LAHORE, July 21 National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) won the women team event of the Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri Ranking badminton tournament by thrashing Wapda 3-0 in the final on Tuesday.

Ayesha Akram of the NBP defeated Uzma Butt of Wapda 21-16, 21-15 in the first singles match.

In the other singles, Sara Khan overcame Sadia 21-16, 21-14.

In the doubles, Ayesha Akram and Palwasha faced tough resistance from Sadia and Farzana Ali before defeating them 14-21, 21-11, 21-16.

In men's semi-finals, Wapda outclassed Sindh 3-0 whereas NBP beat New Khan 3-2.

Results

Women's

Final Ayesha Akram (NBP) bt Uzma Butt (Wapda) 21-16, 21-15; Sara Khan (NBP) bt Sadia (Wapda) 21-16, 21-14; Ayesha Akram / Palwasha (NBP) bt Sadia / Farzana (Wapda) 14-21, 21-11, 21-16.

Men's

Semi-finals

Wapda bt Sindh 3-0 (Wajid Ali bt Wasim Ismail 21-11, 21-11; Waqas Ahmad bt Dr Sayed 21-5, 21-13; Wajid Ali / Zafar bt Mohammad Ali / Farhan 21-13, 21-13.)

NBP bt New Khan 3-2 [Rizwan Azam (NBP) bt Ali Mehdi (New Khan) 21-14, 21-13; Ahsan Qamar (New Khan) bt Mohammad Ijaz (NBP) 21-17, 21-23, 21-19; Ali Murad (NBP) bt Ali Yaar (New Khan) 21-7, 21-13; Rizwan Azam / Kashif (NBP) bt Ali Mehdi / Ali Yar (New Khan) 21-17, 21-14; Ahsan Qamar / Iftikhar (New Khan) bt Mohammad Ijaz / Harison 21-9, 21-14.]

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