Noor Zaman causes upset in international squash

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s wild card entrant Noor Zaman outclassed Egypt’s Ahmed Hosny on the opening day of Serena Hotels-Huawei Pakistan International Squash Tournament here at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Sunday.

Zaman, who according to Professional Squash Association (PSA) is not among the top 500 players of the world, defeated world number 114 Hosny 11-9, 5-11, 11-5, 11-4 in a match that lasted 30 minutes

Pakistan’s Amaad Fareed and Zeeshan Zeb also registered victories while other top local players got byes in the first round. Amaad beat Malaysia’s Darren Rahul Pragasam 11-2, 8-11, 11-1, 11-8 (while Farhan Zaman beat fellow local Zeb 11-5, 12-10, 11-9.

Chi Him Wong of Hong Kong downed Pakistan’s Israr Ahmad 9-11, 11-1, 11-8 and 11-6 in 32 minutes.

Results:

Men’s (first round): Chi Him Wong (Hong Kong) bt Israr Ahmad (Pakistan) 9-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-6; Curtis Malik (England) bt Mohammad Alsaraj (Jordan) 11-8, 12-14, 11-5, 13-15, 11-6; Amaad Fareed (Pakistan) bt Darren Rahul Pragasam (Malaysia) 11-2, 8-11, 11-1, 11-8; Farhan Zaman (Pakistan) bt Zeeshan Zeb (Pakistan) 11-5, 12-10, 11-9; Noor Zaman (Pakistan) bt Ahmed Hosny (Egypt) 11-9, 5-11, 11-5, 11-4; Yahya Elnawasany (Egypt) bt Aqeel Rehman (Austria) 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3; Yannik Omlor (Germany) bt Khaled Labib (Egypt) 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7; Tang Ming Hong (Hong Kong) bt Ong Sai Hung (Malaysia) 4-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-3.

Women’s (first round): Hana Moataz (Egypt) bt Maira Hussain (Pakistan) 11-1, 11-5, 11-1; Shahd El Refaey (Egypt) bt Rushna Mehboob (Pakistan) 11-8, 11-7, 11-4; Waen Li Lai, Moqaddas Ashraf (Pakistan) bt Nimra Aqeel (Pakistan) 11-3, 11-5, 11-2; Saima Shaukat (Pakistan) bt Komal Khan (Pakistan) 11-8, 1-11, 11-7, 11-8; Faiza Zafar (Pakistan) bt Zynab Khan (Pakistan) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7; Anam Mustafa Aziz (Pakistan) bt Noorena Shams (Pakistan) 11-2, 11-1, 11-0; Amna Fayyaz (Pakistan) bt Ilsa Imran (Pakistan) 11-9, 11-2, 11-4; Madina Zafar (Pakistan) bt Noor ul Huda (Pakistan) 11-4, 7-11, 11-2, 11-6.

Published in Dawn, December 16th, 2019

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