Sohail Adnan, Huzaifa Shahid, Abdullah Nawaz, and Hamza Khan secure berths in the finals
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Hamza Khan quashed compatriot Mohammad Ammad in straight games 3-0 to reach Under-19 final of the ongoing 31st Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship 2024 after thrashing their respective challengers at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad on Friday. The final score-line was 11-6, 11-5, and 11-0. All the finals will be played on Saturday (June 29) at the same venue.
In the first semifinal of the U19 category competitions, Mohammad Hamza Khan outclassed his opponent in a straight game without any resistance, as the spectators and squash officials were expecting a nerve-jangling contest between the two Pakistani squash lads. The vital match of the day ended in a single-sided affair, as Ammad proved a hot cake of piece for Hamza Khan.
Mohammad Hamza started the game confidently and earned a key lead by scoring three back-to-back scores at 3-0. However, Ammad also did well and tried his best to overcome his opponent and at one stage his deficit was just a solitary point at 6-7. At this stage, Hamza played some powerful forehand strokes and did not allow Ammad to get more points, as he finished the median game at 11-6.
Meanwhile, in the second game, Hamza kept the winning momentum by getting an early lead of 5 points at 8-3, as he showed the door for a water break to his rival at 11-5. In the third game, Mohammad Ammad was helpless and unable to vie against Mohammad Hamza on the court, as Hamza finished the last game without conceding a single point. The final score-line was 11-6, 11-5, and 11-0.
Results (Semifinals):
Boys’ U-13:
Sohail Adnan (Pak) beat Mohammad Iffat Zulkifli (MAS) 11-8, 11-6, 11-2
Huzaifa Shahid (Pak) beat Julius Tan (MAS) 11-2, 11-8, 11-5
Boys’ U-15:
Mohammad Raziq Puttra (MAS) beat Abdullah Zaman (Pak) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
Shiven Agarwal (IND) beat Nouman Khan (Pak) 5-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-0
Boys’ U-17:
Abdullah Nawaz (Pak) beat Altamis Aqhar (MAS) 11-4, 14-12, 11-6
Nikhelswar (MAS) beat Azaan Ali (Pak) by 11-6, 11-6, 11-8
Boys’ U-19:
Hamza Khan (Pak) beat Mohammad Ammad (Pak) 11-6, 11-5, 11-0
Harith Danial (MAS) beat Jooyoung NA (KOR) 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 12-10
Girls’ U-13:
Aadya Budhia (IND) beat Chiu Hau (HKG) 11-4, 11-7, 4-11, 12-10
Goushika (IND) beat Maisarah Mohd (MAS) 11-6, 6-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-6
Girls’ U-15:
Harleein Tan (MAS) beat Yek Rui Jean (MAS) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6
Lo Pui Yin Chloe (HKG) beat Ooi Wen Min (MAS) 11-7, 6-11, 11-5, 11-7
Girls’ U-17:
Enna Wong (HKG) beat Doyce Lee (MAS) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5
Tang Helen (HKG) beat Whitney Isabelle (MAS) 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 15-13
Girls” U-19:
Thanussa Uthrian (MAS) beat Leung Ka (HKG) 11-6, 11-4, 5-11, 11-6
Akari Midorikawa (JPN) beat Goh Zhe (MAS) 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 11-8.
Schedule (Finals):
BU-13. Sohail Adnan (Pak) Vs Huzaifa Shahid (Pak)
BU-15. Mohammad Raziq Puttra (MAS) Vs Shiven Agarwal (IND)
BU-17. Abdullah Nawaz (Pak) Vs Nikhelswar (MAS)
BU-19. Mohammad Hamza Khan (Pak) Vs Harith Danial (MAS)
GU-13. Aadya Budhia (IND) Vs Goushika (IND)
GU-15. Harleen Tan (MAS) Vs Lo Pui Yin Chloe (HKG)
GU-17. Enna Wong (HKG) Vs Tang Helen (HKG)
GU-19. Thanussa Uthrian (MAS) Vs Akari Midorikawa (JPN).
