Pakistan’s Noor Zaman (far left) and and Nasir Iqbal (second from left) pose with Indian gamers Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar after the ultimate of the Asian Doubles Squash Championship in Kuching, Malaysia, on June 25, 2025. — Reporter
KARACHI: Falling wanting the gold, Pakistan on Thursday secured silver medal on the Asian Doubles Squash Championship after a valiant efficiency within the males’s doubles closing, the place they went down 2-1 to arch-rivals India in Malaysia.
The Pakistani duo of Noor Zaman and Nasir Iqbal fought laborious however ultimately succumbed to the Indian pair of Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar, who efficiently defended their Asian title with a 9/11, 11-5, 11-5 victory.
The extreme closing lasted one hour and 27 minutes.
It’s pertinent to say that Zaman and Iqbal had delivered a formidable marketing campaign en path to the ultimate.
Within the semifinals on Wednesday, the pair edged previous host nation Malaysia in a tightly contested three-game match, profitable 10-11, 11-9, 11-9 in a conflict that stretched to at least one hour and eight minutes.
Pakistan’s Noor Zaman (proper) and Nasir Iqbal pose with the trophy. — Reporter
They overcame Malaysia’s skilled duo of Syafiq Kamal and Duncan Lee to guide their place within the closing.
Earlier, Pakistan earned a 2-1 victory over Korea within the quarterfinals. The Iqbal-Zaman pair emerged victorious in one other thrilling contest towards Jiang Min Ryu and Jaijin Yoo, with sport scores of 11-3, 5-11, 11-4.
The Pakistani crew additionally carried out strongly within the group stage, the place they secured qualification to the knockouts with a complete win over Chinese language Taipei.
Nasir and Noor dispatched Chi Yu-Wei and Chen Ching-Fu in straight units, 11-2, 11-9, in simply 11 minutes.
Seeded second within the match, Pakistan began their marketing campaign on Monday with dominant wins over the Philippines (11-7, 11-4) and South Korea, showcasing constant kind all through the championship.
Individually, Noor Zaman had beforehand competed within the Asian Particular person Squash Championship, the place he bowed out within the pre-quarterfinals after a hard-fought five-game battle towards Malaysia’s Joachim Chuah.
Battling a again spasm, Zaman misplaced the primary two video games 3-11, 3-11, made a comeback by taking the subsequent two 11-3, 12-10, however ultimately fell 2-11 within the decider.
