KARACHI: Outsiders Harris Qasim and Shahab Khan were among 11 outsiders — 10 boys and one girl — who hogged limelight while getting the better of seeded players to sneak into the second round of the seventh Rehana Nazar National Junior Squash Championship in Tando Allahyar, on Sunday

Haris shocked top seed Uzair Shaukat 11-7, 11-3, 14-12 whereas Shahab removed second seed Farhan Hashmi 13-11, 6-11, 11-7, 13-11. They were joined by qualifier Khushal Riaz in the boys under-17 second round after he sent seventh seed Ahmed Hassan packing 11-9, 11-3, 11-5.

Qualifier Shehzad Khan stunned sixth seed Zeeshan Malik 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8 in the only boys under-19 upset to propel into the next round.

Qualifiers Syed Hasnain, Junaid Khan (under-15), Kaleemullah (under-13), Varun Asif, M. Shoiab Afzal and unseeded M. Hanif (under-11) routed seeded opponents on way to making next round.

In an all-Sindh encounter, unseeded Mehwish carved out 11-5, 11-1, 11-3 victory over Alishba Ibad to cruise into the girls under-15 second round.

Top six seeds — Komal Khan, Noor-ul-Huda, Aiman Shahbaz, Amna Fayyaz, Kainat Khan and Noor-ul-Ain Ejaz — have got first round bye in the girls under-19 category.

Results:

Boys under-19: M. Uzair Rasheed (Punjab) bt Daud Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-3, 11-1; Shehzad Khan (Punjab) bt Zeeshan Malik (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8; Oan Abbas (Punjab) bt Furqan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7; Saifullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Moaz Khan (Punjab) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6; Zeeshan Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Osama Zafar (Sindh) 11-5, 11-2, 11-8; Abbas Zeb (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M. Junaid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4; Mansoor Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Saad Abdullah (Sindh) 11-6, 11-4, 13-11; Zeeshan Zeb (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Owais Rasheed (Sindh) 11-2, 10-12, 11-0, 11-6.

Boys under-17: M. Harris Qasim (Punjab) bt Uzair Shaukat (PAF) 11-7, 11-3, 14-12; Humza Sharif (PAF) bt Ibtesam Riaz (Punjab) 5-11, 15-13, 11-7, 6-11, 11-4; Rashid Dulat (PAF) bt Obaidullah (Sindh) 10-12, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9; Naveed Rehman (Sindh) bt Mavia Hussain (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-3, 10-12, 11-7; Saqib Iqbal (PAF) bt Rafi Khan (Sindh) 8-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8; Khushal Riaz (PAF) bt Ahmed Hassan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5; Hassan Raza (Punjab) bt [Q] Hammad Khan (Punjab) 12-10, 11-8, 13-15, 11-7; Shahab Khan (Punjab) bt Farhan Hashmi (SNGPL) 13-11, 6-11, 11-7, 13-11.

Boys under-15: Asadullah (PAF) bt Khaqan Malik (Punjab) 11-4, 11-9, 11-1; M. Ashab Irfan (Punjab) bt M.Talha Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 11-2, 11-4; Junaid Khan (Punjab) bt Ghulam Mohammad (Punjab) 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7; Waleed Khalil (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Sharoon Thanjee (Sindh) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9; Hammad Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Abbas Nawaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10; Tayyab Rauf (Punjab) bt Fawad Hussain (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-8, 11-6; Syed Hasnain (Balochistan) Afaq Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-3, 11-8; Ali Shar (PAF) bt Mubashir Ali Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 5-0 (retired).

Boys under-13: .M. Ammad (PAF) bt Mehmood Mehboob (Punjab) 11-4, 11-2, 11-5; Huzaifa Zahid (PAF) bt M. Hummam Ahmed (PAF) 11-2, 11-4, 11-9; Yaseen Khatak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Zain Anwar (Punjab) 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6; Kaleemullah (Punjab) bt M. Khan (PAF) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7; Mutahir Ali Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M. Ali (Sindh) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6; Azlan Khawar (Punjab) bt Adil (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 12-10, 11-8, 11-9; Sheraz Akber (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Majid Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-3, 11-0; Usman Nadeem (Punjab) bt Abuzar Imtiaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7.

Boys under-11: Anas Bukhari (Punjab) bt Mohammad Zubair (Punjab) 11-3, 11-3, 11-9; Zuraiz Naeem (Punjab) bt M. Zaman (Sindh) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9; Moinuddin (Punjab) bt Adnan Zaman (Sindh) 11-7, 11-6, 11-0; Abdullah Nawaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Mustafa Ishaq (Sindh) 11-2, 11-1, 11-0; M. Hanif (PAF) bt Mobeen Kamran (PAF) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; Abdullah Nadeem (Punjab) bt Hassan Zahid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7; M. Shoaib Afzal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Zohaib Khan (Sindh) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9; Varun Asif (Punjab) bt Sakhiullah (PAF) 14-16, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 13-11.

Girls under-15: Nimra Aqeel (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Aina Aziz (Sindh) 11-0, 11-0, 11-0; Mehwish (Sindh) bt Alishba Ibad (Sindh) 11-5, 11-1, 11-3; Sulaya Chaudhry (Punjab) bt Nabiha Imran (Sindh) 11-4, 11-0, 11-2; Hira Aqeel (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Fatima Zafar (Sindh) 11-8, 11-3, 11-1; Tayyaba Abbas (Punjab) bt Fajar Hameed (Punjab) 11-1, 11-1, 11-3; Aina Sheikh (Sindh) bt Habiba Ishaq (Sindh) 5-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5; Zainab Khan (Sindh) bt Sara Haq (Sindh) 11-3, 11-0, 11-3; Laiba Ejaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Sibgha Arshad (Punjab) 11-4, 11-8, 11-8.

Girls under-19: Ilsa Imran (Sindh) bt Zohra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-1, 11-2; Fehmina Asim (Sindh) bt Kulsoom (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8;

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2018