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CAS Squash Championship: Top seed Tayyab and Farhan reach in quarterfinals
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (October 12, 2021):-Duo of local guys, top seed Tayyab Aslam and Farhan Zaman moved into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship 2021 after beating compatriot challengers Ahmed Freed and Mohammad Asim Khan respectively in the 2nd round at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad Tuesday.
In the first contest of the Men’s Fixture, World No. 45 Tayyab Aslam toiled hard in the court to overcome Ahmed Freed 3-2 in a thrilling 74 minutes game. Tayyab was crawling behind Ahmed after two games at 8-11 and 5-11. Pakistan number one lad reshuffled his feather and entered into the court with determination and clinched the next two games at 11-2 and 11-7 to level the match 2-2. However, no one was ready to kneel in the fifth and decisive game, which Tayyab finished at 11-9. The final score-line was 8-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-7 and 11-9.
Farhan Zaman ousted Mohammad Asim Khan 3-2 in the third match of the day at Mushaf Squash Complex. Both players showed excellent skills of squash by hitting powerful forehand and backhand drives with some classic drop shots. Unfortunately, Asim hit the ball unexpectedly down during the penultimate game, as he was ahead 2-1 in the match on that occasion, as he threw the game to provide a chance to opponent Farhan Zaman to come back in the match. At the end Farhan Zaman finished the match with the score-line of 11-8, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8 and 11-2, as the match wasted 50 minutes.
Results (Men Event):
Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt Amaad Fareed (PAK) by 8-11, 5-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-9 (74 Min)
Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) bt Martin Svec (CZE) by 12-10, 8-11, 11-1, 11-5 (31 Min)
Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Mohammad Asim Khan (PAK) by 11-8, 6-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-2 (50 Min)
Auguste Dussourd (FRA) bt Khaled Labib (EGY) by 15-13, 11-8, 11-7 (31 Min)
Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) bt Farhan Mehboob (PAK) by 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 15-13 (32 Min)
Max Lee (HKG) bt Chi Him Wong (HKG) by 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 13-11 (42 Min)
Henry Leung (HKG) bt Hugo Varela (ESP) by 11-9, 11-2, 11-3 (20 Min)
Karim El Hamamy (EGY) bt Israr Ahmad (PAK) by 3-11, 11-4, 2-11, 11-4, 11-6 ( 47 Min)
Results (Women Event):
Nadia Pfister (SUI) bt Rushna Mehboob (PAK) by 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (17 Min)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Riffat Khan (PAK) by 11-2, 11-0, 11-4 (09 Min)
Farah Momen (EGY) bt Nimra Aqeel (PAK) by 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 (12 Min)
Salma Eltayeb (EGY) bt (WC) Sana Bahader (PAK) by 11-3, 11-2, 11-2 (13 Min)
Nadeen Kotb (EGY) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) by 11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 3-11, 11-2 (41 Min)
Sadia Gul (PAK) bt Jelena Dutina (SRB) by 8-11, 12-10, 7-11, 12-10, 11-7 (38 Min)
Noor ul Huda (PAK) bt Komal Khan (PAK) by 6-11, 11-8, 10-2 Rtd Hurt (15 Min)
Marie Stephan (FRA) bt Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK) by 11-4, 11-1, 11-2 (18 Min).
CAS Squash: Eight men and eight women get bye in the first round
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD (October 11, 2021):-Each 8 men and women got a bye in the opening round of the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Squash Championship 2021 that kicked off here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Monday. It is pertinent to mention that the Men's event carries the prize money of US$30000 while women’s fixture has US$ 12,000 prize money.
In the first round of the championship, Ahmed Freed, Farhan Zaman, Farhan Mehboob and Israr Ahmed registered victories after beating their respective opponents at Mushaf Squash Complex and jumped into the next round, which will be played on Tuesday at the same venue. Farhan Mehboob and Ahmed Freed defeated their challengers in straight games while other two local winners won the matches 3-1.
The championship is being played under the supervision of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) in collaboration with Pakistan Air Force (PAF), Serena Hotels and Combaxx Sports.
Results (Men’s Event):
Tayyab Aslam (PAK) got Bye
Amaad Fareed (PAK) beat Vladislav Titov (RUS) 11-1, 11-5, 11-7 (28 Min)
Martin Svec (CZE) beat Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (29 Min)
Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) got Bye
Asim Khan (PAK) got Bye
Farhan Zaman (PAK) beat Robert Downer (ENG) 11-1, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9 (42 Min)
Khaled Labib (EGY) beat Zahir Shah (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 11-2 (21 Min)
Auguste Dussourd (FRA) got Bye
Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) got Bye
Farhan Mehboob (PAK) beat (WC) Hamza Sharif (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 (29 Min)
Chi Him Wong (HKG) beat Omar ElKattan (EGY) 11-7,11-6,11-6 (20 Min)
Max Lee (HKG) got Bye
Henry Leung (HKG) got Bye
Hugo Varela (ESP) beat Waqas Mehboob (PAK) by 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 (34 Min)
Israr Ahmad (PAK) beat (WC) Noor Zaman (PAK) 11-5, 7-11, 11-6, 11-5 (35 Min)
Karim El Hammamy (EGY) got Bye.
Results (Women’s Event):
Nadia Pfister (SUI) got Bye
Rushna Mehboob (PAK) beat Hira Aqeel (PAK) 11-8, 11-7, 12-10 (18 Min)
Riffat Khan (PAK) beat Saima Shaukat (PAK) 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-3 (18 Min)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) got Bye
Farah Momen (EGY) got Bye
Nimra Aqeel (PAK) beat Naureena Shams (PAK) by 11-1, 11-1, 11-2 (06 Min)
(WC) Sana Bahader (PAK) beat Aiman Shahbaz (PAK) by 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (13 Min)
Salma Eltayeb (EGY) got Bye
Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) got Bye
Nadeen Kotb (EGY) beat Kainat Amir (PAK) 11-2, 11-5,11-1 (13 Min)
Sadia Gul(PAK) beat Fehmina Asim (PAK) 11-6,11-5,11-6 (13 Min)
Jelena Dutina (SRB) got Bye
Noor ul Huda (PAK) got Bye
Komal Khan beat Noor Ul Ain Ijaz (PAK) 11-3, 6-11,12-10, 11-5 (31 Min)
Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK) beat (WC) Sammer Anjum (PAK) 4-1 (Retd Hurt)
Marie Stephan (FRA) got Bye.
14 overseas men and 8 women to participate in CAS Squash championship
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (October 8, 2021):-As many as 14 male and 8 female foreigners players will take part in the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Serena Hotel-Combaxx International Squash Championship 2021, which will be kicked off from October 11 here at Mushaf Squash Complex, Secretary Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Armaghan Aziz informed reporters in a press conference at a local hotel on Friday.
He further said that the men's event would be pursuing prize money of $30000 while women’s 12000, as Pakistan number one and world number 45 Tayyab Aslam would be top seed player of the international squash showpiece. “All arrangements have been given final touches including security and the final will be played on October 15, 2021 at the same venue, “he added.
“Besides hosts Pakistan, world ranking men and women players from Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Spain, France, Hong Kong, Russia, Serbia and Switzerland will take part in the prestigious squash event. This international fixture will be a nice omen for Pakistan squash, which will also open the doors for more international events at the soil of Pakistan, “he further added.
Responding to a question, Secretary PSF said that the federation awarded two wild card entries to upcoming players Under-19 Noor Zaman and hamza Shraif. “Ten Pakistani players are in the main draw, as the main draw has 24 players according to rules of Professionals Squash Association (PSA) and $30,000 will be disbursed among the all 24 players according to their performance, “Armaghan said.
While divulging the details of Women’s fixture, he said that Nadia Pfister form Switzerland would be top seed player of the tournament. “As many as 15 local girls are in the main draw while Pakistani top squash girl Noor ul Huda is 8th seed player of the international squash event, “he replied another question, as he was facing a volley of questions regarding the poor performance of the squash federation.
“Serena Hotels and Combaxx Sports have very kindly joined hands with PSF and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) for the national cause of promoting squash in the country. We heartily appreciate the Sports Diplomacy initiative as shared by Serena Hotel as their integral part to build stronger relations with communities. Pakistan has a tradition of excellence in many sports but competitive sports require the support of organizations through sponsorships and promotion, “he concluded.
Air Chief Zaheer becomes president PSF
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
Islamabad (September 3, 2021):-Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshall, Zaheer Ahmed Baber has been elected the president of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) in the 48th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of federation that held at Air Headquarters, Islamabad on Friday.
The General Council elected the head of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber as president of the squash federation, who later on, presided over the meeting. Besides squash legends, representatives from provincial squash associations, affiliated members and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) attended the proceeding of house.
Addressing the general council members, President PSF thanked participants for imposing their full confidence to him. While showing his satisfaction over revival of international squash in the country, President PSF emphasized that there was still a need of collective efforts by the provincial squash associations and affiliated departments like Pakistan Army, Navy, Wapda, SNGPL, PIA, etc to jointly work together and support the national cause of glorifying Pakistan squash at highest levels. He urged the players to focus on the game and further improve on the physical and mental strength.
Besides assuring support by PAF, the President PSF asked all member associations to generate further resources to meet the challenging tasks through an improved system. President PSF directed the member associations to promote squash and increase the pool of players to thousands and also ensure age verification at association level.
Zaheer Ahmed further stressed upon the implementation of a comprehensive training strategy to further groom the skills of our players. He also emphasized on the role of associations and departments in generating adequate funds from provincial governments and corporate sector to sponsor their players and events. He also directed all associations and affiliated departments to conduct maximum number of tournaments events every year.
The performance evaluation of provincial association for the year 2020 was also carried out by the General Council. The KP Squash Association was awarded Winner’s Trophy for Pride of Performance by the General Council. President PSF presented trophy to the Rep of provincial association and appreciated them for making their efforts despite the pandemic situation.
While he emphasized that PSF would continue to sponsor best men and women players in international events, he also directed the associations to generate adequate funds and sponsor for all their respective players for national and international events to afford them adequate exposure.
On this occasion, he advised associations to conduct the open trials of all age categories and conduct league matches to generate healthy competition among players. Squash is an individual game therefore, President PSF also urged the players to ensure their fitness to prove their worth in squash court by winning in every tournament at every level to glorify Pakistan in the game of Squash.
The meeting concluded with the hope that federal and provincial governments would provide adequate financial and administrative support to revive Pakistan’s power in the international arena of Squash.
Tayyab clinches International squash title
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
Islamabad (August 31, 2021):-Top seed Tayyab Aslam has clinched the title of PSF-Combaxx Sports Squash Championship after beating Nasir Iqbal 3-2 in the final at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Tuesday. The final score-line was 8-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5 and 11-4, as both top national players encounter each other for 49 minutes in the court.
At the end, Air Marshal Aamir Masood Senior Vice President Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and distributed trophies and prizes to the finalists. CEO Combaxx Sports Omer Saeed was also present on this occasion.
Squash: Tayyab and Nasir reach in final
SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT
Islamabad (August 30, 2021):-Top seed Tayyab Aslam and Nasir Iqbal reached into the final of PSF-Combaxx Sports Squash Championship after beating Hamza Shraif and Israr Ahmed respectively in the semifinals at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Monday. Final will be played on Tuesday at same venue.
In the 1st semifinal, World No 44 Tayyab Aslam (Pak) overcame World No 394 Hamza Sharif (Pak) with a game score of 11-5, 11-5 and 11-2. The match lasted for 21 minutes. Meanwhile, in the 2nd semifinal, World No 102 Nasir Iqbal (Pak) defeated World No 124 Israr Ahmad (Pak). The final score-line was 11-3,9-11,1-11,11-3 and 11-6. The match lasted for 48 minutes.
Squash: Semifinals on Monday
SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT
Islamabad (August 30, 2021):-The semifinals of ongoing PSF-Combaxx Sports Squash Championship will be played on Monday at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad. Besides, to seed Tayyab Aslam, Hamza Sharif, Nasir Iqbal and Israr Ahmed qualified for top-four stage of the championship after beating their respective opponents yesterday.
Results:
Tayyab Aslam (Pak) beat Farhan Mehboob (Pak) by 11-9, 11-5, 11-3 in 24 Min
Hamza Sharif (Pak) beat Amaad Fareed (Pak) by 11-4, 6-11, 11-1, 5-11, 11-8 in 39 Min
Nasir Iqbal (Pak) beat Farhan Zaman (Pak) by 11-4, 11-7, 11-5 in 17 Min
Israr Ahmad (Pak) beat Asim Khan (Pak) by 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5 in 47 Min.
Squash: Top seed Tayyab moves second round comfortably
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
Islamabad (August 27, 2021):-Top seed Tayyab Aslam easily moved into the second round of the PSF-Combaxx Sports International Squash Championship after thrashing Bilal Zakir in straight games 3-0 at Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday. The second round will be played on Saturday at the same venue.
Results (Day-1):
Tayyab Aslam (Pak) bt Bilal Zakir (Pak) by 11-5, 11-2, 11-8 in 16 Min
Haris Qasim (Pak) bt Ahsan Ayaz (Pak) by 6-11,11-2,10-12,11-9,11-5 in 41 Min
Mohammad arhan Hashmi (Pak) bt Mohammad Abdul Qadir (Pak) by 9-11,11-2,11-8,11-7 in 32 Min
Farhan Mehboob (Pak) bt Zeeshan Khan (Swe) by 11-8,11-5,11-6 in 18 Min
Zahir Shah (Pak) bt Asad Ullah Khan (Pak) by 12-10,11-7,11-5 in 26 Min
Hamza Sharif (Pak) bt Waqas Mehboob (Pak) by 11-8,11-9 (Retd) in 14 Min
Mohammad Ashab Irfan (Pak) bt Saeed Abdul by11-6,11-4,11-4 in 17 Min
Amaad Fareed (Pak) bt Zeeshan Zeb (Pak) by 11-5,13-11,11-7 in 33 Min
Nasir Iqbal (Pak) bt Mohammad Hamza Khan by 11-3,11-8,11-2 in 21 Min
Darosham Khan (Can) bt Haseeb Taj (Pak) by 11-3,11-3, 11-6 in 15 Min
Salman Saleem (Pak) bt Ali Bukhari (Pak) by 11-8,11-4,7-11,11-4 in 26 Min
Farhan Zaman (Pak) bt Faraz Muhammad (Pak) by 11-8,11-2,11-7 in 16 Min
Israr Ahmad (Pak) bt Mohammad Farhan (Pak) by 11-1,11-1,11-8 in 15 Min
Noor Zaman (Pak) bt Khushal Riaz Khan (Pak) by 11-8,11-5,11-5 in 21 Min
Waqar Mehboob (Pak) bt Naveed Rehman (Pak) by 11-8,11-4,11-7 in 20 Min
Asim Khan (Pak) bt Faizan Khan (Pak) by 11-6,11-9,11-7 in 22 Min.
Tayyab places top seed in PSF International Squash Tournament
SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT
Islamabad (August 25, 2021):-The World No. 44 and Pakistan No. 1 squash player, Tayyab Aslam will be top seed in the forthcoming PSF-Combaxx International Squash Tournament that will be commenced from August 27, 2021 at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad.
According to a spokesman for Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), the event is going be stage in collaboration with Combaxx Sports 27 – 31 August, 2021. The tournament carries a prize purse of US$ 12,000 that will be disbursed among top 32 players from Pakistan, Canada and Sweden according to Professionals Squash Association (PSA) rules. World No 44 Tayyab Aslam is seeded No 1 along with World No 68 Asim Khan as seeded No 2.
Squash: Noor Zaman defeats Ashab Irfan 3-1 in final
ABDUL JABBAR FAISAL
ISLAMABAD:-Top seed Noor Zaman defeated Mohammad Ashab Irfan 3-1 in the final of PSA Satellite Tournament on Thursday here at Mushaf Squash Complex, as the fixture had prize money of US$ 1,000. The final score-line was 11-6, 3-11, 11-5 and 11-5.
It was the second title for Noor Zaman in the series of four PSA Satellite tournaments that were held under the banner of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) aiming to provide an occasion to national lads to improve their international ranking after gaining some vital points.
In the final Noor Zaman showed his top game and did not allow his opponent to settle his feet on the court. Noor displayed excellent skills of squash after hitting powerful strokes and playing some classic drop shorts. The final was a thrilling contest which was won by Noor Zaman.
Senior Vice President, PSF Air Marshal Aamir Masood graced the final as chief guest and presented trophies to the players. Squash legend and Vice President of Pakistan Squash Federation Qamar Zaman was also present at this occasion.
Earlier, in the morning session, in the first semifinal, Noor Zaman got rid of Haris Qasim 3-2 after a well contested five game match. The score-line was 10-12, 12-10, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6, as the match lasted 43 minutes. Meanwhile, in the second semifinal, Mohammad Ashab Irfan ousted Mohammad Hamza Khan in straight games 3-0, as the game score was 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 in just 23 minutes.
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