KARACHI: Last year’s losing finalists Habib Bank shocked holders Wapda 3-0 in the final to regain women’s team event title in the Golden Jubilee Panasonic National Table Tennis Championships at Islamia Club’s Majeed Khan Gymnasium on Friday evening.

The triumph reminded the golden Shakoor sisters era when the bank team ruled the domestic circuit of the game for well over a decade.

Two-time former national champion Rahila Kashif gave her team a sound start by getting the better of Pakistan No 2 Ayesha Iqbal in the fully stretched battle 4-11, 12-10, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5.

Shabnam Bilal, who had won national crown four times in the past, sent international Loiza Irshad packing 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7 to consolidate team’s position.

Maliha Khursheed, a former national junior champion, completed the rout by having a short work of Saida Falak Sher 11-3, 11-3, 11-4 to win the best of five final straight.

The men’s team event final between Wapda and Sindh ‘A’ will be played on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Pakistan No 1 Asim Qureshi of Wapda and Ayesha Iqbal, also of Wapda, have been seeded on top in the men’s and women’s singles which commenced on Friday.

Results:

Women’s team event:

Final:

Habib Bank bt Wapda 3-0 Raheela Kashif bt Ayesha Iqbal 4-11, 12-10, 11-6, 5-11, 11-5; Shabnam Bilal bt Loiza Irshad 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7; Maliha Khursheed bt Saida Falak Sher 11-3, 11-3, 11-4.

Men’s singles:

First round:

Omer Zaka (Islamabad) bt Zohaib (Sindh) 11-1, 11-5, 11-3; Rameez Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Saad (Sindh) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9; Hamza Godil (Sindh) bt Fahad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9; Hassan Omer (Sindh) bt Ahmed Shah (Fata) 11-5, 11-4, 12-10; Salman Saleem (Sindh) bt Omer (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-2, 11-5; Afzal (Punjab) bt Hani Raza (Sindh) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3; Arbeel (Punjab) bt Amir Ashraf (Sindh) 11-9, 11-5, 11-6; Tabish Khursheed (Sindh) bt Zain-ul-Yasin (Sindh) 11-5, 11-7, 12-10; Akbar Shah (Sindh) bt Eijaz (Punjab) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Waqas Ayub (Islamabad) bt Abdullah (Sindh) 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-9; M. Kamran (Sindh) bt Absar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 10-12, 11-6, 11-6, 11-7; Tariq Aziz (Islamabad) bt Jahan Noor (Fata) 11-3, 11-8, 11-7; Bilal Yasin (Wapda) bt Abdul Rehman (Fata) 11-2, 11-1, 11-5; Shujat Ali (Wapda) bt Sohaib Ali (Balochistan) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; Obaid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Ghulam Ali (Sindh) 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Qamar Saeed (Balochistan) bt Balool (Balochistan) 11-8, 11-6, 11-5; Raheel Qureshi (Sindh) bt Shehroz (Punjab) 11-4, 11-6, 11-9; Bilal Tariq (Sindh) bt Asif (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-5, 11-1; Salman Shahid (Sindh) bt Shams (Balochistan) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7; Mehdi Raza (Sindh) bt Jamal Aziz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 12-14, 11-8, 11-8; Asim Hussain (Sindh) bt Saeed (Punjab) 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Asif Nawaz (Fata) 11-4, 11-6, 11-8; Hassan Haider (Sindh) bt Nisar Bazia (Balochistan) 11-6, 11-4, 11-2; Hamza (Punjab) bt Mehdi Azhar Ali (Sindh) 11-4, 11-6, 12-10; A.H. Bhatti (Sindh) bt Farhan-ul-Haq (Punjab) 11-1, 11-8, 11-7; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt Ameel (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-6, 11-9; M. Saqib (Sindh) bt Khubaib (Punjab) 8-11, 15-13, 11-6, 11-13, 11-5; Kamran Sarang (Sindh) bt Shahzad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7; Atta Abbas (Sindh) bt Samad Khan (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-3, 11-3; Azhar Khursheed (Sindh) bt Sohaib (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-3.

Second round:

Tariq Aziz (Islamabad) bt Akbar Shah (Sindh) 11-7, 14-12, 11-6; Tabish Khursheed (Sindh) bt Obaid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Bilal Tariq (Sindh) bt Qamar Saeed (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-1, 11-7; Omer Zaka (Islamabad) bt Raheel Qureshi (Sindh) 11-7, 11-6, 12-10; Salman Shahid (Sindh) bt Mehdi Raza (Sindh) 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7; Rameez Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Hassan Omer (Sindh) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Afzal (Punjab) bt Asim Hussain (Sindh) 6-11, 14-12, 12-10, 7-11, 11-9; Atta Abbas (Sindh) bt Hamza (Punjab) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt M. Saqib (Sindh) 11-9, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 12-10; Bilal Yasin (Wapda) bt Waqas Ayub (Islamabad) 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Hamza Godil (Sindh) 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-3; Salman Saleem (Sindh) bt A.H. Bhatti (Sindh) 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9; Hassan Haider (Sindh) bt M. Kamran (Sindh) 11-6, 11-7, 11-2; Shujat Ali (Wapda) bt Azhar Khursheed (Sindh) 11-5, 11-3, 11-3; Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Arbeel (Punjab) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3;

Women’s singles:

First round:

Haleema Ali (Sindh) bt Rani (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-7, 11-5; Maria Warsi (Sindh) bt Amna (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-3, 12-10; Iqra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Anum (Punjab) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Zainab Shafi (Sindh) bt Kainat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5.

Second round:

Ayesha Iqbal (Wapda) bt Sanam Iqbal (Islamabad) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; Sadia Raheel (HBL) bt Mishal (Balochistan) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6; Loiza Irshad (Wapda) bt Mehvish Batool (Balochistan) 11-5, 11-3, 11-4; Raheela Kashif (HBL) bt Ayesha (Islamabad) 11-6, 11-6, 11-8; Qurat-ul-Ain (Wapda) bt Shireen (Islamabad) 11-3, 11-3, 11-5; Sadia Falak Sher (Wapda) bt Naseem (Balochistan) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4; Abeera Ali (Sindh) bt Iqra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3; Sobia Faryal (Wapda) bt Ayesha Rubab (Punjab) 11-6, 11-1, 11-4; Haleema Ali (Sindh) bt Mehvish Mukhtar (Punjab) 10-12, 11-9, 11-7, 11-7; Maliha Khursheed (HBL) bt Javeria (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-5, 11-6, 11-5; Ayesha Bibi (Punjab) bt Maria Warsi (Sindh) 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7; Shagufta Noman (Sindh) bt Asia (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4; Farah Ilyas (Sindh) bt Rushna (Punjab) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Farwa (Punjab) bt Zainab Shafi (Sindh) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6; Tayyaba Suleman (Wapda) bt Anam Khan (Balochistan) 11-5, 11-4, 11-6; Shabnam Bilal (HBL) bt Zarmina (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4.

Saturday’s fixtures:

Women’s singles pre quarter-finals and men’s singles quarter-finals at 10am; men’s and women’s doubles at 12.30pm; women’s singles quarter-finals at 6pm.

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