KARACHI, March 20 Junior international Abeera Ali emerged as the most outstanding player of the second Essa Mohammad ranking table tennis tournament ending up with a triple crown as curtain fell on the competition Friday evening.

After pocketing the cadet girls' under-15 title, Abeera, who has represented Pakistan in the South Asian junior event at Jaipur and Youth Games at Singapore last year, maintained her ascendancy adding girls' under-18 and women's singles titles to her tally.

She accounted for Sana Erum 11-5, 11-8, 15-13, 4-11, 11-6 to pick up the girls' under-18 title and beat Iqra Saeed second time in as many days 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 for the women's singles crown.

Another junior international Anns Ali stole the limelight in cadet boys to finish with a double crown. He completed the feat when he romped home 11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8 over Ahmed Aslam to claim the boys' under-18 title. He had won the cadet boys' under-15 title earlier.

Mohsin Raza won the men's singles title registering a 13-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 victory over Atta Abbas. The win helped the former annex double crown as earlier he teamed up with Ghalia Khurshid to clinch the mixed doubles title. The latter had won the women's doubles with Ayesha which also gave her a double crown.

Former international player and ITTF coach, Arif Khan, who graced the occasion, presented the prizes.

Results

Men's singles

Semi-final Atta Abbas bt Ali Shan 11-7, 11-8, 13-11, 11-4.

Final Mohsin Raza bt Atta Abbas 13-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7.

Mixed doubles

Quarter-finals Mohsin Raza/Ghalia Khurshid bt Azhar/Victoria 11-6, 11-5, 11-6; Kamran/Abeera bt Ali Shan/Anum Saeed 11-6, 21-19, 12-10; Nadir Sohail/ Humaira bt Atiq/Sana 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4; Faryal Minhas/Iqra Saeed bt Asif Razzak/Naureen 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9.

Semi-finals Mohsin Raza/Ghalia Khurshid bt Kamran/Abeera 12-10, 11-9, 12-10; Faryal/ Iqra Saeed bt Nadir Sohail/Humaira 11-6, 11-9, 13-11.

Final Mohsin Raza/Ghalia Khurshid bt Faryal Minhas/Iqra Saeed 11-9, 11-4, 11-9.

Boys' under-18 singles

Final Anns Ali bt Ahmed Aslam 11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8.

Girls' under-18 singles

Final Abeera Ali bt Sana Erum 11-5, 11-8, 15-13, 4-11, 11-6.

Men's doubles

Final Khawja Kashif/ Farrukh Kamal bt Raheel Qureshi/Faryal Minhas 8-11, 12-14, 11-8, 12-10, 11-3.Women's singles

Final Abeera Ali bt Iqra Saeed 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5.

Opinion

Editorial

Collective security
Updated 12 Mar, 2026

Collective security

Regional states need to sit down and talk. They must also pledge and work towards collective security.
Spectrum leap
12 Mar, 2026

Spectrum leap

THE sale of 480 MHz of fifth-generation telecom spectrum for $507m is a major milestone in Pakistan’s digital...
Toxic fallout
12 Mar, 2026

Toxic fallout

WARS can leave environmental scars that remain long after the fighting is over. The strikes on Iran’s oil...
Token austerity
Updated 11 Mar, 2026

Token austerity

The ‘austerity’ measures are a ritualistic response to public anger rather than a sincere attempt to reform state spending.
Lebanon on fire
11 Mar, 2026

Lebanon on fire

WHILE the entire Gulf region has become an active warzone, repercussions of this conflict have spread to the...
Canine crisis
11 Mar, 2026

Canine crisis

KARACHI’S stray dog crisis requires urgent attention. Feral canines can cause serious and lasting physical and...