LAHORE: Defending champions Wapda reached the quarter-finals of the 52nd Engro National Volleyball Championship here at the Punjab Sports Gymnasium’s Hall on Monday.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab also qualified for the quarters as five more matches were decided on Monday.

Army, Railways, Pakistan Air Force, Higher Education Commission and Navy have already reached the last-eight stage of the event.

Wapda struggled to beat high-flying Railways before recording a 25-16, 25-16, 21-25, 25-17 victory.

Railways had won their first two matches of the championship by a big margin but the defending champions broke their winning streak.

However, both the teams marched into the quarter-finals.

Gilgit-Baltistan also stunned Balochistan while completing a 25-6, 25-17, 15-27, 25-20 victory.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa registered an easy 25-10, 25-12, 25-12 win against Sindh to confirm a place in the quarter-finals while Punjab blanked Islamabad 25-13, 25-11, 25-17 to book their place in the last eight.

Azad Jammu Kashmir beat Pakistan Board 3-0 in a match that had no bearing on the last-eight line-up.

Published in Dawn, November 30th, 2021