KP Youth Badminton Championship begins amidst great fun

PESHAWAR, Feb 27 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Youth Badminton Championship got under way here at Wadood Hall, Qayyum Sports Complex
on Tuesday.
Director General Youth Asfandiyar Khan Khattak was the
chief guest on this occasion and formally inaugurated the Championship in which
a total of 80 players from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are taking part.
In the opening match Urooj defeated Uzma by 2-1, the score
was 21-17, 19-21 and 21-18. Sumaiya beat Irum by 2-0, the score was 21-17 and
21-19. Noreen and Iqra defeated Nazish and Irish Khan in straight sets.
In the Junior category Miqal shocked Haider Ali by 2-1,
the score was 17-21, 21-16 and 21-15, Salman beat Faisal by 2-0, the score was
21-18, 21-17, Umair beat Nouman by 2-0, the score was 21-19, 21-18, Sana Ullah
beat Abdal by 2-0, the score was 21-19, 21-17.
In the Men category Haroon Rehman took berth into the
quarter-finals along with Ihtisham, Zuhaib Khalil, Hamza Ibrahim and Tahir
Khan. Haroon Rehman defeated Faraz of Police by 2-1 in a thrilling match, the
score was 21-23, 23-21 and 21-19. Both Haroon and Faraz gave each other a tough
fight.
In the second quarter-final Ihtisham defeated Nabil of
Pakistan Army by 2-0, the score was 21-19 and 21-19. Current Under-18 National
Champion Zuhaib Khalil defeated Usman by 2-0, the score was 21-19 and 21-17,
Nadeem Khan beat Qari Adnan, the Current Under-15 Champion, by 2-1, the score
was 21-19, 17-21 and 21-17, Hamza Ibrahim beat Yasir Ghafar by 2-0, the score
was 21-18 and 21-19, Shehzad beat Uzair by 2-1, the score was 21-17, 18-21 and
21-19, Tahir Khan beat Mehmood by 2-0, the score was 21-16 and 21-18, Saif
Ullah beat Masood by 2-0, the score was 21-19 and 21-18.