Noor sails into British Open Jr Squash semis

ISLAMABAD: Noor Zaman checked into the semifinals of the British Open Junior Squash beating Malaysian opponent in four games at the Edgbaston Priory Club, University of Birmingham Saturday.

Noor beat Chandaran 7-11, 11-4, 11-8, 11-7 to make it to the last four in the under-17 category.

Noor Zaman kept Pakistan hopes alive at the fall of Asadullah. Irelands Denis Gilevskiy defeated Asad in nthe fourth round 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 with Noor winning his third round against Karim Farrag 11-7, 11-3, 13-11.

M Amaad and Hamza Khan were on course for a show down in the final of under-15 category of the as they eliminated strong opponents in the fourth round.

Amaad upset top seed of the category- Jonah Bryant (Eng) 14-12, 11-7, 8-11, 7-11, 11-8 in a hard fought five-game thriller while Hamza Khan got better of strong Egyptian contender Omar Azam 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 to make it to the last eight stage.

Anas Ali Shah lost to Yusuf Sheikh (Eng) 9-11, 6-11, 8-11 in the fourth round of under-15 category.

Abdullah Nawaz moved into the quarter-finals of under-13 category beating Victor Santos De Freitas (Ned) 11-4, 11-7, 11-7

Pakistan problems at the under-19 level persist as top lad Harris Qasim was eliminated in the fourth round. No 2 seed Egyptian Yahya Elnawasany defeated Harris 11-8, 13-11, 11-6 to put an end on Pakistan hopes in the category.