National Junior Squash Championship 2019 moves into final stage
Top seed Asadullah and Hamza Khan will face each others in the final of the U-17 event while Uzair Shaukat and Zeeshan Zeb will be in action in the title clash of the U-19 event of the National Junior Squash Championship here at Mushaf Squash Complex,Islamabad.
Top seed Asadullah and Hamza Khan will face each others in the final of the U-17 event while Uzair Shaukat and Zeeshan Zeb will be in action in the title clash of the U-19 event of the National Junior Squash Championship here at Mushaf Squash Complex,Islamabad. In the U-19 girls’ final, Komal Khan is up againts Zynab Khan.
In the first semi-final of boys U-17 category, Asad edged Noor Zaman top seed Asad Ullah displayed great character and fighting spirit to defeat former world squash champion Qamar Zaman Khan’s grandson Noor Zaman of PAF 3-2 in 26 minutes. It was a well-contested game. But Asad played good squash and won the match with the scores of 11-7, 6-11, 11-4, 4-11 and 11-2 while Hamza took 23 minutes to crush Abbas Nawaz 12-10, 11-7, 11-6.
In the Boys U-19 semi-final, Uzair overcame Hassan Raza Uzair, who is regarded as a brilliant player, maintained his reputation by winning his U-19 semifinal against Hassan. Uzair started the match with some aggressive shots and won the first game 11-6. However, he failed to carry his momentum in the second game and lost 11-5. Then Uzair bounced back and claimed the third game 11-3 by playing brilliant squash.
Both the players fought hard in the fourth game. Uzair continued with aggressive shots, while Hassan staged a mini comeback by taking four points. But it was Uzair, who prevailed and won the game 11-4 to move into the final.
Top seed Zeeshan outclassed Abdul Moiz 11-4, 11-5, 11-2.
In the U-19 girls’ event, Komal stunned top seed Amna Fayyaz in 27 minutes. The encounter between Komal and Amna was a well-contested game. Komal started the match with some classic shots and won the first game 11-9. Then Amna bounced back in style and claimed the second and third game 11-8 and 11-3 respectively. She could not continue her performance in the fourth game due to running out of gas. Komal took advantage of her energy and won the fourth and fifth game 12-10 and 11-5 respectively.
Zainab Khan showed her skills and beat Aiman Shahbaz of SNGPL 3-1 in 18 minutes in the second semifinal of the girls U-19 category. Zainab won the encounter with the scores of 11-8, 11-0, 8-11 and 11-6 to set final date with Komal. Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Senior Vice President Air Vice Marshal Aamir Masood will grace the finals as chief guest and distribute prizes among the winners.
