Waqas, Farhan, Noor, Bilal advance into semis of All Pakistan National Senior Squash C'ship 2020
Waqas Mehboob stunned top seeded Abbas Shoukat in a marathon four set battle and moved into the semi-finals of All Pakistan National Senior Squash Championship being played at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex, Peshawar.
The ongoing All Pakistan National Senior Squash Championship moved into semifinals stage at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Complex, Peshawar.
In the quarter-finals, former world junior gold medalist Abbas Shoukat failed to click against inform Waqas Mehboob in a marathon four game battle losing the contest 3-1. The score, in favour of Mehboob, was 5-11, 11-5, 11-8 and 11-6. Waqas of Pakistan Air Force mounted a fully charged comeback after losing the first game and secured victories in the remaining three consecutive games. The quarter-final lasted for 34 mintues.
In the second quarter-final match Farhan Zaman (PAF) 3-0 defeated unseeded Saddam Ul Haq of Pakistan Army in straight games, the score was 11-5, 11-6 and 11-9. Sadam Ul Haq failed to click as Farhan Zaman dominated the match.
In the third quarterfinal, unseeded Noor Zaman caused the major upset of the day by defeating second seed Zeeshan Zeb of KP in three straight games with the scores of 11-6, 11-4 and 11-9 in 22 minutes.
In the last quarter-final, third seeded Bilal Zakir of Army recorded victory against Zahir Shah of Railways in another thrilling match 3-2, the score was 11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 4-11 and 13-11. Both Bilal Zakir and Zahir Shah played well and exhibited some excellent drops, lengths and nick shots and received thundering applause from the spectators in the Championship court.
Now, Waqas Mehboob of PAF will face Farhan Zaman of PAF in the first semifianl and Noor Zaman will face Bilal Zakir of Pakistan Army in the second semifinal.
Quarter-final Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waqas Mehboob(PAF) | def | Abbas Abbas Shoukat(Army) | 5/11,11/5,11/8,11/6 (34 Min) |
| Farhan Zaman(PAF) | def | Saddam Ul Haq(Army) | 11/6,11/4,11/9 (22Min) |
| Noor Zaman(CAA) | def | Zeeshan Zeb(KP) | 11/5,11/6,11/4 (22Min) |
| Bilal Zakir(Army) | def | Zahir Shah(Railway) | 11/5,11/9,4/11,4/11,13/11 |
