KARACHI, Dec 21: Top seed Ali Mehdi who won the national U-19 title last year, cruised into the men’s singles second round by clearing the first hurdle in the ongoing Sindh Open badminton championship at the PSB Coaching Centre on Sunday.

Serving in KPT, Mehdi inflicted a 21-9, 21-12 victory over Shabbir in the opener.

Second seed Harrison also joined him in the next round by getting the better of Zulfiqar 21-3, 21-5.

Similarly, top seed Monisha Kotia who was twice crowned national U-16 champion, eased into the women’s singles next stage disposing off Saba Mughal 21-6, 21-9.

Results:

Men’s singles (first round):

Adnan bt Nadeem 21-8, 21-9; Imran bt Abdul Basit 18-21, 21-16,

21-17; Harrison bt Zulfiqar 21-3, 21-5; Khalil bt Imran 21-9, 21-4; Shabbir bt Azher 21-18, 21-14; Saayid bt Abdullah 21-19, 21-19; Anjum Nisar bt Arsalam Sami 21-11, 21-4; Ali Mehdi bt Shabbir 21-9, 21-12; Umer Murtaza bt Shahraj Patel 21-17, 14-21, 21-17; Fraz bt Javed 21-10, 21-12; Arsalan Farooq bt Zeeshan Arif 21-4, 21-10; Shehanshah walkover Akash.

Men’s doubles (first round):

Hasan and Ismail bt Zulfiqar and Tehseen 21-18, 21-14; Basit and Sohail bt Muneeb and Rajesh 21-18, 21-15; Javed and Owais bt Ali and Shabbir 21-14, 21-12; Shakil and Anjum bt Fraz and Luqman 15-21, 21-15, 21-17; M. Imran and M. Ahsan bt Ali Ilyas and Irfan 21-18, 21-16; Sohail and Saleem bt Fraz and Ahmed 21-11, 21-15; Samad and Shahraj bt Azher and Shahzad 21-8, 21-4; Arsalan and Bilal walkover Shahzad and Abdul; Hasan Asalan bt Sarmad and Zohaoib 21-15, 21-6; Aqib and Anis bt Sohail and Saleem 21-7, 21-5.

Second round:

Hasan and Ismail bt Dr. Sayid and Salahuddin 14-21, 21-15, 21-17.

Women’s singles (first round):

Shermeen bt Asma Liaquat 21-7, 21-8; Yusra bt Varda 21-16, 21-14; Saba Mughal bt Faryal Gul 21-13, 21-8; Sumaira bt Shermeen 21-17, 21-10; Mehwish bt Faryal 21-11, 21-17; Sofia Mughal bt Iqra Siraj 21-2, 21-1; Aqila bt Jumana 21-5, 21-12; Mahoor bt Sunaira 21-5, 21-12; Monisha Kotia bt Saba Mughal 21-6, 21-9; Amna bt Aqeela 21-7, 21-5; Mehwish bt Saira 21-1, 21-5; Sofia Mughal bt Yusra 21-16, 21-11; Amna Khan bt Mehwish Zaman 10-21, 21-17, 21-17; Amna Khan bt Mahnoor 21-14, 21-11.

Women’s doubles (first round):

Faryal and Mahnoor bt Faryal and Moona 21-4, 21-13; Ayesha and Yusra bt Aqeela and Sana 21-8, 21-9; Shazia and Saba bt Iqra and Shermeen 21-10, 21-9; Varda and Sobia bt Hamda and Urooj 21-10, 21-13; Mehwish and Monisha bt Sobia and Varda 21-9, 21-11.

Monday’s fixtures:

Matches begin at 3.00pm.