KEY POINTS
- Pakistan’s Noor Zaman and Nasir Iqbal edged past Malaysia 2-1 in semi-final
- Pakistan will face India in the tournament final on Thursday
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s squash duo booked a place in the final of the Asian Doubles Squash Championship with a determined 2-1 semi-final victory over Malaysia on Wednesday.
The duo of Noor Zaman and Nasir Iqbal edged past Malaysia’s Syafiq Kamal and Duncan Lee in a tightly contested match, bouncing back after dropping the first game 10-11 to win the next two 11-9, 11-9. The match lasted one hour and eight minutes.
On their way to the semi-finals, the Pakistani pair delivered a strong 2-1 victory over South Korea’s Jiang Min Ryu and Jaijin Yoo in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
As the second seed, Pakistan has maintained impressive form throughout the tournament, cruising through the group stage with dominant wins over the Philippines and South Korea.
Earlier, Noor Zaman had exited the Asian Individual Squash Championship following a narrow pre-quarterfinal loss.
Now, with momentum on their side, the Pakistani team is set to take on arch-rival and top seed India—represented by Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar—in a highly anticipated final clash in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
