Pakistan’s Ashab Irfan poses with trophy after successful South Australian Open Squash Championship title. — Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Ashab Irfan claimed the South Australian Open Squash Championship title on Saturday after defeating Malaysia’s Duncan Lee in straight video games within the remaining.
The highest-seeded Irfan dominated the match, successful 11-8, 12-10, 11-9 with out dropping a recreation within the remaining. The victory marks his second skilled title this 12 months, following his win on the RC Professional Sequence 2025.
Ashab, who was in 62nd place earlier than the beginning of the match, had received the bye within the first spherical.
Pakistan’s Ashab Irfan might be seen in motion throughout a match on this undated picture. — Reporter
He downed Hong Kong’s Lee Chung within the 2nd spherical earlier than a nail-biting 3-2 win over Malaysian Joachim Chuah within the third spherical.
He defeated compatriot Hamza Khan within the semi-final earlier than claiming his sixth PSA title defeating Duncan Lee within the remaining.
The competitors, held in Adelaide, provided a complete prize purse of $9,000. Irfan, 21, has been rising steadily within the Skilled Squash Affiliation rankings and is taken into account one in every of Pakistan’s most promising gamers.
