Six Pakistani players enter Pakistan Open Squash Championship’s main round

ISLAMABAD: It was a heartening news for the squash lovers in the country on Monday when six Pakistani squash players qualified for Pakistan Open Mens’ Squash Championship being played at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad.

Syed Ali Bukhari, Kashif Asif, Waqar Mehboob, Shah Jahan Khan,  Shoaib Hassan and Asim Khan won their matches in the 2^nd qualifying round of the tournament and earned their place in the main round of the coveted championship.

Four matches were also played in the CAS International Women Squash Championship in which Enora Villard, Nouran El Torky, Hana Moataz and Hana Ramadan defeated their opponents to book their place in the main draw.  Detailed results of matches are as under:

CAS International Women

1.  Enora Villard (Fra)   beat  Farah Momen (Egy)  11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 (43 Min)

2.  Nouran El Torky (Egy)  beat  Nadia Pfister (Sui)  11-5, 17-15, 11-1 (30 Min)

3.  Hana Moataz (Egy) beat Arezoosadat Mousavizadeh (Iri) 11-1, 11-5, 11-6 (17 Min)

4.  Hana Ramadan (Egy)   beat   Sachika Ingale (Ind)  11-6, 11-7, 12-10 (33 Min)

 Pakistan Open Men

 1. Syed Ali Bukhari (Pak)    beat  Danish Atlas (Pak)      7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 (34 Min)

2. Kashif Asif (Pak)     beat    Sean Conory (Irl)         7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 (48 Min)

3. Waqar Mehboob (Pak)    beat  Raees Khan (Pak)     11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6 (35 Min)

4. Shahjahan Khan (Pak)   beat Faraz Muhammad (Pak)     11-7, 11-6, 11-2 (27 Min)

5.  Rui Soares (Por)         beat   Waqas Mehboob (Pak)  6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 (42 Min)

6. Shoaib Hassan(Pak) beat Zeeshan Khan (Pak) 8-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 11-2 (55 Min)

7.  Asim Khan (Pak)     beat  Sadam Ul Haq (Pak)     11-9, 11-7, 11-8 (29 Min)

8.  Adeen Idrakie (Mas) beat  Bilal Zakir (Pak)       11-7, 11-9, 11-9 (34 Min)