LAHORE: Wapda continued to assert their dominance as three of their players advanced to the men`s singles semi-finals of the SNGPL All Pakistan Ranking Badminton Tournament, being held at the POF Complex in Wah Cantt on Saturday. One player from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also secured aberthin the lastfour.

In the women`s singles category, two players each from Wapda and Pakistan Army booked their spots in the semi-finals.

In the men`s singles quarter-finals, Wapda`s Irfan Saeed, Azeem Sarwar and Mohammad Ali Larosh recorded straight-set victories to reach the semis, while Murad Ali of KP overcame Army`s Anjum Bashir 21-11, 21-16 to complete the final four line-up.

On the women`s side, Ghazala Siddique and Mahoor Shahzad (both Wapda), along with Alja Tariq and Ammarah Ishtiaq (both Army), advanced after commanding performances in their respective quarter-final ties.

The men`s doubles event also saw four pairs progressing to the semi-finals. These included the pairings of Ali Larosh and Raja Zulgarnain (Army); Azeem and Murad; Abdullah Latif (Army) and Hamza Khan (KP); and Wapda`s Mohammad Adnan and Amir Saeed.

In the women`s doubles, Ghazala teamed up with Ammarah to reach the semi-finals. Other duos making the last four included Bushra Qayum and Huma Javed (Wapda), Zubaira Islam and Umama Usman (SNGPL), and Farzana Ali and Khizra Rasheed (Wapda).

The semi-finals of all categories will be held on Sunday.

Quarter-final results: Men`s singles: Irfan Saeed (Wapda) bt Raja Zulgarnain Haider (Arrny) 21-16, 21-13; Azeern Sarwar (Wapda) bt Abdullah Siddique (Wapda) 21-17, 21-19; MoharnmadAliLarosh(Wapda)btMoharnmadAdnan(Wapda)21-14, 15-21, 21-16; Murad Ali (KP) bt Anjurn Bashir (Arrny) 21-11, 21-16 Women`s singles: Ghazala Siddique (Wapda) bt Sana Hanif (SNGPL) 2110, 21-13; Alja Tariq (Arrny) bt Laiba Masoud (Wapda) 21-12, 21-13; Mahoor Shahzad(Wapda)btUmamaUsman(SNGPL)21-12, 21-11; AmmarahIshtiaq (Army) bt Mariyam Hanif (Sindh) 21-17, 21-18 Men`s doubles: MohammadAli Larosh (Wapda)/RajaZulgarnain(Army) bt Jalees Konain/Abuzar Rasheed (SNGPL) 21-15, 21-16; Murad Ali (KP)/ Azeem Sarwar (Wapda) bt Hammdullah/Abdul Haseeb (KP) 23-21, 21-17; Abdullah Latif (Army)/Hamza Khan (KP) bt Sohaib Yasir/M. Umer (Punjab) 21-15, 21-12; M. Adnan/Amir Saeed (Wapda) bt Anjum Bashir/Yasir Ali (Army) 23-21, 12-21, 21-17 Women`s doubles: Ghazala Siddique (Wapda)/Ammarah Ishtiaq (Army) bt Mariyam Hanif/Mariyam Hamza (Sindh) 21-15, 21-8; Bushra Qayum/ Huma Javed (Wapda) bt Saba Rasheed/Laiba Masoud (Wapda) 21-15, 18-21, 21-18; Zubaira Islam/Umama Usman (SNGPL) bt Aqsa Zikriya/Sana Hanif (SNGPL) 18-5 (retiredhurt); Farzana Ali/Khizra Rasheed (Wapda) bt Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda)/Amal Munib (PB) 21-18, 20-22, 21-14.