International Squash, Four Pakistani move into quarterfinals
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 16, 2019):-Four Pakistani players including Tayyab Aslam, Mohammad Asim Khan, Farhan Zaman and Farhan Mehboob qualified for the top-eight stage of the Serena Hotels-Huawei Pakistan International Squash Tournament by beating their opponents at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Monday. Quarterfinals of the international squash showpiece will be played on Tuesday at same venue.
Pakistan number one squash lad, Tayyab Aslam defeated his compatriot Noor Zaman in straight games after wasting just 25 minutes in the court. The final score-line was 11-8, 13-11, 11-5. Earlier, local guy Mohammad Asim Khan beat English players Curtis Malik in similar style in straight games with the score-line 11-5, 11-7, 11-9, as the match lasted only 36 minutes.
Meanwhile, Farhan Mehboob got rid of Pakistani players Amaad Fareed 3-2 in a well contested five games fixture. After 40 minutes play, Farhan finished the match with the score-line of 7-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5. Later on, Farhan Zaman had to toil hard to overcome Egyptian opponent Mazen Gamal 3-2, as the last game ended on tiebreak. The final score-line was 11-13, 11-9, 3-11, 11-2, 12-10. Match wasted 56 minutes.
Results (Men’s Event):
Youssef Ibrahim (Egypt) beat Chi Him Wong (Hong Kong) 9-11, 6-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 (41 Min)
Mohammad Asim Khan (Pakistan) beat Curtis Malik (England) 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (36 Min)
Farhan Mehboob (Pakistan) beat Amaad Fareed (Pakistan) 7-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-7, 11-5 (40 Min)
Farhan Zaman (Pakistan) beat Mazen Gamal (Egypt) 11-13, 11-9, 3-11, 11-2, 12-10 (56 Min)
Tayyab Aslam (Pakistan) beat Noor Zaman (Pakistan) 11-8, 13-11, 11-5 (25 Min)
Yahya Elnawasany (Egypt) beat Tsz Kwan Lau (Hong Kong) 12-10, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7 (25 Min)
Rui Soares (Portugal) beat Yannik Omlor (Germany) 12-10, 11-8, 11-8 (37 Min)
Mohamed El-Sherbini (Egypt) beat Tang Ming Hong (Hong Kong) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (26 Min).
Results (Women’s Event):
Hana Moataz (Egypt) beat Tsz-Wing Tong (Hong Kong) 11-9, 6-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-7 (35 Min)
Farah Momen (Egypt) beat Shahd El Refaey (Egypt) 11-9, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4 (33 Min)
Waen Li Lai (Malaysia) beat Moqaddas Ashraf (Pakistan) 11-3, 11-7, 11-7 (17 Min)
Farida Mohamed (Egypt) beat Saima Shaukat (Pakistan) 11-9, 11-2, 11-4 (13 Min)
Meena Hamed (Egypt) beat Faiza Zafar (Pakistan) 11-7, 11-9, 11-2 (17 Min)
Cindy Merlo (Switzerland) beat Anam Mustafa Aziz (Pakistan) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2 (16 Min)
Nadia Pfister (Switzerland) beat Amna Fayyaz (Pakistan) 11-4, 11-5, 8-11, 7-11, 11-5 (33 Min)
Sabrina Sobhy (USA) beat Madina Zafar (Pakistan) 11-9, 11-4, 11-1 (20 Min).
