Squash: Shahid wins Polish U-19 title
Saad could have played in the under-17 category but chose to play in the under-19 competition.
LONDON:
Budding Pakistani squash player Saad Shahid has won the Polish Under-19 Squash title defeating his Czech Republic opponent Solnicky Jacub 3-2 in a well-matched contest that took place in Warsaw.
The Junior Squash Open was a European Squash Federation event held earlier this week in the Polish capital. Saad could have played in the under-17 category but chose to play in the under-19 competition.
He was recently elevated to third from 45th in the under-17 world rankings after he won the German Open last month and earlier reached the final of the Welsh Open.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 25th, 2011.
Budding Pakistani squash player Saad Shahid has won the Polish Under-19 Squash title defeating his Czech Republic opponent Solnicky Jacub 3-2 in a well-matched contest that took place in Warsaw.
The Junior Squash Open was a European Squash Federation event held earlier this week in the Polish capital. Saad could have played in the under-17 category but chose to play in the under-19 competition.
He was recently elevated to third from 45th in the under-17 world rankings after he won the German Open last month and earlier reached the final of the Welsh Open.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 25th, 2011.