Rehana Nazar National Junior Squash Championship move into final stage
Second seed Uzair Shaukat survived a scare before overcoming unseeded Naveed Rehman in a five-game thriller to make it to the boys’ under-19 final of the eighth Rehana Nazar National Junior Squash Championship in Tando Allahyar, Karachi.
Second seed Uzair Shaukat survived a scare before overcoming unseeded Naveed Rehman in a five-game thriller to make it to the boys’ under-19 final of the eighth Rehana Nazar National Junior Squash Championship in Tando Allahyar, Karachi.
Shaukat conquered 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5 to set a title clash with top seed Zeeshan Zaib who accounted for Shehzad Ali Khan straight 11-1, 11-8, 11-4 in other semi-final encounter.
Earlier, both Shaukat and Zaib won their quarters in the same fashion. While Shaukat struggled to get the better of Hamza Sharif 2-10, 9-11, 3-11, 11-8, 11-3, Zaib sent Moaz Khan packing 11-6, 11-3, 11-4.
Top seed Amna Fayyaz and fourth seed Noor-ul-Ain Ejaz were through to the girls’ under-19 final in contrasting way. While Amna whipped unseeded Komal Khan 15-13, 11-3, 11-9 Noor-ul-Ain won against Ilsa Imran by default after the latter retired hurt trailing 0-4 in first game.
The event concludes on Wednesday.
Boys under-19 Semi-finals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Zeeshan Zaib (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | def | Shehzad Ali Khan (Punjab) | 11-1, 11-8, 11-4 |
| Uzair Shaukat (PAF) | def | Naveed Rehman (Sindh) | 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5 |
Boys under-13 Semi-finals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Anas Bukhari (Punjab) | def | Humam Ahmed (PAF) | 11-9, 11-8, 11-4 |
| M..Hanif (PAF) | def | Mehmood Mehboob (Punjab) | 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7 |
Boys under-11 Semi-finals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| M. Zaman (Sindh) | def | M. Abdullah Arslan (Punjab) | 15-13, 11-6, 11-4 |
| Obaiullah Afzal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | def | Saifullah Tareen (PAF) | 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 |
Girls under-19 Semi-finals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Amna Fayyaz (PIA) | def | Komal Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 15-13, 11-3, 11-9 |
| Noor-ul-Ain Ejaz (SNGPL) | def | Ilsa Imran (Sindh) | 4-0 (retired) |
