Young Stars retain women's team event title of Karachi Table Tennis Championship

The duo of Sadia Raheel and Hareem Anwar guided Young Stars Club to a straight 3-0 victory over Essa Lab in the one-sided final to retain women’s team event title in the Karachi Table Tennis Championship at Islamia Club. 

Sadia carved out an 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 victory over Iqra Saeed while Hareem inflicted 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 victory over Maliha Ansar in the singles to surge 2-0 in the match. Later both teamed up to whip the pair of Maliha and Abeera Ali 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 to complete the rout. 

Essa Lab struggled against but got the better of Alishan Club 3-2 while Islamia outplayed Young Stars Club 3-0 in the two semifinals of men's team event.

Meanwhile the first round matches of singles competition also commenced on the same day.

Results:

Women’s team event:

Final:

Young Stars Club bt Essa Lab 3-0:

Sadia Raheel bt Iqra Saeed 11-8, 11-6, 11-7; Hareem Anwar bt Maliha Ansar 6-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-9; Sadia and Hareem bt Maliha and Abeera Ali 11-9, 11-6, 11-7.

Women’s singles:

First round:

Ramisha Naseem bt Parwasha 11-4, 11-5, 11-7; Adeena Hussain bt Samina 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; Bushra Anwar bt Sameera 11-7, 11-9, 11-6; Sarah bt Sumair 11-4, 11-5, 11-9; Shanze Fatima bt Aabira Tahir 11-8, 11-9, 11-9; Iqra Saeed bt Sania 11-8, 11-5, 11-9.

Pre quarter-finals:

Saman Fawad bt Ramisha Naseem 11-5, 11-4, 11-5; Maria Tazeem bt Adeena Hussain 11-5, 11-6, 11-6; Aisha Zafar bt Shanze Fatima 11-5, 11-6, 11-5; Hoor Fawad bt Sarah 11-3, 11-8, 11-4; Atiqa Khan bt Abeena Ali 11-8, 11-9, 11-9; Qurat Sakina bt Bushra Anwar 5-11, 14-12, 11-6, 11-3; Hareem Anwar bt Kiran 11-2, 11-8, 11-7; Iqra Saeed bt Haiqa Hassan 7-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-8.

Men’s team event:

First Round:

OISSA Club bt Hassanabad Club 3-2:

Ahmed Saleem bt Ahmed Shah 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; Zawwar Shah lost to Tazeem-ur-Rehman 5-11, 3-11, 8-11; Ejiza Malik lost to Ubair Ahmed 7-11, 5-11, 9-11; Ahmed Saleem bt Tazeem-ur- Rehman 11-5, 11-8, 11-7; Zawwar Shah bt Ahmed Shah 11-5, 11-3, 11-5.

Young Stars Club bt Times Club 3-1:

Saim Adnan bt Mehdi Raza 11-4, 11-8, 11-9; Arsalan Alvi bt Danish Idrees 11-1, 11-5, 4-11, 11-3; Azhar Khurshid lost to Khawar 11-9, 11-13, 8-11, 11-13; Arsalan Alvi bt Mehdi Raza 11-0, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8.

Semi-finals:

Islamia Club bt Young Stars Club 3-0:

Salman Saleem bt Saim Adnan 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6; Aahil Shah bt Arsalan Alvi 11-9, 11-7, 12-10; Usman Ahmed bt Khawar Mehmood 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.

Essa Lab bt Alishan Club 3-2:

Furqan Patel bt Noman Zara 11-9, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9; Mohsin Raza bt Hussain Verani 9-11, 11-8, 11-3, 10-12, 11-8; Atta Abbas lost to Farhan Hashim 15-13, 7-11, 11-13, 9-11; Mohsin Raza lost to Noman Zara 8-11, 11-13, 8-11; Furqan Patel bt Hussain Verani 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-9.