Pak players excel in British Junior Squash C’ship         
Pakistan Times Sports Desk

ISLAMABAD: The 3rd day of the British Juniors’ Open Squash Championship 2007 was a full moon day for Pakistan, as the players displayed excellent game in all the four age group competitions at Sheffield on January 4.

According to Pakistan Squash Federation’s (PSF) media department, Pakistani boys are participating in different age groups competitions including Under-13, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 Boys did well in all events while girls who were taking part in only Under-17 category, failed to cross the hurdle of 1st Round.

Duo Pakistani girls Mari Toor and Zoya Khalid could not show impressive performance in a prominent international fixture. As Egyptian girl Sara Noumani defeated Pakistani Zoya Khalid 3-1 in the 1st round match. The score-line was 9/4, 0/9, 9/0 and 9/4.

In the other encounter Victoria Bell from Cambria defeated Maria Toor Pakay from Pakistan in the 2nd round with the score-line of 9/3, 2/9, 9/3, 9/4.

Results

Under-13 (3rd Round): Nasir Iqbal (Pak) beat Robin Gadola (SWI) 9/0, 9/1, 9/1 (15 Min) Nematullah (Pak) beat Wessley Howell (UK) 9/5, 9/4, 9/4 (18 Min) Fadi Tharwat (Egy) beat Bilal Zakir (Pak) 9/0, 9/2, 9/5 (31 Min)

Quarter Finals: Nasir Iqbal (Pak) beat Mazan Heham (Egy) 7/9, 9/6, 9/2, 9/5 (38 Min) Nematullah (Pak) beat Mahesh Magonkar (Ind) 9/5, 10/9, 10/8 (38 Min)

Under-15 (3rd Round): Owais Khan (Pak) beat David Wardle (UK) 9/6, 9/5, 9/1 (31 Min)Aurangzeb (Pak) beat Karim Sharif (Egy) 9/4, 9/0, 9/5 (28 Min)Nousherwan (Pak) beat Lucas Serme (Fra) 9/1, 9/6, 9/1 (33 Min) Danish Atlas (Pak) beat Nicolas Hopcroft (UK) 9/3, 9/0, 9/0 (23 Min)

Quarter Final: Owais Khan (Pak) beat Aurangzeb (Pak) 9/3, 9/6, 5/9, 9/4 (32 Min) Nousherwan (Pak) beat M El Sherbeny (Egy) 7/9, 9/6, 10/9, 6/9, 9/6 (65 Min) Danish Atlas (Pak) beat Charles Sharpes (UK) 9/7, 9/1, 9/4 (28 Min)

Under-17 (3rd Round): M El Shourbagy (Egy) beat Raza Yaqoob (Pak) 9/7, 9/0, 9/1 (30 Min) Waqar Mehboob (Pak) beat Wian Louwrens (RSA) 9/1, 9/2, 9/5 (29 Min)

Quarter Finals: Ahmed Osama (Egy) beat Waqar Mehboob (Pak) 9/0, 9/1, 8/4 (Retd) (18 Min)

Under-19 (3rd Round): Aamir Atlas (Pak) beat Keo Elvinn (Mas) 9/1, 9/1, 9/0 (25 Min) Farzan Rashid (Pak) beat Tom Pashley (UK) 10/8, 5/1 (Retd) (34 Min)

Quarter Finals: Aamir Atlas (Pak) beat Oliver Pett (UK) 9/5, 9/1, 9/3 (31 Min) Farzan Rashid (Pak) beat M A Reda (Egy) 2/9, 9/5, 9/3, 10/9 (65 Min).●