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Pakistan’s Noor Zaman becomes Asian Junior Squash champion
He defeated Malaysian player in the final
Pattaya: Pakistan’s Noor Zaman has won the Boys U-19 event of the 29th Asian Junior Individual Championships being held in Pattaya, Thailand.
According to details, the 18-year-old defeated Malaysia’s Joachim Chuah by three games to one in the final on Sunday.
Zaman won the first game by 11-9, however, Chuah made a comeback by bagging the next game by a scoreline of 12-10. Zaman clinched the next two games, 11-5 and 11-9, to win the title.
It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan have won this title after a gap of four years.
In April earlier, this year, Zaman also became Pakistan’s top-ranked junior player by achieving his career-best international ranking of 103.
The Peshawar-born will also represent Pakistan in World Junior Squash Championship, late this year.
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