ISLAMABAD - Six Pakistani players made their ways into the main round of the Pakistan Open Men’s Squash Championship here at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Monday.
Syed Ali Bukhari, Kashif Asif, Waqar Mehboob, Shah Jahan Khan, Shoaib Hassan and Asim Khan won their respective matches on the second qualifying round to qualify for the main round of the international event.
Four matches were played in the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) International Women Squash Championship in which Enora Villard of France and three Egyptian players - Nouran El Torky, Hana Moataz and Hana Ramadan defeated their respective opponents to book berth in the main draws.
PAKISTAN OPEN MEN: 1. Syed Ali Bukhari (Pak) beat Danish Atlas (Pak) 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6 in 34 min, 2. Kashif Asif (Pak) beat Sean Conory (Irl) 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 in 48 min, 3. Waqar Mehboob (Pak) beat Raees Khan (Pak) 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6 in 35 min, 4. Shahjahan Khan (Pak) beat Faraz Muhammad (Pak) 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 in 27 min, 5. Rui Soares (Por) beat Waqas Mehboob (Pak) 6-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 in 42 min, 6. Shoaib Hassan(Pak) beat Zeeshan Khan (Pak) 8-11, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 11-2 in 55 min, 7. Asim Khan (Pak) beat Sadam Ul Haq (Pak) 11-9, 11-7, 11-8 in 29 min and 8. Adeen Idrakie (Mas) beat Bilal Zakir (Pak) 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 in 34 min.
CAS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN: 1. Enora Villard (Fra) beat Farah Momen (Egy) 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 (43 Min), 2. Nouran El Torky (Egy) beat Nadia Pfister (Sui) 11-5, 17-15, 11-1 (30 Min), 3. Hana Moataz (Egy) beat Arezoosadat Mousavizadeh (Iri) 11-1, 11-5, 11-6 (17 Min), 4. Hana Ramadan (Egy) beat Sachika Ingale (Ind) 11-6, 11-7, 12-10 (33 Min).
