Islamabad to host $32,000 Serena Huawei Pakistan International Squash Tournament 2019

Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) in collaboration with Serena Hotel and Huawei will host the Serena Huawei Pakistan International Squash Tournament 2019 for Men & Women under the supervision of Professional Squash Association (PSA) from 15 - 19 December at the Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad.  

The 5-day long championship carries a total prize money of $32,000 of which $20,000 is reserved for Men and $12,000 are for women.

World rank number 43 Youssef Ibrahim of Egypt and world number 48 Tsz-Wing Tong of Hong Kong (HKG) are top seeds of the mega tournament.  

Besides Pakistan, world ranking Men & women players from Austria, Egypt, Hong Kong, Iran, Malaysia, Netherlands and Thailand will participate in the mega event. 

Tayyab Aslam, Ahsan Ayaz, Farhan Zaman, Shahjahan Khan, Ammad Fareed, Farhan Mehboob and Amir Atlas Khan will represent the hosts.

Serena Hotels decided five years ago to reclaim the legacy of squash in Pakistan under it Sports Diplomacy initiative.

Since the inception of the Serena Hotels-Chief of Air Staff International Squash Championship, there has been an increase in local squash tournaments and championships and increasing numbers of international players are coming to Pakistan to compete.

Mr. Aziz Boolani, CEO of Serena Hotels, said, “Pakistan has a tradition of excellence in many sports but in recent years it has been harder for our players to excel in competitive sports internationally. Up to 25 years ago Pakistani squash players were the best in the world and every person in the country knew their names, some of those great players are with us today.