Pakistani lad overcomes French man Melvil Scianimanico 3-2 in the nerve-jingling semifinal
Sports Bulletin Report
Melbourne (Australia): Pakistan’s rising squash lad Hamza Khan reached the final of the World Junior Squash Championship 2023, which is going on in Melbourne Australia after beating French man Melvil Scianimanico 3-2 in the nerve-jingling fight in the first semifinal. The final score-line was 11-8, 11-4, 10-12, 9-11, and 13-11. The match lasted 81 minutes.
Hamza won the first couple of games comfortably and earned a 2-0 lead in a crucial contest, however, his opponent bounced back by winning the next two games and squared the match 2-2. In the 5th game, both players exhibited quality squash and amused the sizeable spectators, as the Hamza finished the game at a tie-break with the score of 13-11 to secure the berth in the final.
It is pertinent to mention here that after a period of 15 years, a Pakistani player qualified for the final of the World Juniors’ Squash Championship. The last time, Aamir Atlas Khan played the final of the World Junior Squash Championship in 2008.
Results (Quarterfinals):
Women’s Event:
Amina Orfi (Egypt) beat Zeina Kareem El-Din (Egypt) 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 12-10)
Malak Khagafy (Egypt) beat Anahat Singh (India) 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-2)
Aira Azman (Malaysia) beat Lauren Baltayan (France) 3-0 (11-4, 11-9, 11-6)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (Egypt) beat Caroline Fouts (USA) 3-0 (11-5, 14-12, 11-5)
Men’s Event:
Salman Khalil (Egypt) beat Jonah Bryant (England) 3-0 (15-13, 11-4, 11-8)
Mohamed Zakariah (Egypt) beat Juan Jose Lara (Colombia) 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-7)
Hamza Khan (Pakistan) beat Joachim Chuah (Malaysia) 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10)
Melvil Scianimanico (France) beat Hollis Robertson (USA) 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 11-2, 9-11, 11-8).
