LAHORE: While National Bank of Pakistan retained the men’s team crown, Wapda claimed the women’s title in the 57th National Badminton Championships at the Wapda Sports Complex here on Tuesday.

NBP defeated Wapda 3-1 in the men’s final and Wapda whipped Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) 3-0 in the women’s section.

In the men’s category Wapda began on a winning note when Awais Zahid toppled Murad Ali 16-21, 21-16, 21-18. But NBP hit back swiftly to win the second singles and both the doubles leaving their opponents stunned.

Wapda, however, extracted sweet revenge in the women’s team competition by clinching both singles’ matches and the doubles against the SNGPL.

Meanwhile matches were also decided in the individual men’s and women’s categories.

Results:

Men’s team event’s finals:

NBP beat Wapda 3-1 — Awais Zahid (Wapda) bt Murad Ali (NBP) 16-21, 21-16, 21-18; Rizwan Azam/Raja Hasnain (NBP) bt Mohammad Ali Larosh/Irfan Saeed (Wapda) 21-19, 21-19; Anjum Bashir (NBP) bt Amir Saeed (Wapda) 21-11, 21-12; Kashif Sulehri/Raja Zulqarnain (NBP) bt Awais Zahid/ Atique (Wapda) 22-19, 9-21, 21-10.

Women’s team event finals:

Wapda beat SNGPL 3-0 — Mahoor Shahzad bt Zubaira Islam 21-3, 21-10; Saima Waqas/Ghazala Siddique bt Zubaira Islam/ Javeria Tahir 21-18, 21-12; Bushra Qayyum beat Aqsa Zikriya 21-16, 21-13.

Individual events:

Men’s singles: Murad Ali (NBP) bt Shoaib Riaz (Wapda) 16-21, 21-13, 21-18; Raja Zulqarnain Haider (NBP) bt Soban Jamil (Wapda) 21-18, 21-13; Anjum Bashir (NBP) bt Mohammad Uaakeph Khan (KRL) 21-11, 21-16; Hashir Bashir (Wapda) bt Adeel Anjum (Army) 21-14, 21-14; Ahmer Jalal (Punjab) bt Ali Mehdi (Wapda) 21-18, 17-21, 21-18; Yasir Ali (Punjab) bt Aoun Abbas (Wapda) 21-8, 21-4; Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) bt Mohammad Rizwan (Wapda) 21-17, 21-16; Ammar Masood (Punjab) bt Muteeb Sohail (KRL) 21-17, 21-18; Mohammad Waqas Ahmed (Wapda) bt Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) 21-13, 21-7; Raja Hasnain (Wapda) bt Fazal Rehman (KPT) 21-10, 22-20; Abdur Rehman (Wapda) bt Tahir Khan (Police) 21-16, 9-21, 21-10; Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) bt Rizwan Azam (Wapda) 21-13, 21-18; Mohammad Muqeet (SNGPL) bt Shabbar Hussain (Wapda) 21-9, 21-16; Hafiz Irfan Saeed (Wapda) bt Ahmad Faizan (Wapda) 21-15, 21-16; Zohaib Khalil (Police) bt Amir Saeed (Wapda) 22-20, 18-21, 21-14; Awais Zahid (Wapda) bt Raza Ali (Punjab) 21-16, 21-13.

Women’s singles: Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) bt Hina Insbat (Wapda) 21-7, 21-5; Sara Razzaq (Wapda) bt Aneeqa Rana (Wapda) 21-8, 21-6; Palwasha Bashir (NBP) bt Hadia Ashfaq (Punjab) 21-7, 21-7; Huma Javed (Wapda) bt Farzana Ali (Wapda) 20-22, 21-17, 21-16; Seher Akram (Wapda) bt Maryam Riaz (Wapda) 21-8, 21-14; Sadia Arshad (Wapda) bt Anmol Rasheed (Wapda) 21-19, 5-21, 21-17; Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) bt Kausar Javed (Punjab) by 21-7, 21-12; Yasmeen Shahzadi (Islamabad) beat Wirdha Gohar (SNGPL) 14-21, 21-19, 21-19; Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) bt Summiya Tariq (Army) 15-21, 21-16, 21-19; Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) bt Saima Waqas (Wapda) 16-21, 21-12, 22-20; Sidra Irfan (Wapda) bt Rida Hanif (Army) 21-16, 21-17; Bushra Qayyum (Wapda) bt Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) bt Ruqquiya Butt (SNGPL) 21-5, 21-9; Amal Muneeb (Punjab) bt Saba Rasheed (Wapda) 23-21, 12-21, 21-19; Anila Irshad (Wapda) bt Javeria Tahir (SNGPL) by 21-11, 21-16; Mehwish Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Rubab Imtiaz (Wapda) 21-13, 21-15; Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) bt Laiba Masoud (Punjab) 21-14, 21-19.

Published in Dawn, January 29th, 2020