LAHORE, Aug 12: All the seeded players qualified for the quarterfinals of the Independence Day table tennis tournament singles’ event at Chroma Complex on Friday. Top seed Bilal Yasin (Wapda) beat Owais Hasan (Railways) 11-5, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, while Imran Malik (Lesco) went to full distance before he eliminated the challenge from Shujat Ali (Faisalabad) 8-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9.

The singles matches in the amateur and upcoming categories were also held.

Results:

Men’s singles (pre-quarterfinals): Ahmed Hussain (HBL) bt Yahya (Sheikhupura) 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-6; Asim Aziz (HBL) bt Wazir Ali (Lesco) 11-9,11-8, 11-6; Yasir Bhatti (HBL) bt Jawan Ali (CTC) 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-6; Bilal Yasin (Wapda) bt Saad Tariq (CTC) 11-5, 11-2, 11-6; Imran Malik (Lesco) bt Sultan (Lahore) 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-6; Jehangir Khan (Wapda) bt Shahid Ali (Guj) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6.

Men’s singles amateur (second round): Saad Tariq bt Hamid 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-5; Shazaib bt Qasim 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 5-11, 11-6; Irfan bt Jawad Ahmed 11-8, 8-11, 11-2, 11-5; Zaid bt Farooq Khan 11-9, 11-8, 11-7; Khalil bt Fahim 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-8; Ali Waqar bt Umer Ali 11-4, 11-6, 11-6; Farhan bt Nabeel 12-10, 7-11, 11-2, 11-6; Ammar bt Habib 11-9, 11-8, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Umer Saba bt Haris 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 12-10; Bader bt Arsalan 11-4, 11-6, 11-6, 11-3.

Men’s singles (upcoming): Salman bt Fawad 11-4, 14-12, 11-3; Badar bt Irfan 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 5-11, 11-7; Ammar bt Haris 11-4, 9-11, 11-2, 11-5; Faheem bt Qasim 11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5; Zaid bt Nabeel 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8; Umair bt Arsalan 11-2, 11-3, 11-7; Hasan Tahir bt Usman Bhatti 12-10, 11-2, 11-6; Hafiz Umer bt Tajammul 11-9, 11-8, 11-6; Abdullah bt Habib 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 12-10; Aurangzeb bt Sajawar 11-4, 3-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-3.