Both Noor Zaman and Ghulam Muhammad provided great thrill for the sitting spectators. Former World Champion Qamar Zaman also witnessed the semi-final matches of Under-11, Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 categories.
Noor won the first two sets by 11-5 and 11-7 but Ghulam Muhammad staged a strong come back and won the third set by 8-11. It was the fourth set in which both Noor Zaman and Ghulam Muhammad produced good attacking strokes and thus at the end, Noor won the decisive set by 11-8. In the second semi-final Waleed Khalil upset Fahad Sharif by 3-0, the score was 11-3, 11-4 and 11-1. Fahad Sharif was not fully fit and let Waleed to take the match.
In the Under-11 category second seed Abbas Nawaz faced tough resistance against Humam Ahmad in another thrilling semi-final. Abbas Nawaz took the first set by 13-11, which was tied at 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, 10-10, 11-11. After winning the first set, Abbas failed to win the second set won by Humam Ahmad at 8-11. In the other two sets Abbas recorded victory at 11-8 and 11-7 and thus reached to the final.
Top seed and winner of the recently ended DG Ranger Cup Muhammad Hamza beat Mutahir Ali Shah by 11-2, 11-7 and 11-8. In the Under-15 category semi-finals top seed international Uzair Shoukat beat Hammad Khan by 3-0, the score was 14-12, 11-7 and 11-5. The first set was tied at 7-7, 8-8, 9-9, 10-10, 11-11 and 12-all before Uzair won the battle. In the second semi-final Muhammad Saqib Iqbal beat Ahmad Hassan by 3-1, the score was 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 and 11-5. In the Under-17 Zeeshan Zeb defeated Saif Ullah by 11-8, 11-2 and 11-8 and Zeeshan Malik faced tough resistance against Junaid Khan in the four sets battle, the score was 8-11, 11-9, 17-15 and 11-5. There was a tough battle in the third sets where both locked at 5-5, 9-9, 10-10, 11-11, 12-12, 13-13, 14-14 and 15-15. Zeeshan and Junaid exhibited good attacking strokes including drops, and nick with some forceful smashes were also witnessed.