Pakistan ITF C'ship kicks off

The McDonald’s Pakistan ITF Championship 2026 (ITF M-15 Leg-2) kicked off here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Monday

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th May, 2026) The McDonald’s Pakistan ITF Championship 2026 (ITF M-15 Leg-2) kicked off here at the PTF Tennis Complex on Monday.

A total of 86 men’s players from 22 countries are participating in this prestigious international event. The participating nations include Pakistan, Kuwait, Russia, Uzbekistan, Sweden, Morocco, Malaysia, Great Britain, Italy, Lithuania, China, Turkey, Algeria, Canada, Ireland, Poland, Hong Kong, Greece, Lebanon, Germany, France, and Japan.

Samir Hamza Reguig (Algeria), holding an ATP ranking of 844, is the top seed of the tournament.

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, President PTF, and Col. Zia-ud-din Tufail, Secretary General PTF, extended their best wishes to all participants for Leg-2 of the event and expressed gratitude to the sponsors for making the tournament possible.

Men’s Singles Qualifying – 1st Round Results: Sarmad Ali Khan (PAK) beat Grigory Maksimenko (RUS) 6–1, 6–1; Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) beat Ned Smith (GBR) 7–5, 6–4; Giovani Samaha (LBN) beat Adam Bajurko (POL) 6–4, 5–2 (Ret.); Muhammad Abdullah (GBR) beat Muhammad Abdullah (PAK) 6–0, 6–0; Muhammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) beat Go Nakamichi (JPN) 6–4, 4–3 (Ret.

); Muhammad Hamza Aasim (PAK) beat Adnan Rasheed Khan (PAK) 6–0, 6–0; Barkat Khan (PAK) beat Ali Zafar (PAK) 6–0, 6–1; Mohammad Abid Ali Khan Akbar (PAK) beat Arsam Saleem (PAK) 6–0, 6–0.

Men’s Singles Qualifying – 2nd Round Results: Makar Krivoshchekov (RUS) beat Sarmad Ali Khan (PAK) 6–0, 6–0; Ilyos Abrorov (UZB) bt Shawal Azeem (PAK) 6–0, 6–0; Abdulaziz Usmonjonov (UZB) beat Ahmad Nael Qureshi (PAK) 6–4, 6–2; Zohaib Afzal Malik (PAK) beat Fedor Dorokhov (RUS) 6–4, 6–3; Josh Roe Flannelly (IRL) beat Xiuyuan Guo (CHN) 6–3, 6–3; Ivan Iutkin (RUS) beat Giovani Samaha (LBN) 7–5, 7–6(2); Muhammad Talha Khan (PAK) beat Sameer Ahmad (PAK) 6–0, 6–2; Adam Farag-Cao (CAN) beat Muhammad Abdullah (GBR) 6–0, 6–0; Shokrukh Toshpulatov (UZB) beat Muhammad Huzaifa Khan (PAK) 1–6, 6–1, 10–6; Alexey Dubinin (RUS) beat Ahmar Saeed (PAK) 6–0, 6–0.

The 3rd Round of qualifying matches is currently in progress, while the Main Draw will commence on Tuesday at the same venue.