ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Abdu­llah Nawaz beat India’s Yusha Nafees to seal a spot in the U-17 semi-finals in the Asian Junior Individual Squash Cham­p­ionship at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Thursday.

The tournament is featuring nearly 200 male and female participants in various age-group categories including U-13, U-15, U-17 and U-19.

In the quarter final, Abdullah outclassed Nafees 11-1, 11-7, 11-2. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Azaan Ali outclassed compatriot Yahya Asad 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 to book the other last-four berth.

In U-19 event, Pakistan’s Hamza Khan outclassed compatriot Anas Ali Shah to book a place in the last-four, registering scores of 11-8, 11-8, 11-4.

Results:

Boys U-13: Mohammad Iffat (Malaysia) bt Faizan Ali (Pakistan) 12-10, 13-11, 9-11, 11-6; Sohail Adnan (Pakistan) bt Jackrish Kumar (Singapore) 11-0, 11-7, 11-3; Julius Tan (Malaysia) bt Mamoon Khan 11-9 11-3, 5-11, 11-9; Huzaifa Shahid (Pakistan) bt M Fawad Khan (Pakistan) 11-6, 11-3, 9-4 (retired).

Boys U-15: Mohammad Raziq (Malaysia) bt Sim Yeak Wei (Malaysia) 11-6, 11-4, 7-11, 11-9; Abdullah Zaman (Pakistan) bt Shiv Kaul (Singapore) 11-8, 11-8, 11-8; Nouman Khan (Pakistan) bt Simerver Singh (Malaysia) 11-1, 11-7, 11-8; Shiven Agarwal (India) bt Abdul Ahad Butt (Pakistan) 11-4, 11-7, 11-5.

Boys U-17: Abdullah Nawaz (Pakistan) beat Yusha Nafees (India) 11-1, 11-7, 11-2; Altamis Aqhar (Malaysia) bt Shu Takahashi (Japan) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9; Nikhelswar (Malaysia) bt Aqil Mirza (Malaysia) 13-11, 1-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6; Azaan Ali (Pakistan) bt Yahya Asad (Pakistan) 11-7, 11-7, 11-4.

Boys U-19: Hamza Khan (Pakistan) bt Anas Ali Shah (Pakistan) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4; Mohammad Ammad (Pakistan) bt Tam Tsz Shing (Hong Kong) 11-8, 11-2, 11-9; Harith Danial (Malaysia) bt Azan Khalil (Pakistan) 11-3, 11-3, 11-5; Jooyoung NA (Korea) bt Law Arthur Pak Ki (Hong Kong) 11-3, 5-11, 13-11, 11-9.

Girls U-13: Aadya Budhia (India) bt Mahnoor Ali (Pakistan) 11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6; Maisarah Mohammad (Malaysia) bt Lee Ka Man (Hong Kong) 11-9, 11-6, 4-11, 11-6; Goushika (India) bt Makaela Lin (Hong Kong) 11-8, 11-9, 11-8; Chiu Hau (Hong Kong) bt Yu Hiu Ching (Hong Kong) 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3.

Girls U-15. Harleein Tan (Malaysia) bt Anika Dubey (India) 11-2, 11-5, 11-5; Yek Rui Jean (Malaysia) bt Tang Lok Yin (Hong Kong) 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8; Ooi Wen Min (Malaysia) bt Jayna Lim (Singapore) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6; Lo Pui Yin Chloe (Hong Kong) bt Diva Shah (India) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9.

Girls U-17: Enna Wong (Hong Kong) bt Chung Yee Ling (Hong Kong) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3; Doyce Lee (Malaysia) bt Unnathi Tripathi (India) 11-3, 11-1, 11-6; Tang Helen (Hong Kong) bt Najwa Zara (Malaysia) 11-4, 11-6, 11-7; Whitney Isabelle (Malaysia) bt Cheeung Tsz (Hong Kong) 10-12, 11-3, 11-8, 1-11, 11-9.

Girls U-19: Thanussa Uthrian (Malaysia) bt Anrie Goh (Malaysia) 11-7, 9-11, 11-3, 11-3; Leung Ka (Hong Kong) bt Valerie Kaitlyn (Hong Kong) 11-4, 11-6, 11-9; Akari Midorikawa (Japan) bt Nirupama Dubey (India) 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 9-11, 11-5; Goh Zhe (Malaysia) bt Au Ling Yu (Hong Kong) 11-7, 11-4, 11-0.

Published in Dawn, June 28th, 2024