KARACHI, Sept 9: Shahzeb Aftab of Beacon House School overcame stiff challenge from school-mate Sabeeh Naeem-uz-Zaman in five thrilling sets to reach the next round of boys U-15 singles in the 35th Karachi Table Tennis Championship at Islamia Club on Saturday.

After winning 11-7, 11-9, Shahzeb could not maintain the pace and conceded the next two sets 6-11, 7-11 to see match being levelled 2-2. He recovered and got his act together to win the decisive set 11-8.

Madiha Asif of Nasra School shone in the girls when she disposed of Rida Hasan of Shah Wilayat Academy 11-0, 11-1, 11-0 to move into next round.

The formal inauguration was followed by the march past that featured competing outfits.

Results:

Boys U-15 singles (first round)

Shahrukh Asim bt M. Hamza Khan 11-8, 11-5, 11-6; S. Bilal Wasim bt Shayan Saghir 11-8, 11-7, 11-5; Usman Masood bt M. Umer 11-9, 10-12, 11-6, 11-8; M. Ali Sher Ali bt Iftikhar Saleem 11-7, 11-3, 11-6; Hamza bt Amir Shakil 11-4, 11-3, 11-3; S. Kumail bt Taimoor Aslam 11-9, 11-7, 11-4; Behzad bt Anas Ali 14-12, 11-9, 11-6; Ali Imran bt M. Bilal 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7; Shahzeb Aftab bt Sabeeh Naeemuz Zaman 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8; M. Azher Qureshi bt Haider Ali 7-11, 13-11, 11-8, 13-11; Hamza Tariq bt Affan Ejaz 11-3, 11-1, 11-2; Hamza Rahat bt Ahmed Saeed Gul 11-4, 11-1, 8-11, 11-3; M. Sadiq bt Saad Ilyas 11-1, 11-3, 11-5; Ali Ahmed bt Suraj 12-10, 11-1, 11-1; Ali Akber bt Rana Asif 11-7, 11-9, 11-6.

Girls U-15 singles (first round)

Amina Saeed bt Alina Alvi 11-3, 11-4, 11-9; Farah bt Zunaira 11-1, 11-4, 11-5; Faryal bt Farah Ilyas 11-6, 11-6, 14-12; Faiza Yousuf bt Laiba Hamid 11-6, 11-2, 11-4; Saima Shakil bt Masooma 11-2, 11-0, 11-2; Zuya Anis bt Zunaira 11-4, 11-2, 11-7; Abeera bt Amna Mansoor 11-8, 11-8, 11-8; Tooba Hussain bt Rooma 11-5, 11-6, 11-9; Yumna Anwar bt Naila Nawab 11-1, 11-2, 11-8; Fatima Masood bt Iqra Saeed 11-7, 11-5, 11-5; Saba Iqbal bt Soha Pervez 11-1, 11-2, 11-3; Madiha Asif bt Rida Hasan 11-0, 11-1, 11-0; Ayesha Ismail bt Zarish Fatima 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7; Rabia Akhter bt Munnaza 11-9, 11-8, 11-5; Tooba Anis bt Ashna Ansari 11-5, 11-5, 11-2.

Sunday’s fixtures:

Boys, girls U-15, U-18 singles 10.00am; men’s, women’s team events 11.00am; women’s team events (semi-finals) 4.00pm; men’s singles 5.00pm; men’s team events (quarter-finals, semi-finals) 6.00pm.