Umair Arif advances into third round of 13th KL Junior Open Squash C'ships
Umair Arif edge out Fang Yhi Lim of Malaysia to reach the third round of under-11 category at 13th KL Junior Open Squash Championships being held in NSC Squash Centre, Persiaran Duta, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Pakistan’s three players comprising of Umair Arif, Zohaib Ali Rana and Kumail Tarid are participating in prestigious REDtone 13th KL Junior Open Squash Championships 2019 being held in NSC Squash Centre, Persiaran Duta, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Umair Arif edge out Fang Yhi Lim of Malaysia by 11-6, 11-5, 11-8 to reach the third round of under-11 category at 13th KL Junior Open Squash Championships. Earlier, in the first round of under-11 category, Umair defeated Jayden Li Khai Tan of Malaysia 11-3, 11-9, 11-5.
Now, Umair is up against Ali H S Al-Khalaf of Qatar in the third round.
In the first round of under-13 category, Zohaib Ali Rana was overpowered by Danish Islee Madzzuki of Malaysia 11-7, 6-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-9
Another Pakistani Kumail Tariq was beaten by Hitesh Manoharan of Malaysia 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 in the first round of under-15 category.
Asia’s biggest junior squash championship, the REDtone KL International Junior Open 2019, attracted 860 players from 20 countries which are participating in its 13th edition.