Irfan Saeed, Azeem Sarwar, Mohammad Ali Larosh and Murad Ali qualify for top-4 round
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:
Three players from WAPDA including Irfan Saeed, Azeem Sarwar, Mohammad Ali Larosh and one from Khyber Pakhunkawa Murad Ali moved into the semifinal of the 1st SNGPL All Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament after beating respectively Raja Zulqarnain Haider, Abdullah Siddique, Mohammad Adnan and Anjum Bashir in the quarterfinals at POF Sports Complex Wah Cantt on Saturday. The all semifinal competitions will be played on Sunday afternoon.
Results (Quarterfinals):
Men’s Singles:
Irfan Saeed (Wapda) beat Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Army) by 21-16, 21-13
Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Abdullah Siddique (Wapda) by 21-17, 21-19
Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) beat Mohammad Adnan (Wapda) by 21-14, 15-21, 21-16
Murad Ali (KP) beat Anjum Bashir (Army) 21-11, 21-16
Women’s Singles:
Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) beat Sana Hanif (SNGPL) by 21-10, 21-13
Alja Tariq (Army) beat Laiba Masoud (Wapda) by 21-12, 21-13
Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Umama Usman (SNGPL) by 21-12, 21-11
Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Mariyam Hanif (Sind) by 21-17, 21-18
Men’s Doubles:
Mohammad Ali Larosh (Wapda) & Raja Zulqarnain (Army) beat Jalees Konain & Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) by 21-15, 21-16
Murad Ali (KP) & Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) beat Hammdullah & Abdul Haseeb (KP) by 23-21, 21-17
Abdullah Latif (Army) & Hamza Khan (KP) beat Sohaib Yasir & M Umer (PB) by 21-15, 21-12
Mohammad Adnan & Amir Saeed (Wapda) beat Anjum Bashir & Yasir Ali (Army) by 23-21, 12-21, 21-17
Women’s Doubles:
Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) & Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) beat Mariyam Hanif & Mariyam Hamza (Sindh) by 21-15, 21-8
Bushra Qayum & Huma Javed (Wapda) beat Saba Rasheed & Laiba Masoud (Wapda) by 21-15, 18-21, 21-18
Zubaira Islam & Umama Usman (SNGPL) beat Aqsa Zikriya & Sana Hanif (SNGPL) by 18-5 retired hurt
Farzana Ali & Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) beat Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) & Amal Munib (PB) by 21-18, 20-22, 21-14
