KARACHI Noor Ali Khan of Punjab had to fight hard to reach the final round of the under-19 event of the first Rehana Nazar National Junior Squash Championship at Rashidabad on Sunday, according to information available here. After winning the opening set, Noor Ali lost next two to trail by two sets to one and was on the verge of making an exit when he found his winning touch to turn the tables on his opponent and province mate Wahab Khan in the qualifying round to register 11-3, 5-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6 win and a berth in the final draw. The qualifying round of the championship was completed on the second day at Rashidabad Rehana Nazar squash complex on Sunday. The championship was organised by Rashid Memorial Welfare Organization (RMWO) with the assistance of Sindh Squash Association (SSA). Following players qualified for final: Boys Under-19: Arbab Dilawar (NWFP), Muqaddar Shah (NWFP), Waqas Gul (NWFP), Noor Ali Khan (Punjab). Boys Under-17: Moin Rauf (Punjab), Ali Bokhari (Punjab), Safiullah Kakar (Bal), Shah Zeb (NWFP). Boys Under-15: Abdullah Bashir (Punjab), Asim Khan (Punjab), Kamran Khan (Sindh), M Farhan (Punjab). Boys Under-13: Kabir Alam (Sindh), Amir Khan (NWFP), Umair Gul (Punjab), Essa Usmani (Punjab). Results of final qualifying round: Result U-19: Arbab Dilawar (NWFP) beat Shahid Hussain (Punjab) 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, Muqaddar Shah (NWFP) beat Wajid Rasool (Punjab) 11-3, 11-2, 11-0, Waqas Gul (NWFP) beat Salman Khan (NWFP) 11-8, 11-3, 12-10, Noor Ali Khan (Punjab) beat Wahab Khan (Punjab) 11-3, 5-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6. Result U-17: Moin Rauf (Punjab) beat Bilal Ahmed (Sindh) 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, Ali Bokhari (Punjab) beat M Nouman (NWFP)11-4, 11-3, 11-4, Safiullah Kakar (Bal) beat Faheem Gul Jr (PAF)13-11, 11-5, 11-6, Shah Zeb (NWFP) beat Shoaib Memon (Sindh) 11-2, 11-0, 11-6. Result U-15: first qualifying round Abdullah Bashir (Punjab) beat Hamza Bhatti (Punjab) 12-10, 11-9, 11-6, Asim Khan (Punjab) beat Hamza Imtiaz (Punjab) 11-4, 11-0, 11-9, Kamran Khan (Sindh) beat Salman Hashmi (Punjab) 11-9, 9-11, 6-11, 11-6, 13-11, M Farhan (Punjab) beat Hasnain Ali (Balochistan) 11-5, 11-9, 11-4. Result U-13: Kabir Alam (Sindh) beat Saad Saleem (Sindh) 11-0, 11-0, 11-0, Amir Khan (NWFP) beat Usman Yaqoob (Punjab) 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, Umair Gul (Punjab) beat Ameer Hamza (Sindh) 11-0, 11-0, 11-0, Essa Usmani (Punjab) beat Aqib Rasheed (Sindh)11-2, 11-0, 11-3.