The 52nd national badminton championship is underway in Karachi. —Fahim Siddiqi
The 52nd national badminton championship is underway in Karachi. —Fahim Siddiqi/White Star

KARACHI All top seeds cruised into the men's singles quarter-finals of the 52nd National badminton championship at the PSB Coaching Centre on Wednesday.

Top seed Ahsan Qamar accounted for Ejaz Mala 21-12, 21-16; second seed Umer Zeeshan, runner up of the last nationals, get past Imran Mohib 21-11, 21-8 while third seed Chaudhary Atique inflicted 22-20, 21-14 defeat on Atif Nadeem.

However, the reigning national champion and fourth seed Wajid Ali progressed by getting walkover against Rizwan Rana.

Meanwhile, there was a walkover galore as no less then half-a-dozen were awarded in the men's doubles.

Results

Men's Singles Second round
Ahsan Qamar bt Azeem Sarwar 21-5, 21-6; Ejaz bt Dr. Sayyed 21-9, 21-11; Amir Islam bt Sabir Hanif 21-17, 21-19; Waqas bt Waseem Ismail 21-5, 21-3; Chaudhary Atique bt Farhan 21-11, 21-17; Atif walkover Mohammad Ali; Hashir Bashir bt Murad Ali 21-16, 21-17; Waqas Zahid bt Ali Yar Beg 21-17, 21-19; Ali Mehdi bt Ashraf Masih 21-17, 21-18; Zafar Tasneem bt Shahzad 21-11, 21-13; Rizwan Raza bt Irfan 21-11, 21-14; Wajid Ali bt Kashif 21-10, 21-13; Rizwan Azam bt Nadeem 21-8, 21-9; Shabbar bt Taimur 21-4, 21-8; Imran Mohib bt Harrison Brent 21-19, 21-18; Umer Zeeshan bt Naved 21-16; 21-18.

Pre quarter-finals
Ahsan Qamar bt Ejaz Mala 21-12, 21-16; Waqas Ahmed bt Aamir Islam 19-21, 21-18, 23-21; chaudhary Atique bt Atif Nadeem 22-20, 21-14; Hashir Bashir bt Waqas Zahid 21-13, 21-14; Zafar Tasneem bt Ali Mehdi 21-16, 21-16; Wajid Ali walkover Rizwan Rana; Umer Zeeshan bt Imran Mohib 21-11, 21-8.

Men's doubles first round
Zohaib and Nabeel bt Zulfiqar and Yousuf 21-15, 21-18; Kashif and Salman walkover Khizar and Junaid; Umer Zeeshan and Zafar bt Barkat and Zain 21-10, 21-11; Farhan and Adnan walkover Nadeem and Bilal; Aamir Islam and Tahir Ishaq bt Mansoor and Mohammad Ali 21-17, 21-16; Sajjad and Abdullah bt Faraz and Shakeel 21-17, 17-21, 21-16; Mohammad Ali and Zaheer bt Asif and Mohammad Ali 21-12, 21-10; Harrison Brent and Murad walkover Faraz and Khalid; Shoaib and Azeem bt Javed and Owais 21-15, 21-17; Asadullah and Tariq walkover Adil and Azeem; Waqas and Kashif walkover Adnan and Anan; Ahmed and Adnan walkover Mohammad Ali and Faisal; Waqas and Taimoor bt Muneer and Faizullah 21-11, 24-22; Shakeel and Bilal bt Zeeshan and Salman 16-21, 21-14, 24-22.

Women's doubles first round
Asma and Uzma bt Saba and Naima 21-3, 21-4; Farzana and Afshan bt Usra and Nida 21-6, 21-7; Aneeqa and Sadiq bt Warda and Sama 21-5, 21-4; Nagina and Humaira bt Fatima and Maliha 21-14, 21-18; Sadaf and Soofia bt Nimra and Salva 21-13, 21-7; Aneela and Zahida bt Benish and Shagufta 21-7, 21-5; Farzana and Afshan Shakeel bt Shamsa and Tabassum 21-13, 21-10; Saba and Nimra bt Ameena and Iqra 21-8, 21-9.

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