Karachi: The Norwegian Zaman van Pakistan stormed into the final of the Nash Cup Squash Tournament in Canada on Saturday, while fellow countryman Ashab Irfan Sleve in the semi -final.
Zaman, fifth sown, surpassed the seventh seed Matias Knudsen of Colombia in straight games, 11-3, 12-10, 11-3, which completes the game in just 28 minutes.
The 21-year-old Pakistani checked the rallies from the start, without pressure in the second game before they raced through the third to seal an impressive victory.
However, Pakistan’s other semi -finalist, Ashab Irfan, could not match the success of his countryman. The number eight seed lost 3-1 to second seed Moustafa Elsirty van Egypt, who prevailed in 44 minutes on 11-5, 11-3, 5-11, 11-2.
The two Pakistani pumpkin players, Ashab and Zaman, provided a place in the semi -final after beating the Indian ferry Chotrani and Colombian Ronald Palomino, respectively.
Ashab Irfan in Pakistan yielded one of the striking versions of the Nash Cup Squash Tournament on Friday, taking out a dramatic comeback to defeat India’s Veer Chotrani and to secure a place in the semi -final.
Ashab looked early in problems when Chotrani, the number four seed, took control of the game with a start of 9-11, 4-11. But the 21-year-old Pakistani revived impressively to make a comeback after going down 2 sets, using aggressive shot and sharp retrievals to change the momentum to his advantage. He claimed three consecutive games, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8, to seal a 3-2 victory.
The result confirmed Ashab’s reputation as one of the brightest growing squash perspectives in Pakistan.
In the other match, Zaman booked his place in the last four with a 3-1 win over Ronald Palomino by Colombia. The fifth seed started strongly with an 11-4 opening match, dropped the second 10-12, but quickly got control back to close the match 11-7, 11-7 in 52 minutes.
