Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Pakistan’s four players team will participate in the two fixtures of the WSF World Juniors Squash Championship 2022, which will be kicked off from August 11 in Nancy, France, as official of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) told www.sports-bulletion.com on Friday.
“Pakistan will take part in individual and team events of the World Squash Federation’s (WSF) top junior showpiece, as Noor Zaman, Mohammad Hamza Khan, Ans Ali Bokhari and Irfan Arshed will represent Pakistan in the both events. Boys are well prepared and will produce notable performances, “he hoped.
It is important to mention here that Jansher Khan had won the world junior title in 1986 for Pakistan in Brisbane, Australia. Later on Yasir Butt and Aamir Atlas Khan reached the finals but failed to win the title. Sohail Qaiser had won the first title for Pakistan in 1982. Pakistan won the team event’s title in 2016 after beating Egypt in the final.
Young athletes from 36 countries will head to Nancy, France, when this year’s edition of the WSF World Junior Squash Championships gets underway from August 11 to 21, this year 2022. Athletes from countries in every populated continent will take part in the World Junior Championships, which will feature a junior men’s and women’s individual event and a men’s team event.
Hosts France will be hoping they can claim a first ever title, with Victor Crouin and Grégory Gaultier finishing as runners up in 2017 and 2000 and Camille Serme and Isabelle Stoehr achieving the same in 2007 and 1997. Egypt had also had the most success in recent years, alongside the traditionally dominant Pakistan.
They are certain to face strong opposition in all events from recent powerhouses Egypt, though. No non-Egyptian has won the women’s individual title since the USA’s Amanda Sobhy in 2010, with current World No.3 Hania ElHammamy the defending champion. While Egypt do not have quite the same stranglehold on the men’s title, they have won the last three tournaments, with men’s World No.3 Mostafa Asal the defending champion.
The men’s events will see 119 players competing as individuals, with 92 players across 23 squads competing in the team event. Meanwhile, in the women’s event, 90 players will compete.
Names of participating countries (Men’s Singles):
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, England, Guyana, Hong Kong, China, Greece, India, Ireland, Korea, Kuwait, Italy, Malaysia, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Luxembourg, Scotland, Norway, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Romania, Ukraine, USA, Sweden, Wales
Names of participating countries (Women’s Singles):
Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, England, Guyana, Hong Kong, China, Greece, India, Ireland, Korea, Kuwait, Italy, Malaysia, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Norway, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Romania, Ukraine, USA, Sweden, Wales
Names of participating countries (Team Event):
Australia, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, England, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, USA.
