KARACHI: The pair of Mohsin Raza and Furqan Patel annexed the men’s doubles title in the Karachi Table Tennis Championship here at the Sindh Sports Board (SSB) Sports Complex the other day.

The victorious pair outpaced the duo of Saim Adnan and Arsalan Alvi 11-9, 11-8, 11-7 in the decider.

The mixed doubles title went to Maliha Ansaar and Furqan Patel who got the better of Ghalia Mohsin and Mohsin Sarwar 11-9, 11-8, 13-11 in the title clash.

Meanwhile, top seed Saim Adnan will face unseeded Furqan in the men’s singles final. The former overcame a stiff challenge from fourth seed Noman Zara before returning home 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6 while Furqan created quite a stir defeating third seed Arsalan 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5, 12-10.

Fourth seed Farah Salman will take on unseeded Maliha Ansaar in the women’s single final after they sent top two seeds packing in the semi-finals.

Farah subdued second seed Maria Tazeem 11-6, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7 while Maliha toppled top seed Hareem Anwar 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5.

Results:

Men’s doubles:

Final: Mohsin Raza/Furqan Patel bt Saim Adnan/Arsalan Alvi 11-9, 11-8, 11-7

Semi-finals: Saim Adnan/Arsalan Alvi bt Atta Abbas/Salman Saleem 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-9; Furqan Patel/Mohsin Raza bt Hussain/Noman Zara 5-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-7

Quarter-finals: Hussain/Noman bt Huzaifa/Qutub 11-8, 11-5, 11-7; Saim/Arsalan bt Nadir/Farhan 9-11, 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8; Furqan/Mohsin bt Aahil/Akbar 13-11, 11-6, 11-8; Atta/Salman bt Amir/Zubair 6-11, 13-11, 11-2, 11-7

Mixed doubles:

Final: Furqan Patel/Maliha Ansaar bt Mohsin Sarwar/Ghalia Mohsin 11-9, 11-8, 13-11

Semi-finals: Mohsin Sarwar/Ghalia Mohsin bt Aahil Shah/Maria Tazeem 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7; Furqan Patel/Maliha Ansaar bt Saim Adnan/Qarat Mujtaba 13-11, 11-4, 11-9

Quarter-finals:

Mohsin/Ghalia bt Shahmeer/Fatima 11-9, 11-5, 11-5; Furqan/Maliha bt Arsalan/ Noreen 11-7, 11-4, 11-5; Aahil/Maria bt Salman/Farah 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5; Saim/Qurat bt Saad/Hareem 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4

Women’s singles:

Semi-finals: Farah Salam bt Maria Tazeem 11-6, 12-10, 11-8, 11-7; Maliha Ansaar bt Hareem Anwar 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5

Men’s singles:

Semi-finals: Furqan Patel bt Arsalan Alvi 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-5, 12-10; Saim Adnan bt Noman Zara 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6

Quarter-finals: Saim Adnan bt Khawar Mehmood 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 14-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9; Arsalan Alvi bt Farhan Hashim 11-5, 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 8-11, 7-11, 11-4; Furqan Patel bt Hussain Verani 11-5, 11-2, 7-11, 11-8, 14-12; Noman Zara bt Mehdi Raza 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4.

Published in Dawn, March 26th, 2022