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Top seed Aqeel proved too good for youngster Heera Ashiq to register an easy victory, dropping mere one game in the quarterfinal. Yasir Khan hammered veteran Hamid-ul-Haq without facing any real threat. Third seed Muhammad Abid Mushtaq lost two games before thrashing Khurram Nazir of Lahore 6-1, 6-1.

Abid will face Yasir Khan in the semi final. Aqeel take on Thangarjah in the other semifinals.

Seventh seed Thangarjah Dineshknat of Sri Lanka also maintained his winning streak when he surprised 4th seed Imran Shaukat 6-2, 6-4 in the toughest of quarterfinals.

In the junior under-18 event, top seed Muhammad Muddasir of Pakistan displayed quality game to eliminate Madusa Wijesuriya of Sri Lanka in exciting and thrilling three-set encounter.

It was a great show by Muddassar, who recovered after losing the first set to overpower his opponent 2-1. There were aces, lobs and long rallies from the base line in the third set.

Muddasir at last hit some good winners down the lines and broke Madusa’s service to win the final set at 6-4.

He will face Syed Zohair Raza who easily eliminated Kashan ul Haq in straight sets. Second seed Adil Kohari of Karachi also won his match against Nadaraja after three thrilling sets.

In the ladies event, second seed Maheen Dada routed Hajra Nadeem without conceding a single game. Top seed Saba Aziz from Lahore proved too good for Urooj and won 6-1, 6-0. In boys under-14 event, Syed Nofil Kaleem and Dawar Rehan advanced into the final by winning their respective matches.