KARACHI: Top four seeds conjured up straight victories over their respective opponents in the men’s category of the Roshan Khan National Team Squash Championship which commenced here on Wednesday.

According to the results, four matches were decided in men’s and one in women’s section on the opening day at the PN Roshan Khan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex.

Top seed Wapda sent sixth seed Sindh 3-0 packing while second seed Army blanked fifth seed Navy by the identical margin.

Third seed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also chalked up a 3-0 victory over Navy while fourth seed Punjab whipped seventh seed Balochistan by the same margin. In the women’s section, second seed Army routed fourth seed Punjab 3-0.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2023

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