Qualifiers send seeded players packing in Jr Squash

Fahim Gul stunned second seed M. Ayaz and Nasir Iqbal shocked fourth seed Mahad Javed.

KARACHI At least two qualifiers sent seeded players packing as the main round of fourth DG Rangers Sindh National Junior Squash Championship commenced at their squash complex on Wednesday.

Promising Fahim Gul of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sprang the biggest surprise when he stunned second seed and province mate M. Ayaz in five games to reach boys under-17 quarter-finals.

Fahim recovered from a game down to inflict 6-11, 11-2, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5 victory over his opponent.

Another qualifier Nasir Iqbal of the PAF shocked fourth seed Mahad Javed of Sindh 11-1, 11-6, 11-9 to reach boys' under-19 last eight.

Meanwhile, other seeded players crossed first hurdle by winning their first round fixtures in different boys' categories.

Top seed Shaikh Saquib of Punjab disposed off Muqaddar Shah of KPK 11-7, 13-11, 11-7 to earn a place in boys' under-19 quarters.

Top seed Zoya Khalid and second seed Rushna Mehboob of the ZTBL have got a first round bye in girls' under-19 so does top seed Sadia Gul of PAF.

Results

Boys' under-19

First round Shaikh Saquib (Punjab) bt Muqaddar Shah (KPK) 11-7, 13-11, 11-7; Saddamul Haq (KPK) bt Amir Habib (KPK) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4; Haroon Samad (Punjab) bt Noor Ali (Punjab) 8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 13-11; Ahmed Amin (Punjab) bt Arbab Dilawar (KPK) 11-9, 10-12, 7-11, 11-7, 12-10; Abbas Ali (Balochistan) bt Shahid Hussain (Punjab) 11-13, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Nasir Iqbal (PAF) bt Mahad Javed (Sindh) 11-1, 11-6, 11-9; Owais Khan (PAF) bt Waqas Gul (KPK) 11-4, 11-4, 11-5; Farhan Zaman (PAF) bt Adeel Ahmed (Sindh) 11-0, 11-6, 11-8.

Boys' under-17

First round Salman Mohib (KPK) bt Shah Jehan (Punjab) 11-4, 11-5, 7-11, 7-11, 11-7; Ali Bokhari (Punjab) bt Babar Gahfoor (Punjab) 11-2, 12-10, 11-2; Faraz Mohammad (PAF) bt Moin Rauf (Punjab) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5; Mailk Omer Balaj (Punjab) bt Rizwan Gul (PAF) 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-4; Saad Shahid (Sindh) bt Adil Khan (KPK) 11-9, 11-9, 12-10; Salman Zeb (PAF) bt Ali Nasir (PAF) 9-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8; Nouman Khan (Sindh) bt Farman Ahmed (Punjab) 11-7, 11-9, 12-10; Fahim Gul (KPK) bt M. Ayaz (KPK) 6-11, 11-2, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5.

Boys' under-15

First round Ammad Fareed (Punjab) bt Arif Gul (PAF) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7; Rishwan (PAF) bt Abdullah Bashir (Punjab) 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7; Mehmood Mehboob (KPK) bt Salman Hashmi (Punjab) 11-5, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9; Haseeb Gul (Punjab) bt M. Arif (KPK) 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9; Nouman Shahid (PAF) bt Kamran Khan (Sindh) 13-11, 11-7, 11-4; M. Farhan (Punjab) bt Aqif Zeb (KPK) 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4; Asim Khan (Punjab) bt Adil Faqir (KPK) 11-8, 12-10, 11-7; M. Tayyab (Punjab) bt Hamza Bhatti (Punjab) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8.

Boys' under-13

First round Israr Ahmed (Punjab) bt Usman Yaqoob (KPK) 11-2, 11-4, 11-5; Marwan (PAF) bt Umair Gul (Punjab) 11-3, 11-6, 11-4; Omer Allauddin (Punjab) bt Sharam A. Tarar (Sindh) 11-0, 11-4, 11-4; Ahsan Ayaz (PAF) bt Kabeer Alam (Sindh) 11-2, 11-2, 11-5; Farasat Ajmal (KPK) bt Faizan Khan (PAF) 12-10, 11-3, 11-13, 11-5; Shah Ullah (PAF) bt Farhan Ahmed (KPK) 11-9, 11-8, 11-1; Shoaib Khan (PAF) bt Liquat Ali (KPK) 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 6-11, 11-6; Zeeshan Khan (PAF) bt Amir Khan (KPK) 11-2, 11-7, 12-10.

Boys' under-11

First round Mehran Javed (PAF) bt Ali Karamat (PAF) 11-9, 4-11, 11-6, 11-6; Hammas A. Tarar (Sindh) bt Salman Jilani (PAF) 11-5, 11-4, 11-9; M. Zain Ramzan (Punjab) bt Mujtaba Raza (Sindh) 11-5, 11-6, 11-8; Fawad Khalil (PAF) bt Talha Alam (Sindh) 11-4, 11-2, 11-4; Faizan Khan (Sindh) bt Sikandar Khan (Sindh) 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6; Bilal Khan (Punjab) bt Ahmed Ali (Punjab) 12-10, 13-11, 11-8; Kashif Asif (Punjab) bt M. Shahzad Umar (Punjab) 11-8, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9; Sumaid Rasheed (Punjab) bt Waqas Raza (PAF) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6.

Girls' under-19

First round Samar Anjum (Punjab) bt Sana (Sindh) 11-0, 11-1, 11-2; Zahab Khan (Sindh) bt Marium Shaikh (Sindh) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7; Fatima (Punjab) bt Anabia (Sindh) 11-1, 11-1, 11-3; Riffat Khan (ZTBL) bt Warisha (Sindh) 11-9, 11-1, 11-5; Amna Latif (Punjab) bt Nimra Khan (Sindh) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4.

Girls' under-15

First round Monisa (Punjab) bt Samiya Khan (CAA) 11-0, 11-3, 11-1; Mehak Shakeel (Sindh) bt Neha Khan (Sindh) 11-3, 11-2, 11-4; Kaiynat (Punjab) bt Sherish Siraj (Punjab) 11-3, 11-5, 11-5; Madina Zafar (Sindh) bt Iqra Waseem (Sindh) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4; Faiza Zafar (Sindh) bt Tahreem (Sindh) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3; Arooma (Punjab) bt Myral Shaikh (Sindh) 11-6, 11-6, 11-5; Ayesha (Sindh) bt Roshail (Sindh) 11-2, 11-2, 11-1.

Thursday's fixture

Quarter-finals Boys under-15 and boys under-19 at 10.00am; boys under-13 and boys under-17 at 11.30am; boys under-11 at 12.30pm; girls under-15 and girls under-19 at 3.00pm

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