KARACHI: Formidable Islamia ‘A’ chalked up a magnificent 3-0 victory over Essa Lab ‘A’ in the one-sided final to clinch men’s team event title in the Karachi Table Tennis Championship at Sindh Sports Board (SSB) sports complex on Sunday.

Tabish Khurshid put his team in front when he got the better of Atta Abbas 11-9, 15-13, 11-8. Aahil Shah, who had recently won a ranking event last month, consolidated the lead by inflicting 11-9, 14-12, 11-7 defeat on Raheel Saleem. Akbar Shah rounded off the final cruising to 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 victory over Farhan Hashim.

Essa Lab had also gone down to Young Stars in the women’s team final the orther day.

Noureen Farhan, who played vital role in Young Stars triumph on Satur day, completed her double when she together with Sadia won women’s double title.

The victorious duo carved out 11-3, 8-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5 victory over the pair of Iqra and Abeera in the agonising final.

Hareem Anwar and Iqra Saeed set a women’s singles title clash after registering victories over their opponents in the two semi-finals.

While the former was home 11-7, 11-3, 11-13, 12-10 over Haleema Ali, the latter cruised to straight 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 victory over Marium.

Meanwhile, the first round matches of men’s singles commenced on Sunday.

Results:

Men’s team event final:

Islamia Club ‘A’ bt Essa Lab ‘A’ 3-0

Tabish Khurshid bt Atta Abbas 11-9, 15-13, 11-8; Aahil Shah bt Raheel Saleem 11-9, 14-12, 11-7; Akbar Shah bt Farhan Hashim 11-8, 11-6, 11-7.

Women’s singles:

Quarter-finals: Haleema Ali bt Tahmina 11-3, 11-2, 11-5; Mariam Faiq bt Nimra Fiaq 11-9, 10-12, 7-11, 16-14, 11-6; Iqra Saeed bt Noureen Farhan 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5; Hareem Anwar bt Atiqa Khan 4-11, 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-6.

Semi-finals: Hareem Anwar bt Haleema Ali 11-7, 11-3, 11-13, 12-10; Iqra Saeed bt Marium Faiq 11-6, 11-6, 11-8.

Women’s doubles:

First round: Mehak and Bushra bt Maha and Natalia 11-6, 11-8, 11-8; Ateeqa and Zehra bt Asma and Salma 11-5, 11-2, 11-8; Anam and Qurat bt Habiba and Misbah 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.

Quarter-finals: Sadia and Noureen bt Mehak & Bushra 11-1, 11-2, 11-4; Nimra and Marium bt Yusra and Asma 11-6, 11-9, 12-10; Iqra and Abeera bt Anam and Qurat 11-6, 11-7, 11-7; Ateeqa and Zehra bt Haleema and Hareem 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 11-3, 12-10.

Semi-finals: Iqra and Abeera bt Nimra and Marium 11-4, 11-4, 11-5; Sadia and Noureen bt Ateeqa and Zehra 11-7, 11-6, 11-7.

Final: Sadia and Noureen bt Iqra and Abeera 11-3, 8-11, 11-13, 11-6, 11-5.

Men’s singles:

First round: Raheel Saleem bt Ahmed 11-5, 11-4, 11-3; Hamza Ahmed bt Hassan Anees 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 7-11, 12-10; Durrab Ahmed bt M. Aaqib 11-7, 11-8, 11-5; Umair Nasir bt Ali Shan Datto 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-8; Shan Warsi bt Shah Uzair 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; M. Shahzeeb bt M. Mustafa 11-5, 11-7, 11-8; Sumair Asif bt M. Jawwad Qazi 11-8, 11-8, 11-3; Moiz Jafri bt S. Muzammil 11-8, 11-6, 11-6; Hasir bt Saim Adnan 11-4, 11-6, 11-9; Anasullah bt Gull Hassan 11-5, 11-8, 13-11; M. Ali bt Philemon Jhon 11-4, 11-8, 11-8; Faizan Laique bt Uzair Baig 9-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-9; Abdul Moeed bt M. Jawwad 11-7, 14-12, 11-3; Ubaid Hadi bt Salman Mansoor 11-1, 11-4, 11-5; Ali Hafeez bt Shahrukh Mansoor 5-11, 11-9, 11-4, 7-11, 12-10; Mehdi Raza bt Zain-ul-Hassan11-3, 11-4, 11-2; M. Saqib bt Iftikhar 11-6, 11-6, 11-6; Haq Nawaz bt Talha Tanveer 11-3, 11-6, 11-1; Raheel Qureshi bt Aman Shahid 14-12, 11-6, 11-2; Shaharyar Khan bt Aahil Sarang 11-6, 11-8, 11-9; Ejaz Malik bt Shamreez 11-6, 11-4, 13-11; Ahmed Pasnani bt Saifi Siddique 11-5, 11-6, 11-5; M. Saliq bt Iklaq Ghori 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-4; Raza Abbas bt Naveed Baig 16-14, 14-12, 3-11, 6-11, 11-5; Akbar Shah bt Saad Bakali 11-2, 11-3, 11-3; Arbal Ashaq bt Ali Uraish 11-3, 11-1, 11-5; Shahoor Latif bt Sinan Mateen 11-2, 11-8, 11-4; Furqan Patel bt Zain Nezar 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; Tazeem –ur-Rehman bt Salman Ayub 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Arsalan Alvi bt Shah Ali Shah 11-2, 11-4, 11-6; Shahmeer bt Hassan Askari 5-11, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4; A. H. Bhatti bt Kabeer Pasnani 11-3, 11-0, 11-6; Savaid Tanveer bt M. Waqas 11-4, 11-5, 11-4; M. Ali bt Saqib Naeem 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Bilal Alvi bt Zaim Ahmed 11-8, 119, 11-6; Shayan Abbasi bt Ather Sultan 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Fawad Rehman bt Danish Idrees 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9; Owais Ahmed bt Sameer Asif 11-2, 11-8, 19-17; Asif Razzak bt Junaid Ahmed 11-6, 11-5, 11-4; Ali Shan bt Ali Hashwani 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Noman Alam bt Saad Ahmed 11-3, 11-8, 11-1; Abdullah Akhtar bt Zafar Khan 11-6, 11-4, 7-11, 11-2; Abdul Rehman bt Wasif 11-2, 11-7, 11-5; Mehdi Azhar bt Minum-ur-Rehman 11-4, 11-5, 11-6; Anas Khan bt Saleem Nooruddin 11-2, 11-4, 11-6; Rafay Khan bt Nadir Sohail 11-7, 4-11, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10; Usama Nathani bt Amin Perani 11-4, 11-9, 11-8; Faisal Saqib bt Farrukh Ejaz 11-7, 11-3, 11-9; Nazoor Ahmed bt Bilal Khan 11-7, 11-3, 11-5; Saad Raiz bt Mustafa Hussain 11-7, 11-2, 11-3; Raja Maleeh bt Ahsan Khatri 11-7, 11-3, 4-11, 11-9; Shahzad Bashir bt Hassan Ahmed 11-2, 11-7, 11-4; Atiq Godil bt Imran Jamal 11-7, 11-9, 11-9; Farrukh Kamal bt Arsal 11-7, 11-5, 11-2; Raahim Riaz bt Asif Aziz 11-7, 11-9, 11-5; Kaif Riaz bt Saim 11-2, 11-4, 11-3; Minhal Manji bt Umair Khalid 11-7, 11-4, 11-5; M. Imran bt Sarfaraz Ahmed 12-10, 11-7, 15-13.

Monday’s fixtures: Men’s doubles at 5pm, men’s singles at 6pm.

Published in Dawn January 30th, 2017