LAHORE, Feb 3: The two-day qualification round of the National Junior Squash Championship concluded at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Thursday.

The main rounds will start from Friday.

Results:

Under-11 (boys):

Usman Hassan (Punjab) bt Hamza Islam (KP) 11-8, 11-3, 11-8; Arslan Ramzan (Punjab) bt Mohammad Umair (KP) 11-7, 11-8, 12-10; Salman Saleem (Punjab) bt Uzair Rashid (Punjab) 11-12, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9; Mansoor Zaman (KP) bt Mohammad Asghar (KP) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9.

Under-13:

Shahzad Umar Khan (Punjab) bt Bilal Khan (Punjab) 8-11, 11-4, 11-8, 12-10; Ahmed Ali Khan (Punjab) bt Faizan Khan (Sindh) 11-9,11-9,11-5; Mohammad Zain Ramzan (Punjab) bt Noman Wali (KP) 11-2, 11-2, 11-2; Kashif Asif (Punjab) bt Waqas Younis (Punjab) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9.

Under-15:

Shanullah (PAF) bt Imam Sher Khan (Punjab) 11-13, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8; Israr Ahmed (Punjab) bt Farasat Hussain (KP) 11-1,11-7,11-2; Zeeshan Khan (PAF) bt Hasnain Ali (Balochistan) 11-4, 11-7, 11-7; Umar Alauddin (Punjab) bt Hamza Bhatti (Punjab) 11-6, 5-11, 11-0, 13-11.

Under-17:

Babrak Khan (KP) bt Waqas Khan (KP) 11-13, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8; Mohammad Waheed Khan (KP) bt Arsalan Bhatti (Punjab) 9-11,12-10,11-7,11-8; Fazal Mahmood (PAF) bt Aqif Zeb (KP) 10-12, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 11-5; Ali Nasir (KP) bt Naeem Khan (KP) 11-7,11-7,11-1.

Under-19:

Sajad Ali Khan (Punjab) bt Mohammad Naeem Khan (KP) 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5; Malik Umar Balaj (Punjab) bt Usman Ahmed (Punjab) 11-3, 11-4, 11-2; Khalid Khan (Punjab) bt Aamir (Punjab) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5; Saad Shahid (Sindh) bt Mohammad Nouman (KP) 11-4, 12-10, 11-5.

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