Bilal shocks Heera to win Punjab Open Tennis Championship title
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Punjab Open Tennis Championship 2022 concluded at State-of-the-Art Tennis Courts adjacent to Punjab International Tennis Stadium, Nishtar Park Sports Complex here on Tuesday.
DG Sports Punjab Tariq Qureshi was the chief guest at the closing ceremony. Director Sports Nadeem Qaiser, former Davis Cupper and Secretary Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA) Rashid Malik and other officials were also present on this occasion. Rashid Malik also presented a shield to DG Sports Punjab.
DG Sports Punjab Tariq Qureshi also witnessed thrilling final matches and later distributed trophies and prizes among the prominent performers of Punjab Open Tennis Championship. Talking to media, Tariq Qureshi said that the State-of-the-Art Tennis Courts are a wonderful addition in the network of top class sports facilities prepared by Sports Board Punjab across the province. “These courts have been prepared in a scientific manner on the pattern of international standard courts used in the US Open Tennis Championship,” he elaborated.
He said that the newly built tennis courts are Pakistan’s number one courts. “We will organize more sports events including tennis championships to trace fresh sports talent of different games as well. Sports Board Punjab is making effective efforts for the development of tennis among youth of the province. We are planning to stage international tennis matches on the new courts in future,” he added.
Following are the results:
Men's singles: Winner Bilal Asim, runner-up Heera Ashiq
Boys U-18: Winner Asad Zaman, runner-up Raahim Khan
Girls U-18: Winner Ammal Ali Qayyum, runner-up Zahra Salman
Boys/girls U-16: Winner Abu Baker Talha, runner-up Asad Zaman
Boys/girls U-16 doubles: Winners Abu Baker Talha, Zohaib Afzal Malik, runners-up Nabeel Ali Qayyum, Ammal Ali Qayyum
Boys U-14: Winner Umer Jawad, runner-up Abdullah Pirzada
Boys/girls U-12: Winner Umer Jawad, runner-up Abdul Rehman
Boys/girls U-10: Winner Hajra Sohail, runner-up Mustfa Uzair
Boys/girls U-8: Winner Ahsan Bari, runner-up Moosa Pirzada
Boys/girls U-6: Winner Soha Abdullah, runner-up M Moosa