LAHORE : The All Pakistan National squash championship has swung into action here on Wednesday at the Punjab squash association complex.
“Altogether one hundred junior players drawn from different parts of the country will participate in the event which aims at promoting squash at early levelâ€, said Shiraz Saleem, Secretary, Punjab Squash Association while talking to APP.
He said apart from boys, fifty girls are also featuring in the competition which indicates the interest of female folk in the game.
Shiraz said the qualifying rounds will end on May 18 and the main round will be played from May 19 and the final will take place on May 23.
“In order to encourage the upcoming players we will be giving one wild card entry in each age groupâ€, said Secretary PSA adding “Attractive cash prizes will also be given to acknowledge their hard work and to encourage themâ€.
Women Senior players for main Round Sammer Anjum, Sadia Gul, Faiza Zafar, Saima Shaukat, Riffat Khan, Zoya Khalid, Amna Latif, Rushna Mehboob, Bushra Khalid, Zahab K Khan, Iqra Butt and one wild card holder.
Qualifying Round players are Habiba Khan, Madina Zafar, Anum Aziz, Neha Khan, Unaiza Nasir, Maira Shahzad, Nadia Shabbir, Shafaq Chaudhry.
Boys Under-19 – Main round Players are Nasir Khan, Haris Iqbal, Saifullah, Mohammad Abdul Qadir, Uzair Rasheed, Zeeshan Malik, Abdul Malik, Shahzad, Mahid Amin, Mohammad Junaid, Saad Abdullah and a wild Card.
Qualifying Round Players are Mohammad Fawad, Uzmar Hassan, Muhammad Zahid, M Mubeen, Qmar ul Islam, Owais Rasheed, Osama Zafar, Ghazi Shah, Abdul Mughni, Daud Khan, Shehryar Khan, Sajawal Imran, Sarfraz Khan, Usman, Faizan Khan and Zeeshan Khan.
Boys Under-17 – Main Round Players are Uzair Shaukat, Oan Abbass, Harris Qasim, Naveed Rehman, Mohammad Saqib Iqbal, Rashid Daulat, Hamaza Sharif, Talha Alam, Shahzad Ali Khan, Anees Ur Rehman and Zohair Shahid.
Qualifying Round for Under 17 boys players are Salman Shah, Farhan Hashimi, Ahmad Hassan, Malik Abdul Moiz, Mavia Hussain, M Usman, Moaz Khan, Bilal Islam, Abdul Wajid, Yawar Ashraf, Rafi Khan, Qasim Norani, Arbab Mehran Khan, M Essa, Hamza Aslam and Hammad Khan.
Girls Under-19 for Main Round players are Komal Khan, Noor Ul Huda, Aiman Shahbaz, Maira Saleem, Kainat Khan, Fehmina Asim, IIsa Imran, Aman Fayzaz, Bushra Afridi, Humaira Naz, Uzma Naz, Mehwish Ansar, Mayral Shaikh, Zahwa and Amna Fayaz.
Girls Under-15 – Main Round players are Noor Ul Ain Ejaz, Zainab Khan, Aina Shaikh, Sulaya Chaudhry, Nimra Aqeel, Laiba Ejaz, Tayyaba Abbass, Hira Aqeel, Muskhan Shahbaz, Zohra, Kulsoom, Fajar Hameed, Eman Jabil, Maira Eman and a wild card.
Qualifying Round of Under 15 girls players are Aqsa, Sana, Asma Pari, and Kanwal.