Adnan enters badminton quarterfinals

PESHAWAR: Top seeded and national junior champion Qari Adnan, hailing from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) took berth into the quarter-finals after recording victory in the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing National Junior Badminton Championship being played at Abbottabad Sports Complex Badminton Hall on Saturday. Adnan recorded victory against Zobair Shah, also from K-P, in straight sets. The score was 21-15 and 21-16. Adnan, a promising player, did not take much time in defeating his rival in the pre-quarter-final of the Under-18 age group category. In the other matches Raja Zulqarnain (NBP) beat Shahnullah (K-P) by 21-19, 21-15, while Obaid Khalid (Punjab) beat international Zohaib Khan (Army) by 24-22 and 21-18 in a thrilling match.  

Published in The Express Tribune, August 4^th, 2019.