Pakistan to take part in Asian Junior Squash in India

Author: Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan squash squad, comprising seven players along with a coach, will participate in the upcoming Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship which is scheduled to be played in Chennai, India from September 26-29. Abbas Zeb and Uzair Shaukat will play in the under-19 category while Haris Qasim and Asadullah Khan will play in the under-17category, Muhammad Hamza Khan and Muhammad Ashab Irfan in the under-15 category, Anas Ali Bukhari will participate in the under-13 age group while Fazal Shah will accompany them as coach during the event.

According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Squash Federation, the seedings released by the Asian Squash Federation say that Abbas Zeb has been placed at No 4 and Uzair Shaukat at No 12.

In the under-17 category, Haris Qasim has been seeded No 5 and Asadullah at No 16. In the under-15 category, Hamza Khan has been seededed No 3 and Ashab Irfan is seeded at No 8 while Anas Ali Shah will play as unseeded player in the under-13 category. The statement said that the selected players were kept under training at Pakistan National Squash Academy in Islamabad for preparation of the championship. The team proceeded to Karachi on Thursday and after four-day training in Karachi, they will depart for Chennai on September 23.

Published in Daily Times, September 21st 2018.

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