KARACHI, Nov 22: Rehan Lari defeated Hammad Khalil 11-4, 11-3 in the second round of the Karachi Open Junior table tennis tournament at the Sindh Sports Board Complex on Friday evening.

In another match, Akbar Nadir Shah overpowered Shahrukh 11-2, 11-5.

The pair of Sana and Ayesha advanced to girls’ doubles semi-finals by trouncing Ghania and Faiza 11-3, 11-5 in the quarter-final.

Girls’ top seed Maliha Khursheed was in great form, handing out a crushing 11-1, 11-2 defeat to Uroosa Murtaza in the second round of girls’ singles.

Results:

Boys’ singles (second round): Usman Ahmed bt Abbas Haider 11-4, 11-2; M. Atiq bt Asad Anwar 11-9, 11-7; Salman Lari bt Harman Fazli 11-8, 11-4; Aahil Shah bt Asad Farooqi 11-8, 7-11, 11-7; Salman Saleem bt Daniyal Hassan 14-12, 12-14, 11-9; Asghar bt Waqas 11-4, 11-8; Usman Masood bt Abdul Hamid 11-4, 11-2; Umair Zafar bt Hassan 11-8, 11-4; Tabish Khursheed bt Rohain Khalid 11-3, 11-6; Rahil Saleem bt Anwar Baig 11-4, 11-

5; Abdul Rehman bt Waris Hussain 8-11, 11-4, 11-6; Rehan Lari bt Hammad Khalil 11-4, 11-3; Mir Hassan Ali bt Shahan Lari 9-11, 11-9, 11-7; Akbar Nadir Shah bt Shahrukh 11-2, 11-5; Ahmed Aslam bt Zain Alam 11-6, 11-4; Salman Shahid bt Hammad Sadiq 11-3, 11-7.

Boys’ doubles (first round): Abrar / M. Ali bt Daniyal / Munir 11-6, 11-5; Yousuf / Hassan bt Waris / Arif 11-5, 11-6; Obaid / Hassan Ali bt Hammad / Khalil 11-5, 11-2; Tabish / Salman bt Inam / Ammar 11-5, 11-6; Shahrukh / Zain bt Rehman / Aziz 11-3, 11-7; Atiq / Rahil bt Asghar / Hassan 12-10, 11-7; Hammad / Talal bt Ovais / Umair 11-6, 10-12, 11-4; Aahil / Salman bt Harman / Hassan 11-2, 11-8.

Girls’ singles (second round): Maliha Khursheed bt Uroosa Murtaza 11-1, 11-2; Shahpara bt Rabah Akhtar 11-9, 11-9; Anum Saeed bt Ayesha Liaqat 11-2, 11-9; Sana Irum bt Madiha Hassan 11-1, 11-3; Iqra Saeed bt Maryam 11-1, 11-2; Parwasha bt Ridah Hassan 11-3, 11-6; Farah Ilyas bt Sadaf Barkat 11-2, 11-5; Abeera Ali bt Faiza Yousuf 11-1, 11-1.

Girls’ singles (first round): Faiza Yousuf bt Alina Khan 11-9, 11-8; Sadaf Barkat bt Arsha Rauf 11-4, 11-7; Ridah Hassan bt Sana Khan 11-4, 11-8.

Girls’ doubles (quarter-finals): Maliha / Anum bt Rida / Madiha 11-7, 11-9; Sana / Ayesha bt Ghania / Faiza 11-3, 11-5; Shapara / Parwasha bt Farah / Naila 11-4, 11-9; Abeera / Iqra bt Rabah / Maryam 11-4, 11-7.—APP