KARACHI: Defending champion and second seed Ayesha Sharjeel set a final date with Pakistan No 1 and top seed Shabnam Bilal as Wapda added two more titles to their tally on the penultimate day of the 54th Jubilee Insurance National Table Tennis Championships at the Islamia Club on Wednesday.

Ayesha took 40-minutes to overcome former national champion Rahila Kashif 7-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 and sneak into the final.

Five-time former national champion and mother of two Shabnam carved out a straight 11-4, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 victory over former national junior champion Maliha Ansar to advance into the final.

Both the women’s singles semi-finals turned out to be an all-Wapda affair.

Fresh from sweeping the men’s and women’s team event golds, Wapda clinched women’s doubles and mixed doubles to take their tally to four.

The sister pair of Ghalia Mohsin and Maliha Ansar did Wapda proud by capturing the women’s doubles title imposing to 11-3, 6-11, 6-11, 11-2, 11-7 victory over the pair of Qurat Mujtaba and Sadia Falak Sher in the final.

Former national champion Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falak Sher completed their double crown apiece when the pair gets the better of Abdul Rahim and Mehmooda Hyder 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 to present Wapda mixed doubles gold.

It may be mentioned that Asim and Sadia helped Wapda win the men’s and women’s team event titles.

Army also made their presence felt in the event by picking up men’s doubles gold courtesy Ubaid Shah and Fahad Khuwaja who carved out 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 victory over Wapda’s pair of Ali Faisal and Asim Munir and denying the latter a clean sweep.

The men’s singles semi-finals were in progress at the time of filing this report.

Curtain falls on the event on Thursday with men’s and women’s singles finals on card.

Results:

Women’s singles:

Semi-finals: Ayesha Sharjeel (Wapda) bt Rahila Kashif (Wapda) 7-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-3, 11-5; Shabnam Bilal (Wapda) bt Maliha Ansar (Wapda) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7, 11-7.

Men’s singles:

Quarter-finals: Hassan Haider bt Irtiza Ali 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7; Asim Qureshi bt Danish Ali 11-5, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5; Ubaid Shah bt Salman Virk 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 15-13, 9-11, 11-9; Mohammad Rameez bt Hafeez-ur-Rehman 7-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 11-5.

Women’s doubles:

Final:Ghalia Mohsin and Maliha Ansar bt Qurat Mujtaba and Sadia Falak Sher 11-3, 6-11, 6-11, 11-2, 11-7.Semi-finals: Ghalia Mohsin and Maliha Ansar bt Farah Ilyas and Farwa Babar 11-3, 11-2, 11-9; Qurat Mujtaba and Sadia Falak Sher bt Mehmooda and Sanam Yaseen 1-11, 11-6, 15-17, 11-8, 11-8.

Men’s doubles:

Final: Ubaid Shah and Fahad Khuwaja bt Ali Faisal and Asim Munir 11-5, 11-7, 11-4.

Semi-finals: Ubaid Shah and Fahad Khuwaja bt Asim Qureshi and M.Rameez 11-9, 6-11, 12-10, 13-11; Ali Faisal and Asim Munir bt Mohsin Sarwar and Jahangir Khan 11-6, 12-14, 11-6, 11-7.

Quarter-finals: Asim Qureshi and M.Rameez bt Arbaz Anwar and Saad Nadeem 11-6, 11-6, 11-8; Ali Faisal and Asim Munir bt Salman Virk and Faizan Zahoor 3-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-2; Ubaid Shah and Fahad Khuwaja bt Fahim Raza and Faryal Minhas 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-9; Mohsin Sarwar and Jahangir Khan bt Abdul Rahim and Shujat Ali 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9.

Pre quarter-finals: Ali Faisal and Asim Munir bt Awais Ahmed and Hassan Haider 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-8; Fahim Raza and Faryal Minhas bt Subhan Asim and Salman Saleem 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 10-12, 11-2; Ubaid Shah and Fahad Khuwaja bt Awais Hassan and Umair Hassan 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8; Arbaz Anwar and Saad Nadeem bt Danish Ali and Muhammad Islam 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6; Salman Virk and Faizan Zahoor bt Raheel Qureshi and Noman Zara 11-2, 11-9, 11-6; Asim Qureshi and M.Rameez bt Akbar Shah and Kaif Raiz 11-7, 11-4, 11-4; Mohsin Sarwar and Jahangir Khan bt Shah Khan and Basit Ali 11-9, 11-9, 11-6; Abdul Rahim and Shujat Ali bt Abdullah Nazeer and Aahil Shah 11-4, 11-8, 10-12, 14-12.

First round: Abdullah Nazeer and Aahil Shah bt Shahzad and Noman 11-8, 11-4, 11-9; Raheel Qureshi and Noman Zara bt Sardar Hamza and Saad Naeem 11-6, 11-9, 11-7; Shah Khan and Basit Ali bt Umer Zaka and Waleed Azam 5-11, 11-5, 11-3, 10-12, 11-4; Ali Faisal and Asim Munir bt Shiraz Razzak and Usman 11-2, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8; Subhan Asim and Salman Saleem bt Seemab Hussain and Waseem Ramzan 11-5, 11-7, 11-8; Fahim Raza and Faryal Minhas bt Arsalan Alvi and Saim Adnan 11-2, 11-6, 11-6; Awais Hassan and Umair Hassan bt Usama Nathani and Walid Gul 11-5, 11-5, 11-6; Akbar Shah and Kaif Raiz bt Asad Ali and Noman Aziz 11-8, 11-5, 11-9; Ubaid Shah and Fahad Khuwaja bt Haseeb and Hassan Imam 11-2, 12-10, 11-7; Awais Ahmed and Hassan Haider bt Mian Absar and Shayan Farooq 11-2, 11-4, 11-9; Arbaz Anwar and Saad Nadeem bt Abdul Majid and Agha Ali 11-6, 11-3, 13-11; Salman Virk and Faizan Zahoor bt M.Hamza and M.Arbeel 11-8, 11-13, 12-10, 12-14, 11-8; Danish Ali and Mohammad Islam bt Qamar Saeed and Wajih Uddin 11-2, 11-7, 12-10; Asim Qureshi and M.Rameez bt Sharjeel and Umer 11-8, 11-5, 11-7; Abdul Rahim and Shujat Ali bt Irtiza Ali and Hafeez-ur-Rehman 7-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5; Mohsin Sarwar and Jahangir Khan bt Rehan and Nayyar 11-9, 11-6, 11-7.

Mixed doubles:

Final:Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falak Sher bt Abdul Rahim and Mehmooda Hyder 11-9, 11-9, 11-5.

Semi-finals: Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falak Sher bt Subhan Asim and Amna Jabeen 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6; Abdul Rahim and Mehmooda Hyder bt Asim Munir and Qurat Mujtaba 6-11, 16-14, 11-6-11-8.

Quarter-finals: Subhan Asim and Amna Jabeen bt Faryal Minhas and Sanam Yaseen 11-5, 6-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7; Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falak Sher bt Ali Faisal and Ayesha Sharjeel 16-14, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7; Abdul Rehim and Mehmooda Hyder bt Mohsin Sarwar and Ghalia Mohsin 11-7, 13-11, 11-7; Asim Munir and Qurat Mujtaba bt Fahad Khuwaja and Farah Ilyas 7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-5.

Pre quarter-finals: Subhan Asim and Amna Jabeen b Salman Virk and Farwa Babar 11-9, 12-14, 12-10, 11-8; Asim Qureshi and Sadia Falak Sher bt Kaif Raiz and Hareem Anwar 11-7, 11-7, 11-1; Faryal Minhas and Sanam Yaseen bt Usman Amjad and Maria Parveen 11-4, 11-5, 11-7; Abdul Rahim and Mehmooda Hyder bt Hamza and Eisha Khan 11-3, 11-8, 11-4; Fahad Khuwaja and Farah Ilyas bt Mian Absar and Iqra Rehman 9-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4; Asim Munir and Qurat Mujtaba bt Danish Ali and Nimra Rehman 11-6, 11-1, 11-6; Ali Faisal and Aisha Sharjeel bt Shujat Ali and Farwa Arif 12-10, 11-7, 11-8; Mohsin Sarwar and Ghalia Mohsin bt Faizan Zahoor and Abeera Ali 4-11, 11-2, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7.

First round: Hamza and Eisha Khan bt Maria Rehmat and M.Hamza 11-7, 11-5, 11-4; Maria Parveen and Usman Amjad bt Usama Nathani and Sobia Ali 9-11, 11-8, 16-14, 11-3; Mian Absar and Iqra Rehman bt Bilal Ahmed and Haleema Sadia 11-1, 11-1, 11-4; Shujat Ali and Farwar Arif bt Haseeb and Sana Aftab 11-4, 11-8, 11-2; Mohsin Sarwar and Gahlia Mohsin bt Abdullah Nazeer and Rosable 11-2, 11-4, 11-5; Subhan Asim and Amna Jabeen bt Shayan Farooq and Manahil Azam 11-8, 11-7, 11-4; Danish Ali and Nimra Rehman bt Raheel Qureshi and Iqra Saeed 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Kaif Raiz and Hareem Anwar bt Saad and Reshail 12-10, 11-4, 11-9; Ali Faisal and Aisha Sharjeel bt Ubaid Shah and Seemab Alam 9-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8.

Thursday’s fixtures: Women’s singles final at 5pm; men’s singles final at 6pm.

Published in Dawn, January 11th, 2018