Wapda, NBP in final of National Badminton C’ship

ISLAMABAD—Wapda and National Bank advanced to the final of men’s team event of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed 51st National Badminton Championship at Rodham Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex, on Tuesday.
Over 200 players are taking part in the championship from all over Pakistan. Participating teams are Punjab, NWFP, Sindh, Balochistan, FATA, Azad Kashmir, Islamabad, Higher Education Commission, National Bank of Pakistan, New Khan, Pakistan Railways, PIA, Pakistan Militry Accounts and Karachi Port Trust.
The championship will conclude on April 27. The result of first session of second day is as under:-Men’s team event semi final results:
First Semi Final, Wapda beat K.P.T by 3-0, Wajid Ali beat Anees ur Rehman by 21/5, 21/10, Rizwan Rana & Attique Ch. Beat Tariq & Asad by 21/13, 21/17, Orner Zeeshan beat Tariq by 21/6,21/11 Second Semi Final, National Bank beat Railways by 3-0, Rizwan Azam beat Waqas Shahid by 21/11, 21/13, Ri~an & Harrison beat Zohaib & Nabeel by 21/12,21/13, M. Ijaz beat Ali Mehdi by 17/21,21/11,21/16.
Men’s team event quarter final results: first Quarter Final, Wapda beat Sindh by 3-1, Wajid Ali beat Hassan by 21/8, 21/9, Rizwan & Attique beat Imran & Ali by 14/21,21/17, 21/14, Ahsan Qamar (SND) beat Hashir Basheer by 21/14,21/10, Zeeshan Vrner & Shabbar beat Abdullah & Farhan by 21/15,21/7.
Second Quarter Final, K.P.T beat New Khan by 3-2, Ali Yaar Baig of (NK) beat Anees (KPT) by 21/18, 21/18, Ali Yaar Baig & Nadeern Zafar (NK) beat Anees & Iftikhar (KPT) by 21/12, 22/20, Tariq Mahmood (KPT) beat Qasim Khan (NK) by 21/9, 21/16, Tariq & Asad (KPT) beat Zaheer & Azhar (NK) by 21/18,21/8,21/8, Asad Vllah (KPT) beat Zaheer Abbas (NK) by 21/13, 21/8.
Third Quarter Final, Pakistan Railways beat Islamabad by 3-0, AU Mehdi beat Ashraf Masih by 21/15,21/12, Nabeel & Zohaib beat Kashif & Ashfaq by 21/17,21/19, Waqas Zahid beat Mohsin by 21/13, 21/12. Fourth Quarter Final, National Bank of Pakistan beat Punjab by 3-0, Harrison beat Ali Nawab Dil by 21/17,21/18, Rizwan & Atifbeat Arsalan & Shahzad by 21/7,21/14, Atif Nadeern beat Nouman by 21/7, 21/14.

—Agencies