PESHAWAR, Dec 31: Saleem Abbas of Wapda and Shabnam Bilal of Habib Bank won men’s and women’s singles finals in the 45th National table tennis championship at the PSB Coaching Centre here on Monday.

Saleem, 36, overcame Punjab’s Rafique Sarhadi in straight sets.

In women’s singles final, Shabnam stunned current national champion Ghalia Khursheed of the same department in straight sets.

Men’s and women’s doubles, along with mixed doubles were called off due to the death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

The organisers have decided to hold the events during forthcoming table tennis series between Pakistan and Afghanistan in February.

Results:

Men’s singles final: Saleem Abbas (Wapda) bt Rafique Sarhadi (Punjab) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4, 11-6.

Men’s singles semi-finals: Rafiq Sarhadi (Punjab) bt Tariq Aziz (ISD) 11-8, 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Saleem Abbas (Wapda) bt Shehzad Waseem (HBL) 12-10, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9.

Men’s singles quarter-finals: Rafiq Sarhadi (Punjab) bt Bilal Yaseen (Wapda) 11-9, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 7-11, 13-11; Tariq Aziz (Islamabad) bt Asim Muneer (Punjab) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, 13-11; Saleem Abbas (Wapda) bt Sajid Hassan (Wapda) 11-9, 11-4, 12-10, 11-5; Shehzad Waseem (HBL) bt Yasir Iqbal (HBL) 11-8, 11-3, 11-6, 6-11, 11-13, 8-11, 11-8.

Men’s singles pre-quarter-finals: Yasir Iqbal (HBL) bt Mohsin Raza (PWD) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4; Bilal Yaseen (Wapda) bt Usman Ahmed (Sindh) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4; Rafique Sarhadi (Punjab) bt Asim Qureshi (Wapda) 11-8, 11-6, 11-3, 7-11, 11-9; Saleem Abbas (Wapda) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9; Tariq Aziz (ISD) bt Hassan Haider (HEC) 7-11, 11-8, 11-6, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7; Asim Muneer (Punjab) bt Ahmed Hussain (HBL) 11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 6-11, 3-11.

Women’s singles final: Shabnam Bilal (HBL) bt Ghalia Khursheed (HBL) 13-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5.

Women’s singles semi-finals: Ghalia Khursheed (HBL) bt Rizwana Saleem (RLY) 11-9, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9; Shabnam Bilal (HBL) bt Sadia Falaksher (Wapda) 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-5, 13-11.

Women’s singles quarter-finals: Ghalia Khursheed (HBL) bt Shabnam Yasmeen (Wapda) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7; Rizwana Saleem (RLY) bt Sidra Sattar (Wapda) 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4, 11-4; Sadia Falaksher (Wapda) bt Sadia Yaseen (HBL) 11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8; Shabnam bilal (HBL) bt Loiza Irshad (Wapda) 11-3, 11-9, 11-7, 11-1.

Women’s singles pre-quarter-finals: Rizwana Saleem (RLY) bt Ayesha Khan (HBL) 11-7, 13-11, 11-9, 11-8; Sidra Sattar (Wapda) bt Madiha (Punjab) 11-3, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8; Sadia Yaseen (HBL) bt Yasmeen Akhter (Punjab) 11-5, 9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-5; Sadia Falaksher (Wapda) bt Shazia Tariq (ISD) 5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, 13-11; Loiza Irshad (Wapda) bt Rabab Alam (Army) 12-10, 11-5, 11-3, 11-4; Shabnam Yasmin (Wapda) bt Sanam Arzoo (Wapda) 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 3-11, 11-6; Shabnam Bilal (HBL) bt Seemab Alam (Army) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3, 11-3; Ghalia Khursheed (HBL) bt Ayesha Iqbal (Wapda) 11-6, 11-7, 13-15, 4-11, 11-9, 11-6.—APP