Tayyab, Amna head U19 seedings

About 229 entries received for Roshan Khan Junior Open squash event.


Our Correspondent November 22, 2013
About 229 entries received for Roshan Khan Junior Open squash event. PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI: The Parco-5th Roshan Khan Junior Open will begin from November 24, with Tayyab Aslam seeded top in the boys’ U19 category while Amna Latif will head the seeding in the girls’ U19 competition.

It has been learnt that the organisers, the Sindh Squash Association (SSA), have also received an international entry from Iran, but its final confirmation remains pending.

According to the SSA, as many as 269 entries were received; a tally of 227 was from boys and 42 by girls.

The boys will play in the age groups of U9, U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 while there will be four categories amongst the girls — U11, U15, U17 and U19.

The event’s draw size has been kept at 16-64, while the prize-money tag is $11,000.

K-P’s Ali Karamat has been seeded first for the U17 event while Madina Zafar is the top seed in girls’ U17 category.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 23rd, 2013.

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