Irfan,Murad to face off in National Badminton Tournament final
Irfan Saeed of Wapda will face Murad Ali of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in men’s singles final of National Ranking Badminton Tournament at Rodham Hall of the Pakistan Sports Complex.
All Pakistan National Ranking Badminton Tournament is organized by Islamabad Badminton Association in which Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles event were contested.
In men’s singles semifinal Irfan played marvelously as he defeated Anjum Bashir of SNGPL by 21-19, 21-16 while Murad downed Abdul Rehman (Wapda) by 21-13, 21-14. Today Irfan Saeed of Wapda will challenge Murad Ali of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in men’s singles final of National Ranking Badminton Tournament at Rodham Hall of the Pakistan Sports Complex.
In the women’s singles event Mahoor Shehzad (Wapda) and Sehra Akram of the same department reached the final after defeating Bushra Qayyum (Wapda) and Ghazala Siddique (SNGPL) respectively. Mahoor eased past Bushra comfortably by 21-4, 21-7 while Sehra defeated Ghazala Siddique (SNGPL) in well-contested three sets 20-22, 21-17, 25-23.
In women’s doubles Mahnoor paring with Saima Waqas (Wapda) and Ghazala & Zubaira (SNGPL) reached the final after defeating Bushra and Mehmoona (Wapda) and Sehra and Huma Javed (Wapda) respectively.
In the men’s doubles semi-finals Irfan and Azeem Sarwar defeated M. Ali Larosh and Nouman (SNGPL) 19-21, 21-15, 21-9, while in the second semi Rizwan and Kashif (NBP) beat Attique and Raja Hasnain (Wapda) by 21-10, 21-19.
Today's Schedule:
Women Single | 12:00 pm |
Men Single | 12:30 pm |
Women Double | 2:00 pm |
Men Double | 2:30 pm |