Wapda notches up badminton team title

LAHORE - Wapda have won team event (men's) trophy of the 1st Micro Funiture All Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament at Sialkot after defeating NBP by 3-0 and National Bank of Pakistan clinched team event (women's) title beating Wapda by 3-2 games. Information received here said that in the men's team final between Wapda and NBP was looking one sided, both single matches won by WAPDA players. Umer Zeeshan and Wajid Ali effortless, but the doubles match was finished with 3 games. Score as follow: Wajid Ali WAPDA beat Rizwan Azam NBP by (22-20), (21-14) in the first singles match. Wajid Ali and Rizwan Rana WAPDA beat Rizwan Azam and Kashif NBP by (18-21),(21-19),(23-21) in 2nd match. Umer Zeeshan WAPDA beat Murad Ali NBP by (21-14),(-21-16) in 3rd match singles. WAPDA won by 3 - 0. In the women's team event final, NBP won after very hard work against WAPDA team. Farzana Ali of WAPDA was only the player who play very well and got two matches victory out of 5 matches for WAPDA but other matches won by NBP players. Score as below. Aysha Akram NBP beat Sadia Arshad WAPDA by (12-21), (21-15), (21-17) in the first singles match. Aysha Akram and Palwashe Bashir NBP beat Asma Butt & Uzma Butt by (21-17), (21-11) in second match of doubles. Farzana Ali WAPDA beat Palwashe Bashir by (21-17),(21-11) in 3rd match singles. Farzana Ali & Sadia WAPDA beat Sara Mohmind & Sara Khan NBP by (21-15),(23-21) in 4th match doubles. Sara Mohmind NBP beat Uzma Butt WAPDA by (21-9),(23-21) in final match singles. NBP won 3 - 2. Capt. (r) Atta Muhammad Khan DCO Sialkot distributed the trophies and medals among the winners and runner up teams. Results of other Men's singles First Round matches as follow, Shoaib Hafeez Punjab beat Ahsan Imtiaz LHR by (21-5),(21-6). Muhammad Masood New Khan beat Hayyatullah NWFP by (21-12),(21-19). M. Ijaz NBP beat Azeem Sarwar Punjab by (21-16),(21-13). Sabir Hanif NBP beat Arslan Khan Punjab by (21-10),(21-18). Kashif Sulehri NBP beat Irfan Rana Sialkot by (21-13),(21-17). Muhammad Naveed WAPDA beat Tahir Khan NWFP by (21-19),(21-15). Aamir Islam WAPDA got walk over against Kashif Islamabad. Faisal Afzal WAPDA beat Farhan Mohib Sindh by (21-18),(21-19). Adnan Siddiqui Railway beat Ali Nawab Dil Punjab by (21-12),(21-18). Waqar Zahid Railway beat M. Ali Sindh by (21-6),(21-8). Imran Laeeq Railway beat Adnan LHR by (21-15),(21-17). Women's Singles First Round Matches are as below, Uzma Butt WAPDA beat Dania ISL by (21-3),(21-7). Rabia Malik WAPDA beat Asma Butt WAPA by (21-18),(21-19). Sara Mohmind NBP beat Sidra ISL by (21-10),(21-5). Farzana Ali WAPDA beat Aneeka Rana WAPDA by (21-11),(21-16). Sara Khan NBP beat Zoya FSD by (21-9),(21-14). Palwashe Bashir NBP beat Sumaira Railway by (21-9),(21-9). Ayesha Akram NBP beat Aneela Railway by (21-9),21-12).

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