Faletti’s International Men and Women Squash Championship 2018: Round 1 Day
LAHORE: Eight matches of the first round in the Faletti’s International Men and Women Squash Championship 2018 were played at the Punjab Squash Complex.
Three Pakistani players including Amaad Fareed, Syed Ali Mujtaba Bukhari and Farhan Zaman registered victories on the opening day while Khawaja Adil Maqbool, Israr Ahmad, Zeeshan Khan, M Uzair and M Hassaan Raza lost their matches.
In the first match of the day, Amaad Fareed of Pakistan shocked Henry Leung of Hong Kong by 11/7, 11/7, 11/6 in 32 minutes, TSZ Kwan Lau of Hong Kong outpaced Navid Maleksabet of Iran by 11/6, 11/7, 11/5 in 21 minutes, Sean Conroy of Ireland overcame Pakistan’s Khawaja Adil Maqbool by 11/7, 11/5, 13/11 in 22 minutes, Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bukhari of Pakistan stunned compatriot Israr Ahmad by 10/12, 3/11, 11/3, 11/2, 12/10 in 51 minutes.
Round 1 Results – Faletti’s International Men and Women Squash C’ship 2018
Pakistan’s Farhan Zaman took 25 minutes to outlast countryman Zeeshan Khan by 11/6, 11/7, 9/11, 11/7, Chi Him Wong of Hong Kong beat wildcard entrant Muhammad Uzair of Pakistan by 13/11, 11/2, 11/4 in 34 minutes, Malaysia’s Addeen Idrakie tamed local player Muhammad Hassaan Raza by 11/5, 11/3, 11/5 in just 17 minutes while Hong Kong’s Tang Ming Hong edged out English player Robert Downer by 11/6, 8/11, 7/11, 11/8, 11/5 in 52 minutes.
Main Draw – Faletti’s International Men and Women Squash C’ship 2018
As many as eight matches of the second round of the championship will be contested on Sunday, at the Punjab Squash Complex.
Pakistani players, while talking to media, vowed that they will give out their best and try to win their respective matches to make way to the quarterfinals. The foreign players also expressed the same feeling and showed their eagerness to play flawless squash and overpower their respective opponents to advance to the next round then continue their good performance throughout the event to lift the coveted trophy.
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