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Farhan wins men’s and Amna wins women’s title, finals end in straight gamesSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-The juniors squash events have started, as Farhan Zaman and Amna Fayyaz lifted the men’s and women’s titles of the 1st Quaid-e-Azam National Championship, 2023 at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Sunday.Results (finals):Men’s Senior: Farhan Zaman beat Mohammad Ammad 11-6, 11-9, 12-10 (30 min) Women’s Senior: Amna Fayyaz beat Maryam Malik 11-3, 11-7, 11-1 (26 min)Boys’ U-11 (Round-I)M Mustafa PB beat Abdullha Aniq PB 11-3,11-1,11-0 10 min, Jasim beat M Essam 11-2,11-6,11-5 16 min, Ahmed Safwan KP beat M Salar 11-4,11-2,11-2 14 min, Marmas Raja PB beat M Wali PB 11-2,11-2,11-2 12 min, Syed Zain Ali PB beat M Sameer KP 11-8,11-5,6-11,12-10 18 min, Golden Arif PB beat Sam Paul KP 11-1,11-3,11-2 15 min, Salman Adnan PB beat Abdul Haseeb PB 11-2,11-3,11-1 12 min, Aziz Ali Naz KP beat M Hammad 12-10,8-11,11-5,11-8 26 min, Ahmed ali Naz KP beat Arbab Fahad KP 11-5,11-6,11-6 18min, Ibrahim Ahmed beat A Rehman Khalil beat 11-4,11-5,11-7, 15min, Ayan Mehboob KP beat Abdur Rehman KP 11-7,11-5,11-7 14min, Salman Tahir PB beat Ismail Afridi KP 11-5,11-5,11-8 16min, M safdar beat Muaaz 6-11,11-6,8-11,11-9,11-5 19 min, Mustafa KP beat M Luqman KP 12-10,11-5,11-4,12-10 20 min, Umer Ashraf KP beat Syed M Talha KP 11-8, 11-2, 11-3 14min, Anas Rafeh KP beat M Yahya KP 11-5, 11-1, 11-3 12 min.Boys’ U-13 (Round-I)Shahnawaz PB beat Daniyal Awais PAF 11-2,11-2,11-0 13 Min, Insha Abbass beat M Sudais KP 11-7,11-8,11-8 16 Min, Amir Adnan PB beat Qasim Yar PB 11-9,11-3,9-11,11-5 21 Min, Sohail Adnan PB beat Muneeb KP 11-1,11-3,11-1, 14 min, M Ahmed PB beat Tauseef Waseem 11-2,11-2,11-2 14min, MamooN PAF beat Joshwa PB 11-1,11-5,11-2 14 min, Ali Amir PB beat Hassan M PB 11-3,11-6,11-4 13min, Faizan Ali PB beat Atte E Mustafa 11-6,11-8,11-7 15 min, Zarak zafaryab PAF beat Daim Ayan PB 11-0,11-3,11-0 05 min, Danish Sikandar KP beat m Hussain PB 11-6,7-11,11-4,11-7 18 min, Ahmed Ali PB beat Shazaf KP 11,2,11-2,11-1 14 min, Itban Rasheed beat M Awais 11-3,11-5,11-2 16 min, M Sudais Nazir beat M Hassan KP 11-3,11-4,11-6, 19min, Malik Mohammad PAF beat M Jasim PB 11-2,11-8,11-8 15 min, Umer Afzal PB beat 11-4,11-1,11-5, 14 min, Fawad KP beat Sameer PB 11-1,11-9,11-9 18 min.Boys’ U-15 (Round-I)Abdul Ahad sin beat Mohammad Talha KP 11,4,11-2,11-6 18 min, Ibrahim Zeb PAF beat Shahzaib PAF 11-6,8-11,11-7,11-5, 25 min, Mustafa Irfan beat Rana Ayan PB 11-0,11-2,11-2 12 min, Abdullah Zaman PAF beat Mohammad Muzammil PB 11-2, 11-3, 11-1 22 min, M Rehan KP beat Rehan Siddique PB 11-8, 11-3, 11-3 17 min, Ahmed Khalil PAF beat Anas Ali PAF 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 19 min, Arman Ali KP beat Umer Farooq PB 12-10, 11-9, 4-11, 6-11, 11-5 43 min, Hamza khan PAF beat Sanan Gohar 11-0,11-3,11-3, 11 min, Haris Zahid PAF beat M Habib Kp 11-4, 12-10, 11-2 21 min, Rehan Bahadur KP beat Hassan Faheem PAF 11-7, 11-0, 11-7 22 min, Noman Khan ARMY beat Sufyan PB 11-4, 11-1, 11-0 16 min, Mubeen Khan PAF beat Raheel KP 11-3, 11-2, 11-7 18 min, Kamran PB beat Mustafa Azad PAF 9-11, 11-4, 11-3, 4-11, 12-10 44 min, Azan Ali ARMY beat Habib Moazzam PB 11-2, 11-4, 11-2 17 min, Yahya PAF beat Fasih Ur Rehman PB 11-8, 9-11, 12-14, 10-12, 11-4 38 min, M Ali KP beat M Ayan Mansoor 11-1, 11-5, 11-9 25 min.Boys’ U-17 (Round-I)Zohaib Ali beat Abdullah Awais 11-3,11-2,11-3, 13 min, Huraira KP beat M Huzaifa KP 11-2, 11-5, 11-2 21 min, Rehan Moheb (KP) beat Mufariq Ali 11-3, 11-7, 11-3 20 min, Abdullah Arsalan PB beat M Zubair PB 13-11, 13-11, 12-10 31 min, Oubaidullah KP beat Hassan Farid KP 11-2, 11-2, 11-4 17 min, Umair Arif KP beat Sarim PB 11-1,11-1,11-2 12 min, Abdullah Nadeem PB beat Shayan Ikram 11-2,11-,11-5 30 min, Sikandar PB beat M Raza KP 11-9,11-6,11-4 14 min, Zaman Khan Sin beat Saad Saeed KP 11-1,11-1.11-4 10 min, M Shamlan KP beat Moaz khan KP 11-0,11-4,11-4 12 min, M Ibrahim w-o from Noor Khan, Adnan Zaman SIN Beat Waqif KP 11-4,11-4,11-4 15 min, Ibrahim Mohib KP beat Zohaib Khan SIN 11-4,11-6,11-6 18 min, M Furqan beat M Arsalan PB 5-11,11-4,11-8,12-10 20 min.

Abdul Jabbar FaisalISLAMABAD:-The two times Under-19 national champion squash girl, Mehwish Ali has said that the joint support of parents and federation could encourage female players to excel at the national and international level as well.While talking to www.sports-bulletin.com during an exclusive sitting at Mushaf Squash Complex, she added that without parents’ backing, a player even could not start the game. “I started squash in Qayyum Stadium Peshawar, where my father Mohammad Arif was going to play badminton and my brother and sister started to play squash. Due to fewer facilities, our family shifted from Peshawar to Karachi, “she further added.Mehwish Ali, who won the national championship in Karachi said that he would like to reach in the top 10 players of the world. “My father is doing a lot for me, however, we come from a middle-class family and cannot afford to spend huge money on squash. I also need help from the federation to play squash abroad. I wish to play against Egyptian girls because the game standard of Egypt is much higher than any other country, “he asserted.Responding to a question, national squash girl Mehwish Ali said, “Unfortunately, society does not accept women in the field of sports and who are given full time to sports they are deprived of basic facilities. Federation cares more for boys as compared to girls and we are facing countless hurdles to move ahead in squash. Maria is a great player and is playing in Canada. I wish to play for my country only at the top level. I will continue my aim and will to do something extraordinary in the field of squash, “she maintained.“Education makes the perfect player. I go to school three days a week and the rest of the four days I give enough time to my education. I got A+ Grade in my recent examinations and I will linger on with my education along with squash. Zainab and Amna Fayyaz are good players and I enjoy playing with these girls. I am focused on my game and will not disappoint my parents and federation, “she concluded.     

Maryam Malik and Amna Fayyaz win women’s semifinals of Quaid-e-Azam ChampionshipSports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-Farhan Zaman and Mohammad Amaad qualified for the final of the 1st Quaid-e-Azam National Squash Championship, 2023 after defeating Waqar Mehboob and Mehmood Mehboob respectively in the semifinals 3-1 and 3-1 here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Saturday. The final will be played on Sunday at the same venue.In the Women’s Event, Maryam Malik and Amna Fayyaz booked their berths in the final after winning their respective semifinals. Amna Fayyaz had to toil hard on the court to overcome Noor-ul-Huda after a five games thriller, as the final score-line was 11-6, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, and 11-6, as the match lasted 39 minutes.In the second semifinal, there was a nail-and-bite competition between Amna Fayyaz and Zaynab Khan that finally won by Amna 3-2 after wasting 38 minutes time. The final score-line was 11-6, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, and 11-6.Results:Men’s Event (Quarterfinals):Farhan Zaman beat Faraz Mohammad 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 (15 min)Waqar Mehboob beat Murahir Ali 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 (18 min)Mohammad Amaad beat Abdullah Nawaz 11-3, 11-4, 13-11 (27 min)Mehmood Mehboob beat Usman Nadeem 7-11, 11-8, 12-14, 11-9, 11-9 (61 min)Men’s Event (Semifinals):Farhan Zaman beat Waqar Mehboob 11-7, 11-9, 3-11, 11-5 (32 min)Mohammad Amaad beat Mehmood Mehboob 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 11-2 (29 min)Women’s Event (Quarterfinals):Amna Fayyaz beat Rushna Mehboob 12-10, 11-1, 11-3, 11-6 (18 min)Zaynab Khan beat Anam Mustafa 11-4, 11-2, 11-4 (15 min)Noor ul Huda beat Noor ul Aain 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8 (22 min)Maryam Malik beat Sana bahadur 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9 (33 min)Women’s Event (Semifinals):Maryam Malik beat Noor Ul Huda 9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 11-3 (38 min)Amna Fayyaz beat Zaynab Khan 11-6, 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6 (39 min).

Sports Bulletin ReportLAHORE:-Rising squash lad, Anas Ali Shah has won the title of Punjab DC Open Squash Championship 2023 after overcoming Shoaib Hasan 3-2 in the final here at Punjab Squash Complex on Friday. The final score-line was 10 -12, 11-4, 11 -8, 9 -11 and 11-0.In a thriller final, both players exhibited top quality squash and amused sizeable spectators during the five games contest. Although, Anas lost his first game on tie-break, however, he settled on the court with changing the game strategy to overcome his opponent.Anas Shah won the second game pretty easily and finished at 11-4 and third at 11-8 to make the lead 2-1. Shoaib bounced back in the game by winning penultimate game at 11-9 after a nail and bite competition. Shah on last game and became champion of the tournament.At the closing ceremony, chief guest Deputy Commission Lahore, Rafeh Haider distributed the prizes amongst the players. The top officials of Punjab Squash Association (PSA) were present of this occasion. Chief guest congratulated the winners.   

Abdullah AsjadISLAMABAD:-Farhan Zaman beat Abdul Waqar 3-0 in the opening match of the Men’s event of the 1st Quaid-e-Azam National Championship that kicked off on Friday here at Mushaf Squash Complex under the banner of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF). The final score-line was 11-7, 11-3, 11-5, as the match lasted just 18 minutes.Results: Men’s Senior Satellite Event (Round-I):Farhan Zaman beat Abdul Waqar 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 18 min, Arbab Aizaz beat Anas Khan 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 20 min, Faraz beat Asher butt 3-0 11-6, 11-1, 11-3 16 min, Waqar Mehboob beat Fahad Sharif 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 15 min, Shahab Khan beat Ibrahim Mohib 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4 29 min, Mutahir Ali beat Waqas 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 25 min, Khoshal Riaz beat Abdullah Nadeem 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 22 min, Shayan W-O against Zeeshan Malik, Komail Tariq beat Noor Zaman 11-7,11-9,9-11,9-11 20 min, Khaqan Malik beat Nawab Shah 11-6,11-8,11-3 22 min, Varun Asif beat Mvfarhan 11-8,6-11,3-11,11-7,11-3 42 min, Abdullah Nawaz beat Jawad Ali Khan 11-7,11-3,11-8 15 min, MOhammad Ammad beat Bilal Zakir 11-7,12-10,11-5, 24 min, Usman Nadeem beat M Junaid Khan 11-7,11-8,12-10 20 min, Yasin Khatak beat M Baber 11-5,8-11,11-5,11-3, 31 min, Mehmood Mehboob beat Cavish Farukh 11-8,11-8,12-14,11-6 29 min.Results: Women Satellite Event (Round-I):Umm e Kulsoom beat Naheed Faiz 11-1,11-2,11-5 15 min, Amna Malik beat Zymal Khan 11-5,11-3,11-4 16 min, Noor ul Ain beat Anusha 11-1,11-1,11-1 6 min, Maryam Malik beat Sahar Noor 11-1,11-1,11-0 10 min, Amna Fayyaz W-O against Rida Hussain, Saima Shoukat beat Sehrish Ali 11-5,11-6,10-12,11-9 20 min, Kainat Amir beat Tayyaba 11-4,11-8,11-6 12 min, Sadia Gul beat Zarlish Safdar 11-1,11-4,11-3 13 min, Mehwish Ali beat Mashal Khan 11-4,11-2,11-2 11 min, Anum Mustafa beat Wajeeha Altaf 11-1, 11-0,11-5 12 min, Rushna Mehboob beat Zohra Abdullah 11-7,11-2,11-6 15 min, Luiza Aftab beat Mahnoor Ali 4-11,11-4,11-7,16-14 33 min, Komal Khan beat Sunzil Safdar 11-3,11-5,11-4 12 min, Noor Ul Huda, Sana Bahdur and Zaynab khan got bye in first round.

Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD:-The 1st Quaid-e-Azam National Championship will commence on Friday (June 2, 2023) here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Pakistan Sports Complex's premises under the supervision of the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF).According to an official of PSF, as many as 13 different age categories competitions will be taken place during the 6-day national squash showpiece. In the first stage Men’s, Women’s Senior along with Men’s & Women’s Masters’ events will be held from June 2 to 04. Boys’ U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17, U-19, Girls’ U-15, and U19 categories will be from June 4 to 7, 2023.It is noteworthy to mention that Senior Men, Senior Women, Boys U-19 & Girls U-19 events would be organized as PSA National Championship with US$ 1,000 prize money for each discipline. However, Boys & Girls national junior events will have prize money of Rs 100,000. It will be the first time in the history of Pakistan squash 13 categories have been included in a national squash fixture.

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Emerging squash lad, Zeeshan Zeb and Mehwish claimed the men’s and women’s titles of the 2nd Torsam Khan & Jahangir Khan PSA Satellite Series after thrashing Mohammad Ammad and Roshna Mehboob in the finals at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex.On Tuesday, in the men’s final Zeeshan Zeb claimed an easy victory against Mohammad Ammad in a single-sided contest. Mohammad Ammad proved a hot piece of cake coming from the oven, as the winning lad showed an impressive game. The final score-line was 11-8, 11-3 and 11-6, as the championship match lasted 28 minutes.Earlier, in the women’s final, Mehwish overcame Roshna Mehboob 3-2 in a five-game thrilling contest. Both women were determined to win the title till the end of the last game. The final score-line was 11/6, 11 /9, 4/11, 9/11, 12/10, as the match lasted 37 minutes. Mehwish won the first two games comfortably and lost the next two games: however, she reshuffled her feather and won the last game on tie-break 12-10 to clinch the championship title.Meanwhile, in the Under-15 final, Nauman Khan stunned Malik Haris in straight games 3-0 to win the juniors’ title of the championship 2023, as the final score-line was 11-4, 11-3 and 11-2. It is important to note here that Torsam Khan the son of a great former squash player Roshan Khan and elder brother of squash legend Jahangir Khan. He died of a heart attack on November 28, 1979, during the Australian Open match in Adelaide, Australia.At the closing ceremony, squash icon Jahangir Khan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Combaxx Sports Omar Saeed and CEO of Image Pvt Ltd. Asad Ahmed distributed the prizes amongst the players.

Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Rising squash players Zeeshan Zeb and Mohammad Ammad reached in the final of the Men’s Singles discipline after beating their respective opponents in the 2nd Torsam Khan & Jahangir Khan National PSA Satellite Series 2023 at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex Karachi.In the first semifinal of the men’s fixture, Zeeshan Zeb toiled hard on the court to overcome his challenger Abdullah Nawaz 3-2 in a feisty battle. Both players exhibited top class squash and amused ecstatic crowd. The 1st semifinal match last 60 minutes, as the final score-line was 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 6-11, and 12-10.Meanwhile, in the second semifinal, well-skilled guy Mohammad Ammad outclassed Usman But in straight games 3-0, as the final score-line was 11-2, 11-5, and 11-7. The match lasted merely 23 minutes. The final will be played on Tuesday at the same venue.Results (PSA Satellite Men’s):Zeeshan Zeb beat Abdullah Nawaz (3-2) 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 6-11, 12-10 (60 minutes)Mohammad Ammad beat Usman But (3-0) 11-2, 11-5, 11-7 (23 minutes)Results (Women’s Event):Mehwish beat Mahnoor Ali (3-1) 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 (17 minutes)Roshna Mehboob beat Anum Aziz (3-1) 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 13-11 (27 minutes)

Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s junior squash team has won the award of ‘The Most Improved Team of the Year 2022’ by the Asian Squash Federation (ASF).The ASF announced the winners of the ASF Performance Awards 2022 on Wednesday. Pakistan’s Junior Squash Team won the ASF Development Award while the country’s top junior player Noor Zaman Khan named for Hassan Musa Asian Award for ‘Outstanding Performance of the Year 2022 in the juniors’ category.The ASF received 18 nominations from seven member countries for seven categories of the ASF Performance Awards and 11 nominations from four countries for four categories of the ASF Coaches Awards this year. The awards will be presented at the forthcoming Asian Individual Championships, which will be taken place from June 6-10 in Hong Kong, China. 

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI: Zeeshan Zeb, Abdullah Nawaz, Usman Butt, and Mohammad Ammad qualified for the semifinals of the 2nd Torsam Khan & Jahangir Khan PSA Satellite Squash Series 2023 after winning their respective quarterfinals here at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan & Jahangir Khan Squash Complex on Sunday. All semifinals will be played on Monday (May 1, 2023) at the same venue.In the men’s event, a close contest was between Usman Butt and Mohammad Ahmed, which was won by Usman 3-1 with the score-line of 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, and 11-7, as the match lasted 35 minutes. Rest of the three quarterfinals finished in straight games 3-0.Results (Women's Quarterfinals):Mehwish beat Sameera Shahid (3-0) 11-5, 11-2, 11-4 (21 min)Mahnoor Ali beat Sehrish Ali (3-1) 11-3, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7 (27 min)Anum Aziz beat Kainat (3-0) 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 (23 min)Roshna Mehboob beat Fehmina Asim (3-0) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 (23 min)Results (Boys’ Under-15):Noman khan beat Abdul Ahad Butt (3-0) 11-3, 11-3, 11-9 (17 min)Ahmed Rehan beat Abdul Ahad Imran (3-0) 11-2, 11-1, 11-1 (19 min)Rayyan Bahadur beat Mohammad Saif (3-0) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 (22 min)Malik Haris beat Omer Ahmed Osmani (3-0) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 (26 min)Results (Men’s event PSA Satellite):Zeeshan Zeb beat Anas Ali Shah (3-0) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (21 min)Abdullah Nawaz beat Azan Khalil (3-0) 12-10, 11-3, 11-8 (23 min)Usman Butt beat Mohammad Ahmed (3-1) 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-7 (35 min)Mohammad Ammad beat Abdul Qadir (3-0) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 (24 min).