LAHORE: Several matches were decided in the pre-quarterfinals and quarter-finals of the men’s and women’s team events of the 59th National Badminton Championship here on Tuesday.

Results:

Men’s team event (pre-quarterfinals):

AJK beat Balochistan 3-1:

First singles: Faraz (Balochistan) bt Hamza (AJK) by 21-13, 21-16; first doubles: Uzair/P.A. Nabeel (AJK) bt Hassana/Imran

(Balochiatn) 21-13, 21-14; second singles: P.A. Nabeel (AJK) bt Hassana (Balochistan) 21-15, 21-11; second doubles: Hamzan/ Roman (AJK) bt Moin/Faraz (Balochistan) 21-15, 21-14

Pakistan Police beat Punjab 3-0:

First singles: Zohaib Khalil (Police) bt Jalees Konain (Punjab) 18-21, 21-16, 21-15; first doubles: Tahir/Masood (Police) bt Mujtaba/Umer (Punjab) 21-13, 21-15; second Singles: Tahir (Police) bt M. Shahzaib (Punjab) 21-16, 21-11

New Khan beat KRL 3-0:

First singles: Anjum Bashir (New Khan) bt Uaakeph Khan (KRL) 21-13, 21-16; first doubles: Raja Hasnain/Raja Hassan (New Khan) bt Adeel Anjum/Jamshaid (KRL) 21-10, 21-15; second singles: Raja Hassan (New Khan) bt Muteeb Sohail (KRL) 21-15, 21-16

HEC beat Pakistan Army 3-2:

First singles: Muqsit Islam (Army) bt Ahmer Jalal (HEC) 10-21, 21-18, 21-11; first doubles: Abuzar Rasheed/Yasir Ali (HEC) bt Abdullah/Rehman (Army) 21-9, 21-14; second singles: Abdullah (Army) bt Tayyab Shafiq (HEC) 21-12, 21-15; second doubles: Rohan/Rohail (HEC) bt Muqsit Islam/Uzair (Army) 21-14, 18-21, 21-19; third singles: Abuzar Rasheed (HEC) bt Uzair (Army) 18-21, 21-11, 21-18

Islamabad beat Sindh 3-0:

First singles: Ibrahim (Islamabad) bt Shahid Khan (Sindh) 18-21, 22-20, 21-12; first doubles: Ali Chishti/Ahmad (Islamabad) bt Shahid/Hamza (Sindh) 18-21, 21-15, 22-20

Team event (men’s quarter-finals):

Pakistan Wapda beat AJK 3-0:

First singles: Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) bt Roman (AJK) by 21-9, 21-14; first doubles: M. Ali Larosh/Awais Zahid (Wapda) bt Nabeel/Uzair (AJK) 17-21, 21-11, 21-9; second singles: Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Wapda) bt Nabeel (AJK) 21-13, 21-14

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Islamabad 3-1:

First singles: Murad Ali (KP) bt Ibrahim Rasheed (Islamabad) 21-16, 21-13; first doubles: Ahmad Hassan Janjua/Ali Chishti (Islamabad) bt Fazal Rehman/Tahir Shah (KP) 21-13, 13-21, 21-19; second singles: Shoaib Riaz (KP) bt Shahab Khan (Islamabad) 21-14, 21-11; second doubles: Shoaib Riaz/Murad Ali (KP) bt Shahab Khan/Qasim (Islamabad) 21-16, 22-20

SNGPL beat Pakistan Police 3-2:

First singles: Shahmeer Iftikhar (SNGPL) bt Zohaib Khan (Police) 11-21, 25-23, 21-18; first doubles: Shahmeer Iftikhar/M. Noman (SNGPL) bt Zohaib Khan/Umer (KP) 21-10, 21-13; second singles: Tahir (Police) bt Ahmad Tariq (SNGPL) 22-20, 21-14; second doubles: Tahir/Masood (Police) bt Ahmed Tariq/Awais Ahmad (SNGPL) 17-21, 21-18, 21-9; third singles: M. Noman (SNGPL) bt Masood (Police) 21-13, 21-12

New Khan beat HEC 3-0:

First singles: Raja Hasnain (New Khan) bt Tayyab Shafiq (HEC) 24-22, 19-21, 21-10; first doubles: Raja Hasnain/Anjum Bashir (New Khan) bt Yasir/Rohail (HEC) 21-19, 22-24, 21-14; second singles: Anjum Bashir (New Khan) bt Abuzar Rasheed (HEC) 18-21, 22-20, 21-5

Team event (women’s quarter-finals):

SNGPL beat HEC 3-2:

First singles: Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) bt Quratulain (HEC) 21-13, 21-11; first doubles: Hadia Ashfaq/Quratulain (HEC) bt Zubaira Islam/Wirdha (SNGPL) 21-18, 10-21, 21-13; second singles: Wirdha Gouhar (SNGPL) bt Hadia Ashfaq (HEC) 12-21, 21-14, 21-9; second doubles: Khadija/Asna (HEC) bt Aqsa/Amna 21-8,21-17; third singles: Aqsa Zikriya (SNGPL) bt Khadija Nisar (HEC) 21-17, 21-8

Sindh beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 3-0:

First singles: Palwasha Bashir (Sindh) bt Urooj (KP) 21-11, 21-7; first doubles: Palwasha Bashir/Ammarah (Sindh) bt Urooj/ Amber Khan (KP) 21-7, 21-6; second singles: Sana Hanif (Sindh) bt Amber (KP) 21-7, 21-5

Pakistan Army beat Punjab 3-2:

First singles: Amal Muneeb (Punjab) bt Yasmeen Shahzadi (Army) 21-13, 21-11; first doubles: Sumiya Tariq/Umama Usman (Army) bt Amal/Amna (Punjab) 21-16, 21-18; second singles: Sumiya Tariq (Army) bt Sehar Majeed (Punjab) 21-8, 21-14; second doubles: Sehar/Rimsha (Punjab) bt Rida/Yasmeen (Army) 21-18, 19-21, 21-18; third singles: Rida Haneef (Army) bt Rimsha (Punjab) 21-18, 15-21, 21-18.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2022