{"id":344775,"date":"2023-07-23T00:36:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T19:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=344775"},"modified":"2023-07-23T00:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T19:36:51","slug":"hamza-qualifies-for-world-junior-squash-championship-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/hamza-qualifies-for-world-junior-squash-championship-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamza qualifies for World Junior Squash Championship final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Islamabad<br \/>\nHamza Khan on Saturday qualified for the World Junior Squash Championship final in Melbourne, making him the first Pakistani to reach the deciding stage after 15 years.<br \/>\nFrench player Melvil Scianimanico fought back from two games and match ball down but Hamza prevailed in the decider to qualify for the final.<br \/>\nHamza won the match with a scoreline of 11-8, 11-4, 10-12, 9-11 and 13-11.<br \/>\nHamza is first Pakistan player to reach the final of the event since Aamir Atlas in 2008.<br \/>\nEarlier, the Pakistani youngster defeated Malaysia\u2019s Joachim Chuah 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10 to book his spot in the final four.<br \/>\nHamza reached the quarter-finals on Thursday after defeating Colombia\u2019s Santamaria 3-2 in a close contest in the pre-quarter-final.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, in the round of 16, Hamza beat Netherlands\u2019 Samuel Grates by 12-10, 11-6, 11-3 and 11-7 on Wednesday.<br \/>\nOn the other hand, Pakistan\u2019s Huzaifa Khan lost to USA\u2019s Rishi Srivastava and was eliminated from the final race.<br \/>\nA nail-biting contest between Huzaifa and Rishi lasted for five sets. Even though the American won the first two sets 11-9 and 11-8 and all looked over for the Pakistani but Huzaifa fought back and won two successive sets 11-8 and 11-8 by playing valiantly.<br \/>\nHowever, in the final set, Rishi overcame Huzaifa by 11-9 and qualified for the pre-quarter-final.<br \/>\nThree Pakistani players, Hamza Khan, Moeen-ud-din and Huzaifa Ibrahim Khan, were sent to participate in the championship.<br \/>\nIt must be noted that Hamza was the semi-finalist in the last year\u2019s edition of World Juniors where he lost to England\u2019s Finnlay Withington while Huzaifa is the former Asian number one in the junior category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad Hamza Khan on Saturday qualified for the World Junior Squash Championship final in Melbourne, making him the first Pakistani to reach the deciding stage after 15 years. French player Melvil Scianimanico fought back from two games and match ball down but Hamza prevailed in the decider to qualify for the final. 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