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Draw and seedings announced for U23 World Squash Championships
Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: The seedings and draws have been announced for the 2025 U23 World Squash Championships, which are taking place at DHA Creek Club, Karachi, from 6-10 April this year 2025.The 2025 U23 World Squash Championships is the first edition of the new event, which features a 32-player draw in both men's and women's events, a $60,000USD prize pot and a spot in the PSA World Championships for the winners.In the women's event, World No.13 Fayrouz Aboelkheir tops the draw, with the 19-year-old receiving a bye through to round two and set to play the winner of the round one clash between Spain's Noa Romero Blazquez and Pakistan's Mariam Malik.Aboelkheir is one of two Egyptians in the women's draw and, should the tournament go to seedings, the Alexandrian will take on No.2 seed Malak Khafagy in an all-Egyptian final.Hoping to spoil the party will be Malaysian No.3 seed Aira Azman, a silver medal winner at the 2023 World Junior Championships, and No.4 seed Sin Yuk Chan of Hong Kong, China.Chan is joined by two compatriots in the top eight seeds, with Heylie Fung seeded fifth and Toby Tse seeded eighth.Completing the seedings are Japan No.2 Akari Midorikawa, who has been seeded sixth, and No.7 seed Xin Ying Yee of Malaysia.Also in action for the hosts are Sana Bahadar and Amna Fayyaz, with Bahadar up against Czechia's Tamara Holzbauerová and Fayyaz taking on Japan's Kurumi Takahashi.In the men's event, World No.61 Ibrahim Elkabbani tops the draw, with the Egyptian drawn against Poland's Leon Krysiak in the opening match.Noor Zaman represents the hosts' best hope, with the 20-year-old Peshawari - grandson of the legendary Qamar Zaman - the tournament's No.2 seed and drawn against Kuwait's Hussain Alzaatari in round one.Also representing Pakistan in Karachi are 2023 World Junior Champion Hamza Khan, who plays Spain's Hugo Lafuente Jaen in round one, and Muhammad Ammad, who has been drawn against No.4 seed Mohammed Naseer.Khan is one of two former world champions in the men's draw, with the 19-year-old joined by the Netherlands' Rowan Damming. Damming, World Junior Champion in 2022, is No.7 seed and will face Malta's Kijan Sultana in round one.
SQUASH - National Juniors 19 Jan, 2025
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD: Mohammad Yahya Asad (PAF) defeated Mustafa Irfan (PAF) in straight games 3-0 in the Under-17 final of the Shell Pakistan National Juniors Squash Championship that concluded here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Sunday. The final score-line was 11-8, 11-5, and 11-1.Wasif Saleem, Marketing Head Shell Pakistan, graced the event as chief guest and distributed medals & trophies to the winners. Secretary, Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Aamir Nawaz was also present on this occasion.Results (Finals):Boys’ U-13: Faizan Ali Khan (Army) beat Mohammad Fawad Khan (KP) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5Boys’ U-15: Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) beat Shahzeb Khan (PAF) 12-10, 11-8, 11-4Boys’ U-17: Mohammad Yahya Asad (PAF) beat Mustafa Irfan (PAF) 11-8, 11-5, 11-1Girls’ U-15: Sehrish Ali (KP) beat Mahnoor Ali 11-9, 5-3 (Retd).Plate Event:Girls U-15: Sadaf Afridi (KP) beat Hiba Imtiaz (KP) 13-15, 11-4, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6.Zaina Zubair secured the 3rd position
National Squash Championship: All finals on Sunday
ISLAMABAD (PR): National Squash Championship finals will be played on Sunday at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad. The event carries a prize purse of Rs 400,000 and a large number of boys & girls from all over Pakistan are participating. The Semifinals were played today and the detailed results are appended below.In Boys U-13 Category, Faizan Ali Khan (Army) bt Syed M Hussain (Pb) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 whereas, M Fawad Khan (KP) bt Danish Sikandar (KP) 16-14, 11-4, 8-11, 6-11, 11-8.In Boys U-15 Category, Shahzeb (PAF) bt Shahnawaz Butt (Pb) 11-7, 11-9, 11-3 whereas. Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Mamoon Khan (PAF) 11-7, 11-5, 11-8.In Boys U-17 Category, M Yahya Asad (PAF) bt Muhammad Ali (PAF) 11-6, 11-5, 11-3, whereas, Mustafa Irfan (PAF) bt Mubeen Khan (PAF) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7.In Girls U-15 Category, Sehrish Ali (KP) govt Walk Over against Nimra Batool (Sind) whereas, Mahnoor Ali (KP) bt Damia Khan (Sindh) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8.Starting from BU-13 age category, the Championship Finals would be played on Sunday, 19 Jan, 25 from 1000 Hrs onwards.
SQUASH - National Juniors 16 Jan, 2025
Sports Bulletin ReportISLAMABAD< The quarterfinals of the National Junior Squash Championship for Boys Under-13, U-15 and U-17 along with Girls U-15 age categories will be played on Friday at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad.Boys U-13: Faizan Ali Khan (Army) bt Safwan Gul (KP) 3-0, Raheel Masih (Sind) bt Fahad Khan (KP) 3-0, Yahya Farman (KP) bt Aziz Ali Naz (PAF) 3-2,, Syed Mohammad Hussain (Pb) bt Hussain Bakhshish (KP) 3-0, Danish Sikandar (KP) bt Abdul Rehman Najeed (KP) 3-0, Abdul Rehman Shuraim (KP) bt Irfan Ullah (Pb) 3-0, Ibrahim Ahmed (Pb) bt Mohammad Luqman (KP) 3-0, M Fawad Khan (KP) bt Mohammad Mustafa Khan (KP) 3-1.Boys U-15: Shahzeb (PAF) bt Rana Ayan Zahid (Pb) 3-0, Awais Jan (KP) bt Tauseef Waseem (Pb) 3-0, Shayan Zeb (KP) bt Abubakar Khan (KP) 3-0, Shahnawaz Butt (Pb) bt Abbas Khan (KP) 3-1, Harmas Ali Raja (Army) bt Sameer Khan (Pb) 3-1, Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Ahmed Ali (Pb) 3-0, Mamoon Khan (PAF) bt Abdul Hadi Gul (KP) 3-0, Arham Khan (PAF) bt Ali Mahad Rehman (KP) 3-1.Boys U-17: Azan Ali Khan (Army) got Walk Over against Nouman Khan (Army), Mohammad Yahya Asad (PAF) bt Nasrullah (Bal) 3-0, Mohammad Ali (PAF) bt Kamran Khan (Pb) 3-0, Abdullah Zaman (PAF) bt Obaid Ullah (PAF) 3-0, Mustafa Irfan (PAF) bt Asmatullah (Bal) 3-0, Mohammad Furqan (KP) bt Abdullah (Pb) 3-0, Usman Tahir (Pb) bt Adnan Zaman (Sindh) 3-2, Mubeen Khan (PAF) bt Omar Farooq Butt (Pb) 3-0.Girls U-15: Sehrish Ali (KP) bt Aaisha Shahid (Pb) 3-0, Sadia Zahoor (KP) bt Ayesha Shahbaz (Pb) 3-0, Hadia Farman (KP) bt Zaina Zubair (Pb) 3-0, Nimra Batool (Sind) bt Farah Ahmed (KP) 3-0, Damia Khan (Sindh) bt Bushra Shahbaz (Pb) 3-0, Maiha Shah (Pb) bt Omaima Qureshi (KP) 3-0, Faiqa Fida (Pb) bt Arfa (KP) 3-0, Mahnoor Ali (KP) bt Rahemin (PAF) 3-0.
Javed Khanzada Memorial National Junior Squash Championship
Sports Bulletin ReportPESHAWAR: The 1st Javed Alam Khanzada Memorial All Pakistan National Junior Squash Championship has commenced at Hashim Khan Squash Complex Peshawar.The guests were Dawood Khan, the President of the KP Squash Association and Secretary of the Public Health and Engineering Department, Legendary former World Champion and squash icon, Qamar Zaman, graced the occasion as well.Results:Boys’ Under-11 (Round-2):Mohammad Saim(Sindh) 3-0 Mohammad Eassa Ehsan(KP) 11-2, 11-6, 11-3Arbaz Zeb(PAF) 3-1 Abdur Rehman Riaz(PAF) 7-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9Anas Rafay(PAF) 3-0 Fazal Rehman (Sindh) 11-8,11-6,11-1Abdul Moeid Arsalan(PB) 3-0 Abdullah Khan(PB) 11-8,11-8,11-7Mohammad Rayyan Zaman (PAF) 3-2 Ahmad Shahjehan (KP) 14-12, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8Mohammad Sameer (PAF) (Beat) Abu Bakar Siddique (KP) 11-7, 11-3, 11-6Ahmed Naz (PAF) 3-0 Jasim Afridi (KP) 11-8, 11-4, 11-3Under-17 (Round-2):Nouman Khan (Army) 3-0 Mubeen Khan (PAF) 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 Abdullah Zaman (PAF) 3-2 Abdullah (PB) 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9Adnan Zaman (Sindh) 3-2 Abdul Ahad Butt (Sindh) 9-11, 11-8, 4-11, 11-9, 11-3Haris Zahid (PAF) 3-1 Usman Tahir (PB) 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 12-10Yahya Asad Khan (PAF) 3-0 AsmatUllah (Bal) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7Abdullah Arsalan (PB) 3-0 Abdullah Shahid (Sindh) 11-5, 11-3, 11-2Mohammad Ali Khan (PAF) 3-0 Umer Farooq Butt (PB) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9UbaidUllah (KP) 3-0 Mustafa Irfan (PAF) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7
PSF officials welcome Squash girls, Mahnoor & Sehrish in Peshawar
Sports Bulletin ReportPESHAWAR: Rising squash girls Mahnoor Khan and Sehrish Khan were welcomed by the officials of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), KPK Squash Association, parents of the girls and squash lovers here at Bacha Khan International Airport on Wednesday. It is pertinent to mention here that both girls arrived back home after showing sparking performances in the international junior squash competitions.Mahnoor Ali Khan who, is Ranked No 1 in Asia, won the US Junior Open and Scottish Junior Open in U-13 category title while Sehrish Ali won the bronze medal in the Scottish Junior Open Squash Championship. Group Captain (R) Irfan Asghar, Director Academies, Pakistan Squash Federation, received them at the Airport accompanied by a large number of squash enthusiasts and players.
US Junior: Mohammad Harmas Ali & Mahnoor Ali ink new history
Mohammad Harmas Ali lifts gold medal in U11, Mahoor Ali claim top position in U13 categoryIslamabad (Sports Desk): Pakistani junior squash players, Mohammad Harmas Ali Raja clinched gold medal in U11 category while female player Mahnoor Ali claimed top position in U13 category of the US Juniors’ Squash Championship 2024.The 2024 U.S. Junior Open Squash Championships–the world’s largest individual squash tournament with 1,007 players representing fifty-one nations–saw just three nations earn titles as Egypt, the United States and Pakistan, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center.Mohammad Harmas Ali Raja, Under-11 player, produced sparking performance in the final match and overpowered his American opponent second seed Archibald Anolik in straight games 3-0, as the score line was 11-8, 11-8, and 11-8. Raja pulled off a perfect title run without dropping a game during the whole tournament.Egypt’s Ruqayya Salem was the only repeat champion as the GU17 top seed successfully defended her title. Salem held off a tough challenge from 2023 GU15 champion and three seed Charlotte Sze to win the title 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-2.The BU17 final came down to U.S. four seed Aiden Chiang and Egyptian three seed Michael Fayez. After winning his semifinal coming back from 2-0 down, Fayez pulled off another five-game comeback in the final to clinch the title 6-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-7 in sixty-three minutes.The U15 divisions produced two all-American finals and two first-time U.S. Junior Open champions as neither top seed reached the final. GU15 two seed Isabella Tang defeated four seed and 2023 GU13 champion Vivienne Sze 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3. BU15 four seed John-Jayden Luo was the lowest-seeded player to win a title as the New Jersey native defeated Californian three seed Vivaan Mehta 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7. Pakistan’s Mahnoor Ali upset Egypt’s top seed Linda Elsayed in a close GU13 final 11-8, 12-10, 5-11, 11-6. Egyptian BU13 two seed Malek Ahmed edged his top-seeded compatriot Adam Ragab in a five-game final 4-11, 11-9, 11-2, 5-11, 11-3.The GU11 division produced another five-game final between the American top two seeds. Two seed Alice Wang came back to defeat top seed Ariana Valerio 3-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 13-11.
Roshan Khan National Squash Team Championship starts in Karachi
Karachi (PR): The Roshan Khan National Squash Team Championship 2024 got underway at here Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan & Jehangir Khan Squash complex, as the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) team did not reach at the venue despite of submitting entry in the prestigious national squash fixture.Press Release further says that PAF Squash team, despite submitting entry for the event, failed to appear at the venue without any prior notice or communication with the tournament officials. An unexpected “no-show” by the PAF team has caused a significant disruption to the tournament draw and left players and organizers deeply disappointed.Results (Day-1):[1] SNGPL 3 - 0 [5] PunjabAsim Khan beat/lost Asher But 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (24 mins)Tayyab Aslam beat/lost Khaqan Malik 11-8, 11-8, 12-14, 11-2 (30 mins)Amaad Fareed beat/lost Shoaib Hassan 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 (19 mins)[3] Army 3 – 0 [7] NavyHuzaifa Ibrahim beat SL Sardar Hussain 11-2, 11-5, 11-1 (17 mins)Sadam Ul Haq beat Lt Cdr Syed Saad 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 (19 mins)Anas Ali Shah beat SL Huzaifa 11-6, 11-1, 11-2 (19 mins)[2] WAPDA 3 – 0 [9] Balochistan Noor Zaman beat Abdul Waqar Khan 11-4, 11-2, Rtd. hurt (9 mins) Nasir Iqbal beat Asmat Ullah 11-3, 11-2, 11-2 (19 mins)Farhan Mehboob beat Nasrullah 11-2, 11-6, 11-2 (17 mins)[3] Punjab 3 – 0 [5] BalochistanRushna Mehboob beat Abresh Gul Durrani 11-1, 11-3, 11-0 (15 mins)Ayesha Shahbaz beat Hudaisa Saleem 11-8, 12-10, 5-11, 11-6 (26 mins)Fajar Noor beat Sidra Raza 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 (16 mins)[2] Sindh 0 – 3 [4] ArmyFaiza Zaffar beat Anam Mustafa 11-1, 11-1, 11-3 (12 mins)Zaynab Hameed beat Damya Khan 11-3, 11-2, 11-5 (15 mins)Maryam Malik beat Ilsa Imran 11-5, 11-2, 11-2 (12 mins)[6] Railways 1 – 2 [9] BalochistanAbdul Waqar Khan beat Talha Saeed 12-10, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6 (33 mins)Hassan Paracha beat Asmat Ullah 9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-8 (25 mins)Nasrullah beat Muhammed Ali 8-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8 (36 mins)[2] WAPDA 3 – 0 [7] NavyNoor Zaman beat SL Sardar Hussain11-2, 11-4, 11-4 (20 mins)Nasir Iqbal beat Lt Cdr Syed Saad 11-1, 11-1, 11-1 (20 mins)Abdullah Nawaz beat SL Huzaifa 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 (20 mins)[1] WAPDA 3 – 0 [5] BalochistanMehwish Ali beat Hudaisa Saleem 11-0, 11-1, 11-3 (15 mins)Komal Khan beat Sidra Raza 11-4, 11-3, 11-3 (16 mins)Noor ul Ain beat Sahar Sajida Manzoor 11-2, 11-1, 11-3 (14 mins)[4] (Sindh) w/o [8] PAF (PAF no shown for the tie)
International Juniors Squash Championship: Mohammad Rayyan wins U9 title
Islamabad (Sports Desk): Pakistan's Mohammad Rayyan Zaman has won the Under-9 title of the 16th Redtone International Junior Squash Championship 2024 in the Under-9 category.Rayyan, the grandson of former World Squash Champion Qamar Zaman and son of former champion Mansoor Zaman, defeated Malaysia's Sai Nideesh 3-0 in the final, with a score of 11/7, 11/5, and 11/7.This impressive victory marks a proud moment for Pakistan squash, and Rayyan's achievement is a testament to his skills, dedication, and the rich squash legacy of his family.Rayyan's win is also a reflection of the hard work and dedication of his coaches, trainers, and family members who have supported him throughout his journey.The 16th Redtone International Junior Squash Championship 2024 was a highly competitive tournament that brought together some of the best young squash players from around the world.Rayyan's victory in the Under-9 category is a significant achievement, and it highlights his potential to become a top-ranked squash player in the future.Pakistan's squash community is thrilled with Rayyan's achievement, and his win is expected to inspire a new generation of young squash players in the country.With his impressive win, Rayyan has made a significant contribution to Pakistan's rich squash heritage, and his achievement will be remembered for a long time to come.
Zaman Brothers Shine at KL International Squash Championship
Islamabad (SBR): The Zaman brothers, continuing their family’s legendary squash legacy, are making waves at the 16th KL Redtone International Squash Championship in Malaysia. Sons of former World No. 11 Mansoor Zaman and grandsons of squash icon Qamar Zaman, both Abdullah Zaman and Mohammad Rayyan Zaman showcased outstanding performances in their respective matches.Abdullah Zaman , demonstrated exceptional skill and composure as he defeated South Africa’s McNeil Aiden in straight games with a score-line of 11-7, 11-7, 11-6, Abdullah advanced to the 4th round, leaving a strong impression on the international stage.Meanwhile, his younger brother, Mohammad Rayyan Zaman, an 8-year-old squash prodigy, put on a dominating display against Malaysia’s Lagnesh Shai Dharshan. Rayyan triumphed in the Quarterfinals with a flawless 3-0 victory (11-0, 11-4, 11-0), highlighting his growing potential in the Under-9 category.The Zaman brothers’ performances reflect not only their dedication but also the guidance and inspiration drawn from their family’s rich squash heritage. Fans and squash enthusiasts eagerly anticipate their next matches as they aim to further cement their mark in the championship.
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