KARACHI: Promising Furqan Patel and Hoor Fawad emerged new men and women singles champions by winning their respective finals as curtains fell on the seventh Dr Essa Mohammad ranking table tennis tournament at the Sindh Sports Board (SSB) Sports Complex on Tuesday.

Fourth seed Furqan stunned defending champion Aahil Shah 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10 to win yet another honour.

Furqan, meanwhile, ended the event with a double crown as he together with Kaif Riaz have won the men’s doubles title by hettng the better of the pair of Salman and Usman 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 in the final.

The 11-year-old unseeded Hoor powered to straight 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 victory over fourth seed Maria Tazeem to land her maiden women’s singles crown. Hoor’s elder sister Saman had lost to Maria in the quarter-final.

It is pertinent to mention that top three seeds in the men’s and women’s singles have made their exit earlier.

Dr Farhan Essa, a former table tennis player who graced the finals, gave away the prizes. He had instituted the event in the name of his illustrious father Dr Essa Mohammad who was a top ranked national player when the game was in its infancy in the country.

Also present at the finals among others were former international Arif Nakhuda, Mohammad Nakhuda, Obaid Hadi Khan and secretary Sindh Table Tennis Association Saleem Ahmed.

Results:

Men’s singles final: Furqan Patel bt Aahil Shah 7-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-4, 8-11, 12-10.

Women’s singles final: Hoor Fawad bt Maria Tazeem 11-9, 12-10.12-10.

Men’s doubles final: Furqan and Kaif bt Salman and Usman 11-5, 11-8, 11-8.

Men’s singles:

Semi-finals: Aahil Shahbt Khawar Mehmood 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-4; Furqan Patel bt Kaif Riaz 11-8, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6.

Men’s doubles:

First round: Aahil Shah and Farhan bt Muzammil and Hassan 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Ubaid and Shahmeer bt Pervaiz and Atif 11-4, 11-5, 11-5; Khawar and Azhar bt Mikael and Mithani 11-4, 11-6, 11-9; Haq Nawaz and M.Ali bt Ayaz and Sohail 11-2, 11-5, 11-6; Alishan andMohsin bt Affan and Ghufran 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Gul Hassan and Hamza bt Wajahat and Usama 11-5, 11-4, 11-6; Dr.Haroon and Dr.Farooq bt Youns and Faiz 11-7, 11-7, 11-8; Anas and Anasullah bt Eshan and Zain 11-9, 11-8, 12-10; Ejaz and Zawwar bt Faisal and Fawad 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 10-12, 11-7; Hussain and Raheel bt Farrukh and Ahmed 11-6, 11-7, 11-8; Irtiza and Saad bt Usama and Mehdi 12-10, 4-11, 12-10, 11-8; Syed Durab and Mohammad Saim bt Uzair and Ather 8-11, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6; Arsalan and Saim bt Shan and Saqib 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 11-7; Huzaifa and Hassan bt Taha and Shahbaz 3-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-9.

Pre quarter-finals: Alishan and Mohsin bt Gul Hassan and Hamza 11-5, 11-8, 11-6; Azhar and Khawar bt Ubaid and Shahmeer 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; Furqan and Kaif bt Ejaz and Zawwar 11-5, 11-6, 11-8; Hussain and Raheel bt Haq Nawaz and Mohammad Ali 11-6, 11-8, 11-3; Aahil Shah and Noman bt Anas and Anasullah 11-6, 16-18, 11-3, 11-9; Usman and Salman bt Saad and Irtiaz 11-6, 11-7, 11-4; Dr.Haroon and Dr..Farooq bt Huzaifa and Hassan 16-14, 11-7, 12-10; Arsalan and Saim bt Syed Durab and Mohammad Saim 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-8.

Quarter-finals: Aahil Shah and Noman bt Azhar and Khawar 11-7, 11-9, 11-5; Furqan and Kaif bt Dr.Farooq and Dr.Haroon 11-9, 11-8, 11-7; Usman and Salman bt Mohsin and Alishan 14-12, 11-8, 11-8; Hussain and Raheel bt Arsalan and Saim 5-11, 13-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9.

Semi-finals: Furqan and Kaif bt Aahil and Noman 11-8, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8; Salman and Usman bt Hussain and Raheel 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 12-10.

Published in Dawn, October 2nd, 2019