Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Rising squash lad, Anas Ali Bokhari overcame Usman Nadeem 3-2 to win the Under-19 title of the 1st Asian Junior Super Series that concluded here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Wednesday. Vice President of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Adnan Asad graced the ceremony as chief guest.
In the Boys’ Under19 final, Anas Ali Bokhari toiled hard on the court to overcome his opponent Usman Nadeem in a five-game final. Anas lost the first two games at 8-11, and 6-11, however, he bounced back in the match by winning the next two games at 11-7, and 11-4. In the last and decisive game, Ali was in the driving seat from the start, as he did not allow his opponent to do well. Asan exhibited top qualify game skills by playing powerful drives and classic drop shorts.
In the Under-17 Girls’ final, Mehwish Ali outclassed her sister Mahnoor Ali in straight games 3-0 after lasting just 27 minutes. The final score-line was 11-9, 11-6, and 11-6.
Results (finals):
Boys U-11: Harmas Ali beat Mustafa Khan 12-10, 11-8, 10-12, 11-8 in 30 min
Boys U-13: Noman Khan beat Ahmed Rayyan Khalil 11-3, 11-9, 11-6 in 25 min
Boys U-15: Ibrahim Zeb beat Mubeen Khan 11-5, 11-4, 9-5 (retd)
Boys U-17: Abdullah Nawaz beat Mohammad Azan Khalil 11-6, 14-12, 11-2 in 40min
Boys U-19: Anas Ali Bokhari beat Usman Nadeem PAK 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-2 73m
Girls U-11: Maleeha Shah PAK beat Zainab Gillani 11-2, 11-1, 11-2 in 16min
Girls U-17: Mehwish Ali beat Mahnoor Ali 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 in 27min
