Pakistan top national girl Mehwish Ali outplays Mariam Malik 3-1

Abdul Jabbar Faisal

ISLAMABAD: The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship for Men, and Women got underway at Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad on Thursday, as 8 male and 8 female players goy bye in the first round of prestigious squash fixture.

Pakistan top national girl Mehwish Ali defeated Mariam Malik 3-1 in her opening encounter after lasting 38 minutes in the court, as the final score-line was 11-5, 9-11, 12-10, and 11-5.

Eight players including Ibrahim Elkabbani from Egypt, Ong Sai Hung from Malaysia, Mohamed Nasser from Egypt, Noor Zaman from Pakistan, Seif El-Shenawy for Egypt, Wee Ming Hock from Malaysia, Khaled Labib from Egypt, and Mohammad Asim Khan from Pakistan got bye in the first round of the championship.

Also, eight female players including Chan Yiwen (Malaysia), Nadien Elhammamy (Egypt), Anam Mustafa Aziz (Pakistan), Nour Ramy (Egypt), Amina el Rihany (Egypt), Malak Samir (Egypt), Wong Po Yui Kirstie (Hong Kong), and Nour Khafagy (Egypt) got bye.

Results (Men’s Event):

Farhan Mehboob (PAK) beat Pablo Quintana Estevez (ESP) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (36m)

Ziad Ibrahim (EGY) beat Arón Astray (ESP) 11-1, 13-11, 11-6 (23m)

Mohammad Abdul Qadir (PAK) beat Youssef Matta (EGY) 7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 (31m)

Nasir Iqbal (PAK) beat Hafiz Zhafri (MAS) 5-11, 11-3, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8 (51m)

Abdullah Nawaz (PAK) beat Yusuf Elsherif (EGY) 11-7, 6-11, 11-9, 12-10 (49m)

Duncan Lee (MAS) beat Farhan Zaman (PAK) 11-7, 9-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-7 (50m)

Amaad Fareed (PAK) beat Israr Ahmed (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 11-3 (45m)

Yassin Shohdy (EGY) Usman Nadeem (PAK) 14-12, 11-4, 11-9 (33m)

Results (Women’s Event):

Mehwish Ali (PAK) beat Mariam Malik (PAK) 11-5, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5 (38 m)

Rushna Mehboob (PAK) beat Sehrish Ali (PAK) 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 (12 m)