Pakistan – National Junior Badminton Championship ’18: 6 Punjab Jr’s Into Semis
LAHORE: On Day 2 the quarter finals decided the National Junior Badminton Championship semi-finalists of various categories.
In senior most U-18 category, three girls from Punjab - Laiba Masood, Meerab Bhandara, Amal Munib and one from Balochistan – Alja Tariq entered the semi-finalists.
In Boys U-18 Singles category, the situation was moreover the same, as three boys who qualified for the semis were from Punjab and the fourth boy was from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The boys who qualified were Abdullah – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Tayyab Shafiq – Punjab, Muqsit Amir – Punjab and Raja Zulqarnain – Punjab.
The results of second day matches were as follows:
Boys Single U-18 Quarter Final
- Abdullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Jalees Yousaf (Punjab) by 21-13, 22-20
- Muqsit Amir (Punjab) beat Zubair Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) by 21-15, 21-15
- Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Punjab) beat Talha Khan (Sindh) by 21-10, 21-17
- Tayyab Shafiq (Punjab) beat Hasheem Ul Hassan (Punjab) by 21-17, 21-10
Girls Single U-18 First Round
- Maryam Hanif (Sindh) beat Hania Bilal (Islamabad) by 21-9, 21-7
- Mariyam Hayyat (Sindh) beat Nayab (Khyber Pakhtunkawa) by 21-10, 21-17
- Alja Tariq (Balochistan) beat Meeram Chaudhry (Punjab) by 21-8, 21-7
- Merab Bhandara (Punjab) beat Masooma Batool (Balochistan) by 21-7, 21-4
- Amna Jawad (Punjab) beat Maheen Ali (Sindh) by 21-13, 21-17
- Amal Munib (Punjab) beat Zartasha Khan (Islamabad) by 21-4, 21-4
Girls Single U-18 Quarter Final
- Meerab Bhandara (Punjab) beat Maryiam Shahzadi (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-10
- Alja Tariq (Balochistan) beat Maryam Hanif (Sindh) by 21-7, 21-8
- Laiba Masood (Punjab) beat Amna Jawad (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-12
- Amal Munib (Punjab) beat Maryam Hayyat (Sindh) by 21-3, 21-7
Girls Single U-16 First Round
- Mehr Un Nisa (Punjab) beat Sarwat Fatimah (Balochistan) by 21-12, 21-9
- Fatimah (Balochistan) beat Saman Shafiq (Punjab) by 21-19, 21-12
- Dina Shahzad (Islamabad) beat Tayyaba Shafiq (Punjab) by 21-19, 21-12
Girls Single U-16 Quarter Final
- Mehr Un Nisa (Punjab) beat Fatima (Balochistan) by 21-18, 21-14
- Sumaiya Tariq (Balochistan) beat Hajira Nabeel (Punjab) by 21-8, 21-5
- Dina Shahzad (Islamabad) beat Hadiqa (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-17
- Zainab Ch. (Punjab) beat Arwa Rasheed (Punjab) by 21-4, 21-4
At the time of filing this report the other matches were under Progress.
Dubai Junior International Series Badminton Tournament: QFs Day
Results of the Last night played matches are as under:
Boys Single U-14 Pre Quarter
- Hashir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Muhammad Rehan (Punjab) by 21-10, 21-10
- Moeez Faisal (Punjab) beat Zavior (Islamabad) by 21-4, 21-11
- Malik Ghasif (Punjab) beat Moiz Ahmad (Punjab) 21-17, 21-11
- Amar Hassan Janjua (Punjab) beat M Taqi Abbas (Balochistan) 21-5, 21-18
- Umer Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Burhan Ahmed (Punjab) by 21-6, 21-6
- M Ibrahim Rasheed (Punjab) beat Sameer Cristopher (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) by 21-4, 21-8
Boys Single U-16 Pre Quarter
- Qari Adnan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) beat Muhammad Taha (Sindh) by 21-10, 21-18
- Haseeb Ahmad (Punjab) beat Muhammad Uzair (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) by 17-21, 21-11, 21-19
- Raja Hassan (Punjab) beat Danyaal Shahzad (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) by 21-15, 21-12
- Muhammad Haneef (Punjab) beat Mekaeel Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) by 21-17, 21-19
- Shahan Ullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) beat Bilal Nadeem (Punjab) by 17-21, 21-13, 21-17
- Haris Fareed (Punjab) beat Taimur Awan (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) by 24-22, 21-14, 21-17
- Raza Ali Adil (Punjab) beat Hamza (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) by 21-13, 21-19
Boys Single U-18 Pre Quarter Final
- Abdullah (Khyber Pakhtunkawa) beat Mubariz Bin Rafay (Islamabad) by 21-16, 21-15
- Jalees Yousaf (Punjab) beat Hashim Iqbal (Sindh) by 21-14, 21-14
- Tayyab Shafiq (Punjab) beat Muzammil Waseem (Sindh) by 21-16, 21-8
- Hasheem Ul Hassan (Punjab) beat Malik Hassamullah (Sindh) by 21-15, 21-11
- Zubair Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhawa) beat Anas Akhtar (Punjab) by 21-15, 9-21, 21-17
- Muqsit Amir (Punjab) beat Faizan Afzal (Punjab) by 21-6, 21-18
- Talha Ali (Sindh) beat Asad Tahir (Punjab) by 21-4, 21-8
- Raja Zulqarnain Haider (Punjab) beat Ali Akbar (Balochistan) by 21-4, 21-8
Punjab Junior Badminton Championship ’18: Day 2 – Lahore Players Dominate
Boys Double U-18 Pre Quarter Final
- Talha & Muzamil (Sindh) beat Mukaram & Hamza (Azad Jammu Kashmir) by 21-11, 21-16
- Ali Arshad & Esa Khan (Islamabad) beat Danyaal & Hasham (Sindh) by 16-21, 21-13, 21-9
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