KARACHI: Hosts Sindh and Chromatex Chemicals won separate gold medals that were decided in the 24th National Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships at the Majeed Khan indoor gymnasium at Islamia Club on Friday.

Sindh overcome fighting Punjab 3-2 in the final to become new cadet girls team event champions. Balochistan secured the bronze. Defending champions Chromatex did not compete in the event.

Chroamatex, meanwhile, dethrone holders Sindh by inflicting 3-2 defeat to win the junior girls team event title.

At the time of filing this report, the cadet boys and junior boys team event finals were in progress.

Defending champions National Highway Authority (NHA) was up against Railways in the cadet boys team final. The former had carved out 3-0 victory over Sindh while the latter blanked Chromatex by the identical scoreline of 3-0 in the semi-finals.

Similarly, holders Army outplayed Punjab straight 3-0 to set up junior boys team final against Sindh who were home 3-0 over Khyber Pakhtun­khwa in the pre-finals.

Results:

Junior girls team event playoff for first-second positions:

Chromatex bt Sindh 3-2: Maira Khan lost to Hareem Anwer 2-11, 7-11, 2-11; Fatima Khan bt Nimra Faiq 11-2, 11-4, 11-4; Maheen bt Ayesha Zafar 11-5, 11-3, 11-4; Fatima Khan lost to Hareem Anwer 11-5, 11-13, 9-11, 9-11; Maira Khan bt Nimra Faiq 11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7.

Cadet girls team event playoff for first-second positions:

Sindh bt Punjab 3-2: Maryam Faiq lost to Zainab 2-11, 6-11, 3-11; Maria Tazeem bt Nimra 11-2, 11-5, 11-4; Maryam and Mehak lost to Zainab and Nimra 9-11, 1-11, 15-13, 11-7, 10-12; Maria Tazeem bt Zainab 3-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-6; Maryam Faiq bt Nimra 11-6, 12-10, 12-10.

Junior boys team event semi-finals:

Army bt Punjab 3-0: Faizan bt Hussain 11-2, 10-12, 15-13, 12-10; Fahad bt Ahmed 11-7, 11-7, 11-9; Obaid bt Noman 11-5, 11-3, 6-11, 11-0.

Sindh bt Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 3-0: Hamza Godil bt Awais 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Furqan Patel bt Sharjeel 11-8, 11-8, 13-11; Kaif Raiz bt Sangeel 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-6.

Cadet Boys team event semi-finals:

NHA bt Sindh 3-0: Basit bt Sovaid Tanveer 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Shah Khan bt Shayan 11-3, 11-3, 11-5; Basit and Arbaz bt Sovaid and Shayan 11-8, 11-9, 7-11, 11-3.

Railways bt Chromatex 3-0: Haseeb bt Mashal Khan 11-8, 11-6, 11-9; Shayan bt Taimor Khan 11-3, 11-8, 11-2; Haseeb and Shayan bt Taimor and Mashal 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6.

Junior boys team event group matches:

Railways bt Balochistan 3-0: Wajid bt Muzammil 11-1, 11-2, 11-7; Ali bt Matiullah 11-8, 11-7, 11-7; Ahsan bt Umer 11-5,11-7, 11-2.

Cadet boys team event group matches:

Railways bt Punjab 3-2: Shayan Farooq bt Zubair 13-11, 11-7, 11-9; Haseeb Khwaja lost to Usman 7-11, 7-11, 5-11; Shayan and Haseeb lost to Zubair and Usman 11-6, 10-12, 10-12, 11-9, 6-11; Shayan Farooq bt Usman 8-11, 11-13, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9; Haseeb Khwaja bt Zubair 11-4, 11-7, 11-1.

Habib Bank bt Islamabad 3-0: Alishan bt Haseeb 5-11, 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 13-11; Areeb-ur-Rehman bt Ali 11-8, 5-11, 11-5, 11-9; Alishan and Areeb bt Haseeb and Ali 11-7, 13-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-7.

Junior boys singles:

First round: Awais Jamsheed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Umer (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-4, 11-3; Abdul Ghaffar (Sindh) bt Noman Tahir (Punjab) 11-6, 11-6, 11-8; Saad Nadeem (Islamabad) bt Hassan Anis (Sindh) 11-6, 11-8, 2-11, 11-7; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Saad Hassan (Sindh) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5; Syed Ahmed (Punjab) bt Faisal Ali (Punjab) 11-4, 11-3, 8-11, 11-6; Wajid Khan (Railways) bt M.Mohsin (Punjab) 11-8, 11-9, 13-11; Obaid Shah (Army) bt Matiullah (Balochistan) 11-1, 11-3, 11-5; Sangeen Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Abbas Ali (Islamabad) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; Sharjeel Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Kashif (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-1, 11-4; M.Hussain (Punjab) bt M.Ahsan (Railways) 11-7, 11-5, 11-5; Furqan Patel (Sindh) bt Ali Siddiqui (Railways) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7; Salman Minto (Islamabad) bt Shameer Elahi (Sindh) 11-8, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8; M.Saqib (Sindh) bt Muzammil-ur-Rehman (Balochistan) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8.

Junior boys singles:

Pre quarter-finals: Arbaz Anwer (NHA) bt Awais Jamsheed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 11-6, 14-12; Saad Nadeem (Islamabad) bt Abdul Ghaffar (Sindh) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Syed Ahmed (Punjab) 11-4, 11-4, 15-13; Obaid Shah (Army) bt Wajid Khan (Railways) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3; Hamza Godil (Sindh) bt Sangeen Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 11-6, 11-2; M.Hussain (Punjab) bt Sharjeel Ikram (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 14-16, 11-4, 11-9; Furqan Patel (Sindh) bt Salman Minto (Islamabad) 11-6, 11-5, 11-13, 11-5; Fahad Khawajad (Army) bt M.Saqib (Sindh) 11-6, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8.

Junior girls singles:

Pre quarter-finals: Nimra Faiq (Sindh) bt Farwa Jaffry (Balochistan) 11-0, 11-4, 11-1; Haya Noor (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Fiza Jaffry (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-2, 11-0; Nimra Rehman (Army) bt Saman Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Iqra Rehman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Farah Deeba (Sindh) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7; Ayesha Zafar (Sindh) bt Erum Baloch (Balochistan) 11-2, 11-9, 11-7; Maira Khan (Sindh) bt Zarina (Balochistan) 11-2, 11-3, 11-5.

Quarter-finals: Fatima Khan (Chromatex) bt Nimra Faiq (Sindh) 11-7, 11-6, 11-6; Nimra Rehman (Army) bt Haya Noor (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 12-10, 11-7, 11-3; Iqra Rehman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Ayesha Zafar (Sindh) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8; Hareem Anwer (Sindh) bt Maira Khan (Chromatex) 11-2, 11-8, 11-9.

Cadet boys singles:

First round: Mashal Khan (Chromatex) bt Abdul Wahab (Sindh) 11-8, 11-4, 11-4; Daniyal Siddiqui (Islamabad) bt Moiz Rajput (Sindh) 11-6, 11-3, 11-5; Shayan Farooq (Railways) bt M.Ali Abdullah (Islamabad) 11-4, 11-5, 11-8; Usman Amjad (Punjab) bt Eshan Matilal (Sindh) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7; Shayan Saleem (Sindh) bt M.Haseeb Farooq (Islamabad) 11-8, 11-3, 12-10; Abbas Amjad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Kabir Ahmed Pesnani (Sindh) 11-5, 11-8, 11-6; Kaif Raiz (Sindh) bt Huzaifa Khan (Sindh) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; Ali Shan (Habib Bank) bt Hamza Memon (Sindh) 11-3, 11-5, 11-5; Zubair Anwer (Punjab) bt M.Sovaid Tanveer (Sindh) 9-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-9; Umer Amjad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Hamza Ishtiaq (Sindh) 11-4, 11-3, 11-6; Basit Ali (NHA) bt Ahmed Asif (Sindh) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3; Taimor Khan (Chromatex) bt Kamran Sharif (Sindh) 11-5, 11-8, 11-9; Mansoor Ikram (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Areeb-ur-Rehman (Habib Bank) 11-6, 11-9, 11-4.

Cadet boys singles:

Pre quarter-finals: Shah Khan (NHA) bt Mashal Khan (Chromatex) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7; Shayan Farooq (Railways) bt Daniyal Siddiqui (Islamabad) 11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 11-6; Usman Amjad (Punjab) bt Shayan Saleem (Sindh) 11-3, 11-2, 11-4; Haseeb Khawaja (Railways) bt Abbas Amjad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 5-11, 8-11, 11-8, 15-13; Kaif Raiz (Sindh) bt Ali Shan (Habib Bank) 11-2, 11-7, 11-2; Umer Amjad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Zubair Anwer (Punjab) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6; Basit Ali (NHA) bt Taimor Khan (Chromatex) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9; Ummam Khawaja (Army) bt Mansoor Ikram (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-8, 11-6.

Cadet girls singles:

Pre quarter-finals: Zainab (Punjab) bt Bushra Anwer (Sindh) 11-3, 11-3, 11-2; Ammra Ishtiaq (Sindh) bt Nimra SaifUllah (Punjab) 13-11, 13-15, 11-8, 11-4; Maheen Sheraz (Chromatex) bt Haiqa Adeel (Sindh) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2; Kalsoom Khan (Chromatex) bt Saman Fawad (Sindh) 11-1, 11-5, 11-4; Marium Faiq (Sindh) bt Hoor Fawad (Sindh) 11-6, 11-2, 11-5; Amal Saeed (Punjab) bt Riffat Sabir (Sindh) 11-4, 11-9, 11-7.

Quarter-finals: Zainab (Punjab) bt Maria Tazeem (Sindh) 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 9-11, 11-9; Maheen Sheraz (Chromatex) bt Ammra Ishtiaq (Sindh) 11-6, 11-6, 11-3; Kalsoom Khan (Chromatex bt Marium Faiq (Sindh) 11-8, 11-7, 11-8; Mehak Anwer (Sindh) bt Amal Saeed (Punjab) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4.

Published in Dawn, August 19th, 2017