Squash
Mohammad Asim Khan wins the Crown of Islamabad International Squash Championship
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Top seed Mohammad Asim Khan has won the title of DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship after overcoming Noor Zaman 3-2 in the final at Jacaranda Family Club (JFC) Islamabad on Wednesday. The final score-line was 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 7-11 and 11-6, as the championship match wasted 43 minutes.
World No. 58 and top seed Mohammad Asim Khan had to struggle hard in the court to win the final, as his opponent Noor Zaman was also in farm. Noor Zaman, who defeated high ranked player in the semifinal and was full confidence to claim another upset victory. Both local players displayed top quality squash in the first game that went up neck-t-neck and Zaman finished at tie-break 12-10.
Mohammad Asim won the second game at 11-5 and leveled the match score 1-1. He maintained the same pace in the third game by showing some quick work in the court and won at 11-7. Noor Zaman bounced back in the match after thrashing Asim 11-7 in the second last game of the match. However, in the fifth and final game, Mohammad Asim got rid of Noor Zaman 11-6 to become the champion.
At the end in the closing ceremony, chief guest, former World Champion and squash icon Jehangir Khan distributed the trophies and cash prizes among the players and appreciated the game of young lads. Before this, tournament secretary Inam-ullah Khan presented the report of the DHA International Squash Championship 2022.
ISLAMABAD INTERNATIONAL SQUASH: Mohammad Asim and Noor Zaman reach in final
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Top seed Mohammad Asim and Noor Zaman have qualified for the final of the DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship after winning their semifinals at Jacaranda Family Club (JFC) Islamabad on Tuesday.
In the first semifinal, World No. 58 and top seed Asim Khan from Pakistan defeated compatriot lad World No. 90 Israr Ahmad with a game score of 8-11 (Retired Hurt). After 11 minutes Israr Ahmed Khan could not continue his match owing to injury problems despite of starting the match with confidence and played some good strokes too against Asim.
Later, in the second semifinal, World No 149 Noor Zaman from Pakistan toppled World No 86 Addeen Iddrakie from Malaysia 3-1 and claimed an upset victory to reach in the final. Noor Zaman tackled his opponents brilliantly and did not allow Adden to put any pressure on him in the first two games, which Noor won at 11-5 and 11-9. Malaysian guy did some well in the third game and succeeded to makr match score 2-1. Noor won the fourt game at 11-6 to confirm his place in the final.
The final will be played on Wednesday (March 30, 2022) at the same venue between Mohammad Asim and Noor Zaman at 3:00pm.
Results (Semifinals):
Mohammad Asim (Pakistan) beat Israr Ahmed Khan (Pakistan) 8-11 (Retired Hurt)
Noor Zaman (Pakistan) beat Adden iddrakie (Malaysia) 11-5, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6 (34 minutes).
Islamabad International Squash: Asim, Israr, Addeen and Noor Zaman qualify for semifinals
Sports Bulletin Report
ISLAMABAD:-Top seed Asim Khan (Pakistan), Israr Ahmad (Pakistan), Addeen Iddrakie (Malayisa) and Noor Zaman (Pakistan) have book their berths in the semifinals of the DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship after defeating Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan), Seif Shenaway (Egypt), Yassin Elshafei and Edwin Clain (France) respectively in the quarterfinals Jacaranda Family Club (JFC) Islamabad on Monday.
The DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship is being organized at Jacaranda Family Club (JFC) Islamabad that carries a prize purse of US$ 12,000. The semifinals will be played on March 29 while final on March 30 at the same venue.
Results (Quarterfinals):
Asim Khan (Pakistan) beat Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (33 Min)
Israr Ahmad (Pakistan) beat Seif Shenaway (Egypt) 11-9, 15-13, 11-5 (37 Min)
Addeen Iddrakie (Malayisa) beat Yassin Elshafei (Egypt) 11-8, 11-3, 9-11, 11-5 (41 Min)
Noor Zaman (Pakistan) beat Edwin Clain (France) 11-13, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9, 12-10 (50 Min)
Semifinals (Fixtures):
1st semifinal: Asim Khan (Pakistan) vs Israr Khan (Pakistan)
2nd semifinal: Adden Iddrakie (Malaysia) vs Noor Zaman (Pakistan)
Islamabad Open Squash Championship: Four Pakistani reach in the quarterfinals
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Four Pakistani, as well as four foreigner player including two from Egypt and each one from Malaysia and France moved into the quarterfinals of the DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship after winning their respective matches at Jacaranda Family Club (JFC) Islamabad on Sunday. The quarterfinals will be played on Monday as in the first quarterfinal, top seed Asim Khan will meet compatriot Ahsan Ayaz from Pakistan at 2:00 pm at the same venue.
On Sunday, in the first match of the second round, top seed Asim Khan defeated Alireza Shameli 3-0 in straight games after showing sparking performance, as his game was blend of powerful forehand, backhand drives and classic drop shorts. Asim posted a comprehensive victory against Iranian guy. Top seed will take on Ahsan Ayaz in the first quarterfinal of the DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship 2022.
Noor Zaman overpowered Darren Rahul Pragasam from Malaysia 3-2 after struggling hard against heavyweight squash player. Despite of losing first game at 8-11 he displayed his natural and aggressive game and snatches the second game at 11-3 to level the match 1-1. Third game saw a nail and bite contest that Pakistani player Noor Zaman at tie-break 12-10 and earned a vital lead 2-1. The final score-line was 8-11, 11-3, 12-10, 3-11 and 11-5, as the match wasted 38 minutes.
Results (Round-II):
Asim Khan (Pakistan) beat Alireza Shameli (Iran) 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 (37 Min)
Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan) beat Khaled Labib (Egypt) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 (23 Min)
Israr Ahmad (Pakistan) beat Farhan Mehboob (Pakistan) 13-11, 11-1, 11-8 (23 Min)
Seif Shenaway (Egypt) beat Mohammed Syafiq Kamal (Malaysia) 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8 (42 Min)
Addeen Iddrakie (Malaysia) beat Ong Sai Hung (Malaysia) 11-2, 2-11, 11-6, 11-6 (43 Min)
Yassin Elshafei (Egypt) beat Amaad Fareed (Pakistan) 7-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6 (51 Min)
Noor Zaman (Pakistan) beat Darren Rahul Pragasam (Malaysia) 8-11, 11-3, 12-10, 3-11, 11-5 (38 Min)
Edwin Clain (France) beat Syed Azlan Amjad (Qatar) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (25 Min)
Quarterfinal Fixtures:
Asim Khan (Pakistan) vs Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan)
Israr Ahmad (Pakistan) vs Seif Shenaway (Egypt)
Addeen Iddrakie (Malaysia) vs Yassin Elshafei (Egypt)
Noor Zaman (Pakistan) vs Edwin Clain (France)
SQUASH - National Juniors 27 Mar, 2022
Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI:-Upcoming talented squash player, Azan Ali has won the Under-15 title of the Pakistan day Juniors & Women’s Squash Championship after beating Umer Arif 3-2 in the final at Roshan Khan-Jerhangir Khan Squash Complex Karachi on Saturday. The final score-line was 11-3, 11-2, 6-11, 9-11 and 11-6.
Under-15 final was most thrilling match of the day, as rest of all three finals ended in straight games 3-0. However, Azan Ali from Army had to toil hard in the court to overcome his challenger Umer Arif from Khyber PukhtunsKawa (KPK). The winner pocketed the first two games easily after conceding just 3 and2 points respectively games. Umer bounced back in the match after winning the 3rd and 4th game at 11-6 and 11-9. However, Azan Ali won the last game at 11-6 to become the Under-15 champion.
Results (Finals):
Women's category
Zaynab Khan (Army) beat Sana Bahadar (Army) (3-0) 11-3, 12-10, 11-4 (25 min)
Boys’ Under-13:
Ahmad Khalil (PAF) beat Shahzaib (PAF) (3-0) 11/7, 11/8, 12/10 (16 min)
Boys’ Under-15:
Azan Ali (Army) beat Umer Arif (KPK) (3-2) 11/3, 11/2, 6/11, 9/11, 11/6 (23min)
Boys’ Under-19:
Anas Bokhari (Punjab) beat Anas Dilshad (Navy) 3-0 12/10, 11/6, 11/5 (22 min).
DHA INTERNATIONAL SQUASH: Farhan Mehboob thrashes Farhan Zaman 3-0
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Farhan Mehboob outclassed compatriot Farhan Zaman in straight games 3-0 in the DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship that started Jacaranda Family Club (JFC) Islamabad on Saturday. The final score-line was 13-11, 11-8 and 14-12, as match wasted 28 minutes.
Besides top seed Asim Khan total six top seeding player got bye in the first round. The third match of day between Farhan Mehboob and Farhan Zaman was a close contest of three games thrillers, as 1st and 3rd games decided on tie-break. Farhan Mehboob, who had recently won the tournament with the prize money of 4US6000 at Mushaf Squash Complex, was in good form and played some marvelous strokes and classic drop & nicks shots.
The tournament carries the prize money of US$ 12,000. Apart from Pakistan world ranking players from Egypt, France, Iran, Malaysia and Qatar are also fighting for top honour. Former world champion Qamar Zaman graced the ceremony as chief guest.
Results (Round-I):
Asim Khan (Pakistan) Got Bye
Alireza Shameli (Iran) beat Khushal Riaz Khan (Pakistan) 11-9, 11-4, 11-9 (24 Min)
Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan) beat Hamza Sharif (Pakistan) 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8 (33 Min)
Khaled Labib (Egy) Got Bye
Israr Ahmad (Pak) Got Bye
Farhan Mehboob (Pakistan) beat Farhan Zaman (Pakistan) 13-11, 11-8, 14-12 (28 Min)
Seif Shenaway (Egypt) beat Zahir Shah (Pakistan) 11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 11-5 (28 Min)
Mohammed Syafiq Kamal (Malaysia) Got Bye
Adeek Idrakie (Malaysia) Got Bye
Ong Sai Hung (Malaysia) beat Saeed Abdul (Pak) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (30 Min)
Amaad Fareed (Pakistan) beat Mohammad Ammad (Pakistan) 11-1, 11-5, 11-5 (15 Min)
Yassin Elshafei (Egypt) Got Bye
Darren Rahul Pragasam (Malaysia) Got Bye
Noor Zaman (Pakistan) beat Salman Saleem (Pak) 11-6, 13-11, 11-9 (25 Min)
Edwin Clain (France) beat Waqas Mehboob (Pak) 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (32 Min)
Syed Azlan Amjad (Qatar) Got Bye.
Farhan hopes to reach in top 100s at International Squash Ranking very soon
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-World number 280 squash player and an emerging 18 years old lad Farhan Hashmi hoped that he would improve his Professionals’ Squash Association (PSA) Ranking, after showing a notable performance in the upcoming international squash tournaments and secure his place in the top 100s very soon. It is pertinent to mention here that Farhan Hashmi has represented Pakistan in the various international juniors’ events including Asian Squash Championship 2019 in Thailand, Qatar Juniors and Hong Kong Juniors Squash Championship.
While talking to international website Sports Bulletin at Liaquat Baugh Sports Complex Rawalpindi during an exclusive sitting, he added that he would visit the USA and would take part in four international squash events in different four states, which would help him to increase his international ranking. “My first aim is to reach in the top hundreds players and then move ahead in the international squash circuit. I am going to the United States of America (USA) and Canada to participate in the four international squash events, “he said.
“US and Canada tours to play squash in the international circuit, as these trips will be beneficial and helpful for me to improve my game skills and move ahead in the international squash ranking. When I will play against high ranked foreign players in a different atmosphere, I will learn a lot. Once, I was at 203 in PSA ranking and I slipped down but I am now determined to make a mark in the history of Pakistan squash as well as international squash, “he added while cleaning his forehead.
To a question Hafiz-e-Quran Farhan Hashmi further said: “My elder brother Salman Hashmi supports me in all ways and means in squash. He also played squash and lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). I learnt game skills from him and his companion squash coach Mohammad Wasim, who is a very nice and professional coach. Whenever I go to Dubai for training, my brother also helps me financially for the international trips. A senior national squash player Emmad Freed also helps me too much, “he maintained.
A question regarding the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Farhan Hashmi viewed that secretary squash Armaghan Aziz was very cooperative during the camps. “He provides all the facilities during the camps and fulfills all our requirements. I have no demand from the federation, as all the affairs are going smoothly. I am concentrating only on my game, as my brother removes all the hurdles from my way. He (Salman Bhai) provides me tremendous support, “he replied to another question.
“I am based in Rawalpindi (Jehanda Chichi) and I do practice at Liaqat Baugh Sports Complex and fitness session at Safri Club at my own expense. At Pindi, Sajjad Ahmed guides me during my three hour practice session at Jehangir Khan Squash Court. I give around six hours daily to squash and toiling hard to improve my game skills to become a world class squash player. It is my dream and that will turn into true, “optimistic pencil thin national squash guy Farhan Hashmi son of Shafqat Tenvir concluded.
Commissioner Rawalpindi Squash: Saeed Abdul beats Farhan Hashmi 3-2 in the final
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI:-Top seed, Saeed Abdul aka Saad Abdullah defeated 3nd seedFarhan Hashmi 3-2 in the final of the 1st Commissioner Rawalpindi SatelliteMen’s Open Squash Tournament at Jehangir Khan Squash Court at Liaquat Baugh Sports Complex Rawalpindi on Friday. The final score-line was 10-12, 5-11,11-9, 11-8 and 11-5 after wasting 43 minutes in the court.
In the first game, both players showed classic squash by hitting powerful forehand and backhand strokes, as the game went-up neck-to-neck and was leveled at 9-9 and 10-10. At this stage, Farhan played a couple of powerful strokes and finished the game at 12-10. He (Farhan) maintained the same pace in the second game and did not allow his high ranked challenger to earn the points. Farhan ended the second game at 11-5 and made the match score 2-0.
Saeed Abdul started the third game a bit slow but he came from behind and exhibited a great game of squash and won the game at 11-9 despite this the game was squared at 9-9. After coming back in the match, the top seed guy toiled hard on the court and did not show any complacency during the rest of the games. He finished the penultimate game at 11-8 to level the match score 2-2. He won the final game easily at 11-5 to lift the national squash title.
Complete Results:
Men’s Singles (Final):
Saeed Abdul beat Farhan Hashmi (3-2) 10-12, 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-5 (43 minutes)
Semifinals:
Saeed Abdul beat Zain Ramzan (3-1) 4-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-9 (37 minutes)
Farhan Hashmi beat Mohammad Faraz (3-0) 11-6, 11-7, 12-10 (23 minutes)
Quarterfinals:
Saeed Abdul beat Mohammad Uzair Rasheed (3-2) 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9, 11-7(60 minutes)
Zain Ramzan beat Mohammad Farhan (3-0) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 (22 minutes)
Farhan Hashmi beat Huzaifa Shahid (3-0) 11-9, 11-7, 11-5 (25 minutes)
Mohammad Faraz beat Salman Saleem (3-0) 11-8, 11-6, 11-3 (19 minutes)
Round-II:
Saeed Abdul beat Mohammad Saqib Yousif 11-8, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5 (43 minutes)
Mohammad Uzair Rasheed beat Abdul Qadir 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-4 (35 minutes)
Zain Ramzan beat Khaqan Malik 11-3, 11-6, 11-1 (21 minutes)
Mohammad Farhan beat Hamza Aslam 11-4, 11-4, 11-2 (14 minutes)
Farhan Hashmi beat Mehmood Mehboob 11-6, 5-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5 (37 minutes)
Huzaifa Shahid beat Zuhair Shah 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (21 minutes)
Mohammad Faraz beat Usman Nadeem 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (21 minutes)
Salman Saleem beat Moeen-ud-Din 11-5, 11-3, 11-9 (16 minutes)
Round-I:
Saeed Abdul beat Zeeshan Malik 11-7, 11-3, 11-7 (17 mint)
Mohammad Saqib Yousif beat Cavish Farooq 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (21 mint)
Mohammad Uzair Rasheed beat Mohammad Ahsan 11-8, 11-4, 11-4 (23 mint)
Abdul Qadir beat Zoraiz Naeem 11-9,c11-5,c12-10 (16 mint)
Khaqan Mailk beat Vaqar Naeem 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 (27 minutes)
Zain Ramzan beat Ahmad Amin 11-4, 11-4, 11-6,(19 mint)
Hamza Aslam beat Mohammad Essa 11-6, 13-11,11-9 (19 mint)
Mohammad Farhan beat Abdul Mughni 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 (18 mint)
Farhan Hashmi beat Ahmed Ali 11-2, 11-4, 11-3(15 mint)
Mehmood Mehboob beat Kamran Hussain 11-6, 11-14, 11-8 (16 mint)
Zuhair Shah beat Hikmat Yar 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (16 mint)
Huzifa Shahid beat Mohammad Ibtisam 11-8, 11-2, 11-3 (17 mint)
Mohammad Faraz beat Mohammad Usman 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, (15 mint)
Usman Nadeem beat Umer Arshad 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (20 mint)
Moeen-ud-Din beat Abdullah Khan 1-6, 11-3, 14-12, 11-1(31 mint)
Salman Saleem beat Haseeb Taj 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (17 mint).
DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship from March 26: Asim Khan top seed
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Besides host Pakistan five countries will participate in the 1st DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship, which will commence from Saturday (March 26, 2022) at Jacaranda Family Club (JFC) Squash Complex Defense Housing Authority (DHA) Islamabad.
According to an official, local guy Asim Khan is top seeded player of the championship while Syed Azlan Amjad from Qatar and Mohammad Syafiq Kamal from Malaysia on second and third seed respectively. There will be a draw of 32, as the championship is pursuing prize money of US$ 12000.
The final of the championship will be played on March 30 at the same venue. As many as 14 local and 10 international ranked players will fight for the top honour during the 5-day DHA Islamabad International Squash Championship. The prize money will be disbursed amongst the players according to rules of international squash rules
Players from five different countries including France, Iran, Malaysia, Qatar and Egypt will participate in the squash event. Squash legend and former world champion Jahangir Khan will grace the final match as chief guest to distribute the prizes among the players.
Tournament Seeding (Top Eight):
Asim Khan (Pakistan)
Syed Azlan Amjad (Qatar)
Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (Malaysia)
Adeen Idrakie (Malaysia)
Israr Ahmed (Pakistan)
Khaled Labib (Egypt)
Yassin Elshafei (Egypt)
Darren Raual Pragasam (Malaysia)
SQUASH - National Juniors 24 Mar, 2022
Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI:-Azan Ali from Pakistan Army outclassed Kamran Khan 3-0 in just 10 minutes in an Under-15 fixture of the Pakistan Day Juniors’ and Women’s Squash Championship started at Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex Karachi on Thursday. The final score-line was 11-1, 11-2 and 11-1.
Results (Women’s Event):
Zaynab Khan beat Hira Aqeel 3.0 11/5 11/6 11/7 21 (mins)
Aiman Shehbaz beat Amna Malik 3.0 11/6 11/6 11/4 (18mins)
Mariam Malik beat Mahnoor 3.0 11/4 11/1 11/1 (17mins)
Komal Khan beat Aina sheikh 3.0 11/9 11/6 11/9 (13mins)
Sana Bahadur beat Anum Aziz 3.0 11/8 11/7 11/4 (16mins)
Ilsa Imran beat Fehmina Asim 3.0 11/8 12/10 11/8 (18mins)
Noor Ul Huda beat Zunaira Khan 3.0 11/4 11/4 11/4 (20mins)
Boys’ Under-13
Rehan Alamgir (PAF) beat Ahmad Ali 3.0 11/4 11/8 11/9 14 mins
Rana Ayan beat Sufiyan Shahid 3.0 11/2 11/2 11/6 (12 mins)
Saifullah Bahadur beat Mohammad Bin Atif 3.0 11/5 11/4 11/5 (14mins)
Shahzaib beat Syed Savi 11/5 11/0 11/4 (12 mins)
Haris Khalil beat Amir Adnan 3.0 11/3 11/9 11/8 (21mins)
Huzaifa Shahid beat Mohammad Rehan 3.0 11/2 11/4 11/4 (13mins)
Abdul Ahad beat Mohammad Umer Farooq 3.0 11/4 11/0 11/2 (13mins)
Ahmad Khalil (PAF) beat Raja Amir 3.0 11/6 11/ 6 11/5 (14mins)
Boys’ Under -15
Azan Ali (Army) beat Kamran Khan 3.0 11/1 11/2 11/1 (10mins)
Abdul Basit beat Abdullah Shahid 3.0 11/4 11/4 11/6 (17mins)
Usman Tahir beat Nasrullah 11/2 11/8 11/9 (19mins)
Ubaidullah beat Rana Zohab 3.2 11/5 9/11 11/6 6/11 11/5 (41mins)
Mustafa Irfan beat Zohab Khan 11/2 11/3 11/0 (17mins)
Mobeen Khan beat Mohammad 3.0 11/2 11/1 11/6 (12mins)
Abdullah Arsalan beat Hariz Sheraz 3.0 11/3 11/5 11/8 (18mins)
Boys’ Under -19
Mohammad Shoaib beat Hassan Pracha 3.0 11/7 11/6 11/6 (17mins)
Anas Ali Shah beat Abdul Rehman (KPK) 3.0 11/6 11/5 11/1 (18mins)
Abdullah Rasheed beat Rohan Amjad 3.0 11/6 11/6 12/10 (19mins)
Mutahir Ali (KPK) beat Mohammad Said 3.0 11/5 11/6 11/9 (17mins)
Varus Asif beat Abdullah Sadiq 3.0 11/5 11/4 11/9 (17mins)
Asher Butt beat Qasim Qadir 3.0 11/8 11/5 11/9
Umer Arshad beat Talha Saeed 3.0 11/6 11/9 11/8 (28mins)
Humza Zahid beat Talha Iqbal 3.2 11/4 9/11 11/8 9/11 11/6 (45mins).
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