LAHORE, July 20: All seeded players qualified for the pre- quarterfinals of the 8th All Pakistan Ameer Abdullah Khan Rokri badminton tournament on Wednesday. Top seed Wajid Ali got a useful practice while ousting Imran Laeeq in straight games 15-13, 15-10. Former national champion Aamir Islam faced little opposition from Aliuz Zaman before romping home 15-13, 15- 8.

Another seasoned campaigner Ashraf Masih needed three games to overcome the challenge of spirited Rizwan Rana 15-11, 7-15, 15-4. Ashraf trailed 9-7 in the first game but recovered his poise with the help of fine smashing and excellent court coverage. But he made a number of unforced errors in the second game, allowing Rizwan to make it 1-1.

Ashraf, however, regained his composure in the third and never allowed Rizwan any chance of causing an upset with his all-round court craft. In another three game match, Atif Nadeem had to work hard to overcome Rizwan 4-15, 15-8, 15-3.

Atif was erratic in the beginning and lost the first game but, he soon regained control over his game in the next two games to emerge worthy winner.

Ahsan Qamar, who recently won gold medal in the individual event of Nepal Satellite, did not turn up, giving Akram Masih a walk over.

The men and women’s doubles matches also started and would continue throughout the night.

Results

Second round matches.

Wajid Ali) bt Imran Laeeq 15-13, 15-10; Arshad Khan bt Waseem Ismail 15-13, 15-13; Mohammad Atiq bt Mushtaq) 15-5, 17-14; Mohammad Navid bt Intikhab 15-5, 15-1; Akram Masih walk over Ahsan Qamar; Ijaz Ahmed bt Nabeel Akhtar 15-12, 15-10; Aamir Islam bt Aliuz Zaman 15-13, 15-8; Ashraf Masih bt Rizwan Rana 15-11, 7-15, 15-4; Mohammad Akhtar bt Shujaat 15-11, 15- 5; Atif Nadeem bt Rizwan 4-15, 15-8, 15-3. First round matches played on Tuesday night: Naveed bt Jehanzeb 15-2, 15-7; Mohammad Akhtar bt Harrison 15-9, 15-12; Shujaat bt Irfan Rana 15-0, 15-6; Imran Mohib bt Masood 15-2, 15-0; Gohar Ijaz bt Mohammad Shahzad 15-0, 15-6; Rizwan Azam bt Munir 15-3, 15-12; Mushtaq bt Riaz Javed 15-2, 15-2; Atif bt Qadir 15-2, 15-6; Faisal Afzal bt Shahid 15-7, 15-7; Arshad Khan bt Kashif Raja 15-2, 15-1; Waseem Ismail bt Bilal 15-3, 15-2; Atiq bt Mohammad Ali 15-9, 15-2; Rizwan Rana bt Nadeem Javed 15-7, 15-12; Ijaz) bt Murad 15-3, 15-12; Pervez Nabeel bt Ali Mehdi 15-6, 15-5; Ashraf Masih bt Nadeem 15-9, 15-2; Intikhab) bt Faisal Sarwar 15-7, 15-9; Akram Masih) bt Khalid Aziz 11-15, 15-12, 15-4.