ITF Jr World ranking begins today

Published September 27, 2004

KARACHI, Sept. 26: Nasir Mushtaq, Rizwan Khan, Sher Rehman, and Amir Ali Khan winning their singles matches on Sunday evening against Changez Afridi, Haris Iltifat, Javed Gardezi and Mubbashir Afridi respectively , booked their berths in the main draw of the ITF Juniors World ranking tournament which begins on Monday at the Karachi Club.

Arif Qureshi, a White Badge referee will take out the draws in the presence of the participating players on Monday. Pakistan has eight youngsters in the main stream.

Thailand's Sekbutwong is top seeded in the tournament and is followed by Bishmas (India) at No.2, Sehgal (India) at No.3, Sharma (India) at No. 4, Rajeal Neil (Canada) at No.5, Harika (India) at No.6, Sivituvwong (Thailand), at No.7 and Abdullah Ali (Pakistan) seeded at No.8. Six lucky losers will also be vying for places in the mainstream.

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