Jabir, Taha, Waqar, Zohaib qualify for main draw
Jabir Ali, M.Taha Khizer, Ahmad Waqar, M.Zohaib Afzal Malik, M.Umer Javed, Kamran Khan, Hisashi Izumi and Muhammad Rayyan qualified for the main draw of men's singles by winning their respective matches on the opening day of 37th OGDCL Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2025, at S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex Islamabad.
A total number of 32 matches were decided on the qualifying day.
24 players were accepted directly into the main draw as per PTF National Ranking whereas 8 qualifiers completed the draw of 32. The draw of Men's Singles was taken out after the completion of final round of qualifying event and the top eight seed are:
Muhammad Soahib (PAF), Aqeel Khan (WAPDA), Muzammil Murtaza (Army), Yousaf Khalil (PAF), Barkatullah (Police), Abdullah Adnan (Army), Zami Zeb Khan (WAPDA) and Ahmad Nael Qureshi.
The Draw of Men's Singles and Boys U-18 Singles, Boys 14&U Singles and Ladies Singles were taken out by Muhammad Arif Qureshi, ITF White Badge Referee in the presence of the players.
The main draw matches of Men's Singles, Boys 14&Under, Junior 18&Under and Ladies Singles will be played on Monday 19th May 2025 at 9:00 AM, whereas Ladies Singles will be played on Clay Surface as per the special request of the Pakistan Tennis Federation. This is in view of the training of the Pakistan Women's Team for participation in the forthcoming BJKC Asia Oceania Group-II event next month in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Tariq Mehmood Murtaza Chairman and Majid Bashir President Islamabad Tennis Association in a message conveyed their best wishes to all the participants show their prowess at this tennis extravaganza. A formal opening ceremony will be held on Monday 19 May at 10:00 AM, Chairman and President, Islamabad Tennis Association will grace the occasion as Chief Guest.
Following are the results:
Men's Singles Qualifying (Final Round)
Jabir Ali beat Gibran-ul-Haq 6-4, Ahmad Waqar beat Adil Farooq 6-1, M.Zohaib Malik beat Abdaar Ali 6-1, M.Umer Javed beat Lubaid Ahmed Khan 7-6(1), Kamran Khan beat Shahbaz 6-0, Hisashi Izumi beat Mustansir Ali Khan 6-0, M.Rayyan beat Aqil Khan 6-3.
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