ISLAMABAD: The Chief of the Air Staff-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship will be held here at the Mushaf Squash Complex from Nov 18 to 22.

A total of 24 players, including 17 from Belgium, Hong Kong-China, Ireland, Netherlands, England, Kuwait, Malaysia and Egypt, and seven from Pakistan will feature in the said event. World No. 62 Ibrahim Elkabbani of Egypt is the tournament’s top player with No. 82 Noor Zaman of Pakistan seeded second.

Speaking during the launch of the event at a local hotel in Islamabad on Thursday, Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) secretary Amir Nawaz said that the tournament offered a prize money of $15,000.

Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2024

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