KARACHI: England’s top seed Curtis Malik and Egypt’s Karim El Hammamy will contest the men’s final of the Venus ABC Open International Squash Championship after winning their semi-finals here at the Defence Authority Creek Club on Saturday.
El Hammamy beat Malaysia’s Yee Xian Siow 11-9, 11-9, 11-6 in 53 minutes, while Malik overcame Egypt’s Yassin Shohdy 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5 in a thriller lasting 80 minutes.
In the women’s draw, second seed Amina El Rihany beat Nadine Shahin 11-3, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4, while fourth seed Rowan Elaraby beat Habiba Rizk 11-3, 4-11, 11-7, 11-4. Rizk had reached the semi-finals by upsetting England’s top seed Lucy Turmel in the quarter-finals.
Published in Dawn, October 25th, 2026
