Dawn KARACHI, Dec 15 2012: Highly talented Mehdi Raza won a double crown when he fought courageously to beat Mehdi Azhar in a tough battle and pick boys under-15 crown in the fourth Dr Essa Mohammad Karachi Open Table Tennis Championship at PSB Coaching Centre on Saturday. The youthful Raza, who captured boys’ under-12 title the other day, was on song while overcoming his opponent 11-4, 12-10, 5-11, 11-13, 11-4 in the gruelling final to complete the double. He has also progressed to last four in boys’ under-18 category by getting the better of Talal Waseem 11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-6 in quarters. He, however, went down 11-5, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5 to much older Raheel Qureshi in the men’s singles third round. Results: Boys’ under-15 singles: Final: Mehdi Raza bt Mehdi Azhar 3-2 (11-4, 12-10, 5-11, 11-13, 11-4). Boys’ under-18 singles: Quarter-finals: Salman Saleem bt Yusha-ul-Hassan 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-9); Tabish Khursheed bt Umar Marfani 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-8); Mehdi Raza bt Talal Waseem 3-1 (11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-6); Hanzala Azim bt Saif Asif 3-2 (8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 9-11, 11-7). Semi-finals: Tabish Khursheed bt Salman Saleem 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-8); Mehdi Raza bt Hanzala Azim 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-6). Men’s singles: Second round: Salman Shahid bt Daniyal 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-8); Shaoor Latif bt Shoaib Ansari 3-1 (11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-6); M. A. Ansari bt Aqil Dinar 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 12-10); Aijaz Malik bt Shavez Fazil 3-1 (14-12, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6); Moshin Raza bt Yusha-ul-Hassan 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-6); Saad Ahmed bt S. Ali. Raza 3-1 (11-2, 2-11, 12-10, 12-10); Farrukh Kamal bt M. Anas Khan 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-6); Ahmer Ali bt Moman Afridi 3-1 (11-13, 11-6, 11-4, 11-1); Mehdi Raza bt M. Aijaz 3-1 (11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 11-3); Nadir Sohail bt Hammad Shamim 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-6); Bilal Khan Afridi bt Salman Haider 3-1 (7-11, 12-11, 13-11, 11-6); Atta Abbas bt Shakir Ali 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-5); A. H. Bhatti bt Noman Hadi 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-8); Ahmed Aslam bt Zubair Qureshi 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-2); Salman Saleem bt Arif Momin 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-6); Kamran Sarang bt M. Sultan 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-8); Tabish Khursheed bt Durab 3-0 (11-3, 11-2, 11-5); Muzammil bt Abdul Qadir 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-6); Asif Razzaq bt Ali Shan 3-1 (11-5, 8-11, 13-11, 11-5); Ali Tariq bt Shahzad Shaikh 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-9); Amir Pervez bt Mohammad Hussain 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-4); S. Salman bt Khan Zaeem 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-9); Raheel Qureshi bt Hamza khan 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-6); Asim Hussain bt Saqib Ahmed 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-6); Bilal Tariq bt Talha 3-0 (11-1, 11-5, 11-7); Hussain Virani bt Asif Aziz 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-9); Danish Idrees bt Ashfaq Siraj 3-0 (11-8, 11-5, 11-9); Umar Marfani bt Mohsin Azhar 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-7); Akbar Shah bt Mumtaz 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-6); Mehmood Shekhani bt Asif Hussain 3-2, (9-11, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-9); Umar Nadeem bt Talha Sardar 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-9); Mohammad Imran bt Atiq Godil 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 12-10). Third round: Ahmer Ali bt Ameer Pervez 3-1 (11-8, 11-5, 4-11, 11-7); Asif Razzaq bt Salman Mansoor 3-0 (11-2, 11-2, 11-4); Raheel Qureshi bt Mehdi Raza 3-1 (11-5, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5); Muzammil bt Shaoor Latif 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-9); Nadir Sohail bt Umar Nadeem 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 11-7); Atta Abbas bt Bilal Afridi 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8); Tabish Khursheed bt Ali Tariq 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-7); Hussain Virani bt Bilal Tariq 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-7); Akbar Shah bt Mehmood Shekhani 3-1 (11-9, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9); Mohsin Raza bt Umar Marfani 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-9); Salman Shahid bt Danish Idrees 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-9); Salman Saleem bt M. A. Ansari 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-8); A. H. Bhatti bt Saad Ahmed 3-0 (11-5, 11-3, 11-7); Kamran Sarang bt M. Imran 3-0 (12-10, 11-7, 11-7); Farrukh Kamal bt Aijaz Malik 3-2 (11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 10-12, 12-10); Asim Hussain bt Ahmed Aslam 3-2 (11-8, 8-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8).
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