Each Pakistani gamers now face difficult quarterfinal fixtures.— Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s younger squash gamers Noor Zaman and Ashab Irfan reached the quarterfinals of the Nash Cup, a $31,250 PSA World Tour Copper occasion, being performed in London, Ontario, Canada.
Zaman, seeded fifth, produced a robust efficiency within the spherical of 16, beating Argentina’s Jeremias Azana 3-1.
After taking the opening sport 11-6, Zaman dropped an in depth second 12-14 earlier than regaining management to edge the third 12-10 and shut out the match 11-7 within the fourth. The encounter lasted 57 minutes.
Eighth seed Irfan had a more durable path, battling Malaysia’s Sanjay Jeeva in a five-game thriller.
Irfan began robust with an 11-5 win within the first sport, however Jeeva responded by taking the second 11-5. Irfan regained momentum within the third with an 11-4 victory earlier than Jeeva pressured a decider by claiming the fourth 11-7.
Within the deciding sport, Irfan held his nerve to seal the competition 11-6 after 63 minutes on courtroom.
Each Pakistani gamers now face difficult quarterfinal fixtures. Zaman is drawn towards Colombia’s Ronald Palomino, who upset third seed Leandro Romiglio of Argentina in straight video games.
Irfan will tackle India’s Veer Chotrani, the No. 4 seed, who superior with a 3-1 victory over Viktor Byrtus of the Czech Republic.
