Wapda, Sindh make impressive start
By Our correspondent
KARACHI: Holders Wapda were off to an impressive start in both men’s and women’s team events while Sindh had a nice day in the women’s team event as the 54th National Table Tennis Championships, carrying all mega stars of the country, exploded into action here at the Majeed Gymnasium of Islamia Club on Saturday.
In the men’s team event opening fixture Wapda defeated Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL 3-0 while in the second fixture the defending champions tamed Islamabad 3-0 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile in the women’s team event fixtures Wapda crushed National Highway Authority (NHA) and Islamabad with an identical scoreline 3-0.
Meanwhile Sindh enjoyed smooth sail in the women’s team event initial rounds when they upstaged Islamabad and NHA with an identical scoreline of 3-0.
Earlier, Pakistan Table Tennis Federation (PTTF) chief SM Sibtain formally opened the championship which will last till January 11.
In the event seven gold medals are up for grab in men’s team event, women’s team event, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Men’s singles title is vacant as Saleem Abbas, who lifted crown in last edition, has wrapped-up his career, while Ayesha Iqbal of Wapda, now known as Ayesha Sharjeel after her marriage, will defend women’s singles crown.
Results: Women’s Team Event:
Punjab bt Balochistan (3-0): Anam Rasheed bt Aqsa (3-0) 11-3, 11-2, 11-7, Maheen bt Hashma (3-0) 11-1, 11-1, 11-3, Aymen abeer bt LAila (3-0) 11-1, 11-4, 11-1,
HEC bt Balochistan (3-1): Rosable Ujala lost to Aqsa (0-3) 8-11, 5-11, 8-11, Amna Jabeen bt Hashma (3-0) 11-1, 11-0, 11-0, Sobia Aleem bt Laila (3-0) 13-11, 11-5, 11-3, Amna Jabeen bt Aqsa (3-0) 11-6, 11-6, 11-7.
Army bt Balochistan (3-0):
Seemab bt Aqsa (3-0) 11-6, 11-0, 11-5, Farwa Babar bt Laila (3-0) 11-0, 11-3, 11-1, Farah Ilyasbt Hashma (3-0) 11-2, 11-4, 11-2.
Wapda bt NHA (3-0):
Qurat Mujtaba bt Manahil (3-0) 11-3, 11-5, 11-5, Mehmooda Hyder bt Mehwish Parveen (3-0) 11-4, 11-3, 11-1, Sanam Yaseen bt Sana Aftab (3-0) 11-2, 11-4, 11-1.
Sindh bt Islamabad (3-0): Iqra Saeed bt Sarah Sajid (3-1) 11-7, 6-11, 11-5, 11-4, Hareem Anwer bt Saba Syed (3-0) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6, Atiqa Khan bt Reshail Satti (3-1) 11-6, 8-11, 11-9, 11-6.
Sindh bt NHA (3-0): Hareem Anwer bt Mehwish Parveen (3-0) 11-7, 11-8, 11-9, Iqra Saeed bt Manahil (3-1) 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5, Atiqa Khan bt Sana Aftab (3-0) 11-4, 11-4, 11-2.
Wapda bt Islamabad (3-0): Ayesha Sharjeel bt Saba Syed (3-0) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4, Sadia Falak Sheer bt Sarah Sajid (3-0) 11-6, 11-6, 11-4, Sanam Yaseen bt Reshail Satti (3-0) 11-5, 11-2, 11-4.
Punjab bt HEC (3-2): Maria Parveen lost to Amna Jabeen (0-3) 5-11, 14-16, 1-11, Anum Rasheed bt Umaimah Shah (3-0) 11-2, 11-8, 11-6, Maria Rehmat bt Sobia Ali (3-1) 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, Anum Rasheed lost to Amna Jabeen (2-3) 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 1-11, Maria Parveen bt Umaimah Shah (3-0) 11-2, 11-1, 11-6.
Army bt Punjab (3-0): Farwa Babar bt Maria Khan (3-1) 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6, Farah Ilyas bt Anum Rasheed (3-1) 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, Abeera Ali bt Maheen Sheraz (3-1) 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8.
KP bt HEC (3-2): Iqra bt Rosebal Ujala (3-0) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3, Saira lost to Amna Jabeen (0-3) 2-11, 5-11, 4-11, Amna bt Sobia Ali (3-2) 11-9, 7-11, 3-11, 11-9, 11-6, Iqra lost to Amna Jabeen (1-3) 6-11, 12-10, 13-15, 7-11, Saira bt Rosabel Ujala (3-2) 11-9, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7.
Men’s Team Event: NHA bt AJK (3-0): Arbaz Anwer bt Umer (3-1) 11-3, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, Shah Khan bt Waleed (3-0) 11-6, 11-8, 11-5, Basit Ali bt Asad (3-0) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5.
Railways bt Balochistan (3-0): Hassan Haider bt Qamar Saeed (3-0) 11-9, 11-6, 11-5, Hamza Godil bt Wajid Uddin (3-1) 12-10, 11-8, 11-13, 11-6, Owais Ahmed bt Shahmaz Khan (3-1) 8-11, 16-14, 11-5, 11-2.
Islamabad bt OGDCL (3-2): Umer lost to Rehan Javaid (1-3) 6-11, 8-11, 11-8, 3-11, Hamza bt Nayyar Ali (3-1) 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-2, Saad bt Raja Noman (3-0) 11-7, 13-11, 11-5, Hamza lost to Rehan Javaid (0-3) 8-11, 4-11, 2-11, Umer bt Nayyar Ali (3-0) 11-9, 12-10, 11-6.
Railways bt AJK (3-0): Hamza Godil bt Umer (3-0) 11-7, 12-10, 11-9, Hassan Haider bt Asad (3-0) 11-7, 11-1, 11-4, Haseeb bt Waleed (3-1) 4-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-9.
HEC bt Chromatex (3-2): Salman Saleem bt Umair Hassan (3-0) 11-4, 11-6, 11-9, Aahil Shah lost to Awais Hassan (2-3) 5-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, Subhan Asim lost to Taimoor Khan (2-3) 11-9, 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 6-11, Salman Saleem bt Awais Hassan (3-1) 5-11, 11-6, 11-3, 12-10, Aahil Shah bt Umair Hassan (3-2) 11-5, 11-5, 6-11, 9-11, 11-2.
Wapda bt OGDCL (3-0): Asim Qureshi bt Najeeb Uddin (3-0) 11-2, 11-6, 11-4, Rameez Khan bt Rehan Javaid (3-0) 11-5, 14-12, 11-9, Shujat Ali bt Shahzad Hussain (3-0) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3.
NHA bt Balochistan (3-1): Shah Khan bt Qamar Saeed (3-0) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5, Arbaz Anwer lost to Wajid Uddin (2-3) 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-6, 8-11, Sajid Hussain bt Shahmas Khan (3-0) 11-8, 11-9, 11-6, Shah Khan bt Wajid Uddin (3-1) 12-14, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5.
Wapda bt Islamabad (3-0): Asim Qureshi bt Hamza (3-0) 11-6, 11-3, 11-9, Rameez Khan bt Umer (3-0) 11-9, 11-5, 11-6, Jahangir bt Saad (3-0) 11-4, 11-5, 11-9.
Army bt Punjab (3-1): Salman Virk lost to Hafeez ur Rehman (2-3) 11-7, 10-12, 4-11, 13-11, 7-11, Fahad Khuwaja bt Irtaza Ali (3-1) 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, Faizan Zahoor bt Anees Yasir (3-0) 11-9, 11-8, 11-8, Salman Virk bt Irtaza Ali (3-1) 4-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-4.
HEC bt Sindh (3-2): Salman Saleem bt Hussain Virani (3-2) 12-14, 12-14, 11-2, 16-14, 11-9, Aahil Shah lost to Atta Abbas (2-3) 11-5, 8-11, 11-7, 7-11, 8-11, Subhan bt Farhan Hashim (3-0) 11-7, 12-10, 11-9, Salman Saleem lost to Atta Abbas (2-3) 5-11, 11-13, 11-4, 11-8, 10-12, Aahil Shah bt Hussain Virani (3-1) 11-7, 6-11, 11-7, 12-10.
NHA bt Railways (3-1): Shah Khan bt Hassan Haider (3-0) 11-7, 11-9, 11-9, Arbaz Anwar bt Hamza Godil (3-1) 8-11, 11-6, 16-14, 11-6, Basit Ali lost to Haseeb Khuwaja (0-3) 4-11, 3-11, 4-11, Shah Khan bt Hamza Godil (3-2) 9-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-3.
AJK bt Balochistan (3-1): Umer Zaka bt Shahmas Khan (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3, Numan lost to Qamar Saeed (2-3) 11-6, 6-11, 10-12, 11-5, 8-11, Asad Ali bt Majid Khan (3-1) 11-5, 11-1, 8-11, 13-11, Umer Zaka bt Qamar Saeed (3-1) 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5.
Chromatex bt Sindh (3-1): Awais Hassan bt Hussain Virani (3-1) 8-11, 13-11, 11-6, 11-6, Umair Hassan bt Atta Abbas (3-2) 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, Taimoor Khan lost to Akbar Shah (1-3) 10-12, 11-13, 11-8, 8-11, Awais Hassan bt Atta Abbas (3-2) 11-5, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8.
