Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI: Nasir Iqbal (WAPDA), and Zaynab Khan (Army) have won the men’s and women’s titles of the 2nd CNS All Pakistan Men & Women Squash Championship 2023 after ousting their respective opponents in the finals at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Fleet Club, Saddar Karachi.
In the men’s singles final, Nasir Iqbal of Pakistan WAPDA outclassed 8th-seeded player Israr Ahmed from (SNGPL) in straight games, as the only first game was a close contest won by Nasir at 12-10 while the rest of the two games were entirely single-sided and Nasir outclassed Israr by conceding just 3, 1 point in two games respectively. Title winner Nasir received Rs. 200,000 along with a glittering trophy while Israr pocketed Rs. 140,000.
Earlier, in the women’s final, Zaynab Khan from the Army overcame her challenger from Pakistan WAPDA Noor ul Ain 3-0, as the final score-line was 12-10, 11-4, 11-8. The final lasted 21 minutes. The winner got Rs. 200,000 cash award while the runner received Rs. 140,000.
Admiral Mohammad Amjad Khan Niazi Chief of the Naval Staff was the chief guest at the final and distributed the prizes amongst the players. Squash Legend Jahangir Khan, Rear Admiral Mohammed Saleem HI (M) Commander Karachi, Commodore Tauqeer Ahmed Khawaja SI(M) Tournament Director, and Hokey Olympian Islahuddin Siddique were also present in the ceremony.
Result (Men’s Final): Nasir Iqbal (Wapda) beat [8] Israr Ahmed (SNGPL) 12-10, 11-3, 11-1 (20 mins)
Result (Women’s Final): Zaynab Khan (Army) beat [1] Noor ul Ain (WAPDA) 12-10, 11-4, 11-8 (21 mins)
