KARACHI, Dec 15: Defending champions Essa Lab ‘A’ cruised into the last eight, inflicting a 3-1 defeat on Sindh Sports Board (SSB) Complex ‘B’ 3-1 in the men’s team event first round of Karachi Table Tennis Championships which commenced at Islamia Club’s Majeed Khan gymnasium on Sunday.

Seven other teams also stormed into quarters including DHA ‘A’, PSO, Islamia Club ‘A’, SSB Complex ‘B’, Aga Khan, Hassanabad Club and Islamia Club ‘B’, who got a walkover against Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL).

Men’s team event:

First round (pre quarter-finals):

DHA ‘A’ bt Young Stars 3-0: Salman Shahid bt Faizan 11-7, 11-5, 13-11; Ahmer Ali bt Yusha 11-7, 11-7, 11-8; Hassan Omer bt Ikhlaq Ghori 11-6, 11-3, 11-3.

PSO bt DHA ‘B’ 3-1: A.H.Bhatti bt Anns Ali 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 13-11; Ameer Pervez lost to Hamza Godil 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6, 8-11; Salman Iqbal bt Owais 11-6, 11-8, 11-6; A.H.Bhatti bt Hamza Godil 11-5, 11-4, 11-9.

Islamia Club ‘A’ bt Hino Pak 3-0: Salman Saleem bt Shahzad Sheikh 11-3, 10-12, 11-3, 11-7; Aahil Shah bt Kamran 11-3, 11-3, 11-4; Mehdi Azhar bt Zeeshan 11-3, 11-3, 11-4.

SSB Complex ‘A’ bt Essa Lab ‘B’ 3-1: Raheel Qureshi bt Asif Hussain 6-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8; Khawar Mehmood lost to Farhan Hashim 11-13, 13-16, 7-11; Azhar Khursheed bt Ejaz Mailk 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-6; Khawar Mehmood bt Asif Hussain 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3.

Aga Khan bt Salawat Club 3-0: Mohammad Ali bt Abdul Moueed 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8; Ahmed Pesnani bt Haqnawaz 11-5, 13-11, 11-3; Irshad Pirani bt Arbal 11-7, 12-10, 11-7.

Essa Lab ‘A’ bt SSB Complex ‘B’ 3-1: Atta Abbas bt Naveed Baig 11-8, 11-5, 11-4; Raheel Saleem lost to M. Ali Mukhti 5-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-4, 8-11; Nadir Sohail bt Ubaid Hadi 11-3, 11-4, 11-8; Atta Abbas bt M. Ali Mukhti 6-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-3.

Hassanbad bt Aga Khan ‘B’ 3-0: Asim Hussain bt Salim 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Asif Aziz bt Zohaib 11-5, 11-8, 11-6; Zafar Khan bt Shaheryar 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6.

Islamia Club “B” bt Pakistan Petroleum Limited: Walkover.

Monday’s fixtures:

Boys’ under-18 singles, girls under-18 singles at 4.00pm; women’s singles (ranking) at 5.00pm; men’s singles (ranking) at 6.00pm; men’s team event semi-finals at 8.00pm.—Sports Correspondent