LAHORE: Hafiz Irfan, Murad Ali, Abdur Rehman and Muqeet Tahir reached the semi-finals of men’s singles in the third PNSC All-Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament, here on Wednesday.

In the women’s singles, Mahoor Shahzad, Huma Javed, Palwasha Bashir and Khizra Rasheed entered the pre-finals.

Results:

Men’s singles:

Quarter-finals: Hafiz Irfan (Wapda) bt M. Larosh 21-15, 21-12; Murad Ali (NBP) bt Anjum Bashir (SNGPL) 21-15, 21-8; Abdur Rehman (Wapda) bt Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) 21-18, 23-25, 21-10; Muqeet (Wapda) bt Rizwan (Army) 16-21, 21-12,21-11.

Pre-quarter-finals: Irfan Saeed (Wapda) bt Tahir Khan (Police) 21-8, 21-9; M. Ali Larosh bt Attique Chaudhry (Wapda) 21-18, 19-21, 21-19; Abdur Rehman (Wapda) bt Arslan Khan (SNGPL) 21-12, 21-13; Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) bt Raja Husnain (Punjab) 17-21, 21-13, 21-14; Anjum Bashir (SNGPL) bt Waqas Ahmad (Wapda) 21-19, 21-15; Murad Ali (NBP) bt Adeel (Army) 17-21, 21-9, 21-14; Rizwan Ahmad (Army) bt Amir Saeed (Wapda) 21-16, 9-21, 21-17; Muqeet Tahir (Wapda) bt Ammar Masood (Punjab) 21-16, 21-18.

Women’s singles:

Quarter-finals: Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) bt Saba Rasheed (Wapda) 21-9, 21-2; Huma Javed (Wapda) bt Saima Waqas (Wapda) 15-21, 21-14, 21-11; Palwasha Bahir (NBP) bt Sehra Akram (Wapda) 21-11, 21-11; Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) bt Zubaira (SNGPL) 21-11, 22-20.

Pre-quarter-finals:

Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) bt Bushra Qayum (Wapda) 21-9, 21-7; Saba Rasheed (Wapda) bt Mehmoona Ameer (Wapda) 21-19, 21-10; Saima Waqas (Wapda) bt Sara Mohmand (NBP) 21-17, 21-17; Ghazala Siddiqui (SNGPL) bt Huma Javed (Wapda) 21-12, 15-21, 21-19; Palwasha Bashir (NBP) bt Nida Butt (Islamabad) 21-3, 21-8; Sehra Akram (Wapda) bt Anila Irshad (Wapda) 21-10, 21-18; Zubaira (SNGPL) bt Javeria Tahir (SNGPL) 21-14, 13-21, 21-16; Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) bt Laiba Masood (Punjab) 21-8, 21-15.

Published in Dawn, March 30th, 2017