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Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Championship concludes
Mohammad Shoaib topples Aqeel Khan 2-0 in Men’s Singles final, Soha wins U18 titleSports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Pakistan number 2 tennis player Mohammad Shoaib thrashed Pakistan number one Aqeel Khan in straight sets 2-0 in the Men’s Singles final of the Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship that concluded at Sports Board Punjab Tennis Courts Nishtar Park Lahore on Saturday.Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony and distributed prizes among the top position holders. Meheq Khokhar lifted the title of Ladies Singles after beating Esha Jawad in the final, as the score-line was 6-3, 2-6, and 6-4.Results (finals):Men's Doubles: Aqeel Khan/Shahzad beat Yousaf Khalil/Heera Ashiq 6-3, 6-3Men’s Singles: Mohammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan 6-3, 6-3Boys’ U-18: Bilal Asim beat Hamza Roman 6-0, 6-3.Boys’ U-18 Doubles: Hamid Israr/Ahtesham Humayun beat Mahatir Mohammad/Asad Zaman 6-3, 6-3Girls’ U-18: Soha Ali beat Shiza Sajid 7-5, 6-3.Boys’ U-16: Ahtesham Humayun beat Asad Zaman 6-1, 6-4Boys’ U-14: Omar Jawad beat Abdul Basit 7-5, 6-1.Boys’ U-14 Doubles: Amir Mazari/Muzammil Khan beat Nabeel Qayum/Abdur Rehman w/oBoys / Girls U-12: Shayan Afridi beat Ali Bachani 4-0, 4-1Boys / Girls U-12 Doubles: Abdur Rehman/Hajra Suhail beat Mohammad Junaid/Anees Khan 4-1, 4-0Boys / Girls U-10: Rashid Ali Bachani beat Muaz Shahbaz 4-1, 4-1In Under-8 category, Salar Khan won gold, Daniyal Afzal Malik silver and Azan Imran bagged bronze medal. In U-6 category, Aneeqa Abbas and Faiz Pirzada joint gold medal winners, Mamoon Bari and Eman Shahbaz joint silver medallists while Ibrahim and Faizan clinched bronze medal.
Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Championship concludes
Mohammad Shoaib topples Aqeel Khan 2-0 in Men’s Singles final, Soha wins U18 titleSports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Pakistan number 2 tennis player Mohammad Shoaib thrashed Pakistan number one Aqeel Khan in straight sets 2-0 in the Men’s Singles final of the Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship that concluded at Sports Board Punjab Tennis Courts Nishtar Park Lahore on Saturday.Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman was the chief guest at the prize distribution ceremony and distributed prizes among the top position holders. Meheq Khokhar lifted the title of Ladies Singles after beating Esha Jawad in the final, as the score-line was 6-3, 2-6, and 6-4.Results (finals):Men's Doubles: Aqeel Khan/Shahzad beat Yousaf Khalil/Heera Ashiq 6-3, 6-3Men’s Singles: Mohammad Shoaib beat Aqeel Khan 6-3, 6-3Boys’ U-18: Bilal Asim beat Hamza Roman 6-0, 6-3.Boys’ U-18 Doubles: Hamid Israr/Ahtesham Humayun beat Mahatir Mohammad/Asad Zaman 6-3, 6-3Girls’ U-18: Soha Ali beat Shiza Sajid 7-5, 6-3.Boys’ U-16: Ahtesham Humayun beat Asad Zaman 6-1, 6-4Boys’ U-14: Omar Jawad beat Abdul Basit 7-5, 6-1.Boys’ U-14 Doubles: Amir Mazari/Muzammil Khan beat Nabeel Qayum/Abdur Rehman w/oBoys / Girls U-12: Shayan Afridi beat Ali Bachani 4-0, 4-1Boys / Girls U-12 Doubles: Abdur Rehman/Hajra Suhail beat Mohammad Junaid/Anees Khan 4-1, 4-0Boys / Girls U-10: Rashid Ali Bachani beat Muaz Shahbaz 4-1, 4-1In Under-8 category, Salar Khan won gold, Daniyal Afzal Malik silver and Azan Imran bagged bronze medal. In U-6 category, Aneeqa Abbas and Faiz Pirzada joint gold medal winners, Mamoon Bari and Eman Shahbaz joint silver medallists while Ibrahim and Faizan clinched bronze medal.
TENNIS - Wheelchair 14 Oct, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: President, Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Saturday visited the Wheelchair tennis camp that started at SDA-PTF Tennis Complex Garden Avenue aiming to prepare the national players for the upcoming Para-Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China this month from October 24 to 29, 2023.According to an official of PTF, two wheelchair tennis players Asif Gul Abbasi, and Fida Hussian will undergo training under the supervision of Head Coach Asim Shafik and Assistant Coach Noman-ul-Haq. Khalid Rehmani, who is Coach-cum-Manager of the team will accompany the players.The President visited the PTF Complex and interacted with the players Asif Abassi and Fida Hussain. He lauded the services of Khalid Rehmani for his passion and efforts for the promotion of wheelchair tennis by enhancing the players' capacity to participate in international events. He also conveyed that proper structure is being planned at the provincial and federal levels to be headed by dedicated and qualified tennis coaches who are to be nominated by the PTF management.
Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open reaches in final stage
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2023 has reached in final stage, as the finals will be played on Saturday at Sports Board Punjab Tennis Academy Nishtar Park Lahore.Pakistan number one tennis player Aqeel Khan and number two Mohammad Shoaib will in the men’s single final to fight for title at the same venue.Results:Men's Singles (Semifinals):Aqeel Khan beat Yousaf Khalil 6-3, 6-0Mohammad Shoaib beat Mohammad Abid 6-4, 6-3Men's Doubles (Final):Aqeel Khan/Shehzad Khan beat Heera Ashiq/Yousaf Khalil 6-3, 6-4Seniors Doubles 55+ (Final):Rashid Malik/Israr Gul beat Brig Manzoor/Arif Feroze 6-0, 6-0Men’s Doubles 65+ (Final):Inam-ul-Haq / Waqar Nisar beat Imtiaz Malik / Saeed Khan 6-1, 6-0U-18 Doubles (Semifinal):Asad Zaman /Mahatir Mohammad beat Yafat Nadeem/Abdullah Pirzada 6-3, 6-0U-10 (Semifinals):Arsh Imran beat Eshan Bari 4-0, 4-0Muaz Shahbaz beat Mohammad Salaar Khan 4-0, 4-2U-12 (Semifinals):Shayan Afridi beat Rashid Bachani 4-2, 2-4, 10-5Ali Bachani beat Ansari Ullah 4-2, 4-2
Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship
Pakistan number one tennis player Aqeel Khan reaches in the semifinalSports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Pakistan number one tennis player, Aqeel Khan moved into the semifinal of the ongoing Sheheryar Malik Memorial Pakistan Open Tennis Championship after beating Mudassar Murtaza in the quarterfinal here at Sports Board Punjab Tennis Academy Nishtar Park on Wednesday.Results:Men's Singles (Quarterfinals):Aqeel Khan beat Mudassar Murtaza 6-2, 6-3Yousaf Khalil beat Heera Ashiq 6-4, 6-3Mohammad Abid beat Abdullah Adnan 6-2, 6-0Men's Doubles (Pre-Quarters):Qasim Ali/Suleman Junaid beat Sami Zeb Khan/ Saqib Hayat 5-7, 6-2, 15-13Mohammad Abid/Ahmad Chaudhary beat Hamza Roman /Asad Ullah 6-1, 6-1Ahmad Babar/Imran Bhatti beat Faizan Fayyaz/Sikandar Hayat 6-3, 6-1Mudassar Murtaza/Abdullah Adnan beat Baqir Ali/Hasheesh Kumar 6-4, 4-6, 10-4Zaid Mujahid/Waqas Malik beat Bilal Asim/Ahmad Nael 6-1, 2-6, 10-3Seniors Doubles 55+ (semifinals):Rashid Malik/Israr Gul beat Inam ul Haq/Waqar Nisar 6-0, 6-0Arif Feroze/Brig Manzoor beat Nauman Aleem/Dr.Shahzaib Pervaiz 6-0, 6-1Seniors Doubles 45+ (Quarterfinals):Talha Waheed/Hassan Said beat Mehboob Waheed/Rana Humayun 6-4, 6-2Israr Gul/Qasim Ali beat Munir Gill/Qadir Nawaz 6-1, 3-6, 10-2Boys’ Under-18 (Quarterfinals):Bilal Asim beat Ahtesham Humayun 6-0, 6-0Hamid Israr beat Yafat Nadeem 6-2, 6-4Hamza Roman beat Asad Zaman 6-3, 6-0Mohammad Salaar beat Mahatir Mohammad 6-4, 4-6, 6-3Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):Soha Ali beat Kainat Ali 6-0, 6-0Sheeza Sajid beat Labika Durab 6-4, 6-1Meheq Khokhar beat Laiba 6-1, 6-2Boys’ Under-16 (Quarterfinals):Asad Zaman beat Abdul Basit 6-2, 6-1Sheheryar Anees beat Muzamil Khan 6-3, 6-3Amir Mazari beat Hamza Ali Rizwan 6-3, 2-6, 6-0Ahtesham Humayun beat Taimoor Ansari 6-1, 6-1Boys’ Under-14 (Quarterfinals):Amir Mazari beat Abdur Rehman 6-2, 6-2Umar Jawad beat Hamza Ali RizwanHaziq Areejo beat Ismail Aftab 6-2, 3-6, 10-7Abdul Basit beat Ansari Ullah 6-3, 6-1
TENNIS - Wheelchair 10 Oct, 2023
Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Secretary of Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab, Shahid Zaman, inaugurated the ITF-PTF Wheelchair Tennis Development Initiative Coaching Camp at the Sports Board Punjab Tennis Academy, Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Tuesday. Wheelchair tennis has already made its debut in Karachi under the leadership of Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) Vice President Muhammad Khalid Rehmani, who has been playing a pivotal role in not only promoting the sport in Sindh but also expanding its reach across the nation. Punjab, now the second province to embrace wheelchair tennis, will have PLTA Secretary Rashid Malik (Tamgha-e-Imtiaz) overseeing the sport. Malik's responsibilities include coaching and nurturing wheelchair tennis players while actively seeking out and developing talented athletes from all over the country. Speaking at the launch ceremony of the wheelchair tennis camp, which saw the participation of 16 wheelchair tennis players from various regions of the province, Secretary Sports Shahid Zaman praised the initiative, saying, "This is a commendable effort by Khalid Rehmani, a pioneer of wheelchair tennis in Pakistan. In Punjab, under the guidance of Rashid Malik, wheelchair players will receive training and grooming aimed at transforming them into champions. "Through the Sports Board Punjab, these players will receive comprehensive support, including wheelchairs, tennis rackets, balls, and access to tennis facilities, all provided free of charge. There is tremendous talent in Punjab, and with the help of qualified coaches, we hope this talent will master the finer aspects of the game," the Secretary Sports added. Expressing his gratitude, Khalid Rehmani said, "I extend my appreciation to Secretary of Sports & Youth Affairs Shahid Zaman for gracing the event as the chief guest and for announcing free-of-cost facilities and tennis equipment for these wheelchair players. I'm also thankful to Mr. Rashid Malik for accepting this responsibility, and I am confident that under his capable guidance and supervision, wheelchair tennis and its players will soon gain popularity in Punjab. "Our primary goal for 2024 is to prepare wheelchair tennis players for the Paris Paralympics and ITF Unilock Asia Region Cup Wheelchair Tennis. We plan to gather talented wheelchair tennis players from every corner of the country, provide them with training and grooming, and select the best among them for these major events," Rehmani explained. "We are also looking to introduce wheelchair tennis in Quetta, which possesses immense talent. With proper training and maximum international exposure, we hope to produce champions capable of making their mark on the global wheelchair tennis stage," Rehmani asserted.
Pakistan Open Tennis: Mehaq and Soha lift Women’s Doubles title
Aqeel Khan overcome Mohammad Shoaib 2-1 in a thriller final of Men’s SinglesSports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Pakistan number one tennis man Aqeel Khan has won the title of Pakistan Open Tennis Championship after overcoming Mohammad Shoaib 2-1 in the Men’s Singles final here at Sports Board Punjab Tennis Academy Nishtar Park on Friday. Chief guests Dr Asif Tufail Director General Sports board Punjab, and Junaid Naveed General Manager Marketing Sheikhoo Steel distributed the prizes among the winners and runner-ups.Earlier, in the Ladies Doubles final, Meheq Khokhar and Soha Ali outplayed beat Amna Qayum and Sheeza Sajid 2-1, as the final score-line was 3-6, 6-2, 10-5Results (finals):Men's Singles: Aqeel Khan beat Mohammad Shoaib 6-2, 2-6, 6-3Ladies Doubles: Meheq Khokhar/Soha Ali beat Amna Qayum/Sheeza Sajid 3-6, 6-2, 10-5Seniors’ 45+ Doubles: Talhs Waheed/israr Gul beat Ashar Khan/Kamran Khan 2-6, 6-3, 10-5Seniors’ 65+ Doubles: Waqar Nisar /Inam ul Haq beat Mohammad Babar/Brig.Ghazanfar 6-2, 7-5Girls’ U-18: Soha Ali got walkover against Amna AliBoys’ U-18: Hamza Roman beat Bilal Asim 2-0 (Rtd)Boys’ U-16: AbU Bakar Talhs beat Asad Zaman 6-3, 6-2Boys’ U-14: Hamza Ali Rizwan beat Abdul basit 6-4, 3-6, 13-11Boys’ U-14 Doubles: Abu Bakar Talha/ Zohaib Afzal Malik beat Abdur Rehman/Nabeel Qayum 4-1, 4-1Boys /Girls U-12: Shayan Afridi beat Mohammad Junaid 6-0Boys/Girls U-12 Doubles: Hajra Suhail/Abdur Rehman beat Rashid Ali Bachani/Mohammad ibraheem Gill 7-6Boys/Girls U-10: Rashid Ali Bachani beat Muaz Shahbaz 6-1
Pakistan Open Tennis Championship: Aqeel, Abdullah reach in semifinals
Noor Malik, Esha Jawad storm into semifinals in the Ladies’ Singles categorySports Bulletin ReportLAHORE: Exhibiting extraordinary performance Noor Malik and Esha Jawad cruised into the semifinals of the ongoing Sheikhoo Steel Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2023 after winning their respective quarterfinal matches in the Ladies’ Singles category at the state-of-the-art SBP Tennis Courts, Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Wednesday.In Ladies Singles Quarterfinal matches, Noor Malik thrashed Rahat ul Ain by 6-0, 6-0 quite comfortably in the first quarterfinal match, however, Esha Jawad had to face some sort of resistance from Soha Ali in the second quarterfinal match. Esha won her match with the score of 6-2, 6-4. In the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals, Aqeel Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar by 6-1, 6-1 and Abdullah Adnan toppled Bilal Asim 6-1, 6-2.Former Davis Cupper Rashid Malik and Arif Feroze outplayed Kamran Qureshi/Ashiq by 6-0, 6-0 in the seniors’ 55-plus doubles quarterfinals. Israr Gul/Humayun Pervez edged out Dr Arif/ Zia Ullah 6-4, 6-4, Amir Altaf/Abid Malik beat Dr ShahzadSaleem/Ali Qayum 6-0, 6-2 and Waqar Nisar/Inam ul Haq crushed Ch Khalil/Dr Sajid Pervez 6-1, 6-0 in the same category.Results:Ladies’ Singles (Quarterfinals):Noor Malik beat Rahat ul Ain 6-0, 6-0Esha Jawad beat Soha Ali 6-2, 6-4Men’s Singles (pre-quarterfinals):Aqeel Khan beat Hasheesh Kumar 6-1, 6-1Abdullah Adnan beat Bilal Asim 6-1, 6--2Boys’ U-18 (Pre-Quarterfinals):Hamid Israr beat Sheheryar Anees 6-4, 6-2Mohammad Hamza Asim beat Mohammad Talha Khan 6-0, 6-1Hamza Roman beat Kamran Khan 6-1, 6-1Mahatir Mohammad beat Mustansir Ali Khan 6-0, 6-2 Men's Doubles (pre-Quarterfinals):Waqas Malik/Zaid Mujahid beat Hasheesh Kumar/Baqir Ali 6-1, 7-6Mahatir Mohammad/Saqib hayat beat Mohammad Talha Khan/Mohammad Huzaifa Khan 5-7, 6-3, 10-4Nael Qureshi/Sami Zeb Khan beat Sikandar Hayat/Faizan Fayyaz 4-6, 6-1, 10-8Imran Bhatti /Ahmad Babar beat Ahmad Ch/Abdaal Haider 6-3, 4-6, 10-4Seniors Doubles 55+ (pre-quarterfinals):Rashid Malik/Arif Feroze beat Kamran Qureshi/Ashiq 6-0, 6-0Israr Gul/Humayun Pervez beat Dr Arif/Zia Ullah 6-4, 6-4Amir Altaf/Abid Malik beat Dr Shahzad saleem/Ali Qayum 6-0, 6-2Waqar Nisar/Inam ul Haq beat Ch Khalil/Dr Sajid Pervez 6-1, 6-0Seniors Doubles 45 plus+ (Pre Quarterfinals):Talha Waheed/Israr Gul beat Kamran Qureshi/Ch Khalil 6-0, 6-0Mohammad Asghar/Tariq Sadiq beat Ahmad Waqas Basit/Rana Humayun 6-7, 6-1, 10-4Arif Feroze/Fayyaz Khan beat Syed Shams-ud-din/Ahsan Wali 6-1, 6-2Qasim Ali/Mehboob Waheed beat Dr Arif/Sajid Bukhari 6-4, 6-4Ashar Khan/Kamran Khan beat Col Atif/M Shoaib 6-4, 7-5Boys’ U-18 Doubles (pre-Quarterfinals):Mohammad Salaar/Mohammad Hamza Asim beat Jawad Khan/Saif Ullah 6-0, 6-0Ameer Mazari/Waleed Humayun beat Mohammad Sohaan Noor/M Rehan 6-2, 6-0Abu Bakar Talha/Ali Talha beat Mohammad Talha Khan/Inam Qadir 6-0, 6-0Asad Zaman/Shehryar Anees beat Kashan Tariq/Shahsawar Khan 6-4, 6-4.
Sheikhoo Steel Pakistan Open Tennis Championship starts in Lahore
Lala Rukh, Soha Ali, Amna Ali and Fajar Fayyaz reach semifinals in Girls' U-18 EventSports Bulletin ReportLAHORE (Oct 3, 2023): Lala Rukh, Soha Ali, Amna Ali and Fajar Fayyaz reached the semifinals in Girls U-18 category after thrashing their respective opponents in Quarterfinal matches on the third day of the Sheikhoo Steel Pakistan Open Tennis Championship 2023 being conducted with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab at state-of-the-art SBP Tennis Courts, Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Tuesday.In the Men's Singles event, Ahmed Nael Qureshi, Mohammad Abid, Heera Ashiq, Yousaf Khalil, Mudassar Murtaza and Mohammad Shoaib booked a place in quarterfinals after winning their respective pre-quarter final matches. Talented female tennis player Noor Malik defeated Laiba Iqbal Khan by 6-0, 6-0 in Ladies’ pre-quarter final match.Results:Men's Singles (pre-Quarters):Ahmad Nael Qureshi beat Shehzad Khan 2-6, 6-4, 6-3Mohammad Abid beat Hamid Israr 6-1, 6-4Heera Ashiq beat Ahmad Ch 6-4, 7-5Yousaf Khalil beat Mohammad Salaar 6-2, 6-1Mudassar Murtaza beat Uzair Khan 6-2, 6-0Mohammad Shoaib beat Mahatir Ahmad 6-1, 6-2Boys’ U-16 (Round-I):Syed Mahad Shehzad beat Abdullah Raza 6-3, 6-3Shahsawar Khan beat Eesa Fahad 6-0, 6-1Mohammad Haziq Asim beat Mohammad Uzair 6-1, 6-1Haziq Areejo beat Abdullah 6-2, 6-3Under-12 (Round-I):Rashid Ali Bachani beat Awais Zia 4-0, 4-1Ahmad Hussain beat Muaz Shahbaz 4-0, 4-0Bismel Zia beat Sahil Najoom 4-0, 4-0Shayan Afridi beat Mohammad Faizan 4-2, 4-2Mustafa Uzair Rana beat Mohammad Saif Ullah 4-1, 4-0Abdul Malik beat Ohad e Mustafa 4-2, 4-2Ibraheem Hussain Gill beat Eesa Khan Malik 4-0, 4-0.
Pakistan crushes India in ITF Senior Tennis Championship final
Hameed outplays Dilip Singh in straight sets 2-0 without conceding a solitary gameSports Bulletin ReportPattaya (Thailand): Pakistani tennis man Hameed-ul-Haq toppled Second-seeded India man Dillip Singh Nongmaithem 2-0 in the 60+ Category final of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) seniors’ Tennis Championship 2023 at Greta Sports Club Pattaya, Thailand on Tuesday. The final score-line was 6-0, 6-0.Former PakistanunDavis Cupper Hameed-ul-Haq started with pace and played powerful drives from the base-line and did not allow his Indian opponent to settle on the court and finished the set at 6-0. He kept the same pressure on Dillip Singh in the second set and won the second set in a similar style 6-0.Veteran Hameed also took revenge for the Pakistan team beaten in the Asian Games 2023 a few days back by an Indian player, who had defeated the Pakistani lad without conceding a single game. However, Hameed did the same with Indian men in Thailand.Also, Hameed-ul-Haq pairing with Thai partner Powin reached in Doubles final after beating the duo of opponent tennis men Aspiotis from Austria and Kudinov from Russia with a score-line of 6-2, and 6-3.
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