KARACHI, May 26 Country's top under-19 player, Waqas Mehboob, fell prey to third seed Sheikh Saqib in the boys' under-19 pre-final of the inaugural Tughral Shah Khan Memorial National Junior Squash Championship at PN Roshan Khan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex on Wednesday.

Saqib took 41 minutes to dispose off his opponent 5-11, 11-6, 15-13, 11-6 to ease into final. He is drawn to meet second seed Aurangzeb Mehmund who struggled to beat Hamza Bokhari 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6 in the other match.

Fourth seed Ammad Farid stunned second seed Fazal Mehmood in gruelling battle 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 to make it to the boys' under-15 final.

In yet another upset, Faizan Khan, a qualifier from Sindh, coasted to 11-13, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6 victory over Ahmed Ali Khan of Punjab to reach boys' under-11 final.

In girls', outsider Riffat Khan of Punjab, shocked second seed Zahab Khan of Sindh, straight 11-4, 11-1, 11-6 to move into under-19 final.

All the finals will be played on Thursday.

Result

Boys' under-19

Semi-finals Sheikh Saqib (Punjab) bt Waqas Mehboob (KP) 5-11, 11-6, 15-13, 11-6; Aurangzeb Mehmund (Punjab) bt Hamza Bukhari (Punjab) 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6.

Boys' under-17

Semi-finals Salman Mohib (KP) bt Salam Zeb (PAF) 11-8, 6-11, 8-11, 11-2, 11-3; Ali Bukhari (Punjab) bt Saad Shahid (Sindh) 11-4, 11-7, 11-9.

Boys' under-15

Semi-finals Bilal Zakir (PAF) bt Ali Nasir (PAF) 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5; Ammad Farid (Punjab) bt Fazal Mehmood (PAF) 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7.

Boys' under-13

Semi-finals Shanullah (PAF) bt Zeeshan Khan (PAF) 11-3, 11-7, 12-10; Israr Ahmed (Punjab) bt Imam Sher Khan (Punjab) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4.

Boys' under-11

Semi-finals Mehran Javed (PAF) bt Bilal Khan (Punjab) 4-11, 11-5, 14-12, 3-11, 11-6; Faizan Khan (Sindh) bt Ahmed Ali Khan (Punjab) 11-13, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6.

Girls' under-19

Semi-finals Zoya Khalid (ZTBL) bt Noor Fatima (Punjab) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2; Riffat Khan (Punjab) bt Zahab Khan (Sindh) 11-4, 11-1, 11-6.

Girls' under-15

Semi-finals Sadia Gul (PAF) bt Faiza Zafar (Sindh) 11-6, 11-3, 6-11, 11-4; Ayesha Zafar (Sindh) bt Mahak Shakeel (Sindh) 8-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 12-10.

Thursday's fixtures

Boys' under-17 and boys' under-15 finals at 11.00am; boys' under-13 and boys' under-11 finals at 11.40pm; girls' under-19 and girls' under-15 finals at 12.20pm; boys' under-19 final at 3.30pm.