2 Pakistanis each in Men, Women singles semifinals of YONEX SUNRISE Int. Badminton Series
Rizwan Azam, Saeed Bhatti along with other international players moved to the semifinal stage of YONEX SUNRISE Pakistan International Series Liaquat Gymnasium Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad.
Top seeded Vitnam’s LE Duc Phat, Turkey’s second seeded Emre LALE and other top seeded players are into the samifinals of Men’s singles competition. Two Pakistani players have also qualifies for the semifinals named Riwan Azam 6th seeded and unseeded Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti.
Duc Phat defeated No.2 of Turkey Muhammad Ali in straight sets by 21-11, 21-16. Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhati defeated Syria’s Aljallad Ahmed by 21-15, 21-13 while Rizwan Azam beats Ratnajit Tamang of Nepal in straight sets by 21-15, 21-13.
In women's singles matches, Pakistani players 2 out of 4 matches. Sehra Akram and Rizwan Azam through to the semifinal round but Palwasha BASHIR and Khizra RASHEED did not make into the semifinals.
In Men's doubles event, Pakistani players dominated the court as they won 3 out of 4 matches. only the team of Muhammad Rizwan & Fazal Rehman was defeated by the Turkish team players Le Thanh Lam & Quang Dinh Tran.
In mixed doubles event only Waqas AHMED and Saima WAQAS were able to reach in top 4. Overall Pakistani players played well but female players from Pakistan dominated the badminton court.
In Women's doubles event all the Pakistani players through to the top 4 stage of the tournament.
Following are the results of Quarterfinals
Men's Singles Quarter Finals
| 1 | Duc Phat Le (Vietnam) [1] | def. | Muhammad Ali Kurt (Turkey) [2] | 21-11, 21-16 |
| 2 | Rizwan Azam (Pakistan) [6] | def. | Ratnajit Tamang (Nepal) [3] | 10-21, 21-17, 21-16 |
| 3 | Muhammad Irfan Saeed BHATTI (Pakistan) [7] | def. | Aljallad AHMAD (Syria) [4] | 21-15, 21-13 |
| 4 | Emre LALE (Turkey) [2] | def. | Azeem Sarwar (Pakistan) | 21-12, 21-16 |
Women's Singles Quarter Finals
| 1 | Sehra Akram (Pakistan) | def. | Ghazala Siddque (Pakistan) | 23-21, 21-10 |
| 2 | Mahoor Shahzad (Pakistan) | def. | Bushra Qayyum (Pakistan) | 21-09, 21-16 |
| 3 | Hasini Nusaka AMBALANGODAGE (Srilanka) | def. | Palwasha BASHIR (Pakistan) | 21-17, 19-21, 21-12 |
| 4 | Thi Phuong Thuy TRAN (Vietnam) | def. | Khizra RASHEED (Pakistan) | 21-11, 21-9 |
Men's Doubles Quarter Finals
| 1 | Le Thanh Lam & Quang Dinh Tran (Turkey) | def. | Muhammad Rizwan & Fazal Rehman (Pakistan) | 21-17, 21-15 |
| 2 | Rizwan AZAM/ Sulehri KASHIF ALI (Pakistan) | def. | Shoaib RIAZ/Muhammad TAHIR (Pakistan) | 21-11, 21-15 |
| 3 | Muhammad ATIQUE/Awais ZAHID (Pakistan) | def. | Anjum BASHIR/Shahmeer IFTIKHAR (Pakistan) | 21-15, 21-11 |
| 4 | Muhammad Irfan Saeed BHATTI/Azeem SARWAR (Pakistan) | def. | Murad ALI/Hashir BASHIR (Pakistan) | 21-16, 16-21, 21-14 |
Women's Doubles Quarter Finals
| 1 | Sara Mohmand & Saba Rasheed (Pakistan) | def. | Sunayana Mukhiya & Nangsal Tamang (Nepal) | 25-23, 10-21, 21-14 |
| 2 | Sehra AKRAM/Huma JAVEED (Pakistan) | def. | Bye | |
| 3 | Mahoor SHAHZAD/Saima WAQAS(Pakistan) | def. | Lidaa SARAJ/Zainab YARI (Afghanistan) | Walkover |
| 4 | Palwasha BASHIR/Khizra RASHEED(Pakistan) | def. | Mehmona AMEER/Bushra QAYYUM(Pakistan) | 21-13, 21-7 |
Mix Doubles Quarter Finals
| 1 | Ratnajit TAMANG/Nangsal TAMANG (Nepal) | def. | Waqas ZAHID/Zubaira BUTT (Pakistan) | 21-13, 21-5 |
| 2 | Bishnu KATWAL/Sunayana MUKHIYA (Nepal) | def. | Muhammad ATIQUE/Ghazala SADDIQUE (Pakistan) | 15-21, 23-21, 21-19 |
| 3 | Dipesh DHAMI/Shova GAUCHAN (Nepal) | def. | Aoun ABBAS/Mehmona AMEER (Pakistan) | 21-11, 21-15 |
| 4 | Waqas AHMED/Saima WAQAS (Pakistan) | def. | Ahmed NIBAL/Maisa Fathuhulla ISMAIL (Maldives) | 21-10, 21-13 |
Semi Final matches will be played tomorrow at 2:00 pm.
