Sports Bulletin Report
Quetta:-Top national badminton player, Murad Ali and army man Anjum Bashir set their clash in the Men’s Singles discipline of the 34th National Games 2023 after winning their respective semifinals here on Thursday.
Murad Ali (KP) outclassed Shoaib Riaz (Army) in straight games 2-0 in the first semifinal, as the final score-line was 21-18, 21-11. Later, in the second semifinal Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Irfan Saeed (Wapda) in the same fashion with the score-line of 21-13, and 21-17.
Ghazala Siddique and Mahoor Shahzad of Pakistan WAPDA qualified for the women’s singles final. Irfan Saeed pairing with Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) and Anjum Bashir & Yasir ali (Army) will meet in the final of Men’s Doubles. In the women’s doubles Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda and Saima Waqas & Khizra Rasheed reached in final.
Results (Men’s Singles Semifinals):
Murad Ali (KP) beat Shoaib Riaz (Army) by 21-18, 21-11
Anjum Bashir (Army) beat Irfan Saeed (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-17
Women’s Singles (Semifinals):
Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Zubaira Islam (PB) by 21-6, 21-13
Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Rosheen Ijaz (Sindh) by 21-7, 21-9
Men’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Irfan Saeed & Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) Raja Hasnain & Raja Zulqarnain (Army) by 21-15, 16-21, 21-17
Anjum Bashir & Yasir Ali (Army) beat Mohammad Ali Larosh & Awais Zahid (Wapda) by 18-21, 21-18, 23-21
Women’s Doubles (Semifinals):
Mahoor Shahzad & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Umama Usman & Manal Tariq (Army) by 21-16, 21-19
Saima Waqas & Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) beat Ammarah Ishtiaq & Alja Tariq (Army) by 13-2 retired hurt (Alja Tariq)
Mixed Doubles (Semifinals):
Raja Hasnain & Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Abuzar Rasheed & Zubaira Islam (PB) by 21-7, 21-18
Mohammad Ali Larosh & Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Shoaib Riaz & Manal Tariq (Army) by 22-20, 21-16.
