TAXILA: Semi-finals of different categories were decided in the first SNGPL All-Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament at the POF Sports Complex, Wah Cantt on Sunday.

Results (semi-finals):

Men’s singles: Irfan Saeed (Wapda) bt Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) 21-13, 21-7; Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) bt Murad Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 22-20, 18-21, 21-10

Women’s singles: Alja Tariq (Army) bt Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) 13-21, 21-15, 22-20; Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) bt Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) 19-21, 24-22, 21-19

Men’s doubles: Mohammad Adnan/Amir Saeed (Wapda) bt Abdullah Latif (Army)/Hamza Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-18, 25-23; Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda)/Raja Zulqarnain (Army) bt Azeem Sarwar (Wapda)/Murad Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 21-18, 21-10

Women’s doubles: Zubaira Islam/Umama Usman (SNGPL) bt Khizra Rasheed/Farzana Ali (Wapda) 21-12, 21-23, 21-12; Ghazala Siddique (Wapda)/Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) bt Huma Javed/Bushra Qayum (Wapda) 21-10, 21-14.

Published in Dawn, June 30th, 2025

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