ISLAMABAD: The promising Noor Zaman overcame experienced Farhan Mehboob in a thriller to reach the third round of the CAS-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday.

Noor came on top of a see-saw contest that lasted 48 minutes by winning 4-11, 11-2, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9.

Noor’s compatriots Nasir Iqbal and Ammad Fareed also advanced, the former taming Egypt’s Seif El-Shenawy and the latter outclassing Malaysian Wee Ming Hock.

Another local hope Mohammad Asim also advanced, crushing Egyptian Yassin Shohdy, but youngster Abdullah Nawaz fell to Khaled Labib after a 66-minute battle, the Egyptian winning 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9 , 11-9.

Results:

Men’s: Ong Sai Hung (MAS) bt Duncan Lee (MAS) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 (37 min); Ibrahim Elkabbani (EGY) bt Ziad Ibrahim (EGY) 11-7, 9-11, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6 (125 min); Mohamed Nasser (EGY) bt Muhammad Abdul Qadir (PAK) 11-5, 2-11, 11-6, 11-5 (31 min); Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 4-11, 11-2, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 (48 min); Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Seif El-Shenawy (EGY) 11-3, 11-3, 11-1 (16 min); Amaad Fareed (PAK) bt Wee Ming Hock (MAS) 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 (32 min); Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) bt Yassin Shohdy (EGY) 11-2, 11-3, 11-6 (24 min); Khaled Labib (EGY) bt Abdullah Nawaz (PAK) 11-8, 8-11, 7-11, 11-9 , 11-9 (66 min).

Women’s: Chan Yiwen (MAS) bt Rushna Mehboob (PAK) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (12 min); Nadien Elhammamy (EGY) bt Mehwish Ali (PAK) 11-2, 11-3, 11-8 (19 min); Sana Bahadar (PAK) bt Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK) 9-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (25 min); Nour Ramy (EGY) bt Sadia Gul (PAK) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 (18 min); Amina el rihany (EGY) bt Saima Shoukat (PAK) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1 (11 min); Malak Samir (EGY) bt Thanusaa Uthrian (MAS) 9-11, 12-10, 13-11, 12-10 (37 min); Wong Po Yui Kirstie (HKG) bt Komal Khan (PAK) 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 (12 min); Nour Khafagy (EGY) bt Sarah Soudan (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 (24 min).

Published in Dawn, December 2nd, 2023