Tayyab, Israr lead Pakistan victory over Japan in Asian Games Squash
Pakistan squash team defeated Japan by 2-1 to win the first match of Pool A in the ongoing 18th Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.
4th seeded Pakistan squash team overpowered Japan by 2-1 to win their first match of Pool A in the ongoing 18th Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.
In the first fixture, Japan put a shiny start as Tsukue Ryunosuke defeated Muhammad Asim Khan by 3-0 in 36 minute battle.
In the second match, Tayyab produced a skill full game to equalize the lead at 1-1 as he overpowered Japanese’s Endo Tomotaka by 3-0 in 46 minutes.
In the important last match, Israr Ahmed took just 22 minutes to thrashed Kobasyashi Ryosei by 3-0.
Pakistan will next face 12th seeded Nepal in their second Pool A match.
First Round Results:
| Match # | Players | Score line | Duration | ||
| 1 | Muhammad Asim Khan (PAK) | lost | Tsukue Ryunosuke(Japan) | 14-12,11-7,11-2, | 36min |
| 2 | Tayyab Aslam | win | Endo Tomotaka(Japan) | 11-6 11-6 12-10 | 46min |
| 3 | Israr Ahmed | win | Kobasyashi Ryosei(Japan) | 11-4 11-3 11-7 | 22min |
