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Pariahs paralyze seeded players in junior squash

KARACHI: Outcasts Harris Qasim and Shahab Khan were among 11 pariahs — 10 young men and one young lady — who hoarded spotlight while showing signs of improvement of seeded players to sneak into the second round of the seventh Rehana Nazar National Junior Squash Title in Tando Allahyar, on Sunday

Haris stunned best seed Uzair Shaukat 11-7, 11-3, 14-12 while Shahab expelled second seed Farhan Hashmi 13-11, 6-11, 11-7, 13-11. They were joined by qualifier Khushal Riaz in the young men under-17 second round after he asked seventh seed Ahmed Hassan to leave for good 11-9, 11-3, 11-5.

Qualifier Shehzad Khan paralyzed 6th seed Zeeshan Malik 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8 in the main young men under-19 surprise to move into the following round.

Qualifiers Syed Hasnain, Junaid Khan (under-15), Kaleemullah (under-13), Varun Asif, M. Shoiab Afzal and unseeded M. Hanif (under-11) steered seeded adversaries on approach to making next round.

In an all-Sindh experience, unseeded Mehwish cut out 11-5, 11-1, 11-3 triumph over Alishba Ibad to journey into the young ladies under-15 second round.

Top six seeds — Komal Khan, Noor-ul-Huda, Aiman Shahbaz, Amna Fayyaz, Kainat Khan and Noor-ul-Ain Ejaz — have first round bye in the young ladies under-19 class.

Results:

Young men under-19: M. Uzair Rasheed (Punjab) bt Daud Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-3, 11-1; Shehzad Khan (Punjab) bt Zeeshan Malik (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8; Oan Abbas (Punjab) bt Furqan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7; Saifullah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Moaz Khan (Punjab) 11-4, 11-7, 11-6; Zeeshan Gul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Osama Zafar (Sindh) 11-5, 11-2, 11-8; Abbas Zeb (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M. Junaid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4; Mansoor Zaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Saad Abdullah (Sindh) 11-6, 11-4, 13-11; Zeeshan Zeb (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Owais Rasheed (Sindh) 11-2, 10-12, 11-0, 11-6.

Young men under-17: M. Harris Qasim (Punjab) bt Uzair Shaukat (PAF) 11-7, 11-3, 14-12; Humza Sharif (PAF) bt Ibtesam Riaz (Punjab) 5-11, 15-13, 11-7, 6-11, 11-4; Rashid Dulat (PAF) bt Obaidullah (Sindh) 10-12, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9; Naveed Rehman (Sindh) bt Mavia Hussain (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-3, 10-12, 11-7; Saqib Iqbal (PAF) bt Rafi Khan (Sindh) 8-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8; Khushal Riaz (PAF) bt Ahmed Hassan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 11-3, 11-5; Hassan Raza (Punjab) bt [Q] Hammad Khan (Punjab) 12-10, 11-8, 13-15, 11-7; Shahab Khan (Punjab) bt Farhan Hashmi (SNGPL) 13-11, 6-11, 11-7, 13-11.

Young men under-15: Asadullah (PAF) bt Khaqan Malik (Punjab) 11-4, 11-9, 11-1; M. Ashab Irfan (Punjab) bt M.Talha Iqbal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 11-2, 11-4; Junaid Khan (Punjab) bt Ghulam Mohammad (Punjab) 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7; Waleed Khalil (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Sharoon Thanjee (Sindh) 11-6, 11-6, 11-9; Hammad Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Abbas Nawaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-9, 9-11, 11-8, 12-10; Tayyab Rauf (Punjab) bt Fawad Hussain (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-8, 11-6; Syed Hasnain (Balochistan) Afaq Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-3, 11-8; Ali Shar (PAF) bt Mubashir Ali Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 5-0 (resigned).

Young men under-13: .M. Ammad (PAF) bt Mehmood Mehboob (Punjab) 11-4, 11-2, 11-5; Huzaifa Zahid (PAF) bt M. Hummam Ahmed (PAF) 11-2, 11-4, 11-9; Yaseen Khatak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Zain Anwar (Punjab) 11-9, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6; Kaleemullah (Punjab) bt M. Khan (PAF) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7; Mutahir Ali Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M. Ali (Sindh) 11-3, 11-3, 11-6; Azlan Khawar (Punjab) bt Adil (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 12-10, 11-8, 11-9; Sheraz Akber (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Majid Ahmed (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-4, 11-3, 11-0; Usman Nadeem (Punjab) bt Abuzar Imtiaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-5, 11-7.

Young men under-11: Anas Bukhari (Punjab) bt Mohammad Zubair (Punjab) 11-3, 11-3, 11-9; Zuraiz Naeem (Punjab) bt M. Zaman (Sindh) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9; Moinuddin (Punjab) bt Adnan Zaman (Sindh) 11-7, 11-6, 11-0; Abdullah Nawaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Mustafa Ishaq (Sindh) 11-2, 11-1, 11-0; M. Hanif (PAF) bt Mobeen Kamran (PAF) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; Abdullah Nadeem (Punjab) bt Hassan Zahid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-6, 11-7, 11-7; M. Shoaib Afzal (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Zohaib Khan (Sindh) 11-5, 11-6, 11-9; Varun Asif (Punjab) bt Sakhiullah (PAF) 14-16, 9-11, 12-10, 12-10, 13-11.

Young ladies under-15: Nimra Aqeel (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Aina Aziz (Sindh) 11-0, 11-0, 11-0; Mehwish (Sindh) bt Alishba Ibad (Sindh) 11-5, 11-1, 11-3; Sulaya Chaudhry (Punjab) bt Nabiha Imran (Sindh) 11-4, 11-0, 11-2; Hira Aqeel (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Fatima Zafar (Sindh) 11-8, 11-3, 11-1; Tayyaba Abbas (Punjab) bt Fajar Hameed (Punjab) 11-1, 11-1, 11-3; Aina Sheik (Sindh) bt Habiba Ishaq (Sindh) 5-11, 4-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5; Zainab Khan (Sindh) bt Sara Haq (Sindh) 11-3, 11-0, 11-3; Laiba Ejaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Sibgha Arshad (Punjab) 11-4, 11-8, 11-8.

Young ladies under-19: Ilsa Imran (Sindh) bt Zohra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-1, 11-2; Fehmina Asim (Sindh) bt Kulsoom (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-3, 11-4, 11-8;

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