Huzaifa, Ashab clinch titles

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SARAWAK (Malaysia): Pakistan’s gold and silver medallists of the Borneo Junior Open squash tournament pose for a group photo.
SARAWAK (Malaysia): Pakistan’s gold and silver medallists of the Borneo Junior Open squash tournament pose for a group photo.

ISLAMABAD: Defeating their compatriots, Pakistan’s Huzaifa Ibrahim and Ashab Irfan clinched U-15 and U-17 titles, respectively at the Borneo Junior Open squash tournament in Sarawak, Malaysia on Saturday.

In the U-15 final, Huzaifa beat Humam Ahmed 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 while Ashab overcame Waleed Khalil 11-8, 13-15, 11-2, 11-7 in the U-17 decider.

Both the winners secured gold medals while the losers earned silver medals.

Players from Australia, Malaysia, Qatar, India, US, Thailand, Singapore and Pakistan participated in the event.

Published in Dawn, July 7th, 2019

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