LAHORE: The FMC International Men’s Squash Championship started here at the Punjab Squash Association Complex on Tuesday.

Eight matches were held as Abbas Zeb, Shahzad Ali, Bilal Zakir, Abdul Malik Khan, Owais Rashhed, Naveed Rehman, Haris Iqbal and Waqas Mehboob moved into the second stage of the first round. Other top players featuring in the event are Tayyab Aslam, Asim Khan, Emmad Fareed, Wasaq Mehboob, Waqar Mehboob and Zahir Shah.

Results:

Abbas Zeb bt Saad Abdullah 11-4, 11-6, 11-7; Shahzad Ali bt Mohammad Farhan 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5; Bilal Zakir bt Harris Qasim 1-7 (retired hurt); Abdul Malik Khan bt Mohammad Farhan Hashmi 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8; Owais Rasheed bt Faisal Riaz 11-3, 11-2, 11-2; Naveed Rehman bt Mohammad Abdul Qadir 11-7, 11-2, 11-7; Haris Iqbal bt Waqar Mehboob 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 12-10; Waqas Mehboob at Salman Saleem 11-6, 11-4, 11-2.

Published in Dawn, June 12th, 2019

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