ISLAMABAD: Mubeen Khan overcame Usman Tahir in the U-17 quarter-final of the Shell Pakistan National Junior Championship here at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday.

In a seesaw five-game match, PAF’s Mubeen eventually prevailed over Usman of Punjab 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 6-11, 11-7.

The quarter-finals of U-13, U-15 categories were also held.

Results (quarter-finals):

U-13 boys: Faizan Ali Khan (Army) bt Raheel Masih (Sindh) 11-7, 11-3, 11-9; Syed M. Hussain (Punjab) bt Yahya Farman (KP) 11-7, 11-4, 11-2; Danish Sikandar (KP) bt Abdul Rehman Shuraim (KP) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7; M. Fawad Khan (KP) bt Ibrahim Ahmed (Punjab) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5.

U-15 boys: Shahzeb (PAF) bt Awais Jan (KP) 11-3, 11-0, 11-3; Shahnawaz Butt (Punjab) bt Shayan Zeb (KP) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8; Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Harmas Ali Raja (Army) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4; Mamoon Khan (PAF) bt Arham Khan (PAF) 15-17, 11-2, 11-2, 12-10.

U-17 boys: M. Yahya Asad (PAF) bt Azan Ali Khan (Army) 4-11, 11-7, 11-9, 8-4 — retired; M. Ali (PAF) bt Abdullah Zaman (PAF) 11-9, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6; Mustafa Irfan (PAF) bt M. Furqan (KP) 11-6, 11-1, 11-4; Mubeen Khan (PAF) bt Usman Tahir (Punjab) 11-9, 11-8, 4-11, 6-11, 11-7.

U-15 girls: Sehrish Ali (KP) bt Sadia Zahoor (KP) 11-9, 11-2, 11-5; Nimra Batool (Sind) bt Hadia Farman (KP) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4; Damia Khan (Sindh) bt Maiha Shah (Punjab) 11-7, 11-3, 11-2; Mahnoor Ali (KP) bt Faiqa Fida (Punjab) 11-1, 11-3, 11-2.

Published in Dawn, January 18th, 2025