USD 10,000$ SNGPL Pakistan International Squash Circuit-II continue in a full swing
Zahir, Danish, Waqar, Haris ,Noman, Farhan, Uzair and Bilal move into second qualifying round of SNGPL Pakistan International Squash Circuit-II men’s and women’s 2018 at the Punjab Squash Complex, Lahore.
The international event began with an exhibition match played between top seeds of the tournament Tayyab Aslam and Israr Ahmad. Both the players amused the chief guest, guest of honours and the spectators through their outstanding games and skills. After a tough fight, Tayyab managed to win the exhibition match and was widely applauded by the entire spectators.
Zahir, Danish, Waqar, Haris ,Noman, Farhan, Uzair and Bilal move into second qualifying round of SNGPL Pakistan International Squash Circuit-II men’s and women’s 2018 at the Punjab Squash Complex, Lahore.
First qualify round of men’s senior category Results:
| Player 1 | def | Player 2 | scores line | Time |
| Zahir Shah(Pak) | def | Saifullah (Pak) | 12/10, 11/7, 11/7 | 29 minutes |
| Noman Khan (Pak) | def | Zain Ramzan (Pak) | 11/7, 11/4, 11/4 | 25 minutes |
| Mohammad Farhan (Pak) | def | Mohammad Abdul Qadir (Pak) | 9/11, 13/11, 14/12, 14/12 | 30 minutes |
| Uzair Shaukat (Pak) | def | Salman Saleem (Pak) | 6/11, 11/6, 11/5, 11/5 | 25 minutes |
| Danish Atlas Khan (Pak) | def | Mohammad Uzair (Pak) | 11/1, 10/12, 11/6, 11/6 | 39 minutes |
| Waqar Mehboob (Pak) | def | Mansoor Zaman (Pak) | 12/10, 3/11, 12/10, 11/3 | 44-minute |
| Haris Qasim (Pak) | def | Haseeb Taj (Pak) | 11/4, 11/3, 11/2 | 13 minutes |
| Bilal Zakir (Pak) | def | Abdul Malik Khan (Pak) | 10/12, 12/10, 11/8, 9/11, 11/8 | 45-minute |
All the winners have booked berth in the second qualifying round to be contested today (Tuesday) followed by the main round from June 27 to 1st July having 12 top players including Farhan Zaman while the four places are reserved for qualifiers. Whereas, in women’s event, 16 top national players have been included for the main round only..
SNGPL Managing Director Amjad Latif graced the opening ceremony as chief guest and inaugurated the international squash event in the presence of Pakistan Squash Federation Vice President, Tahir Khanzada, Punjab Squash Association (PSA) officials, SNGPL Sports Cell President Suhail Gulzar, Vice President Mohammad Waseem, Gen Secretary Ashraf Nadeem, Sr GMs Syed Jawad Naseem and Mohammad Aslam, GMs M Arshad and Amir Latif, Chief Admin Officer Khalid Mehmood, Member Sports Adeela, Sports Officer M Haroon, Manager Farrukh Amin, coaches and players.
Speaking on the occasion, SNGPL MD Amjad Latif said: “This SNGPL-sponsored event has brought back international squash to Lahore. I am glad to see a huge participation of players in the mega tournament, which will help in bringing more international sports events in Lahore. SNGPL has always supported sports and it will continue its efforts for the promotion and betterment of sports in Pakistan. The dynamic leadership of Pakistan Squash Federation has been striving hard for the uplifting of squash and soon Pakistan squash will regain its lost glory in this game, which the country has ruled for decades”.
