Hasan, Sadaf emerge as most promising players

KARACHI Hasan Umar and Sadaf Barkat emerged as the most promising players when they won under-12 cadet finals in boys and girls events respectively in the second Essa Muhammad Karachi Ranking Table Tennis Championships which concluded here at the NSTCC hall here the other day. Hasan Umar beat Ahmed Abdullah 11-9,11-8,11-8 in boys final. Sadaf Barkat defeated Nimra Faique 11-3,11-8,11-6 in girls final. Meanwhile, Abeera Ali won womens singles title defeating Iqra Saeed 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5. Mohsin Raza clinched mens singles crown scoring 13-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 win over Atta Abbas in the final. In the Womens double, Ghalia Khursheed and Ayesha Khan annexed the womens double title defeat on Noreen Tehseen and Sana Erum 3-0. Chief guest prominent intellectual and poet Dr Qamar Rizvi witnessed the finals. Dr Farhan Essa Abdullah, Mrs Essa Abdullah, international table tennis player Arif Nakhuda, Ali Shan, tournament secretary A Malik, former international Arif Khan, advisor govt of Sindh Akbar Merri and secretary KTTA Shaukat Omari were also present on the occasion. Summarised Results: Mens single semi-finals: Atta Abbas beat Ali Shan 11-7, 11-8, 13-11, 11-4, Mohsin Raza beat Ahmer Ali 11-8, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6. Mixed double quarter-finals: Mohsin and Ghalia beat Azhar and Victoria 11-6, 11-5, 11-6, Kamran and Abeera beat Ali Shan and Anum Saeed 11-6, 21-19, 12-10, Nadir Sohail and Humaira beat Atiq and Sana 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, Faryal and Iqra Saeed beat Asif Razzak and Naureen 11-5, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9. Mixed double semi-finals: Mohsin and Ghalia beat Kamran and Abeera 12-10, 11-9, 12-10, Faryal and Iqra Saeed beat Nadir Sohail and Humaira 11-6, 11-9, 13-11 Mixed double final: Mohsin Raza and Ghalia beat Faryal Minhas and Iqra Saeed 11-9, 11-4, 11-9. Boys u-18 single final: Anns Ali beat Ahmed Aslam 11-6, 11-7, 5-11, 11-7, 11-8. Girls u-18 single final: Abeera Ali beat Sana Erum 11-5, 11-8, 15-13, 4-11, 11-6. Mens double final: Khawja Kashif and Farrukh Kamal beat Raheel Qureshi and Faryal Minhas 8-11, 12-14, 11-8, 12-10, 11-3. Womens single final: Abeera Ali beat Iqra Saeed 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5. Mens single final: Mohsin Raza beat Atta Abbas 13-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7. Mens single quarter-finals: Atta Abbas beat Muzamil 4-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, Ali Shan beat Asim Hussain 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 12-14, 11-6, Mohsin Raza beat Mubashir 11-9, 11-6, 11-5, Ahmer Ali beat Kamaran Sarang 11-9, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6. Mens single semi-final: Mohsin Raza beat Ahmer Ali 11-8, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-13, 11-9. Mens double first round: Atta Abbas and Mohsin Raza beat Nazar Kazmi and Tazeem Rehman 11-9, 11-5, 11-6, Hasan Imam and Naved Nazar beat Shehzad Sheikh and Nadeem Abbas 11-6, 12-10, 1-5, Kamran Sarang and Muzamil beat Hafeez Bhatti and Zafar Khan, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7, Asif Razzak and Nadir Sohail beat Sultan and Salman Afridi 8-11, 11-0, 11-6, 13-11, Shehzad Bashir and Raheel Saleem beat Aftab Qamar and Muhammad Ali 11-7, 11-6, 11-2, Ali Shan and Ahmer Ali beat Micheal Joeal and Shaheen Qadri 11-7, 11-3, 11-5, M Ajaz and M Azhar Ali beat Ali Raza Qaiser Javed 11-3, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, Mukaram and Shahid beat Najam Altaf and Anwar Qureshi 11-5, 11-7, 11-6, K. Kashif and Farukh Kamal beat Manzoor Abbas and Kamran Sarang 11-7, 11-8, 11-4, Akber Shah and Muhammad Ali beat SM Hamza and Hamza Ahmed 11-7, 11-7, 11-7, Atiq and Danyal beat Khalid and Israr 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, Owais Mukhtar and Ahmed Mukhtar beat Salman Saleem and M. Jahanzeb 11-4, 11-4, 11-9, Bilal and Anns Ali beat Talal Waseem and Danyal Baig 11-8, 11-1, 11-7, Ahmed Aslam and Mubashir beat Zia and Abid 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 Raheel Qureshi and Faryal beat Adnan and Imran 11-4, 11-6, 11-8, Akram Tabba and Ali Akram Tabba beat M.Hassan and Janzeeb 11-4, 11-5, 11-6. Mens double second round: Mohsin Raza and Atta Abbas beat Shahzad Bashir and Raheel Saleem 11-6, 11-6, 11-6, Ali Shan and Ahmer Ali beat Ahmed Aslam and Mubashir 20-18, 11-9, 11-7, Hassan Imam Naved Nazar beat M Ajaz and Azhar Ali 11-8, 11-5, 11-8, Asif Razzak and Nadir Sohail beat Akram Taba and Ali Akram Tabba 11-3, 11-5, 11-4, Kamran Sarang and Muzamil beat Bilal and Anns Ali 11-3, 11-3, 6-11, 11-3, Raheel Qureshi and Faryal beat Akber Shah and Muhammad Ali 11-4, 13-11, 11-8, Kh Kashif and Farukh Kamal beat Atiq and Danyal 11-8, 11-7, 11-8, Owais Mukhtar and Ahmed Mukhtar beat Mukaram and Shahid 11-7, 11-0, 11-9. Mens double quarter-finals: Kh Kashif and Farukh Kamal beat Owais Mukhtar and Ahmed Mukhtar 13-11, 11-5, 11-4, Hassan Imam and Naved Nazar beat Asif Razzak and Nadir Sohail 11-9, 11-8, 5-11, 11-8, Raheel Qureshi and Faryal beat Kamran Sarang and Muzamil 11-7, 11-7, 11-4, Atta Abbas and Mohsin Raza beat Ali Shan and Ahmer Ali 11-6, 11-9, 11-5. Mens double semi-finals: Raheel Qureshi and Faryal beat Atta Abbas and Mohsin Raza 9-11, 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, Furukh Kamal and Kh, Kashif beat Hasan Imam and Naved Nazar 11-2, 11-8, 11-13, 11-5. Mixed double quarter-finals: Ali Shan and Anum beat M.Ajaz and Marry Jones 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9, Azhar and Victoria beat Akber and Zehra Bashir 11-4, 11-5, 11-6. Womens double final: Ghalia Khursheed and Ayesha Khan beat Naureen Tehseen and Sana Erum 11-9, 12-10, 12-6. Cadet boys u-15 final: Anns Ali beat Danial Mazhar 8-11, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10, 11-6. Cadet boys u-12 final: Hassan Umer beat Ahmed Abdullah 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 Cadet girls u-15 final: Abeera Ali beat Iqra Saeed 11-7, 11-3, 11-9, 11-3 Cadet girls u-12 final: Sadaf Barkat beat Nimra Faique 11-3, 11-8, 11-6 Womens semi-finals: Iqra Saeed beat Qurat-ul-Ain 15-13, 11-9, 15-13, 11-9, Abeera Ali beat Sana Erum 11-6-2-11-12-10-12-10-9-11-11-6.

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