May 27, 2008	Tuesday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 21, 1429

KARACHI, May 26: Hurriedly formed yet formidable Essa Laboratory lifted the men and women’s team event trophies in the 36th Karachi Table Tennis championships, outplaying their opponents in the finals at Islamia Club on Monday.

Asim Aziz was instrumental in Essa Laboratory’s 3-1 victory over Hassanabad Club in the men final while sisters, Maliha and Ghalia, with rich international experience to their credit helped their team brush aside Islamia Club 3-0 to land women team event crown.

The diagnostic firm has hired four men and an equal number of women on variable stipend as a stepping stone to help promote the game.

The victorious men team received the trophy from President of the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF), S.M. Sibtain, while local philanthropist Ovais Ahmed Kohari awarded the women trophy.

Results:

Men team event final:

Essa Laboratory bt Hassanabad Club 3-1.

Asim Aziz bt Asif Aziz 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; Atta Abbas bt Asim Hussain 11-4, 11-8, 11-8; Mohsin Raza lost to Zafar Khan by 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 8-11; Asim Aziz bt Asim Hussain 11-13, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6.

Women team event final:

Essa Laboratory bt Islamia Club 3-0.

Maliha Khursheed bt Naureen Tehseen 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-9; Ghalia Khursheed bt Qurat-ul-Ain 11-6, 11-4, 11-5; Shahida Zulfiqar bt Najia Khan 11-4, 11-9, 11-8.

Men singles ranking event (group matches):

Naveed Nazar bt Owais Aslam 11-3, 11-3, 11-3; Zafar Khan bt Kashif 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7; Fareed-ul-Haq Saeed Azhar 11-6, 11-2, 11-6; Salman Shahid bt Shakir Balasm 2-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10; Tabish Khusheed bt Salim Sikandar 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3; Khawar Mehmood bt Abdullah 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4; Shahzad Sheikh bt Aahil Shah 11-8, 11-4, 11-13, 13-11, 11-9; Farrukh Kamal bt Saad Tariq 11-6, 11-5, 11-4; Ahmar Ali bt Shahrukh Akber 11-2, 11-4, 11-6; Ammar Arif bt Aqit 11-2, 11-2, 11-9; Asim Hussan bt Akber Shah 11-7, 11-3, 11-5; Muzamil bt Imran Ali 11-1, 11-8, 11-2; Daniyal Hassain bt Moiz Saleem 6-11, 11-5, 4-11, 11-9, 11-8.

Men singles ranking event (knockout):

Kamran Sarang bt Sohail Tehseen 11-9, 11-9, 11-9; Mohsin Raza bt Shehzad Bashir 11-3, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8; Atta Abbas bt Tabish Khursheed 11-9, 11-4, 11-9; Khawar Mehmood bt Ammar Arif 11-6, 11-7, 11-1; Salman Iqbal bt Daniyal Hassan 11-4, 11-4, 11-7; Farrukh Kamal bt Zeeshan 13-11, 11-7, 11-6; Khwaja Kashif bt Shahzad Shaikh 11-3, 11-4, 11-8; Salman Shahid bt Fareed-ul-Haq 11-3, 4-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6; Nusrat Hussain bt Zafar Khan 11-5, 13-11, 11-4.

Women singles ranking event (group matches):

Qurat-ul-Ain bt Iqra Saeed 11-9, 11-7, 11-3; Tayyaba bt Almita Mavalvala 11-6, 12-10, 12-10; Qurat-ul-Ain bt Sana Erum 11-8, 11-4, 5-11, 11-6; Abeera Ali bt Tayyaba 4-11, 11-5, 13-11, 12-10.