In the final of the men’s event, the top-seed Karim blunt Youssef 3-0 and clinch the title victory in the recently concluded GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship.

Karim kept leading right from the start as he clinch the first game by 11-5. The former world champion kept on his momentum to outclass Youssef by 11-9 and 11-6 to secure the title victory.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ARY Group Mr Salman Iqbal, Squash legend Jahangir Khan, and the special guest Governor Sindh Imran Ismail watched the final match between the two Egyptians and later presented him the trophy for winning the title.

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Results from day 5 of the GFS #KarachiOpen #SquashChampionship 2022 final

Winners#KarimAbdelGawad in the men's
and #NourAboulMakarim in the women's draw.
Runner up#YousufSoliman in men's and #ChanSinYuk in the women's draw.

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Earlier in the women’s event, Egypt’s Nour Aboulmakarim beat Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk 2-1 to win the PSA Challenger Tour 20 Tournament. Sin Yuk retired hurt in the third frame after sustaining an ankle injury and could not recover in time to compete for the glory.

The final matches of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship were also streamed on Pakistan’s first HD Sports Channel A Sports’ YouTube channel.

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In the final of the women’s event, an ankle injury halted Hong Kong’s Sin Yuk from the glory as she could not recover in time to compete for the title victory.

The final of the event saw a see-saw battle between the two players until the third game as Sin Yuk suffered an injury which resulted in her retiring hurt from the match.

The 19-year-old Egyptian Nour clinched the PSA Challenge Tour 20 by defeating Sin Yuk 2-1.

The final of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022 was also streamed on Pakistan’s first HD Sports Channel A Sports’ YouTube channel.

Scores in detail of the Final of the PSA Challenger Tour 20

Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) beat Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) 11-7, 9-11, 6-8 (Retired)

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In the first semi-final of the men’s event on the action-packed fourth day of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship, Egypt’s top seed Karim thumped his fellow countryman Omar Mosaad 3-0 to secure a final berth.

Another Egyptian Youssef, on the other hand, laboured hard to win 3-1 against Mexico’s Leonel Cardenas to set up the final clash with Gawad, scheduled on Saturday.

Snaps from Day 4 of the semi-final stage of GFS Karachi open squash championship 2022
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In the women’s event, Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk made her way into the final after her English opponent Lucy Beecroft was forced to retire after being down 2-0. Egypt’s Nour Aboulmakarim, who registered a 3-0 win against Scotland’s Georgia Adderley, will face Sin Yuk in the final of the PSA Challenger Tour 20.

It is pertinent to mention here that the squash legend Jahangir Khan, alongside two former greats Qamar Zaman and Gogi Allaudin will watch the finals of the two events.

Results from day four of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022

PSA World Tour Bronze Tournament:

Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) beat Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4

Youssef Soliman (EGY) beat  Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 11-2, 11-4, 4-11, 11-8

PSA Challenger Tour 20 Tournament:

Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) beat Georgia Adderley (SCO) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7

Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) beat Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 11-3 11-1 (Retired)

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In the final match of the action-packed day, Gawad continued to showcase his dominance and beat Hong Kong’s Henry Leung 3-1 to storm into the semi-finals.

Earlier, his countrymen, Omar registered a comfortable straight-game win against Hong Kong’s Tsz Kwan Lau, while Youssef thumped the USA number one Shahjahan Khan to book his spot.

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In the women’s event, Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk continued her brilliance as she blunt Hong Kong’s Ka Yi Lee. England’s Lucy Beecroft caused an upset as she beat the second seed Marie Stephan of France.

The top-seed Karim Abdel Gawad will square off with his countrymate Omar in the most-awaited semi-final of the day. Whereas, in the second men’s semi-final, Mexico’s Leonel Cardenas will lock horns with Egypt’s Youssef.

In the women’s event, however, Egypt’s Nour Aboulmakarim will take on Scotland’s Georgia Adderley, while Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk will face seventh-seed Englan’s Lucy Beecroft in the second semi-final.

Results from day three of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022

PSA World Tour Bronze Tournament:

Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) beat Henry Leung (HKG) 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-7

Omar Mosaad (EGY) beat Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) 11-6, 11-8, 11-4

Leonel Cardenas (MEX) beat Karim El Hammamy (EGY) 11-3, 11-9, 1-11, 11-9

Youssef Soliman (EGY) beat Shahjahan Khan 11-8, 11-3, 11-7

PSA Challenger Tour 20 Tournament:

Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) beat Yee Xin Ying (MAS) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4

Georgia Adderley (SCO) beat Nadia Pfister (SUI) 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8

Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) beat Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-4

Lucy Beecroft (ENG) beat Marie Stephan (FRA) 12-10, 11-9, 11-4

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In the main match of the second day, Egyptian star Gawad sealed a convincing 3-1 victory over Pakistan’s Asim. The former world champion beat Asim by the scores of 10-12,11-7,12-10,11-3, in front of the full capacity crowd. Pakistan squash legend Jahangir Khan also witnessed the keenly followed match.

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On the other hand, Pakistan’s top seed Tayyab Aslam and wild card Ashab Irfan also crashed out of the men’s tournament after facing defeats in the second round.

In the women’s event, Malaysia’s Yee Xin Ying upset France’s top seed Enora Villard, while Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk upset Egypt’s Menna Hamed to make their way into the quarterfinals.

In PSA Challenge Tour 20 Tournament, Pakistan’s lone representer Amna Fayyaz crashed out of the event after suffering a crushing defeat by Nadia Pfister.

The tournament will now enter the quarter-final stage on the third day, which will feature number one seed Karim Abdel Gawad and the USA number one Shahjahan Khan in the men’s matches.

Whereas, in the women’s event, Hong Kong’s Ka Yi Lee and England’s Lucy Beecroft will be in action.

Results from day two of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022

PSA World Tour Bronze Tournament:

Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) beat Asim Khan (PAK) 10-12,11-7,12-10,11-3

Henry Leung (HKG) beat Todd Harrity (USA) 11-8, 13-11, 11-2

Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) beat Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-9 12-10 11-4

Omar Mosaad (EGY) beat Tsz Fung Yip (HKG) 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9

Karim El Hammamy (EGY) beat Alan Clyne (SCO) 11-6, 11-7, 11-5

Shahjahan Khan (USA) beat Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 12-10, 7-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-5

Youssef Soliman (EGY) beat Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4

PSA Challenger Tour 20 Tournament:

Yee Xin Ying (MAS) beat Enora Villard (FRA) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9

Nour Aboulmakarim bt (EGY) beat Nadeen Kotb (EGY) 13-11, 11-7, 11-5

Georgia Adderley (SCO) beat Chan Yiwen (MAS) 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6

Nadia Pfister (SUI) beat Amna Fayyaz (PAK) 11-3 11-5, 11-7

Ka Yi Lee (HKG) beat Ainaa Amani (MAS) 12-10, 11-5, 11-7

Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) beat Menna Hamed (EGY) 10-12, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10, 11-8

Lucy Beecroft (ENG) beat Jelena Dutina (SRB) 11-3, 11-3, 11-4

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The main match of the star-studded event saw Pakistan’s number one Tayyab securing a comfortable victory against Egypt’s Yahya. The nation’s top-ranked player beat Yahya by 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10.

In another match, Asim stunned England’s Declan in a close contest by 9-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8 after being two games and match-ball down. He will now face as he is due to face former world champion Karim Abdel Gawad of Egypt on day two of the event.

Pakistan’s wildcard entry Ashab Irfan caused another upset on the opening day as he beat Spain’s Bernat Jaume by 8-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7.

In the women’s event, Pakistan’s Amna Fayyaz registered a win to proceed to the second round, while Mariam Malik, Anam Mustafa Aziz, Rushna Mehboob, Saima Shoukat, and Zaynab Khan suffered first-round defeats in their respective matches.

Day two of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022 will feature all top eight seeds.

The main match on day two in the men’s event will see former world champion Karim Abdel Gawad, number two seed Youssef Soliman, and the US number one Shahjahan Khan in action. Whereas, in the women’s event, the number one and number two seed of France Enora Villard and Marie Stephan will compete in their respective first matches.

Results from day one of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022

PSA World Tour Bronze Tournament:

Asim Khan (PAK) beat Declan James (ENG) 9-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 11-8

Henry Leung (HKG) beat Faraz Khan (USA)  11-9, 11-13, 11-4, 11-9

Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) beat Edmon Lopez (ESP) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9

Tsz Fung Yip (HKG) beat Noor Zaman (PAK) 10-12, 11-7, 16-14, 6-11, 11-9

Alan Clyne (SCO) beat Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-7 6-11, 11=2, 11-9

Leonel Cardenas (MEX) beat Mazen Gamal (EGY) 11-7, 11-5, 11-9

Tayyab Aslam (PAK) beat Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10

Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) beat Bernat Jaume (ESP) 8-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-7

PSA Challenger Tour 20 Tournament:

Yee Xin Ying (MAS) beat Zaynab Khan (PAK)  11-2, 11-1, 11-4

NadeenKotb (EGY) beat Sofía Mateos (ESP) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4

Chan Yiwen (MAS) beat Saima Shoukat (PAK) 11-2, 11-5, 11-5

Amna Fayyaz (PAK) beat Rushna Mehboob (PAK) 11-2, 13-11, 11-1

Ainaa Amani (MAS) beat Anna Kimberley (ENG) 11-8, 7-1 (Retired)

Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) beat Rana Ismail (EGY) 12-10, 12-10, 11-1

Jelena Dutina (SRB) beat Anam Mustafa Aziz (PAK) 12-10, 4-11, 11-8, 11-1

Lea Barbeau (FRA) beat Mariam Malik (PAK) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4

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The GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022 features a Challenger 20 level women’s draw alongside the Bronze level men’s tournament.

A large number of international players including 40 foreign players will take part in the PSA World Tour Bronze and PSA Challenger Tour 20 from March 15 to 19 March 2022.

The two glittering events will feature both male and female athletes, with the PSA World Tour Bronze tournament featuring male athletes, while the female competition is a PSA Challenger Tour 20 tournament.

Mr Salman Iqbal, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the ARY Group, said the idea of organizing the squash tournament came to mind when DG Rangers Major General Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry asked the business community to contribute to the sector.

“Squash was one of Pakistan’s prime games and everyone wanted to be like legends Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan,” Mr Salman said.

“This tournament will not only mark the revival of squash but sports as a whole,” adding that he “witnessed youth change because of sport in many countries.”

Mr Salman further announced that all the athletes will be brought to a city and do an Olympic for Pakistan twice in four years. The best three players will be selected for training in the Olympics.

Mr Salman then went on to say that it was a pleasure to see international players taking part in the competition and emphasized the need for the promotion of such events and initiatives in future.

International Squash Players at the big launch of the GFS Karachi open squash championship 2022 at the Mohatta Palace, Karachi.

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Legendary squash player Jahangir Khan extended his warm welcome to the competitors that are taking part in the competition. He thanked the organizers and supporters for making the tournament a success and carrying out the huge task.

DG Rangers Iftikhar, speaking on this occasion, said that Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has given them the task to boost sports activities and heal the wounds of Karachi and uplift culture and social activities.

DG Rangers also claimed that Karachi has again become the city of lights, adding that the situation has improved with the help of Karachiites.

The GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship 2022 is the first event under the ACE Games initiative launched by the ARY group, along with Sindh Squash Association and Sindh Rangers.

The opening ceremony was also streamed on Pakistan’s first HD Sports Channel A Sports’ YouTube channel.

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