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Azan proves too good for Nouman in trial matches

By Our Correspondent
January 17, 2025
Pakistans Azan Ali Khan (left) and Switzerlands Leandro Vogel pose for a picture ahead of their Scottish Junior Open Squash 2024 U17 Boys final on December 30, 2024. — The News/Faizan Lakhani
Pakistan's Azan Ali Khan (left) and Switzerland's Leandro Vogel pose for a picture ahead of their Scottish Junior Open Squash 2024 U17 Boys final on December 30, 2024. — The News/Faizan Lakhani

ISLAMABAD: Army’s Azan Ali Khan, who outplayed his department fellow Nouman Khan in straight games Thursday morning in the trial matches meant to select Pakistan junior team for Asian meet, was later given walk over by the same player in Under-17 category of the National Junior Squash at the Mushaf Squash Complex.

Nouman was no match to recent Scottish Open winner Azan during the trial matches. Results: Boys’ Under-13. Faizan Ali Khan (Army) bt Safwan Gul (KP) 3-0, Raheel Masih (Sind) bt Fahad Khan (KP) 3-0, Yahya Farman (KP) bt Aziz Ali Naz (PAF) 3-2,, Syed M Hussain (Pb) bt Hussain Bakhshish (KP) 3-0, Danish Sikandar (KP) bt Abdul Rehman Najeed (KP) 3-0, Abdul Rehman Shuraim (KP) bt Irfan Ullah (Pb) 3-0, Ibrahim Ahmed (Pb) bt M Luqman (KP) 3-0, M Fawad Khan (KP) bt Muhammad Mustafa Khan (KP) 3-1.

Boys’ Under-15: Shahzeb (PAF) bt Rana Ayan Zahid (Pb) 3-0, Awais Jan (KP) bt Tauseef Waseem (Pb) 3-0, Shayan Zeb (KP) bt Abubakar Khan (KP) 3-0, Shahnawaz Butt (Pb) bt Abbas Khan (KP) 3-1, Harmas Ali Raja (Army) bt Sameer Khan (Pb) 3-1, Huzaifa Shahid (Sindh) bt Ahmed Ali (Pb) 3-0, Mamoon Khan (PAF) bt Abdul Hadi Gul (KP) 3-0, Arham Khan (PAF) bt Ali Mahad Rehman (KP) 3-1.

Boys’ Under-17: Azan Ali Khan (Army) got Walk Over against Nouman Khan (Army), M Yahya Asad (PAF) bt Nasrullah (Bal) 3-0, M Ali (PAF) bt Kamran Khan (Pb) 3-0, Abdullah Zaman (PAF) bt Obaid Ullah (PAF) 3-0, Mustafa Irfan (PAF) bt Asmatullah (Bal) 3-0, M Furqan (KP) bt Abdullah (Pb) 3-0, Usman Tahir (Pb) bt Adnan Zaman (Sindh) 3-2, Mubeen Khan (PAF) bt Omar Farooq Butt (Pb) 3-0.

Girls’ Under-15: Sehrish Ali (KP) bt Aaisha Shahid (Pb) 3-0, Sadia Zahoor (KP) bt Ayesha Shahbaz (Pb) 3-0, Hadia Farman (KP) bt Zaina Zubair (Pb) 3-0, Nimra Batool (Sind) bt Farah Ahmed (KP) 3-0, Damia Khan (Sindh) bt Bushra Shahbaz (Pb) 3-0, Maiha Shah (Pb) bt Omaima Qureshi (KP) 3-0, Faiqa Fida (Pb) bt Arfa (KP) 3-0, Mahnoor Ali (KP) bt Rahemin (PAF) 3-0.