ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan’s men continued their winning streak on the second day of the 23rd Asian Team Squash Championships, sweeping South Korea 3-0 here at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Wednesday, while the women’s team went down 0-3 to top seeds Hong Kong.

Noor Zaman, ranked 25th in the PSA standings, led the way with a gripping 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6 win over Jeongmin Ryu, before Mohammad Ashab Irfan sealed the result with an 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 triumph over Jooyoung Na.

Mohammad Asim Khan then completed the sweep, taming Seojin 11-9, 11-9, 11-3.

In the women’s tie, Sana Bahadur and Mehwish Ali both suffered straight-game defeats against Hong Kong players.

Sana, 20, was routed by Lee Ka Yi 11-3, 11-8, 11-3, before Tse Yee Lam Toby dispatched Mehwish 11-2, 11-5, 11-0.

With the result already decided, Mahnoor Ali displayed grit to avoid the clean sweep but could only manage to take one game, as she lost 11-8, 12-10, 10-12, 11-3 to Cheng Nga Ching.

Results:

Women’s (Iran bt South Korea 2-1): Fereshteh Eghtedari (Iran) bt Mingyeong Heo (South Korea) 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3, Hwayeong Eum (South Korea) bt Najmeh Boushehrizadeh (Iran) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7, Baran Mohammadpoor (Iran) bt Dami Kim (South Korea) 2-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-4

Men’s (Malaysia bt Hong Kong China 3-0): Joachim Chuah (Malaysia) bt Lau Tsz Kwan (Hong Kong) 13-11, 11-6, 19-17, Siow Yee Xian (Malaysia) bt Leung Chi Hin Henry (Hong Kong) 12-10, 11-9, 11-3, Duncan Lee (Malaysia) bt Lai Cheuk Nam Matthew (Hong Kong) 15-17, 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 14-12.

Published in Dawn, November 5th, 2026