Asadullah and Zeeshan Zeb clinches National Junior Squash Championship 2019 trophies
Asadullah and Zeeshan Zeb clinched the boys’ under-17 and under-19 titles respectively at the National Junior Squash Championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad.
Asadullah and Zeeshan Zeb clinched the boys’ under-17 and under-19 titles respectively at the National Junior Squash Championship at the Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad.
Asad overcame Mohammad Hamza Khan 10-12, 11-9, 11-2, 11-3 in a 22-minute final between two players who are both undergoing training at the National Squash Academy in Islamabad.
Asad’s victory continued a trend which has seen players from the National Academy sweep titles in other younger age categories last week.
Zeeshan defeated Uzair Shaukat in a 49-minute thriller to clinch the under-19 title. The two brilliant squash players Zeeshan of KP and Army’s Uzair gave the thin crowd something to cheer about. The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) managed to pull some crowd for the first time, mainly based on families and relatives of the players. The arena was buzzing with lot of noise, as crowd was fully involved in all the three finals.
Uzair started the first game with confidence and managed to lead 6-1. But Zeeshan resisted with his fighting skills and level the game 6-6. Then Uzair never gave any chance to his opponent and claimed the game 11-8. The second game was played on a high-tempo, as both the players were fighting hard to get some points. But it was Uzair, who prevailed and took the game 13-11. He was also in leading position in the third game before committing some major errors. This proved enough for Zeeshan to stage a comeback and take the game 12-10.
Then Zeeshan ran out of gas and played senseless squash in the fourth game. He allowed too much liberty to his opponent, who easily grabbed the game 11-8 to force the final into the fifth game. The match again turned, as Zeeshan played some classic shots to take commanding 9-1 lead in the deciding game. Uzair remained under the pressure of his opponent, who took the game 11-3 to win the encounter in 49 minutes.
In the girls’ under-19 final, Komal Khan of WAPDA defeated Sindh’s Zaynab Khan 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 in a 24-minute clash.