ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s duo of Noor Zaman and Nasir Iqbal advanced to the semi-finals of the third Asian Doubles Squash Championships after a come-from-behind victory over South Korea’s Oh Seojin and Lee Minwoo in the quarter-finals on Friday.

The Pakistan pair recovered from a first-game loss to win 10-12, 11-4, 11-2 in 28 minutes.

However, the other Pakistan team of Moha­mmad Hamza Khan and Mohammad Asim Khan bowed out in the last eight, losing to Malaysia’s Sanjay Jeeva and Duncan Lee 4-11, 11-9, 7-11.

The semi-finals of the event are scheduled for Saturday.

Published in Dawn, June 20th, 2026