Five Pakistani squash players secured their places in the semifinals across a range of age groups, continuing their impressive performance in the 32nd Asian Junior Squash Championship.
Abdullah Nawaz put on a strong show in the Boys U19 division, defeating Wong Wing Kuen of Hong Kong in straight sets with scores of 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 to go to the final four.
In the Boys U15 division, Pakistan also performed well, defeating India’s Harshal Rana 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 behind top seed Nauman Khan. Following suit, his countryman Ahmed Rayan Khalil defeated Armann Merzha bin Ashraff of Malaysia with decisive scores of 11-7, 11-3, and 11-3.
Top-seeded Sohail Adnan advanced to the semifinals of the Boys U13 competition with a commanding 11-2.
