KARACHI: Defending champion Asim Qureshi faces M. Rameez in the all-Wapda men’s singles final of the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) Master’s Cup as curtain falls on the event at the Multan’s district sports gymnasium on Sunday.

While Asim triumphed over Abdul Raheem 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 11-2, 11-5 while Rameez got the better of Shujat Ali 11-5, 16-14, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 in the two semi-finals played on the penultimate day

Similarly, the women’s singles final will also be an all-Wapda affair as Sidra Sattar and Mehmooda Haider won their semi-finals in contrasting styles.

The former struggled to overcome Sadia Zahid 8-11, 4-11, 11-9, 15-13, 11-9, 11-4 the latter was home 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-1, 11-6 over Sana Muzaffar.

Results:

Men’s singles:

Quarter-finals: Asim Quershi (Wapda) bt Shah Khan (NHA) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6; M. Ramees (Wapda) bt Aahil Shah (Sindh) 11-8, 11-3, 11-9, 11-3; Shujat Ali (Wapda) bt M. Afzal (Wapda) 9-11, 11-3, 9-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-8; Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4.

Semi-finals: Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Abdul Rahim (Wapda) 11-9, 6-11, 11-4, 11-2, 11-5; M. Rameez (Wapda) bt Shujat Ali (Wapda) 11-5, 16-14, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7.

Women’s singles:

Semi-finals: Sidra Sattar (Wapda) bt Sadia Zahid 8-11, 4-11, 11-9, 15-13, 11-9, 11-4; Mehmooda Haider (Wapda) bt Sana Muzaffar (Wapda) 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-1, 11-6.

Men’s singles:

Second stage playoffs: Omer Zaka (Wapda) bt Masood Ali (Railways) 11-5, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10; Waqas Ayuob (Wapda) bt Faizan Laiq (Sindh) 11-8,

6-11, 12-10, 11-4; Obaid Shah (Army) bt Arbaz Anwer (Army) 11-5, 11-5, 11-9; Basit Ali (NHA) bt Mehdi Raza (Sindh) 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8; Shozeb Raza (Wapda) bt Muneeb Rehman (Punjab) 11-4, 11-3, 11-3; M. Arbeel (Punjab) bt Rafiq Sarhadi (NHA) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9; Salman Saleem (Army) bt Abdul Haseeb (Islamabad) 11-4, 11-3, 11-9; Hafiz Zeeshan (Wapda) bt Bilal Tariq (Sindh) 11-8, 8-11, 10-12, 13-11, 11-6; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Hafeez-ur-Rehman (HEC) 3-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7; Akbar Shah (Sindh) bt Hamza Godil (Sindh) 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7; Subhan Qureshi (HEC) bt Danish Ali (Arny) 11-6, 11-2, 11-6; Abdul Haseeb (Islamabad) bt Rafiq Sarhadi (NHA) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7; Danish Ali (Army) bt Bilal Tariq (Sindh) 11-9, 8-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-3; Hamza Godil (Sindh) bt Hafiz-ur-Rehman (HEC) 11-8, 11-5, 4-11, 11-3; Shozeb Raza (Wapda) bt Waqas Ayoub (Wapda) 12-10, 11-8, 11-4; Salman Saleem (Army) bt M. Arbeel (Punjab) 13-11, 11-9, 3-11, 9-11, 11-8; Faizan Laiq (Sindh) bt Muneeb Rehman (Punjab) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6; Hafiz Zeeshan (Wapda) bt Subhan Qureshi (HEC) 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Akbar Shah (Sindh) 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8; Basit Ali (NHA) bt Mohammad Ahmed (Punjab) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8; Faryal Minhas (Wapda) bt Shah Khan (NHA) 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 10-12, 11-8; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt M.Afzal (Wapda) 11-9, 11-6, 11-7; Obaid Shah (Army) bt Omer Zaka (Wapda) 11-6, 12-14, 11-13, 11-5, 11-7; Arbaz Anwer (NHA) bt Masood Ali (Railways) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9.

Women’s singles:

Second stage playoffs: Yasmeen Akhtar (Punjab) bt Ayesha Arbab (Punjab) 11-5, 12-10, 11-4; Qurat Mujtaba (Wapda) bt Nousheen Waseem (Railways) 12-10,11-7, 12-14, 12-10; Saba Mushtaq (Wapda) bt Sobia Qammer (Army) 11-7, 12-10, 11-9; Sanam Yaseen (Wapda) bt Farah Ilyas (Army) 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5; Farwa Arif (wWpda) bt Sobia Faryal (Wapda) 7-11, 11-5, 12-10, 11-9.

Women’s singles:

Position playoff:

3rd-4th: Sadia Zahid (Wapda) bt Sana Muzaffar (Wapda) 11-7, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8.

5th-6th: Qurat Mujtaba (Wapda) bt Saba Mushtaq (Wapda) 11-2, 11-6, 11-2.

7th-8th: Nousheen Waseem (Railways) bt Sobia Qammer (Army) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8.

9th-10th: Farwa Arif (Wapda) bt Sobia Faryal (Wapda) 11-7, 11-5, 119.

11th-12th: Sanam Yasin (Punjab) bt Yasmeen Akhtar 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-9.

13th-14th: Farah Ilyas (Army) bt Ayesha Arbab (Punjab) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7.

Men’s singles:

Position playoff:

3rd-4th: Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt Shujat Ali (Wapda) 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5

5th-6th: Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5.

7th-8th: M. Afzal (Wapda) bt Shah Khan (NHA) 8-11,11-9, 11-9, 11-9.

9th-10th: Hafiz Zeeshan (Wapda) bt Faizan Zahoor (Army) 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9.

11th-12th: Subhan Qureshi (Wapda) bt Akbar Shah (Sindh) 9-11, 11-9 ,10-12, 11-5, 11-9.

13-14th: Danish Ali (Army) bt Hamza Godil (Sindh) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7.

15th-16th: Hafiz-ur-Rehman (HEC) bt Bilal Tariq (Sindh) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7.

17th-18th: Salman Saleem (Army) bt Obaid Shah (Army) 11-9, 19-17, 9-11, 11-6.

19th-20th: M. Arbeel (Punjab) bt Omer Zaka (Wapda) 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 11-9.

21st-22nd: Arbaz Anwer (NHA) bt Abdul Haseeb (Islamabad) 8-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9.

23rd-24th: Rafiq Sarhadi (NHA) bt Masood Ali (Railways) 11-9, 13-15, 11-9, 11-9.

25th-26th: Basit Ali (NHA) bt Shozeb Raza (Wapda) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7.

27th-28th: Waqas Ayoub (Wapda) bt Mohammad Ahmed (Punjab) 11-2, 11-5, 11-7.

29th-30th: Faizan Laiq (Sindh) bt Mehdi Raza (Sindh) 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-13, 12-10.

31st: Muneeb Rehman (Punjab).

Published in Dawn November 13th, 2016