Pakistan play must-win match in Asian Junior Squash today

KARACHI: Pakistan will have to defeat Iran on Friday (today) to enter the semi-finals of the 18th Asian Junior Squash Team Championships being played in Hong Kong.

On Thursday, fourth seed Pakistan defeated ninth seed Korea 3-0. Abbas Zeb defeated In Woo Lee 6-11, 14-12, 11-4, 13-11, Mehran Javed beat Han Dong Korea Ryu 11-6, 11-5, 11-2, while Mansoor Zaman won against Dongmin Lee 11-7, 11-5, 11-8.

However, Pakistan lost 0-3 to top seed India. Abhay Singh defeated Abbas 11-8, 11-4, 12-10, Velavan Senthilkumar beat Mehran 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 13-11, and Ranjit Singh thrashed Mansoor 11-2, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9.  India have already reached the semi-finals.