Convincing win for Naeem in Hyderabad Open squash
HYDERABAD, May 2: Sindh’s Mohammad Naeem outclassed Shahid Hussain of Punjab in straight sets (11-6, 11-9, 11-4) in the second qualifying round of the first Hyderabad Men's Open squash championship-2007 which began at the Hyderabad Gymkhana on Wednesday.
According to organisers, 18 players from Sindh, seven from Punjab, two from NWFP and one from Balochistan are taking part in the championship.
On the first day of the championship, two qualifying rounds were organised with a total of 20 matches.
Results:
Second qualifying round:
Shoaib Hassan (Punjab) bt Mahad Javed (Sindh) 11-9, 11-1, 11-5; Farzan Rasheed (Punjab) bt Azam Khan Sr. (Sindh) 11-6, 11-8 7-11, 11-9; Obaid Jehan (Balochistan) bt Riaz Ali 10-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-7; Mohammad Naeem (Sindh) bt Shahid Hussain (Punjab) 11-6, 11-9, 11-4; Kashif Khan (Sindh) bt Abdul Saeed (Sindh) 11-4, 11-9, 11-6; Naseem Tehkali (NWFP) bt Raza Yaqoob (Army) 11-8, 5-11, 11-10, 9-11, 11-3; Mohammad Naveed (Punjab) bt Mohammad Naseem (Sindh) 11-2, 11-2, 11-8; Naveed Alam (Sindh) bt Shaheen Zaman (NWFP) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4.
First qualifying round:
Mahad Javed (Sindh) bt Mohammad Qamar (Sindh) 11-0, 11-0, 11-1; Farzan Rasheed (Punjab) bt Mohammad Moshin (Sindh) 11-10, 11-2, 11-4; Azam Khan Sr. bt Azam Khan Jr (Sindh) 9-11, 11-8, 11-5; Mohammad Naseem (Sindh) bt Mujahid Hussain (Sindh) 11-6, 10-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6; Riaz Ali (Punjab) bt Rizwan Khan (Sindh) 7-11, 11-3, 11-1, 11-3; Naseem Tehkali (NWFP) bt Mohibullah Jr. (Sindh) 11-5, 11-7, 11-9; Raza Yaqoob (Punjab) bt Ghulam Murtuza (Sindh) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7; Abdul Saeed (Sindh) bt Ahsan Arain (Sindh) 11-4, 10-11, 11-5, 11-6; Shaheen Zaman (NWFP) bt Usama Khan (Sindh) 11-10, 11-2, 11-1; Naveed Alam (Sindh) bt Adnan Rasheed (Punjab) 11-10, 11-6, 11-2; Shahid Hussain (Punjab) bt Zeeshan Khan (Sindh) 11-5, 11-10, 11-6.—APP