LAHORE: Matches in the men’s singles and women’s singles categories were decided in the inaugural SNGPL All-Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament at the POF Sports Complex, Wah on Thursday.

Results: Men’s singles (first round): Irfan Saeed (Wapda) bt Mohammad Ahmed Sohaib (SNGPL) 21-5, 21-16; Faiz Ahmad (Army) bt Shayan Tanveer (Punjab) 14-21, 21-14, 21-12; Tahir Khan (Police) bt Sheroz Jamil (Wapda) 21-11, 21-15; Sohaib Yasir (Punjab) bt Tayyab Shafiq (SNGPL) 21-15, 21-15; Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) bt Shahzaib Shabbir (Punjab) 21-10, 5-1 — retired hurt; Yasir Ali (Army) bt Shujaat Ali Khan (Wapda) 21-13, 21-15; Shoaib Riaz (Army) bt Mohammad Jamal (KP) 21-17, 21-14; Amir Saeed (Wapda) bt Shahzaib Safdar (Punjab) 21-12, 21-12; Awais Zahid (Wapda) bt Tafreed Ahmed (Islamabad) 21-17, 21-12; Ihtisham Ali (Army) bt Mohammad Zaid (SNGPL) 18-21, 21-17, 21-16; Ibad Khan (Sindh) bt Aashan Tanveer (SNGPL) 21-19, 21-11; Abdullah Siddique (Wapda) bt Rayan Khan (KP) 21-11, 21-14; Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) bt Mohammad Zunain Javed (Wapda) 21-16, 21-17; Muqsit Islam (Punjab) bt Mohammad Umer (Punjab) 21-10, 21-18; Zohaib Khan (Police) bt Afnan Khan (KP) 21-10, 21-13; Raza Ali Adil (Punjab) bt Abdullah Latif (Army) 14-21, 21-18, 21-19; Umer Jehanghir (SNGPL) bt Abdullah Kasan (Punjab) 21-6, 21-14; Uzair Khan (Army) bt Ali Ghulab (Sindh) 21-14, 21-17; Rai Abdul Manan (Army) bt Tehseen Khan (KP) 21-14, 21-14; Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) bt Abdul Manan (Punjab) 21-15, 21-7; Raja Hassan Mujtaba (Army) bt Hussain Shahzad (Punjab) 21-17, 21-19; Ibrahim Rasheed (Islamabad) bt Atiq Chaudhry (Wapda) 15-21, 21-19, 21-18.

Women’s singles (first round): Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) bt Zanib Azam (Wapda) 21-15, 21-7; Kanzul Eman (SNGPL) bt Hamna Irshad (Punjab) 21-9, 21-10; Saba Rasheed (Wapda) bt Sehra Akram (Wapda) 23-25, 22-20, 21-15; Sana Hanif (SNGPL) bt Tayyaba Shafiq (Punjab) 21-17, 21-11; Alja Tariq (Army) bt Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) 21-15, 21-16; Sehar Abdul Majeed (Punjab) bt Rida Iqbal (Sindh) 19-21, 21-14, 21-15; Farzana Ali (Wapda) bt Mariyam Badar (AJK) 21-15, 21-3; Laiba Masoud (Wapda) bt Rubab Imtiaz (Wapda) 19-21, 21-14, 21-6; Sarwat Fatima (Army) bt Summiya Tariq (Army) 21-10, 21-18; Umama Usman (SNGPL) bt Shahnaz Shah (Wapda) 21-5, 21-8; Amal Munib (Punjab) bt Nibras Fatima (Punjab) 21-4, 21-11; Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) bt Mariyam Hamza (Sindh) 21-7, 21-7.

Published in Dawn, June 27th, 2025

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