Noor upsets Ahsan to enter semis of satellite squash event

ISLAMABAD: Noor Zaman Thursday accounted for experienced Ahsan Ayaz in a five-game thriller in the $1,000 PSA Satellite Tournament to express himself in a big way at domestic circuit event that got underway here at the Mushaf Ali Mir Complex.

Under-19 player Noor played brilliant squash to beat Ahsan 12-10, 8-11, 11-4, 4-11, 11-5 to make it to the semi-finals. The quarter-finals between the two lasted for 60 minutes.

Noor will now take on Faraz Muhammad in the semi-finals today (Friday) followed by the final late evening. Faraz Muhammad beat Abdul Saeed 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 in the quarter-finals. The second semi-final will see Hamza Sharif taking on Farhan Hashmi.

Results first round: Noor Zaman bt Muhammad Ammad 11-7,12-10,11-4 (24 Min); Ahsan Ayaz bt Asad Ullah Khan 11-2, 11-7, 11-5 (30 Min); Faraz Muhammad bt Faizan Khan 11-9, 11-0, 11-9 (19 Min); Saeed Abdul bt M Azlan Khawar 11-9,12-10, 11-6 (25 Min); Farhan Hashmi bt Mutahir Ali Shah 7-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-8 (27 Min); Hassan Raza bt Fawad Hussain 11-1,11-3,11-3 (16 Min); Hamza Sharif bt M Ashab Irfan 10-12, 11-2, 12-10, 11-8 (50 Min) and Naveed Rehman bt Ali Ud Din 11-5,11-7,11-4 (17 Min).