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)
