Ghazala and Asim annex titles

Published January 29, 2004

KARACHI, Jan 28: Ghazala Roohi and Asim Qureishi were crowned men's and women's singles champions of the All-Pakistan KCCM table tennis championship played at Qayyum Stadium Hall, Peshawar, according to a press release received on Wednesday.

Asim outclassed Kashif Razzak 11-3, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7 while Ghazala proved too strong for Fouzia Irshad in straight sets 13-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-3 in the finals. Earlier in the team event Allied Bank Limited (ABL) clinched the men's team title overcoming Habib Bank Limited (HBL) 3-0.

Results:

Men's team final: ABL bt HBL 3-0 (ABL names first)

Kashif Razzak bt Yasir Iqbal 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-9; Asim Qureishi bt Ahmed Hussain 11-4, 11-2, 11-6; Farjad Saif bt Asim Aziz 11-7, 6-11, 13-11, 7-11, 11-7

Men's singles quarterfinals:

Asim Qureishi bt Asim Aziz 11-2, 11-6, 11-6, 11-2; Yasir Butt bt Saleem Abbas 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 14-12; Kashif Razzaq bt Jahangir Khan 11-5, 11-3, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6; Bilal Yasin bt Ahmed Hussain 13-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8

Semifinals:

Asim Qureishi bt Yasir Butt 11-9, 11-6, 11-6; Kashif Razzak bt Bilal Yaseen 11-3, 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9

Final:

Asim Qureishi bt Kashif Razzak 11-3, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 11-6

Women's singles quarterfinals:

Rahila Kashif bt Shama Naz 14-12, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3, 11-5; Ghazala Roohi bt Rizwana Saleem 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-13, 11-5; Shabnum Bilal bt Sadia Yaseen 11-6, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7; Fouzia Irshad bt Mehmooda 11-5, 11-6, 4-11, 14- 12, 11-7

Semifinals:

Ghazala Roohi bt Shabnum Bila 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9; Fouzia Irshad bt Rahila Kashif 6-11, 4-11, 12-14, 11-6, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9

Final:

Ghazala Roohi bt Fouzia Irshad 13-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-2

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