KARACHI, Dec 21 Top seed Ali Mehdi who won the national U-19 title last year, cruised into the men`s singles second round by clearing the first hurdle in the ongoing Sindh Open badminton championship at the PSB Coaching Centre on Sunday.

Serving in KPT, Mehdi inflicted a 21-9, 21-12 victory over Shabbir in the opener.

Second seed Harrison also joined him in the next round by getting the better of Zulfiqar 21-3, 21-5.

Similarly, top seed Monisha Kotia who was twice crowned national U-16 champion, eased into the women`s singles next stage disposing off Saba Mughal 21-6, 21-9.

Results

Men`s singles (first round)

Adnan bt Nadeem 21-8, 21-9; Imran bt Abdul Basit 18-21, 21-16,

21-17; Harrison bt Zulfiqar 21-3, 21-5; Khalil bt Imran 21-9, 21-4; Shabbir bt Azher 21-18, 21-14; Saayid bt Abdullah 21-19, 21-19; Anjum Nisar bt Arsalam Sami 21-11, 21-4; Ali Mehdi bt Shabbir 21-9, 21-12; Umer Murtaza bt Shahraj Patel 21-17, 14-21, 21-17; Fraz bt Javed 21-10, 21-12; Arsalan Farooq bt Zeeshan Arif 21-4, 21-10; Shehanshah walkover Akash.

Men`s doubles (first round)

Hasan and Ismail bt Zulfiqar and Tehseen 21-18, 21-14; Basit and Sohail bt Muneeb and Rajesh 21-18, 21-15; Javed and Owais bt Ali and Shabbir 21-14, 21-12; Shakil and Anjum bt Fraz and Luqman 15-21, 21-15, 21-17; M. Imran and M. Ahsan bt Ali Ilyas and Irfan 21-18, 21-16; Sohail and Saleem bt Fraz and Ahmed 21-11, 21-15; Samad and Shahraj bt Azher and Shahzad 21-8, 21-4; Arsalan and Bilal walkover Shahzad and Abdul; Hasan Asalan bt Sarmad and Zohaoib 21-15, 21-6; Aqib and Anis bt Sohail and Saleem 21-7, 21-5.

Second round

Hasan and Ismail bt Dr. Sayid and Salahuddin 14-21, 21-15, 21-17.

Women`s singles (first round)

Shermeen bt Asma Liaquat 21-7, 21-8; Yusra bt Varda 21-16, 21-14; Saba Mughal bt Faryal Gul 21-13, 21-8; Sumaira bt Shermeen 21-17, 21-10; Mehwish bt Faryal 21-11, 21-17; Sofia Mughal bt Iqra Siraj 21-2, 21-1; Aqila bt Jumana 21-5, 21-12; Mahoor bt Sunaira 21-5, 21-12; Monisha Kotia bt Saba Mughal 21-6, 21-9; Amna bt Aqeela 21-7, 21-5; Mehwish bt Saira 21-1, 21-5; Sofia Mughal bt Yusra 21-16, 21-11; Amna Khan bt Mehwish Zaman 10-21, 21-17, 21-17; Amna Khan bt Mahnoor 21-14, 21-11.

Women`s doubles (first round)

Faryal and Mahnoor bt Faryal and Moona 21-4, 21-13; Ayesha and Yusra bt Aqeela and Sana 21-8, 21-9; Shazia and Saba bt Iqra and Shermeen 21-10, 21-9; Varda and Sobia bt Hamda and Urooj 21-10, 21-13; Mehwish and Monisha bt Sobia and Varda 21-9, 21-11.

Monday`s fixtures

Matches begin at 3.00pm.