KARACHI: Second seed Essa Lab A toppled top seed Young Stars A 3-1 to storm into women’s team event final of the Dr Essa Mohammad Karachi Table Tennis Championship which commenced at the Islamia Club the other day.

Following the footsteps of the main outfit, Essa Lab B also made it to the final defeating Young Stars B by the identical scoreline in the other semi-final on Sunday.

According to organisers, eight outfits are competing in the women’s and 20 in the men’s team events.

Islamia Club A and Essa Lab A have been seeded one and two in the men’s team event.

Defending champion Aahil Shah, meanwhile, heads the men’s singles seedings followed by the last year’s runner-up Atta Abbas.

Haleema Ali has been seeded on top in the women’s singles as per current rankings. She is followed by last year’s runner-up Hareem Anwar.

Title holder Naureen Anwar is not defending her crown.

Results:

Women’s team event (first stage league):

Islamia Club bt SSB Complex A 3-0: Haleema Ali bt Mehak Anwar 15-13, 11-6, 6-11, 12-10; Farah Ilyas bt Ayesha Zaffar 11-2, 11-3, 11-1; Haleema Ali and Farah Ilyas bt Mehak Anwar and Ayesha Zaffar 11-4, 11-2, 11-8.

Essa Lab A bt Young Stars Club B 3-1: Iqra Saeed lost to Sadia Raheel 5-11, 14-16, 3-11; Ghalia Mohsin bt Maria Tazeem 11-5, 11-5, 11-2; Iqra Saeed and Ghalia Mohsin bt Sadia Raheel and Qurat Sakina 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Ghalia Mohsin bt Sadia Raheel 11-2, 11-4, 11-6.

Essa Lab B bt Young Stars Club A 3-1: Maliha Ansar bt Hareem Anwar 12-10, 11-7, 16-14; Atiqa Khan lost to Qurat Mujtaba 5-11, 5-11, 6-11; Maliha Ansar and Atiqa Khan bt Hareem Anwar and Qurat Mujtaba 11-8, 11-8, 4-11, 11-8; Maliha Ansar bt Qurat Mujtaba 12-10, 15-13, 12-14, 15-13.

Young Stars Club B bt SSB Complex B 3-0: Maria Tazeem bt Hoor Fawad 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Qurat Sakina bt Saman Fawad 11-2, 11-2, 11-5; Sadia Raheel and Qurat Sakina bt Hoor Fawad and saman Fawad 11-1, 11-4, 11-7.

Essa Lab B bt Islamia Club 3-1: Maliha Ansar bt Haleema Ali 11-6, 11-4, 11-3; Atiqa Khan lost to Farah Ilyas 7-11, 3-11, 9-11; Maliha Ansar and Atiqa Khan bt Haleema Ali and Farah Ilyas 11-8, 11-5, 12-10; Maliha Ansar bt Farah Ilyas 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.

Young Stars Club bt SSB Complex A 3-0: Qurat Mujtaba bt Ayesha Zaffar 11-3, 11-1, 11-5; Hareem Anwer bt Mehak Anwer 11-4, 11-5, 11-8; Qurat Mujtaba and Hareem Anwer bt Ayesha Zaffar and Mehak Anwer 11-7, 11-3, 11-1.

Essa Lab A bt Islamia Club 3-1: Ghalia Mohsin bt Sameera Wajahat 11-3, 10-12, 11-6, 11-8; Iqra Saeed lost to Abeera Ali 8-11, 11-13, 12-10, 12-10, 8-11; Ghalia Mohsin and Iqra Saeed bt Sameera Wajahat and Abeera Ali 12-10, 9-11, 11-9, 11-4; Ghalia Mohsin bt Abeera Ali 11-5, 11-5, 11-13, 11-4.

Semi-finals:

Essa Lab A bt Young Stars Club A 3-1: Iqra Saeed lost to Qurat Mujtaba 4-11, 3-11, 10-12; Ghalia Mohsin bt Hareem Anwer 11-1, 11-4, 11-5; Iqra Saeed and Ghalia Mohsin bt Hareem Anwer and Qurat Mujtaba 11-1, 11-4, 15-13; Ghalia Mohsin bt Qurat Mujtaba 11-8, 11-7, 11-7.

Essa Lab B bt Young Stars Club B 3-1: Atiqa Khan lost to Sadia Raheel 9-11, 7-11, 9-11; Maliha Ansar bt Maria Tazeem 11-7, 11-1, 13-11; Atiqa Khan and Maliha Ansar bt Sadia Raheel and Maria Tazeem 11-7, 11-5, 11-8; Maliha Ansar bt Sadia Raheel 11-7, 12-10, 11-6.

Men’s team event (first stage league):

Sunset Club bt Hassanabad Club 3-0: Hassan Haider bt Fawad 11-7, 11-2, 11-4; Hamza Godil bt Zaffar Khan 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; Ahmer Ali bt Saad 11-6, 11-7, 11-7.

Young Stars Club A bt Fatimiyah Club 3-0: Anas Khan bt Shayan 15-13, 11-6, 11-7; Raheel Qureshi bt Daniyal 11-6, 11-2, 11-6; Azher Khurshid bt Jawwad 11-2, 11-7, 11-4.

Khokhar Club bt Alishan Club 3-1: Hassan bt Aftab Hasan 10-12, 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-9; Tazeem-ur-Rehman bt Shahzad Bashir 12-10, 12-10, 11-6; Rafay lost to Mohammad Imran 9-11, 7-11, 7-11; Tazeem-ur-Rehman bt Aftab Hasan 11-7, 11-5, 11-5.

Young Stars Club A bt SSB Complex B 3-0: Raheel Qureshi bt Ubaid Hadi 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Khawar Mehmood bt Fawad-ur-Rehman 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7; Anas Khan bt Anasullah Siddiqui 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-8.

Young Stars Club B bt Times Club 3-0: Saim Adnan bt Ayaz Ahmed 11-6, 11-9, 11-6; Arsalan Alvi bt Faizan Laeeq 11-6, 11-3, 8-11, 12-10; M.Ali bt Danish Idrees 15-13, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6.

SSB Complex A bt Amroha Club A 3-0: Faisal Saqib bt Mohd Ali Shar Ali 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7; Saad Raiz bt Saeed Haider 13-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4; Rohan Khalil bt Muhib Haider 11-9, 11-9, 11-6.

Sunset Club bt Essa Lab A 3-1: Atta Abbas lost to Hasan Haider 8-11, 5-11, 3-11; Mohsin Sarwer bt Hamza Godil 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5; Aqeel Ahmed bt Ahmer Ali 10-12, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6; Mohsin Sarwer bt Hasan Haider 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-6.

Aga Khan Gymkhana bt Salawat Club 3-1: Mohd Ali Sher Ali bt Haq Nawaz Gazdar 11-13, 11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 12-10; Ahmed Pesnani bt Abdul Moeed 11-5, 11-8, 11-4; Salim Nooruddin lost to Sovaid Tanveer 7-11, 7-11, 5-11; Ahmed Pesnani bt Haq Nawaz Gazdar 12-10, 12-10, 11-7.

Saturday’s results:

Women’s team event (first stage league):

Essa Lab A bt SSB Complex B 3-0: Ghalia Mohsin bt Hoor Fawad 11-1, 11-2, 11-1; Iqra Saeed bt Saman Fawad 11-5, 11-1, 11-1; Ghalia Mohsin and Iqra Saeed bt Hoor Fawad and Saman Fawad 11-2, 11-4, 11-2.

Essa Lab B bt SSB Complex A 3-1: Atiqa Khan lost to Mehak Anwar 6-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-13; Maliha bt Ayesha Zaffar 11-3, 11-6, 11-4; Atiqa Khan and Maliha bt Mehak Anwar and Ayesha Zaffar 11-2, 11-2, 11-2; Maliha bt Mehak Anwar 11-6, 11-1, 11-5.

Young Stars Club B bt Alishan Club 3-1: Sadia Raheel bt Sameera Wajahat 11-5, 11-6, 11-3; Maria Tazeem lost to Abeera Ali 6-11, 4-11, 8-11; Sadia Raheel and Qurat Sakina bt Sameera Wajahat and Abeera Ali 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 15-17, 11-6; Sadia Raheel bt Abeera Ali 11-5, 8-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-4.

Young Stars Club A bt Islamia Club 3-2: Qurat Mujtaba bt Haleema Ali 11-3, 11-6, 11-7; Hareem Anwar lost to Farah Ilyas 11-5, 11-13, 5-11, 4-11; Qurat Mujtaba & Hareem Anwar bt Haleema Ali & Farah Ilyas 11-7, 11-7, 11-8; Qurat Mujtaba lost to Farah Ilyas 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-13; Hareem Anwar bt Haleema Ali 12-10, 11-8, 11-6.

Alishan Club bt SSB Complex B 3-0: Abeera Ali bt Saman Fawad 11-3, 11-6, 11-5; Zehra Bashir bt Hoor Fawad 11-4, 11-8, 11-6; Abeera Ali and Zehra Bashir bt Saman Fawad and Hoor Fawad 11-8, 11-7, 11-2.

Men’s team event (first stage league):

SSB Complex B bt Fatimiyah Sports Club 3-0: Anasullah Siddiqui bt Jawwad 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-6; Fawad-ur-Rehman bt Daniyal 11-5, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9; Shah Rukh bt Shayan 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7.

Essa Lab B bt Khokhar Club A 3-0: Farhan Hashim bt Hassan 11-4, 11-3, 11-1; Raheel Saleem bt Tazeem-ur-Rehman 11-2, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7; Durab Ahmed bt Rafay 11-9, 11-5, 11-5.

Islamia Club A bt Khokhar Club B 3-0: Salman Saleem bt Adil 11-9, 11-9, 11-2; Aahil Shah bt Faizan 11-2, 5-11, 11-1, 11-2; Akbar Shah bt Areeb-ur-Rehman 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 11-2.

Islamia Club B bt Amroha Club B 3-0: Kaif Raiz bt Aqeel Abbas 13-11, 11-9, 11-4; Noman Zara bt Mustafa Haider 11-2, 11-6, 11-2; Bilal Tariq bt Ali Murtaza 11-5, 11-8, 11-9.

Alishan Club A bt Amroha Club A 3-0: Sulaman Sadruddin bt Saeed 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8; Farrukh Kamal bt Wasif 11-4, 11-7, 11-7; Asif Razzak bt Ali Siddiqui 11-5, 11-6, 11-8.

Monday’s fixtures: Women’s singles at 3.30pm; men’s singles first round at 6pm; men’s team event final at 7.30pm.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2017