Karachi Table Tennis Championships 2011

Karachi-Pakistan, Jan 25, 2012: Islamia ‘B’ gave a very hard time to Essa lab ‘A’ (defending champion) in the first semi finals of the Men Team Event of the Karachi Table Tennis Championships being played at Majeed Khan Gymnasium, Islamia Club, Karachi. Boys Singles under 15 Pakistan no.2 Aahil Shah gave brilliant performance by fully extending the top two Karachi players Atta Abbas and Mohsin Raza. Bilal Tariq another up comming junior and the only defensive player in Pakistan at the moment defeated a very seasoned and senior player Nadir Sohail.

In the second semifinal Islamia Club ‘A’ was also given a hard time by Essa Lab ‘B’. Islamia ‘A’ having the services of Pakistan National Junior under 18 champion Tabish Khurshid won his two matches and thus giving victory to his team. Women’s Team Events Quarter Finals were also played. Following are the results of the Men’s and Women’s Teams Quarter Finals and Men’s Team Event Semis Fanls;

MEN’S TEAM EVENT QUARTER FINALS

Essa Lab “A” bt Karachi Club (3-0): Atta Abbas bt Mehmood Shekhani (3-2)11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 9-11, 11-9

Mohsin Raza btAhmed Aslam (3-0)11-5, 11-7, 11-7, Nadir Sohail bt Mateen Shekhani (3-0)11-8, 11-5, 11-5

Islamia Club “B” bt Khokhar Club (3-1): Akbar Shah bt Hafiz Bhatti (3-2)6-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8, Aahil Shah bt Nazar Kazmi (3-1) 10-12, 12-10, 11-5, 11-8, Yamin lost Tazeem (0-3) 6-11, 9-11, 8-11, Aahil Shah bt Hafiz Bhatti (3-1) 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10.

Islamia Club “A” bt Creek Club “A”: (3-0), Muzammil bt Asad Omer (3-1) 11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9, Tabish Khurrshed bt Salman Shahid (3-0)11-6, 11-8, 11-7, Kamran Sarang bt Kashan (3-1)14-12, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6

Essa Lab “B” btAgha Khan Gymkhana (3-1): Asif Hussain lost Hussain Nasari (3-1) 12-10, 10-12, 7-11, 8-11, Ayaz Lagari bt Irshad Pisani (3-0) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9, Rahil Saleem bt Ahmed Pasnani (3-0) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8, Ayaz Lagari bt Hussain Nasari (3-2) 11-13, 11-3, 11-3, 8-11, 11-6

WOMEN’S TEAM EVENT QUARTER FINALS

SSB Complex bt Amroha Club (3-0): Qurat-ul- Ain Zaidi bt Hareem Anwar (3-0) 11-6,11-5,11-3, Abeera Ali bt Aisha Rafiq (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4

Doubles: Qurat-ul- Ain Zaidi & Abeera Ali bt Hareem Anwar & Aisha Rafiq (3-0)11-5, 11-7, 11-5.

Pak. Petroleum Ltd. Bt Khokar Club (3-0): Noushaba Hisam bt Iqra Aqeel (3-0) 11-7, 11-8 , 11-6

Victoria Dsouza bt Aisha Bibi (3-0) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7: Doubles: Victoria Dsouza & Noushaba Hisam bt Iqra Aqeel & Aisha Bibi (3-0) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9

Islamia Club bt Hassanabad (3-0): Farah Ilyas bt Sana Khan (3-0) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9, Tayyaba Suleman bt Bushra Ali (3-0) 11-7, 11-9,11-7, Doubles: Farah Ilyas & Tayyaba Suleman bt Sana Khan & Bushra Ali (3-0) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4. Essa Lab Got a bye:

MEN’S TEAM EVENT SEMI FINALS

Essa Lab “A” bt Islamia Club “B” (3-1): Atta Abbas bt Aahil Shah (3-2)15-13, 8-11, 8-11, 11-3, 12-10, Mohsin Raza bt Akbar Shah (3-0)11-8, 11-4, 11-9, Nadir Sohail lost Bilal Tariq (2-3)11-6, 12-14, 11-5, 10-12, 8-11, Mohsin Raza bt Aahil Shah (3-1)13-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-4.

Islamia Club “A” bt Essa Lab “B”: Tabish Khurrshed bt Asif Hussain (3-0) 11-6, 11-3, 12-10, Muzammil lost Ayaz Lagari (2-3)11-6, 9-11, 10-12, 11-7, 12-14, Kamran Sarang bt Rahil Saleem (3-0) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5, Tabish Khurrshed bt Ayaz Lagari (3-1)14-12, 11-7, 11-13, 11-7.