Zakir continues to shine at squash event
Beats Bokhari to move into quarters at DG Rangers Open Championship.
Beats Bokhari to move into quarters at DG Rangers Open Championship.
KARACHI:
Bilal Zakir continued his superb run in the 7th DG Rangers (Sindh) Open Squash Championship moving into the quarter-finals at the Jahangir Squash Complex in North Nazimabad, Karachi.
Zakir once again came back from one set down to defeat eighth-seed Ali Bokhari 3-2 in another five-setter with scores of 8-11, 11-3, 11-1, 4-11 and 11-9.
Top-seed Nasir Iqbal won an easy match against Salman Zaib 3-0 while Farhan Mehboob won in similar fashion against Nosherwan Khan with scores of 11-6, 12-10 and 11-3.
Farhan Zaman won in straight sets against qualifier Israr Ahmed 11-5, 11-8 and 12-10 while Danish Atlas thrashed Ismail Rauf 11-8, 11-3 and 11-6.
Amir Atlas Khan was stretched by qualifier Mohammad Naeem before he eventually winning with scores of 11-4, 18-16 and 13-11.
In the women’s category, top seeds Samar Anjum and Zoya Khalid moved into the next round with easy wins.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 19th, 2013.
Bilal Zakir continued his superb run in the 7th DG Rangers (Sindh) Open Squash Championship moving into the quarter-finals at the Jahangir Squash Complex in North Nazimabad, Karachi.
Zakir once again came back from one set down to defeat eighth-seed Ali Bokhari 3-2 in another five-setter with scores of 8-11, 11-3, 11-1, 4-11 and 11-9.
Top-seed Nasir Iqbal won an easy match against Salman Zaib 3-0 while Farhan Mehboob won in similar fashion against Nosherwan Khan with scores of 11-6, 12-10 and 11-3.
Farhan Zaman won in straight sets against qualifier Israr Ahmed 11-5, 11-8 and 12-10 while Danish Atlas thrashed Ismail Rauf 11-8, 11-3 and 11-6.
Amir Atlas Khan was stretched by qualifier Mohammad Naeem before he eventually winning with scores of 11-4, 18-16 and 13-11.
In the women’s category, top seeds Samar Anjum and Zoya Khalid moved into the next round with easy wins.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 19th, 2013.