Main round of national squash event begins today

E-Paper | May 03, 2026

KARACHI, Nov 29: The main round of fifth DG Rangers Sindh National Squash Championship gets into action at the Rangers Jahangir Khan squash complex on Wednesday. The event, which is an annual affair, carries lucrative prize money of one million rupees.

With the exception of Farhan Mehboob and Mansoor Zaman, other prominent players have entered in the contest which concludes on Saturday.

The formal opening of the event is due to take place on Wednesday at 3pm.

Meanwhile, the two-day qualifiers concluded at the venue on Tuesday with all winners making it to the main round.

Results: Final qualifying round: Men: Ammad Farid (Punjab) bt M. Waseem (Punjab) 11-9, 11-7, 12-10; Tayyab Aslam (Punjab) bt Saad Shahid (Sindh) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9; Naseem K. Tekhali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Noor Ali (Punajb) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7; Saddamul Haq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M. Naeem (Navy) 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-9.

Boys’ under-17: Ali Imran (Sindh) bt Kamran Khan (Sindh) 12-10, 5-11, 11-7, 8-11, 12-10; Imam Sher Khan (Punjab) bt Adil Faqir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 12-10, 11-5, 3-11, 11-2; Salman Hashmi (Punjab) bt Naeem Hussain (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1; Asim Khan (Punjab) bt Abdullah Bashir (Punjab) 11-5, 11-1, 11-2.

Boys’ under-15: Hamza Bhatti (Punjab) bt Iqtidar Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-5, 12-10, 15-13; Abdul Basit (Sindh) bt Hussain Aijaz (Punjab) 11-5, 11-5, 11-0; Hasnain (Balochistan) bt Liaquat Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 12-10, 12-14, 11-6, 11-6; Arslan Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Shahzad U. Khan (Punjab) 11-4, 5-11, 7-11, 11-7, 14-12.

Boys’ under-13: Sumaid Rasheed (Punjab) bt Asad Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-6, 11-3; Bilal Khan (Punjab) bt M. Waleed Malik (Sindh) 11-8, 11-7, 11-2; Usman Yaqoob (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Asad Khan (Sindh) 11-6, 11-4, 10-12, 11-6; Mehran Javed (PAF) bt Sikander Khan (Sindh) 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-1.

Boys’ under-11: Uzair Rasheed (Punjab) bt Rashid Daulat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 11-5, 11-8; Shahzad Khan (Punjab) bt Saad Abdullah (Sindh) 11-1, 11-6, 11-4; Dorashim Khan (Punjab) bt Maaz Gadit (Sindh) (walkover); M. Abdul Qadir (Punjab) bt Nasir Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-13, 11-7, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9.

Wednesday’s fixtures: Main rounds: Boys’ under-11 9.30am; men’s 10am; boys’ under-13 11am; boys under-15 12.30pm; girls’ under-15 3pm; women’s and boys’ under-17 4pm.

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