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
