Zainab, Ilsa, Aiman & Komal cruise into semis of All Pakistan Junior Squash Championships 2019
Ilsa Imran, Aiman Shahbaz and Komal Khan won their quarter-final matches of the girls’ under-19 event at Jubilee Insurance All Pakistan Junior Squash Championships 2019 being played at Roshan Khan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Karachi.
At Roshan Khan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex Karachi, Zaynab Khan, Ilsa Imran, Aiman Shahbaz and Komal Khan won their quarter-final matches of the girls’ under-19 event at Jubilee Insurance All Pakistan Junior Squash Championships 2019.
In just 19 minutes, top seed Zainab Khan of Sindh defeated Sibgha Arshad in straight sets 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 in first quarterfinal of the day.
Ilsa Imran was given a tough time by Fehmina Asim before she recorded an 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 11-8 victory in 33 minutes.
Second seed Komal Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa justified her seeding by stepping into girls U-19 semifinal. After she dropped the second set, she convincingly beat Marium Malik 11-5, 3-11, 11-6, 11-6. Aiman Shahbaz on the otherhand only took only 14 minutes to dispatch Amna Malik 11-9, 11-1, 11-1.
Meanwhile, Zeeshan Zeb defeated Rafi Khan 11-8, 11-8, 14-12 (3-0) and Hassan Raza trounced Ahmad Hassan 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 in the boys’ under-19 quarter-final matches. Moaz Khan was taken to full stretch by Khushal Riaz before he recorded a 7-11, 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10 victory in 43 minutes – the longest game of the day, while Uzair Shoukat zapped Mohammad Usman 11-4, 11-4, 11-8.
In the boys’ under-13 quarter-finals, Abdullah Nawaz defeated Saim Asif 11-8, 11-0, 11-9 and Nadeem beat Yashwa Yousaf 13-11, 11-5, 11-5. M Zaman recovered from two sets down to overcome Obaidullah Afzal 7-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7. Zuraiz Naeem thrashed Abdul Basit 11-8, 12-10, 11-9.
