Nasir, Noor, Haris, Zeeshan in USD 12,000 Pakistan International Squash Tournament 2020 second round
The USD 12,000 Pakistan International Squash Tournament 2020 moved into the pre-quarterfinal stage at the Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad.
The USD 12,000 Pakistan International Squash Tournament 2020 moved into the pre-quarterfinal stage at the Mushaf Squash Complex, Islamabad.
In a 46 minutes long encounter, Nasir Iqbal after facing tough resistance against wildcard entrant under-19 player Hamza Sharif secured the berth into the second round. Nasir, after a lot of struggle, overcame Hamza Sharif in four sets 16-14, 6-11, 11-7 and 11-7.
Meanwhile, senior pros Tayyab Aslam, Farhan Mehboob, Danish Atlas, Farhan zaman Asim Khan Zahir Shah, Israr Ahmed, Amaad Fareed each got byes due to direct entry into the main draw.
Promising Noor Zaman easily trounced wildcard entrant Hamza Khan in just 26 minutes.
Men's First round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noor Zaman | def | Hamza Khan (WC) | 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 (26 Min) |
| M Farhan Hashmi | def | Naveed Rehman | 11-1, 11-4, 11-4 (12 Min) |
| Syed Ali Bukhari | def | Bilal Zakir | 11-7, 11-7, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7 (52 Min) |
| Waqas Mehboob | def | Muhammad Farhan | 11-9, 11-4, 11-9 (18 Min) |
| Muhammad Bilal | def | Abdul Qadir | 7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 10-12, 11-8 (36 Min) |
| Haris Qasim | def | Salman Saleem | 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 (39 Min) |
| Nasir Iqbal | def | Hamza Sharif (WC) | 16-14, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7 (46 Min) |
| Zeeshan Zeb (WC) | def | Saeed Abdul | 11-9, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8 (36 Min). |
