ISLAMABAD: Pakistan saw two of its promising players, Hamza Khan and Noor Zaman, ousted on the second day of Chief of the Air Staff-Serena Hotels International Squash Championships at the Mushaf Squash Complex here on Thursday, leaving Farhan Zaman as the hosts’ last hope.

Top-seeded Egyptian Moustafa El Sirty cruised past Hamza 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9 in 43 minutes to reach the quarter-finals where he was joined by Curtis Malik, who tamed Noor 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9 in just over half an hour.

Farhan is the only local representation in the last eight after he overpowered Qatar’s Syed Azlan Amjad 12-10, 11-5, 12-10.

Results:

Chief of Air Staff-Serena Hotels Squash Championships for Men (last 16): Moustafa El Sirty (Egypt) bt Hamza Khan (Pakistan) 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9 (43 minutes); Ibrahim Elkabbani (Egypt) bt Christopher Gordon (US) 11-9, 13-11, 11-9 (42 minutes), Yassin Elshafei (Egypt) bt Darren Rahul Pragasam (Malaysia) 11-7, 13-11, 9-11, 11-3 (39 minute); Balazs Farka (Hungary) bt Ahsan Ayaz (Pakistan) 11-2, 4-11, 11-3, 11-8 (37 minutes); Yahya Elnawasany (Egypt) bt Adeen Idrakie (Malaysia) 11-6, 11-4, 11-9 (27 minutes); Curtis Malik (England) bt Noor Zaman (Pakistan) 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9 (31 minutes); Farhan Zaman (Pakistan) bt Syed Azlan Amjad (Qatar) 12-10, 11-5, 12-10 (34 minutes); Mohamed El Sherbini (Egypt) bt Viktor Byrtus (Czech Republic) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (15 minutes).

Serena Hotels-Combaxx Sports Squash Championship for Women (last 16): Nour Heikal (Egypt) bt Saskia Belnhard (Germany) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (20 minutes); Haya Ali (Egypt) bt Sofia Masteos (Spain) 11-9, 11-5, 11-0 (19 minutes); Au Yeong Wai Yhamn (Singapore) bt Yasshmita Jadishkumar (Malaysia) 11-9, 13-11, 11-9; Malak Khafagy (Egypt) bt Sadia Gul (Pakistan) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (15 minutes); Fayrouz Aboelkheir (Egypt) bt Rushna Mehboob (Pakistan) 11-2, 11-4, 11-3 (eight minutes); Katerina Tycova (Germany) bt Noor Ul Huda (Pakistan) 11-7, 11-2, 11-4 (17 minutes); Jacqueline Peychar (Austria) bt Zynab Khan (Pakistan) 11-9, 11-4, 11-4 (20 minutes); Marta Dominguez Fernandez (Spain) bt Jelena Dutina (Serbia) 11-6, 11-5, 11-2 (12 minutes).

Published in Dawn, October 21st, 2022