ISLAMABAD, July 29: Bilal Zaman had to draw in all his energies in overcoming a fighting Haider Jamal in the under-19 quarterfinals of the Hashim Khan National Junior Squash Championship on Thursday.
In what was the most engrossing match of the day at the Roshan Khan Complex, Bilal squeezed past his rival 9-6, 8-10, 9-4, 7-9, 10-9 to book his berth in the semifinals. Also making the last four were Amir Atlas who routed Faisal Zaman 9-1, 9-1, 9-0 and Shah Nawaz, a 9-1, 10-9, 9-6 winner against Adil Atlas. Aaqib Hanif walloped Sajid Khan in another quarterfinal 9-1, 9-1, 9-1.
On the girls side, the under-19 event saw Saima Shaukat, Maria Toor, Muqaddas Ashraf and Sara Awan, all advance to the semifinals.
RESULTS OF QUARTERFINALS:
BOYS UNDER-19: Amir Atlas beat Faisal Zaman 9-1, 9-1, 9-0; Shah Nawaz beat Adil Atlas 9-1, 10-9, 9-6; Aaqib Hanif beat Sajid Khan 9-1, 9-1, 9-1; Bilal Zaman beat Haider Jamal 9-6, 8-10, 9-4, 7-9, 10-9
BOYS UNDER-17: Adnan Khan beat Zahir Shah 5-9, 10-9, 9-7, 9-4; M. Naeem beat Khurrum Shahzad 9-6, 9-2, 9-1; Farzan Rashid beat Alamgir Rehman 9-3, 9-0, 9-1; Alamzeb Jr beat Aman Gul 9-0, 9-4, 9-1.
BOYS UNDER-15: Waqar Mahboob beat M. Bilal 9-1, 9-0, 9-3; Asif Khan beat Tahir Iqbal 9-3, 9-6, 9-6; Ayaz Khan beat Naveed Khan 9-3, 7-9, 8-9, 9-6, 9-8; Shoaib Hasan beat Aaqib Ahmed 9-0, 9-0, 9-7.
BOYS UNDER-13: Danish Atlas beat Mujahid Hussain 9-1, 9-2, 9-0; Owais Khan beat Noor Ali Khan 9-2, 9-2, 9-1; Farhan Zaman beat M. Ali Ayub 9-5, 9-1, 10-8; Owais Rahim beat Aurangzeb Khan 7-9, 10-8, 9-2
