British Junior Open: Israr progresses to round three

Pakistani squash player beat Taylor of Wales 3-0 in U19 category

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Israr Ahmed moved into the third round of the British Junior Open U19 category after beating Owain Taylor of Wales 3-0 in their second-round encounter played in Sheffield, UK.

Israr had to work hard to fend off challenges from Taylor as he won with a scoreline of 11-8, 11-7 and 11-8.

Earlier in the opener, Israr had beaten England’s Matthew Bedwell 11-8, 11-1 and 11-1 in just 21 minutes.

Another Pakistani, Zeeshan, was less fortunate as he suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of England’s George Parker, who won by scores of 12-10, 10-12, 11-1 and 11-4.

In the boys’ U17 category, Pakistan’s trio of Kashif Arif, Asfandyer Khan and Usman Hassan crashed out in the first round, but will play one more match to decide their eventual position among all the contenders.

Meanwhile, Abbas Zeb and Dorosham Khan progressed into the third round of the boys’ U15 category where Zeb will take on England’s Nichollas Wall while Dorosham will go up against Joshua Owen, also from England.

In the boys’ U13 competition, Khushal Riaz Khan lost his second-round match to Turkey’s Emirhan Sen 3-1. Harris Qasim, on the other hand, will take on Egypt’s Abdel Rahman Attia for a place in the third round.

 

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