KUCHING: Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal and Noor Zaman fell short in the final of the Asian Doubles Squash Championships on Sunday, losing to India’s Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar, who successfully defended their men’s doubles title.

The Pakistan pair made a strong start by taking the opening game 11-7, but the top-seeded Indian duo fought back to secure a 2-1 victory in the 47-minute final, winning the next two games 11-7 and 11-2.

Second seeds Nasir and Noor were unable to maintain their early momentum as Abhay and Velavan raised their level in the latter stages of the match to retain the crown.

The result was a repeat of last year’s final, in which the Indian pair had also defeated Nasir and Noor to claim the Asian doubles title.

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2026