56th National (Pakistan) Badminton C’ships 2019: Singles Semi-Final Day; Defending Champs Qualify

Badminton Championships 2019
56th National (Pakistan) Badminton Championships 2019: Singles Semi-Final Day – The Single event finalists with the Organizers – Photo: File

LAHORE: The defending champion Murad Ali (NBP) and Ali Mehdi (Wapda) qualified for the Men Singles Finals.

Defending Champion Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) and Ghazala Siddique (SNGPL) will meet in the women singles Final.

Results are as under:

Men Singles Semi Final

  • Ali Mehdi (Wapda) beat Aoun Abbas (Wapda) by 21-18, Aoun Abbas Retired hurt due to injury problem.
  • Murad Ali (NBP) beat Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) by 21-15, 21-15

Women Single Semi Final

  • Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) beat Sehra Akram (Wapda) by 21-8, 21-5
  • Ghazala Siddique (SNGPL) beat Aneela Irshad (Wapda) by 22-20, 18-21, 21-13

Results of the last night matches are as under

Mixed Double Quarter Finals

  • Awais Zahid & Sehra Akram (Wapda) beat Shahmeer & Javeria Tahir (SNGPL) by 21-19, 21-17
  • Waqas Ahmed & Saim Waqas (Wapda) beat Zunnain & Mehmoona (Wapda) by 12-21, 21-13, 21-14
  • M Ali Larosh & Ghazala Siddique (SNGPL) beat Raja Haider & Minal Tariq (NBP) by 19-21, 21-8, 21-17
  • Rizwan Azam & Sara Mohmand (NBP) beat Attique Ch. & Khizra (Wapda) by 15-21, 21-12, 21-17

Mixed Double Semi Final

  • Awais Zahid & Sehra Akram (Wapda) beat Waqas Ahmed & Saima Waqas (Wapda) by 21-14, 19-21, 21-14
  • Rizwan Azam & Sara Mohmand (NBP) beat M Ali Larosh & Ghazala Siddique (SNGPL) by 12-21, 21-16, 21-18

Women Double Semi Final

  • Saima Waqas (Wapda) & Ghazala Siddique (SNGPL) beat Aneela Irshad (Wapda) & Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) by 21-16, 22-20
  • Sehra Akram & Huma Javed (Wapda) beat Mahoor Shahzad & Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) by 21-17, 16-

Schedule of Finals on 31st January 2019

  • Men’s Single Final – 2:30 pm
  • Women’s Single Final – 3:15 pm
  • Men’s Double Final  – 4:00 pm

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