{"id":507371,"date":"2025-10-08T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=507371"},"modified":"2025-10-08T10:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:00:02","slug":"noor-zaman-pulls-off-upset-to-advance-to-open-squash-classic-2025-final-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/noor-zaman-pulls-off-upset-to-advance-to-open-squash-classic-2025-final-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Noor Zaman pulls off upset to advance to Open Squash Classic 2025 final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistan\u2019s rising squash star Noor Zaman pulled off a sensational upset at the $74,000 Open Squash Classic 2025 in the United States, defeating fifth seed and World No. 20 Gr\u00e9goire Marche of France to storm into the quarterfinals of the PSA Bronze Level event.<br \/>\nIn a thrilling five-game battle lasting 75 minutes,  Noor displayed remarkable composure and resilience to overcome Marche 3-2 with game scores of 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10.<br \/>\nNoor started strongly, taking the opening game with aggressive front-court play before Marche fought back to level the contest. Both players traded games in a tense encounter that went down to the wire, with Noor saving match points in the deciding fifth game before clinching victory 12-10 to seal one of the biggest wins of his professional career.<br \/>\nWith this victory, Noor, the grandson of Pakistan\u2019s squash legend Qamar Zaman, has qualified for the quarterfinals where he will take on fourth seed Leonel Cardenas of Mexico, currently ranked World No. 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakistan\u2019s rising squash star Noor Zaman pulled off a sensational upset at the $74,000 Open Squash Classic 2025 in the United States, defeating fifth seed and World No. 20 Gr\u00e9goire Marche of France to storm into the quarterfinals of the PSA Bronze Level event. 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