KARACHI, Aug 14: Mohammad Usman and Farah Ilyas won the boys and girls singles titles in the Independence Day U-18 table tennis event on Thursday.
Results:
Boys’ singles (final): M. Usman bt Salman Shahid 11-7, 10-12, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7.
Third place play-off: Bilal Afridi bt Raheel Saleem 5-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-7.
Semi-finals: Salman Shahid bt Bilal Afridi 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3; M. Usman bt Raheel Saleem 11-7, 13-11, 11-5.
Quarter-finals: Salman Shahid bt Rehan Lari 11-7, 11-6, 11-3; Bilal Afridi bt M. Ali 11-5, 16-14, 6-11, 11-7; M. Usman bt Akbar Nadir Shah 11-2, 11-5, 11-6; Raheel Saleem bt Tabish Khursheed 14-12, 11-7, 11-13, 12-10.
Second round: Salman Shahid bt Annas Ali 11-2, 16-14, 11-9; Rehan Lari bt M. Atiq 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10; Bilal Afridi bt Mateen Sheikhani 11-8, 11-7, 11-6; M. Ali bt Salman Lari 11-4, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5; Akbar Nadir Shah bt Umair Zafar 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9; M. Usman bt Duraiz Wazir 11-7, 11-1, 11-6; Raheel Saleem bt Aahil Nadir Shah 14-16, 11-3, 12-10, 11-7; Tabish Khursheed bt Salman Saleem 11-6, 11-4, 11-7.
First round: M. Atiq bt Arshad Sheikhani 11-6, 11-5, 11-7; Bilal Afridi bt Moiz Ahmed 11-1, 11-5, 11-5; M. Ali bt Wasim Sheikhani 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Duraiz Wazir bt Daniyal Mazhar 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Raheel Saleem bt Salman 11-1, 11-3, 11-3.
Girls’ singles:
Final: Farah Ilyas bt Almitra Mavalvala 14-12, 5-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7.
Third place play-off: Sana Erum bt Parvarsha Nafees 11-7, 11-5, 11-2.
Semi-finals: Almitra Mavalvala bt Sana Erum 12-10, 12-12, 11-4, 11-7; Farah Ilyas bt Parvarsha Nafees 8-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-2, 12-10.
Quarter-finals: Almitra Mavalvala bt Maeda 11-7, 11-3, 11-4; Sana Erum bt Ayesha Liaquat 11-7, 13-11, 12-10; Farah Ilyas bt Naila Nawab 13-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Parvarsha Nafees bt Iqra Saeed 11-5, 11-6, 11-7.
First round: Maeda bt Uroosa Murtaza 11-2, 11-5, 11-6; Ayesha Liaquat bt Sidra 11-1, 11-4, 11-5; Sana Erum bt Shahpara 11-6, 11-6, 11-13, 11-6; Farah Ilyas bt Fariha Masood 11-3, 11-3, 11-4; Parvarsha Nafees bt Mehek 11-4, 11-6, 12-10.—PPI