Pakistan's squash squad to compete in XIII South Asian Games
Pakistan's men and women squash teams will participate in the XIII South Asian Games, scheduled to be held from December 1st to 10th in Nepal.
Pakistan's men and women squash teams will participate in the XIII South Asian Games, scheduled to be held from December 1st to 10th in Nepal.
Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) invited the top six females for selection of Pakistan's national women squash team for the upcoming South Asian Games in Nepal. Faiza Zafar, Madina Zafar, Amna Fayaz, Komal Khan, Muqaddas Ashraf and Saima Ashraf are participating in the 3-day trails.
The trials started with some shocking results as an upset was witnessed when Faiza Zafar outclassed her elder sister and former Pakistan No 1 Madina Zafar and also outplayed newly-crowned national champion Amna Fayyaz.
Trails Day-1 Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Madina Zafar | def | Muqaddas Ashraf | 3-1; 11-3, 11-5, 8-11 and 11-3 |
| Faiza Zafar | def | Amna Fayyaz | 11-5, 11-4 and 12-10 |
| Saima Shoukat | def | Komal Khan | 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 |
| Muqaddas Ashraf | def | Komal Khan | 12-10, 11-9 and 11-3 |
| Amna Fayyaz | def | Saima Shoukat | 11-6, 11-3 and 11-9 |
| Faiza Zafar | def | Madina Zafar | 11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 7-11 and 11-5 |
The trials would continue for next two days and the final team for participation in the extravaganza will be announced after the completion of the remaining matches. The training camp is being conducted to prepare the players for the upcoming Championship.
