finals will be played on Sunday.

Results:

Men’s team event:

Islamia Club ‘A’ bt Allied Engineering ‘A’ 3-0.

Hassan Imam bt Shahid Ghani 11-2, 11-3, 11-4; Muzammil bt Imran Saleem 11-8, 11-6, 11-7; Tabish Khursheed bt Zohaib 11-7, 11-8, 11-9.

Sunset Club bt Allied Engineering ‘B’ 3-0.

Umair Zafar bt Sarfaraz 11-5, 11-8, 11-3; Ahmer Ali bt Sajjad 11-0, 11-5, 11-7; Fazal Ahmed bt Raza Varyaia 11-7, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9.

Islamia Club ‘B’ bt Nasra School Korangi 3-1.

Akbar Shah bt M. Salman Saleem 11-7, 11-5, 11-4; Aahil Shah lost to Haq Nawaz 11-5, 5-11, 9-11, 12-10, 7-11; Iqbal Lalani bt fayyaz 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3; Akbar Shah bt Haq Nawaz 11-3, 11-8, 11-6.

Essa Laboratory bt Aga Khan Gymkhana 3-0.

Asim Aziz bt Kamran 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Atta Abbas bt Suleman 11-5, 11-4, 11-1; Naved Nazar bt Zeeshan 11-6, 11-5, 11-5.

Young Star ‘A’ bt Bahria University 3-0.

Khawaja Kashif bt Wasi 11-3, 11-3, 11-7; Khawar Mehmood bt Naveed 11-2, 11-7, 11-3; Farrukh Kamal bt Faisal 11-4, 11-4, 11-7.

Young Star ‘B’ bt Hino Pak ‘B’ 3-1.

Kashif bt Farooq 11-3, 11-5, 11-4; Atiq lost to Nadeem 9-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, 9-11; Shahzad bt Ghaffar 11-3, 11-5, 11-4; Kashif bt Nadeem 11-6, 11-6, 11-4.

Girls’ under-12 (first round): Sadia Rasheed bt Maria 11-2, 11-6, 11-5; Fariha Masood bt Rida Hasan 11-4, 11-9, 11-6; Sadaf Iqbal bt Madiha Hasan 11-4, 11-5, 11-3; Nimra Faiq bt Mehak Mubeen 11-4, 11-6, 11-3; Uroosa Murtaza bt Alina 11-8, 11-5, 11-6; Ayesha Liaquat bt Munaza Ghulam 11-7, 11-4, 11-3; Farah Ilyas bt Rabah Akhtar 11-4, 11-7, 11-8.

(Second round): Iqra Saeed bt Farah Ilyas 11-5, 11-7, 11-6; Sadaf Iqbal bt Fariha Masood 11-6, 11-4, 11-2; Ayesha Liaquat bt Sadaf Rasheed 9-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7; Uroosa Murtaza bt Nirma Faiq 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-3.

Semi-finals: Ayesha Liaquat bt Sadaf Iqbal 11-1, 11-7, 11-2; Iqra Saeed bt Uroosa Murtaza 11-5, 11-5, 11-5. Final: Iqra Saeed bt Ayesha Liaquat 6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6.

Girls’ under-15 (second round): Abeera Ali bt Nimra Faiq 11-3, 11-4, 11-2; Almitra bt Rida Hasan 11-3, 11-4, 11-3; Marina Javeria bt Mehak Mubeen 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Naila Nawab bt Rabah Akhtar 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6; Ayesha Liaquat bt Mariam 11-2, 11-4, 11-6; Sana Erum bt Yusra Iqbal 11-4, 11-4, 11-9; Farah Ilyas bt Uroosa Murtaza 11-3, 11-1, 11-4; Iqra Saeed bt Aleena Khan 11-2, 11-4, 11-6. (Quarter-finals): Almitra bt Abeera Ali 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 9-11, 11-7; Marina Javeria bt Naila Nawab 10-12, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8; Sana Erum bt Ayesha Liaquat 6-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-9; Iqra Saeed bt Farah Ilyas 11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 13-11. (Semi-finals): Almitra bt Marina Javeria 11-4, 11-6, 11-6; Sana Erum bt Iqra Saeed 11-7, 11-9, 10-11, 5-11, 11-9.

Girls’ under-18 (first round): Abeera Ali bt Marina Javeria 11-6, 7-11, 11-2, 11-5; Naila Nawab bt Yusra Iqbal 11-3, 11-6, 11-8; Anam Ghulam bt Khushnam 11-3, 11-8, 11-4. (Second round): Naila Nawab bt Sana Erum 13-11, 11-9, 11-8; Iqra Saeed bt Anum Ghulam 11-8, 11-4, 11-7; Almitra bt Ayesha Liaquat 11-4, 14-16, 11-6, 11-5. (Semi-finals): Almitra bt Iqra Saeed 11-8, 11-6, 11-5; Abeera Ali bt Naila Nawab 11-4, 11-4, 11-4.