PESHAWAR: International Khushal Riaz made a second upset in the ongoing FATA National Junior Squash Championship being played here at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex on Thursday.
Khushal Riaz who recently toured Japan and got the second position in the Japan Open Under-15 category recorded the second upset before registering a victory against Saqib Iqbal in the first round and now defeated Mavia Hussain by 3-1 in the quarter-final, the score was 11-6, 8-11, 17-15 and 11-6.
Both Khushal Riaz and Mavia Hussain gave each other a tough fight and were stretched to 17-15. Khushal Riaz saved six set points when the two were tied at 1-1. After winning the first and third set, Khushal did not look behind and marched into victory in the fourth set at 11-6. Khushal has just joined the Under-17 category after remaining second in the Under-15 age group.
Another upset was recorded by Humam Ahmad in the Under-13 category when he shocked Muhammad Khan in a marathon five sets battle.
Humam Ahmad was the winner of Chief of the Air Staff Under-11 category, he had just joined the Under-13 category and jumped into the semi-final after defeating strong rival M. Khan by 3-2, the score was 9-11, 8-11, 11-7 and 11-4.
In the other matches of the U-17 category top seed Uzair Shoukat of Pakistan Airforce (PAF) beat Shahab Khan of Punjab in straight sets, the score was 11-6, 11-4 and 11-8.
Promising player Farhan Hashmi of Punjab beat Asad Ullah of PAF in straight sets as well, the score was 11-7, 11-5 and 11-9.
In the Under-15 category top seed Noor Zaman of PAF beat Hamza Zahid of KP by 3-0, the score was 11-4, 11-8 and 11-5.
Waleed Khalil of KP upset Fahad Sharif by 3-1, the score was 11-5, 7-11, 11-8 and 11-7.
Hammad Khan of KP beat Abbas Nawaz by 3-0, the score was 11-8, 11-7 and 11-6 and Hasnain Khan of Balochistan recorded a thrilling victory against Ali Sher of PAF in a 3-2 battle, the score was 11-13, 11-4, 8-11, 11-9 and 11-6.
In the Under-13 category, M. Hamza of PAF beat Yasin Khattak 11-3, 11-4 and 11-2.
Huzaifa Zahid of PAF beat Mubashir Ali Shah of KP with a score of 13-11, 11-9, 11-9 and Muhammad Ammad of PAF beat Sherish Akbar of KP by 3-0 with a score of 11-9, 11-8 and 11-5.
In the Under-11 category, M. Hanif of PAF beat Ibrahim Mohib of KP in a tough fight. Both Hanif and Ibrahim played well and some classic strokes were also witnessed in the 3-2 battle, the score was 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4, and 11-6. M.
Shoaib Afzal of KP beat Nabhan Khan of Balochistan by 3-0, the score was 11-7, 11-9 and 11-8 while Zuraiz Nadeem of Balochistan recorded a victory against Mobeen Khan of PAF in a thrilling 3-1 battle, the score was 11-9, 11-7, 9-11 and 11-8. In the last quarter-final Abdullah Nawaz of PAF beat Hassan Zahid by 3-0, the score was 11-7, 12-10 and 11-9.
