Adil lifts Scottish U-15 title

Published January 1, 2003

EDINBURGH, Dec 31: Pakistan’s Adil Maqbool Khawaja won the Scottish Under-15 Open Squash title when he overwhelmed England’s James Snell in straight games in the final according to a WSF press release issued on Tuesday.

Adil won 9-0, 9-0, 9-5,

Earlier in the semifinals Adil ruthlessly destroyed Hong Kong’s Hi Yin Lee 9—2, 9-2, 9-1 in another one-sided affair as his opponent found the young Pakistani too hot and speedy.

In the quarterfinal Adil demolished another English youngster Curtis Tomlinson 9-1, 9-0. 9-0.

RESULTS:

U-19 quarterfinals: Dylan Bennett bt Matthew Karawalski 9-8, 9-2, 2-9, 9-4; Eduardo Pereira bt Harry Leitch 7-9, 5-9, 9-3, 9-0, 9-2; Jose Becerril Gonzalez bt Iain Murray 5-9, 10-9, 9-2,9-4; Siddarth Suchde bt Dick Lau 9-6, 9-6, 9-2

Semifinals: Dylan Bennett bt Eduardo Pereira 9-7, 9-0, 4-9, 9-1 Siddarth Suchde bt Jose Becerril Gonzalez 9-5, 9-4, 7-9, 9-1

Final: Dylan Bennett bt Siddarth Suchde 9-6, 9-5, 9-6

U-17 quarterfinals: Robin Clarke bt Chris Hall 9-1, 9-7, 9-3; Ben Reece bt Lee Skinner 9-6, 9-2, 10-8; Michael Auer bt Nicholas Hartman 9-3, 9-1, 9-1; Jens Schoor bt Jamie Douglas 9-3, 6-9, 8-10, 9-0,9-0

Semifinals: Robin Clarke bt Ben Reece 9-1, 9-3, 9-1; Michael Auer bt Jens Schoor 4-9, 9-1, 9-1, 9-2

Final: Robin Clarke bt Michael Auer 9-4, 9-2, 9-0

U-15 quarterfinals: Adil Maqbool Khawaja bt Curtis Tomlinson 9-1, 9-0, 9-0; Ho Yin Lee bt Trevor McGuiness 9-4, 9-0, 9-3; James Snell bt Matt Reece 9-7, 9-4, 9-3; Keith Pritchard bt Lyall Paterson 9-3, 9-2, 4-9, 9-2

Semifinals: [1] Adil Maqbool Khawaja bt Ho Yin Lee 9-2, 9-2, 9-1; James Snell bt Keith Pritchard 9-3, 9-7, 9-10, 4-9, 9-7

Final: Adil Maqbool Khawaja bt James Snell 9-0, 9-0, 9-5.

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