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Top seed Saeed Abdul and 3nd seed Farhan Hashmi set to meet in the squash final
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI:-Top seed, Saeed Abdul and 3nd seed Farhan Hashmi set to meet in the final of the 1st Commissioner Rawalpindi Satellite Men’s Open Squash Tournament after winning their respective semifinals that played at Jehangir Khan Squash Court at Liaquat Baugh Sports Complex Rawalpindi on Thursday.
In the first semifinal, Saeed Abdul aka Saad Abdullah trounced Zain Ramzan 3-1 in a four games thriller, as both players exhibited top quality squash, however, Saeed managed the things smoothly after losing the first game at 4-11. During the rest of match winner lad did not allow his opponent to settle his feet in the court, however, Zain showed some resistance in the 4th game that ended 11-9 in the favour of Saad.
Meanwhile, in the second semifinal, local guy Farhan Hashmi from Rawalpindi outclassed Mohammad Faraz 3-0 in straight games after showing excellent skills of game. He was in great form and claimed the first two games comfortably, however, he faced some powerful strokes from his rival and game went up neck-to-neck, which won by Hashmi at tie-break 12-10 to qualify for the championship match that will be played on Friday (March 25, 2022) at the same venue.
Results (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)
Results (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)
Results (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).
Commissioner Rawalpindi Open Squash Tournament: Saeed, Zain, Farhan and Mohammad Faraz reach in semifinals
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI:-Top seed, Saeed Abdul, Zain Ramzan, Farhan Hashmi and Mohammad Faraz have book their places in the top-four stage of the ongoing 1st Commissioner Rawalpindi Satellite Men’s Open Squash Tournament after thrashing their respective opponents in the quarterfinals at Liaquat Baugh Sports Complex Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
In the first quarterfinal, top seed Saeed Abdul got-rid-of Mohammad Uzair Rasheed 3-2 in a well contested five games encounter, as the both player displayed top quality game and amused the sizeable spectators. Saeed won the first game easily after playing some aggressive strokes and some classic drop shorts, however, next two games were too tough for him, as his challenger Uzair Rasheed replied his all attacks fearlessly and claimed the next two games at 11-9 and 12-10 to make the match score 2-1.
After three games, it was looking that Uzair would grab an upset victory after toppling top seed Saeed Abdul. On this stage, Saeed reset his strategy and bounced back in the match by winning penultimate game at 11-9 and squared the match 2-2. In the last game both players tried their best to clinch the game and to jump into in the semifinal but top seed guy was too good in the decisive game that won by Saeed Abdul 11-7. The final score-line was 11-5, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9 and 11-7, as the match wasted 60 minutes.
Zain Ramzan outclassed Mohammad Farhan in straight games 3-0 in the second quarterfinal with the score-line of 11-3, 11-5 and 11-7 in just 22 minutes. Farhan Hashmi defeated Huzaifa Shahid in similar style 3-0 in third quarterfinal. The score was 11-9, 11-7 and 11-5. In the last and 4th quarterfinal, Mohammad Faraz beat Salman Saleem 3-0 in only 19 minutes with the score-line of 11-8, 11-6 and 11-3. The both semifinals will be played on Thursday (March 24, 2022) at the same venue.
Results (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)
Results (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).
Commissioner Rawalpindi Satellite Open Squash Tournament starts in Liaquat Baugh
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI:-The 1st Commissioner Satellite Men’s Open Squash Tournament started on Tuesday at Liaquat Baugh Sports Complex Rawalpindi under the banner of Punjab Squash Association. The first two rounds matches have been played on the opening day, as top seed Saeed Abdul claimed an easy win in his first match against Zeeshan Malik 3-0. He finished the match in just 17 minutes with the score-line of 11-1, 11-3 and 11-7.
Results (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).
WSF announces officials for Commonwealth Games 2022
Sports Bulletin Report
BIRMINGHAM:-The World Squash Federation (WSF) has announced the team of squash referees and other officials for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Two of squash’s most experienced and respected referees have been designated as Tournament Referees and will be tasked with leading officiating throughout the Games.
For the singles competition, the Tournament Referee will be Wales’ Roy Gingell, while England’s John Massarella will oversee the doubles. Both are prominent referees who are actively involved in World Squash Officiating and in developing the next generation of referees.
WSF President Zena Wooldridge said:
“Every now and again we need reminding how critical referees are to the sport. For Birmingham, we made a conscious decision to work with a smaller team of referees, which we believe will deliver a more effective solution for this and future games, whilst providing a better experience for referees and players.
“Globally, squash is entering a new era, where the role of referees is given greater prominence and more investment to drive a more diverse and high-quality future referee workforce. Birmingham 2022 is an initial stage of that journey and we congratulate those referees who are part of the team.”
Seven Commonwealth nations are represented in the officiating pool. As the home nation, England is the most represented with ten officials, many of whom have come through the Mission 2022 referee development programme, which was established in 2018 with the purpose of creating a younger and more diverse refereeing community.
Andrea Santamaria will referee her first Commonwealth Games:
Commenting on her selection, England’s Andrea Santamaria said: “It’s great to be chosen. Refereeing at the Commonwealth Games is a great privilege; I’m excited to referee at the Games for the first time and am really looking forward to being there.”
England Squash CEO Mark Williams said:
“Congratulations to all these referees. Their selection rewards their commitment over the last four years to improve their refereeing skills and application. They have achieved this despite the impact of Covid on the events programme and the limited opportunities to practice.
“There is no doubt the creation of the Mission 2022 project has led to a line-up of home referees more reflective of the next generation of referees, replacing those loyal referees who has served our sport so well over the last 30 years. Our aim is to ensure British referees feature strongly amongst the world’s best in future. We still have work to do, but the Birmingham 2022 project has been a critical catalyst on that journey and an important part of the sport’s legacy from the Games.”
Names of officials:
Nik Adriana Aida (Malaysia), Mike Campbell (England), Glen Carson (New Zealand), Mike Collins (South Africa), Steve Eccles (England), Jason Foster (England), Peter Hindmarsh (England), Phil Rea (England), Andrea Santamaria (England), Srikanth K. Seshadri (India), Ashley Smith (England), Mekhala Srivasta (India), Lucy Townley (England), Janet Udy (New Zealand) and Russell Weatherburn (Australia), with Judy Williams (England) appointed as Assistant Tournament Referee.
Commissioner Satellite Open Squash Championship from March 22
Sports Bulletin Report
RAWALPINDI:-The first Commissioner Satellite Open Squash Championship will start from March 22, 2022 at Liaquat Bagh Sports Complex Rawalpindi. As many as 32 male players from all over the country will participate in the championship.
According to an official, Commissioner Rawalpindi and President Punjab Squash Association Noorul Amin Mengal will inaugurate the championship. 32 players from across the country, including Yar Khan and Haseeb Taj, registered with the Professional Squash Association (PSA) will fight for the top honour in the 4-day fixture.
Karachi Open Squash: Egyptian lads Karim & Youseef set to meet in final
Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI:-Duo of Egyptian lads, Karim Abdel Gawad and Youssef Soliman set to meet in the final of Men’s Singles event of the Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022 after beating their respective opponents in the semifinals at DHA Asif Nawaz Squash Complex, Creek Club Karachi.
In the first semifinal, Karim Abdel Gawad outclassed his compatriot Omar Mosaad in straight games 3-0 in just 28 minutes. The final score-line was 11-5, 11-4 and 11-4. However, in the second semifinal Youssef Soliman from also Egypt had to toil hard to overcome Mexican guy 3-1. The final score was 11-2, 11-4, 4-11 and 11-8 and match wasted 44 minutes. Final will be played on Saturday at the same venue.
Results (Men’s Semi Finals):
[1] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) beat [3] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4 (28 min)
[2] Youssef Soliman (EGY) beat [9/16] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 11-2, 11-4, 4-11, 11-8 (44 min)
Results: (Women’s Semi Finals)
[8] Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) beat [5] Georgia Adderley (SCO) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (25 min)
[9/16] Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) beat [7] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 11-3 11-1 Retired (12 min)
Saturday’s Fixtures:
[8] Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) Vs [9/16] Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) 1330 Hrs
[1] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) Vs [2] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 1430 Hrs
Karachi Open Squash Championship: Shahjahan Khan thrashes Tayyab Aslam 3-2
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-US lad, Shahjahan Khan got rid of Pakistan number one squash player Tayyab Aslam 3-2 in a well-contested five game thriller in the Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022 at Creek Club Squash Courts Karachi on Wednesday. The final score-line was 12-10, 7-11, 12-10, 8-11 and 11-5, as the match wasted 66 minutes.
Championship has reached in the quarterfinal stage, as all foreigner players have confirmed their berth in the top-eight stage of the top international squash showpiece, as the men’s event is pursuing prize money of US$ 50, 000. Besides Tayyab Aslam, Asim Khan and Mohammad Ashab Irfan succumbed under the pressure of high ranking overseas players. Now, rest of championship will be without any Pakistani player.
Results (Men’s Event):
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) beat Asim Khan (PAK) 10-12, 11-7,12-10,11-3 (46 min)
Henry Leung (HKG) beat Todd Harrity (USA) 11-8, 13-11, 11-2 (30 min)
Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) beat Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-9 12-10 11-4 (33 min)
Omar Mosaad (EGY) beat Tsz Fung Yip (HKG) 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9 (61 min)
Karim El Hammamy (EGY) beat Alan Clyne (SCO) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 (27 min)
Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) vs [9/16] Leonel Cardenas (MEX)
Shahjahan Khan (USA) beat Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 12-10, 7-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5 (66 mint)
Youssef Soliman (EGY) beat Mohammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 (27 min)
Results (Women’s Event):
Yee Xin Ying (MAS) beat Enora Villard (FRA) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 (24 min)
Nour Aboulmakarim bt (EGY) beat Nadeen Kotb (EGY) 13-11, 11-7, 11-5 (26 min)
Georgia Adderley (SCO) beat Chan Yiwen (MAS) 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6 (37 min)
Nadia Pfister (SUI) beat Amna Fayyaz (PAK) 11-3 11-5, 11-7 (17 min)
Ka Yi Lee (HKG) beat Ainaa Amani (MAS) 12-10, 11-5, 11-7 (25 min)
Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) beat Menna Hamed (EGY) 10-12, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8 (48 min)
Lucy Beecroft (ENG) beat Jelena Dutina (SRB) 11-3, 11-3, 11-4 (16 min)
Marie Stephan (FRA) beat Lea Barbeau (FRA) 11-6. 11-2, 11-3 (20 min)
Men’s Event (Fixtures):
[1] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) Vs Henry Leung (HKG) 1715 Hrs
Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) Vs [3] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 1415 Hrs
[4] Karim El Hammamy (EGY) Vs [9/16] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 1245 Hrs
[5] Shahjahan Khan (USA) Vs [2] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 1545 Hrs
Women’s Event (Fixture)
[9/16] Yee Xin Ying (MAS) Vs [8] Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 1630 Hrs
[5] Georgia Adderley (SCO) Vs [4] Nadia Pfister (SUI) 1330 Hrs
[3] Ka Yi Lee (HKG) Vs [9/16] Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) 1200 Hrs
[7] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) Vs [2] Marie Stephan (FRA) 1500 Hrs
Karachi Open Squash Championship: Asim Khan and Mohammad Ashab clinch upset triumphs
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Pakistan’s top squash player, Tayyab Aslam, Asim Khan and Mohammad Ashab Irfan Khan have won their matches in the Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022 at Roshan Khan & Jehangir Khan Squash Complex Karachi on Tuesday.
World No 60 guy, Asim Khan came from behind and overpowered World No. 42 3-2 after going down 0-2 and 8-10 at the one stage of the third game that he finished 12-10 and bounced back in the match. He kept the same pressure in the next two games and win in similar style 11-8 and 11-8, as the match wasted 62 minutes. The final score-line was 9-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8 and 11-8.
World No. 221 Mohammad Ashab Irfan, who got the entry with wild card, toppled high ranked World No. 48 Spanish lad Bernat Jaume 3-1 with the score-line of 8-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7. Pakistan top national & World No. 52 Tayyab Aslam overcame his opponent Yahya Elnawasany World No. 55 3-1 to move next round of prestigious squash fixture of the world. The final score-line was 10-12, 11-9, 11-9 13-11.
Results (Men’s Event):
Asim Khan (PAK) beat Declan James (ENG) 9-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8 (62 minutes)
Henry Leung (HKG) beat Faraz Khan (USA) 11-9, 11-13, 11-4, 11-9 (44 minutes)
Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) beat Edmon Lopez (ESP) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (33 minutes)
Tsz Fung Yip (HKG) beat Noor Zaman (PAK) 10-12, 11-7, 16-14, 6-11, 11-9 (36 minutes)
Alan Clyne (SCO) beat Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-7 6-11, 11=2, 11-9 (42 minutes)
Leonel Cardenas (MEX) beat Mazen Gamal (EGY) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9 (55 minutes)
Tayyab Aslam (PAK) beat Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 (45 minutes)
Mohammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) beat Bernat Jaume (ESP) 8-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7 (52 minutes)
Results (Women’s Event):
Yee Xin Ying (MAS) beat Zaynab Khan (PAK) 11-2, 11-1, 11-4 (17 minutes)
NadeenKotb (EGY) beat Sofía Mateos (ESP) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (19 minutes)
Chan Yiwen (MAS) beat Saima Shoukat (PAK) 11-2, 11-5, 11-5 (15 minutes)
Amna Fayyaz (PAK) beat Rushna Mehboob (PAK) 11-2, 13-11, 11-1 (15 minutes)
Ainaa Amani (MAS) beat Anna Kimberley (ENG) 11-8, 7-1 (Retired)
Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) beat Rana Ismail (EGY) 12-10, 12-10, 11-1 (25 minutes)
Jelena Dutina (SRB) beat Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK) 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 11-1 (25 minutes)
Lea Barbeau (FRA) beat Mariam Malik (PAK) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 (22 minutes)
Private sector plays vital role in the revival of squash in country: Jahangir Khan
Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI:-Pakistan squash legend former World number one Jahangir Khan has said that the efforts made by private sector for revival of squash in Pakistan were laudable as collective efforts could help the country to regain the lost glories in squash at international level.
He expressed these views during a visit to PSF Jahangir Khan Squash Complex at National coaching Centre along with Combaxx Sports CEO Omar Saeed, and Sindh Squash Association President Adnan Asad. Director General PSF Squash Complex Commander (Retd) Mustafa Kamal, Karachi Sports Foundation Chairman Asif Azim, Combaxx Sports GM Zubair Macha and Administrator Squash Complex Mohammad Aamir also accompanied them.
Jahangir Khan said: “We can once again produce world level players by providing up-to-date training in state-of-the-art squash courts to young guys at grass-root level so they can be at par with international players. The construction work is being done in collaboration with American Business Council, and there are four squash courts in the complex, two of which are being laced with back-wall glass shields:, he said, further adding: Qualified coaches provide free training to players at this Complex which is purely aimed at promoting squash talent at grass-root level. The talented squash players who are be selected for training purely on merit basis will also to be given free education, food & nutrition and traveling expenses inside the country to enable them to pay equal attention to education and also pay full concentration on sports”.
Combaxx Sports CEO Omar Saeed said:
Pakistan was dominating in squash like no other country in the world, the domination lasting for the best part of as many as six decades. And for regaining lost glory in squash, Combaxx sports is making all out efforts to extend its full support to PSF and the provincial associations to produce unbeatable players in squash once again, who will international laurels for the country. He said that Combaxx Sports will provide free track suits and kits to players and trainers at this Squash Academy.
Sindh Squash Association President Adnan Asad said:
Cameras are also installed in the squash courts here so that in-camera training will enable the coach to secure images of the players during training to be showed to them later on to pin-point their weakness and drawbacks and to teach them how to rectify the same. ”A gymnasium and one more squash court is also a part of future strategy,” he added. He further added that they would make it a model academy in the country for the production of new talented squash players.
SQUASH - National Juniors 07 Mar, 2022
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-Mohammad Ashab Irfan from Punjab beat Mohammad Ammad from PAF 3-2 in the Under-19 Boys’ event of the PSF Junior Squash Circuit-1 at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Monday. The final score-line was 11-3, 6-11, 10-12, 11-6 and 11-5.
Air Marshal Aamir Masood, Senior Vice President, PSF graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and distributed trophies & prize money to the players. Squash legend and Vice President, PSF Qamar Zaman and President Punjab Squash Association Noor Ul Amin Mengal also attended the ceremony.
Results (Finals):
Boys’ U-11:
Huzaifa Shahid from Sindh beat Mohammad Fawad from PAF 11-2, 11-3, 11-3
Boys’ U-13:
Nouman Khan from PAF beat Rehan Alamgir from PAF 11-6, 11-5, 11-7
Boys’ U-15:
Azan Ali from Pak Army beat Ibrahim Zeb from PAF 9-11, 13-11, 11-3, 11-4
Boys’ U-17:
Abdullah Nawaz from PAF beat Zain Anwar from Punjab 11-5, 11-1, 12-10
Boys’ U-19:
Mohammad Ashab Irfan from Punjab beat Mohammad Ammad from PAF 11-3, 6-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-5
Girls’ U-19:
Sana Bahadur from KPK beat Mariam Malik from Sindh 11-7, 9-11, 11-7, 11-3.
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