Noor Zaman overcomes compatriot Farhan Mehboob 3-2 in a thrilling contest
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: As many as 4 local and 4 foreign players moved into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship for Men, and Women after defeating their respective challengers here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday.
A duo of Pakistani squash lads Noor Zaman and Farhan Mehboob plundered the day by showing excellent game skills in the men’s event match that lasted 48 minutes, as the final score-line was 4-11, 11-2, 11-9, 10-12, and 11-9.
Results (Men’s Event):
Ong Sai Hung (MAS) beat Duncan Lee (MAS) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 (37 min)
Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) beat Ziad Ibrahim (EGY) 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6 (125 min)
Mohamed Nasser (EGY) beat Mohammad Abdul Qadir (PAK) 11-5, 2-11, 11-6, 11-5 (31 min)
Noor Zaman (PAK) beat Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 4-11, 11-2, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (48 min)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat Seif El-Shenawy (EGY) 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (16 min)
Amaad Fareed (PAK) beat Wee Ming Hock (MAS) 11-8, 119-, 11-4 (32 min)
Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) beat Yassin Shohdy (EGY) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6 (24 min)
Khaled Labib (EGY) beat Abdullah Nawaz (PAK) 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 (66 min)
Results (Women’s Event):
Chan Yiwen (MAS) beat Rushna Mehboob (PAK) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (12 min)
Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) beat Mehwish Ali (PAK) 11-2, 11-3, 11-8 (19 min)
Sana Bahadar (PAK) beat Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK) 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (25 min)
Nour Ramy (EGY) beat Sadia Gul (PAK) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 (18 min)
Amina el Rihany (EGY) beat Saima Shoukat (PAK) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1 (11 min)
Malak Samir (EGY) beat Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) 9-11, 12-10, 13-11, 12-10 (37 min)
Wong Po Yui Kirstie (HKG) beat Komal Khan (PAK) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 (12 min)
Nour Khafagy (EGY) beat Sarah Soudan (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 (24 min).
