ISLAMABAD: The inaugural Quaid-e-Azam National Squash Championship started here at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Friday.

The event, being organised by the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), features 13 age categories including senior men, senior women, boys U-19 and girls U-19.

Opening-round matches in different categories were played on Friday.

Results (first round):

Senior men: Farhan Zaman bt Abdul Waqar 11-7, 11-3, 11-5; Arbab Aizaz bt Anas Khan 11-9, 11-7, 11-9; Faraz bt Asher Butt 11-6, 11-1, 11-3; Waqar Mehboob bt Fahad Sharif 11-7, 11-6, 11-4; Shahab Khan bt Ibrahim Mohib 11-7, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4; Mutahir Ali bt Waqas 11-8, 11-7, 11-7; Khoshal Riaz bt Abdullah Nadeem 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6; Shayan bt Zeeshan Malik – walkover; Komail Tariq bt Noor Zaman 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11; Khaqan Malik bt Nawab Shah 11-6, 11-8, 11-3; Varun Asif bt Mvfarhan 11-8, 6-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-3; Abdullah Nawaz bt Jawad Ali Khan 11-7, 11-3, 11-8; M Ammad bt Bilal Zakir 11-7, 12-10, 11-5; Usman Nadeem bt M. Junaid 11-7, 11-8, 12-10; Yasin Khattak bt M. Baber 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 11-3; Mehmood Mehboob bt Cavish Farukh 11-8, 11-8, 12-14, 11-6

Women: Umm-e-Kulsoom bt Naheed Faiz 11-1, 11-2, 11-5; Amna Malik bt Zymal Khan 11-5, 11-3, 11-4; Noor-ul-Ain bt Anusha 11-1, 11-1, 11-1; Maryam Malik bt Sahar Noor 11-1, 11-1, 11-0; Amna Fayyaz bt Rida Hussain – walkover; Saima Shoukat bt Sehrish Ali 11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 11-9; Kainat Amir bt Tayyaba 11-4, 11-8, 11-6; Sadia Gul bt Zarlish Safdar 11-1, 11-4, 11-3; Mehwish Ali bt Mashal Khan 11-4, 11-2, 11-2; Anum Mustafa bt Wajeeha Altaf 11-1, 11-0, 11-5; Rushna Mehboob bt Zohra Abdullah 11-7, 11-2, 11-6; Luiza Aftab bt Mahnoor Ali 4-11, 11-4, 11-7, 16-14; Komal Khan bt Sunzil Safdar 11-3, 11-5, 11-4; Noor-ul-Huda, Sana Bahadur and Zaynab Khan got bye in the first round.

Women 35-plus: Amina bt Asma 11-2, 11-3, 11-1.

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2023