KARACHI Third seed Sheikh Saqib of Punjab overpowered top seed and favourite Waqas Mahboob of Khyber PK in four games in U-19 event of the Tughral Shah Jr Squash here on Wednesday at Pakistan Navy Roshan khan Jahangir Khan complex. Victory of Saquib in the first thrilling semi-final lasting 41 minutes reflects rising power of Punjab in the event. Over the last five years, the junior stars from Punjab have either dominated the events organised across the country or made impact by creating many upsets like the one that Saquib created. After losing the first game 5-11, Saquib stormed through the next three games 11-6, 15-13, 11-6 to clinch a place in the final where he will face second seed teammate Aurangzeb Mahmood who defeated province-mate Hamza Bukhari 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6 in 53 minuets, the longest contest so far in the competition. In boys under-11 semi-final qualifier, Faizan Khan of Sindh maintained his good winning form when he moved to the final defeating seeded Ahmed Ali Khan (Punjab) in the semi-final 11-13, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6. The third upset on the penultimate day of the championship was fourth seed Ammad Farid (Punjab)s win against second seed Fazal Mehmood (PAF) 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 in under-15 event. In the second semi-final of girls under-19 event, third seed Riffat Khan of Punjab beat second seed Zahab Khan of Sindh 11-4, 11-1, 11-6. Top seed in the event Zoya Khalid moved to the final defeating fourth seed Noor Fatima in straight games. The following are semi-finals results: Boys U-19: 3- Sheikh Saqib (Punjab) beat 1- Waqas Mehboob (KP) 5-11, 11-6, 15-13, 11-6 [41 minutes], 2- Aurangzeb Mehmund (Punjab) beat 4- Hamza Bukhari (Punjab) 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-6 [53 minutes]. Boys U-17: 1- Salman Mohib (KP) beat 4- Salam Zeb (PAF) 11-8, 6-11, 8-11, 11-2, 11-3 [41 minutes], Ali Bukhari (Punjab) beat Saad Shahid (Sindh) 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 [29 minutes] Boys U-15: 1- Bilal Zakir (PAF) beat 3- Ali Nasir (PAF) 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-5 [37 minutes], 4- Ammad Farid (Punjab) beat 2- Fazal Mehmood (PAF) 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7 [47 minutes]. Boys U-13: 3- ShanUllah (PAF) beat 1- Zeeshan Khan (PAF) 11-3, 11-7, 12-10 [27 minutes], 2- Israr Ahmed (Punjab) beat 4- Imam Sher Khan (Punjab) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 [24 minutes]. Boys U-11: 1- Mehran Javed (PAF) beat 4- Bilal Khan (Punjab) 4-11, 11-5, 12-12, 3-11, 11-6 [44 minutes], Q- Faizan Khan (Sindh) beat Ahmed Ali Khan (Punjab) 11-13, 11-6, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6 [35 minutes]. Results girls U-19: Semi-final: 1- Zoya Khalid (ZTBL) beat 4- Noor Fatima (Punjab) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2, 3- Riffat Khan (Punjab) beat 2- Zahab Khan (Sindh) 11-4, 11-1, 11-6. Girls U-15: 1- Sadia Gul (PAF) beat 4- Faiza Zafar (Sindh) 11-6, 11-3, 6-11, 11-4, 2- Ayesha Zafar (Sindh) beat 3- Mahak Shakeel (Sindh) 8-11, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9, 12-10 [49 minutes]. All finals will be played on Thursday.