ISLAMABAD, Feb 9: Pakistan Juniors beat Hong Kong to enter the final of boys squash event but lost their girls semifinal clash against the home side in the 13th Asian Junior Squash Championship in Hong Kong on Friday.

Pakistan will face Malaysia in the final scheduled to be played on Saturday while Pakistani girls will compete for third postion against Japan.

Following are the results:

Boys semifinals: Farhan Mehboob bt Fung Ji Yang 9-0, 9-1, 9-0; Waqar Mehboob bt Chan Kai Chi 9-1, 9-0, 9-1; Farzan Rashid bt Tsun Yuen

Girls semifinals: Joey Chan bt Maria Toor 9-2, 9-0, 9-3; Leung Shin Nga bt Zoya Khalid 9-0, 9-5, 9-1 -—APP

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