LAHORE, July 24 Wajid Ali, Umer Zeeshan and Hashir Basheer entered semi-finals of the Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri badminton ranking tournament here on Friday.

National champion Wajid outplayed Amir Islam 21-13, 21-8 while Umer defeated Rizwan Azam 21-18, 21-9.

Hashir played a tough match against Nabeel before overpowering him 21-19, 18-21, 21-14.

Wajid will meet Umer in the first semi-final while Hashir will play the second pre-final against the winner of the fourth quarter-final, which is to be decided between Waqas Ahmad and Ahsan Qamar.

In the women section, Ayesha Akram, Sara Khan, Palwasha Basheer and Farzana Ali also marched into the pre-final. Ayesha will take on Sara Khan whereas Palwasha will meet Farzana Ali.

Results

Quarter-finals

Men's singles Wajid Ali bt Amir Islam 21-13, 21-8; Umer Zeeshan bt Rizwan Azam 21-18, 21-9; Hashir Basheer bt P.A Nabeel 21-19, 18-21, 21-14.

Women's singles Ayesha Akram bt Aneeka Rana 21-14, 21-15; Sara Khan bt Sadia 21-14, 21-16; Farzana Ali bt Sara Mohmand 21-14, 21-11; Palwasha Basheer bt Uzma Butt 21-17, 21-16.

Women doubles Ayesha/Palwasha bt Asma/Uzma Butt 21-13, 21-15; Sara Khan/Sara Mohmand bt Rabia/Farzana 21-17, 17-21, 21-13; Aneeqa/Sadia bt Gulrukh/Faiza 21-15, 21-7; Khizra Rasheed/Sidra Hameed bt Yasmin Shaheen/Anila 21-14, 21-16.

Mixed doubles Wajid Ali/Ayesha Akram bt Rizwan Azam/Sara Mohmand 17-21, 21-17, 21-17; Tahir Ishaq/Rabia Malik bt Abdul Rehman/ Hira Tahir 21-17, 21-14; P.A. Nabeel/Khizra Rasheed bt M. Bilal/Faiza Waheed 21-10, 21-7; M. Waqas Ahmad/Farzana Ali bt Waqas Zahid/Shahnaz Shah 21-11, retired hurt.