KARACHI, Nov 30: There was an upset galore in the fifth DG Rangers Sindh National Junior Squash Championship as at least 12 outsiders including a woman, stormed into the next round at the Rangers Jahangir Khan squash complex here on Wednesday.

Two qualifiers — Ammad Farid and Tayyab Aslam, both from Punjab — were through to the men’s singles next round, as Faiza Zafar of Sindh also advanced in the women’s event.

Six players including three qualifiers fought their way into the boys’ under-17 second round, namely Asim Khan, Aqif Zaib, Babrak Khan, Ali Imran, Imam Sher Khan and Salman Zaib.

Qualifiers Hamza Bhatti and Uzair Rasheed surged into boys’ under-15 and under-11 next round while unseeded Ahmed Ali Khan stunned third seed Ismail Rauf in the boys’ under-13 category.

Results: Men’s: First round: Farhan Zaman (PAF) bt Hamza Bukhari (Punjab) 10-12, 9-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-5; Ammad Farid (Punjab) bt Abbas Ali (Balochistan) 11-5, 11-7, 11-7; Sheikh Saquib (Punjab) bt Saddamul Haq (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 11-5, 15-13; Shahnawaz bt Owais Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 17-15, 15-13 12-14, 11-8; Nasir Iqbal (Wapda) bt Aquib Hanif (Punjab) 11-9, 12-10, 11-4; Shoaib Hassan (Punjab) bt Mahad Javed (Sindh) 11-3, 11-3, 11-4; Tayyab Aslam (Punjab) bt Kashif Khan (Sindh) 5-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7; Waqas Mehboob (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Naseem Techali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-8, 11-3.

Boys’ under-17: First round: Bilal Zakir (PAF) bt Salman Hashmi (Punjab) 11-2, 11-9, 11-2; Asim Khan (Punjab) bt Adil Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6; Faheem Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M. Waheed (PAF) 11-3, 11-5, 10-12, 8-11, 11-9; Aqif Zaib (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Ali Nasir (PAF) 3-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9; Babrak Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Farman Ahmed (Punjab) 14-16, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6; Ali Imran (Sindh) bt Sajid Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7; Imam Sher Khan (Punjab) bt Shahzaib (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-5, 11-7; Salman Zaib (PAF) bt Safiullah Kakar (Balochsitan) 11-8, 7-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6.

Boys’ under-15: First round: Rishwan (PAF) bt Javed Ali (Balochistan) 11-13, 11-7, 12-10, 11-7; Abbas Shaokat (PAF) bt Arif Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 17-19, 11-8; Hamza Imtiaz (Punjab) bt Farasat Ajmal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-2, 11-7; Haseeb Gul (Punjab) bt Zeeshan Khan (PAF) 11-7, 16-14, 11-9; Israr Ahmed (Punjab) bt Shanullah (PAF) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5; Omar Alauddin (Punjab) bt Hasnain Ali (Balochistan) 11-9, 11-4, 11-6; Hamza Bhatti (Punjab) bt Arslan Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6; Mehmood Mehboob (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Abdul Basit (Sindh) 11-7, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6.

Boys’ under-13: First round: Ahsan Ayaz (PAF) bt Amir Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9; Faizan Khan (Sindh) bt Bilal Khan (Punjab) 11-7, 6-11, 8-11, 11-3, 11-4; Kashif Asif (Punjab) bt Sumaid Rasheed (Punjab) 11-13, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8; Ahmed Ali Khan (Punjab) bt Ismail Rauf (PAF) 11-8, 9-11, 3-11, 11-2, 11-6; Shoaib Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Umair Gul (Punjab) (walkover); Hammas A. Tarar (Sindh) bt Zain Ramzan (Punjab) 11-7, 11-9, 11-9; Mehran Javed (PAF) bt Faizan Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-1, 11-6, 11-7; Marwan (PAF) bt Usman Yaqoob (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-5, 11-0, 11-1.

Boys’ under-11: First round: Ali Karamat (PAF) bt Samiullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 11-7, 11-7; Abbas Zaib (PAF) bt Abdul Qadir (Punjab) 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7; Mansoor Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Hamza Ismail (PAF) 11-9, 11-9, 11-5; Salman Jilani (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Rashid Daulat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-2, 11-8; Mujtaba Raza (Sindh) bt Arslan Ramzan (Punjab) 11-4, 11-9, 16-14; Zeeshan Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Hamid Habib (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-4, 11-9; Uzair Rasheed (Punjab) bt Daroshim Khan (Punjab) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4; Fawad Khalil (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Shahzad Khan (Punjab) 11-7, 12-10, 11-2.

Women’s: First round: Saima Shaukat (Wapda) bt Habiba Khan (Sindh) 11-8, 11-4, 11-4; Samar Anjum (Punjab) bt Mehwish Hanif (Punjab) 11-5, 12-10, 11-8; Riffat Khan (Punjab) bt Monisa Nasir (Punjab) 11-2, 11-2, 11-3; Roshna Mehboob (ZTBL) bt Khanum (Sindh) 11-0, 11-2, 11-3; Zoya Khalid (ZTBL) bt Anam Aziz (Sindh) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3; Saadia Gul (Wapda) bt Amna Mehboob (Punjab) 11-5, 11-7, 11-1; Amna Lateef (Punjab) bt Neha Khan (Sindh) 11-1, 11-2, 11-5; Faiza Zafar (Sindh) bt Zahab Khan (Sindh) 11-0, 11-9, 11-4.

Girls’ under-15: First round: Anam (Sindh) bt Sharish (Sindh) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4.

Thursday’s fixtures: Quarter-finals: Boys’ under-11 and under-15 11am; boys’ under-13 and men 12.30pm; boys under-17 and girls under-15 3pm; women 4pm.

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