KARACHI: The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) Master’s Cup table tennis tournament that commenced at Islamia Club the other day has been hit by last-minute withdrawals and injuries to players.

After eight men’s and six women’s expressed their inability to compete on one pretext or the other, top seed Asim Qureshi and Farah Ilyas were compelled to make exit being hurt during their matches.

Asim succumbed to Aahil Shah 12-10, 11-7, 13-11 in quarters due to dehyderation while Farah awarded her first round match to Sadia Raheel after she twisted her ankle while practicing before the match.

Meanwhile, lower ranked Sanam Yasin and Sadia Raheel, both from Wapda, set up a title clash in women’s singles as Aahil Shah, Rameez Khan, Abdul Rahim and Shah Khan completed men’s semis lineup.

Sanam struggled to whip Sana Muzaffar 12-10, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10 while Sadia fought gallantly to get past Farwa Arif 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-8 in the two semi-finals.

Besides Aahil, Rameez sent M. Afzal packing 11-8, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8. Rahim coasted to 9-11, 2-11, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9 victory over Jahangir Khan while Shah gets the better of Basit Ali 11-4, 12-14, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3.

Results:

Women’s singles semi-finals: Sanam Yasin (Wapda) bt Sana Mazaffar (Army) 12-10, 11-6, 11-8, 12-10; Sadia Raheel (Wapda) bt Farwa Arif (Wapda) 9-11, 11-9, 13-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-9.

Men’s singles quarter-finals: Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt M.Afzal (Army) 11-8, 11-8, 11-3, 11-8; Shah Khan (Wapda) bt Basit Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 12-14, 7-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3; Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt Jahangir Khan (Wapda) 9-11, 2-11, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10, 11-9; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt Asim Qureshi (Wapda) 12-10, 11-7, 13-11 (retired).

Men’s singles second stage playoffs: Saim Adnan (Sindh) bt Furqan Patel (Sindh) 11-9, 11-5, 11-4; Fahad Khawaja(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M.Hamza (HEC) 7-11, 3-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Salman Saleem (HEC) 11-3, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9; Haseeb Khawaja(Railways) bt Ummam Khawaja (Army) 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 12-14, 9-11; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Haseeb Khawaja (Railways) 11-5, 11-8, 11-9; Saim Adnan (Sindh) bt Fahad Khawaja(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 8-11, 17-15, 6-11, 11-5; Fahad Khawaja (Khyber PakhtunkhwaK) bt Haseeb Khawaja (Railways) 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 14-16, 12-10; Furqan Patel (Sindh) bt M.Hamza (HEC) 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-7; Salman Saleem (HEC) bt Ummam Khawaja (Army) 11-4, 14-12, 2-11, 11-9; Shozeb Raza (Wapda) bt Hassan Haider (Railways) 11-9, 11-5, 11-4; Awais Hassan (Chromatex) bt M.Usman (Wapda) 11-9, 11-8, 11-7; Shujaat Ali (Wapda) bt Faheem Raza (Wapda) 10-12, 11-8, 16-14, 11-6; Arsalan Alvi (Sindh) bt Sharjeel Khatak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 8-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5; Shujaat Ali (Wapda) bt Arsalan Alvi (Sindh) 7-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-6; Awais Hassan (Chromatex) bt Shozeb Raza (Wapda) 11-7, 9-11, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7; M.Usman (Wapda) bt Hassan Haider (Railways) 11-9, 11-7, 12-10; Faheem Raza (Wapda) bt Sharjeel khatak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 5-11, 11-4, 11-3, 9-11, 11-4; Abdul Islam (Wapda) bt Awais Jamshid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; Taimoor Khan (Chromatex) bt Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Punjab) 12-10, 11-6, 13-15, 5-11, 11-3; Mehdi Raza (Sindh) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; Nazim Ashraf (Railways) bt Shayan Farooq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 13-11, 16-14, 11-6; Mehdi Raza (Sindh) bt Nazim Ashraf (Railways) 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6; Taimoor Khan (Chromatex) bt Abdul Islam (Wapda) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4; Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Punjab) bt Awais Jamshid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 13-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-3; Shayan Farooq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9.

Women’s singles second stage playoffs: Ayesha Faheem (Punjab) bt Sidra Sattar (Wapda) 11-4, 11-7, 11-8; Fatima Khan (Chromatex) bt Nosheen Naseem (Chromatex) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Hoor Fawad (Sindh) bt Hareem Anwer (Sindh) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Kalsoom Khan (Chromatex) bt Mehmooda Haider (Wapda) 14-12, 8-11, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7; Ayesha Zafar (Sindh) bt Haiqa Hassan (Sindh) 11-9, 5-11, 12-14, 11-5, 11-8.

Saturday’s results:

Men’s singles first stage: Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Awais Jamshid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3; Ummam Khawaja(Army) bt Sharjeel Khatak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-3, 8-11, 12-10; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt Shujaat Ali (Wapda) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7; Furqan Patel (Sindh) bt Shozeb Raza (Wapda) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 12-10; Shah Khan (Wapda) bt Shayan Farooq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; M.Afzal (Army) bt Mehdi Raza (Sindh) 11-1, 11-6, 11-7; Salman Saleem (HEC) bt Faheem Raza (Wapda) 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9; Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt M.Hamza (HEC) 14-16, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10, 11-9; Fahad Khawaja (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Tamoor Khan (Chromatex) 11-6, 6-11, 13-11, 12-10; M.Usman (Wapda) bt Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Punjab) 11-8, 7-11, 11-1, 8-11, 11-9; Basit Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Arsalan Alvi (Sindh) 11-6, 13-11, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7; Haseeb Khawaja (Railways) bt Nazim Ashraf (Railways) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2; Jahangir Khan (Wapda) bt Awais Hassan (Chromatex) 6-11, 11-4, 12-10, 5-11, 11-5; Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Shozeb Raza (Wapda) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt Saim Adnan (Sindh) 7-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-6; Ummam Khawaja(Army) bt Shayan Farooq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 11-8, 11-8; Hassan Haider (Railways) bt Abdul Islam (Wapda) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Shah Khan (Wapda) bt Sharjeel Khatak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8; Furqan Patel (Sindh) bt Awais Jamshid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 9-11, 11-7, 14-12, 13-11; Faizan Zahoor (Army) bt Shujaat Ali (Wapda) 9-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-4; Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Punjab) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7; M.Hamza (HEC) bt M.Usman (Wapda) 11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 14-12, 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 11-4; Haseeb Khawaja(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Arsalan Alvi (Sindh) 11-7, 14-12, 11-3; Fahad Khawaja (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Awais Hassan (Chromatex) 11-5, 11-2, 6-11, 7-11, 14-12; M.Afzal (Army) bt Faheem Raza (Wapda) 11-6, 13-11, 7-11, 5-11, 11-5; Salman Saleem (HEC) bt Mehdi Raza (Sindh) 11-7, 11-7, 11-6; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt Abdul Islam (Wapda) 11-7, 11-5, 11-5; Saim Adnan (Sindh) bt Hassan Haider (Railways) 14-16, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9; Taimoor Khan (Chromatex) bt Jahangir Khan (Wapda) 9-11, 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6; Basit Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Nazim Ashraf (Railways) 4-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5; Asim Qureshi (Wapda) bt Furqan Patel (Sindh) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4; Shozab Raza (Wapda) bt Awais Jamshid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 9-11, 12-10, 11-1, 11-8; Sharjeel Khatak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Shayan Farooq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-9; Rameez Khan (Wapda) bt Faizan Zahoor (Army) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7; Shujaat Ali (Wapda) bt Faryal Minhas (Wapda) 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8; Shah Khan (Wapda) bt Ummam KHawaja (Army) 6-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-3; M.Hamza (HEC) bt Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Punjab) 11-8, 12-10, 11-9; Faheem Raza (Wapda) bt Mehdi Raza (Sindh) 11-3, 9-11, 11-8, 11-6; Abdul Rahim (Wapda) bt M.Usman (Wapda) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5; M.Afzal (Army) bt Salman Saleem (HEC) 11-4, 11-9, 12-10; Aahil Shah (Sindh) bt Hassan Haider (Railways) 11-6, 11-9, 11-9; Saim Adnan (Sindh) bt Abdul Islam (Wapda) 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7; Arsalan Alvi (Sindh) bt Nazim Ashraf (Railways) 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 10-12, 11-9; Basit Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Haseeb Khawaja (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-6, 14-12; Jahangir Khan (Wapda) bt Fahad Khawaja (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 5-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9; Awais Hassan (Chromatex) bt Taimoor Khan (Chromatex) 11-7, 11-4, 11-5.

Women’s singles first stage: Fatima Khan (Chromatex) bt Haiqa Hassan (Sindh) 11-6, 11-4, 11-1; Ayesha Faheem (Punjab) bt Saman Fawad (Sindh) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6; Kalsoom Khan (Chromatex) bt Ayesha Zafar (Sindh) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8; Sana Mazaffar (Army) bt Mehmooda Haider (Wapda) 11-5, 11-9, 11-8; Sidra Sattar (Wapda) bt Hoor Fawad (Sindh) 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-13, 11-3; Sanam Yasin (Wapda) bt Nosheen Naseem (Chromatex) 11-8, 8-11, 13-11, 11-3; Mehmooda Haider (Wapda) bt Haiqa Hassan (Sindh) 11-3, 11-3, 11-7; Hoor Fawad (Sindh) bt Farah Ilyas (Army) retired hunt; Sadia Raheel (Wapda) bt Hoor Fawad (Sindh) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4; Sana Mazaffar (Army) bt Fatima Khan (Chromatex) 12-10, 13-11, 11-9; Sanam Yasin (Wapda) bt Ayesha Zafar (Sindh) 11-2, 11-5, 11-3; Farwa Arif (Wapda) bt Hareem Anwer (Sindh) 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-8; Farwa Arif (Wapda) bt Saman Fawad (Sindh) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2; Ayesha Faheem (Punjab) bt Hareem Anwer (Sindh) 9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-7; Nosheen Naseem (Chromatex) bt Kalsoom Khan (Chromatex) 12-10, 11-7, 6-11, 11-7.

Monday’s fixtures: Men’s, women’s team event semi-finals at 10am followed by finals.

Published in Dawn, April 15th, 2019