Noor, Qasim in squash semis

ISLAMABAD: Noor Zaman and Haris Qasim made it to the semi-finals of the PSA $1,000 Satellite Circuit IV event under way at the Mushaf Ali Mir Complex, Islamabad.

Noor defeated Abdul Qadir 11-5, 15-13, 11-2, while Haris got the better of Hamza Sharif 12-10, 11-3, 11-5.

Results: (first round): Noor Zaman bt Khushal Riaz Khan 11-6, 11-8, 11-4 (20 min); Abdul Qadir bt Fakhar Najam 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 (17 min); Hamza Sharif bt Tayyab Rauf by 11-6, 11-1, 11-4 (16 min); Harsis Qasim bt Muhammad Ammad 11-2, 11-6, 11-3 (20 min); Salman Saleem bt Faraz Muhammad 11-4 (Rtd hurt – 8 min); Ashab Irfan bt Asad Ullah Khan 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 (17 min); Hamza Khan bt Muhammad Essa 11-1, 11-1, 11-0 (11 min) and Farhan Hashmi bt Fawad Khalil 11-2, 11-2, 11-9.

Quarter-finals: Noor Zaman bt Abdul Qadir 11-5, 15-13, 11-2 (24 min); Haris Qasim bt Hamza Sharif 12-10, 11-3, 11-5 (35 min); Ashab Irfan bt Salman Saleem 11-9, 3-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-3 (36 min); Hamza Khan bt Farhan Hashmi by 8-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-1, 11-7.