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Jeddah - Yasmine El Tohamy - ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will lock horns with arch-rivals India to compete for the squash gold medal in the 19th Asian Games today, Saturday, making it the first time in 13 years that the South Asian country has qualified for the final of the tournament.
Pakistan qualified for the final of the tournament on Friday after beating No.3 seeds Hong Kong, China to reach the men’s team squash final. India, meanwhile, qualified after beating defending champions Malaysia on Friday.
During Pakistan’s first match on Friday, Noor Zaman, 19, gave his side the lead with a 12-10, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8 win over World No.51 Henry Leung.
Pakistan looked on their way to winning it with a match to spare when Muhammad Asim Khan dominated early on against Tsz Kwan Lau. However, the Chinese squash player came back to force the tie into a third match with a 60-minute 3-2 win.
For the third match, Nasir Iqbal, 29, who was also part of the Pakistan team that crashed out in the pools stage in 2014, controlled proceedings against Ming Hong Tang throughout, wrapping up the win in straight games.
Khan uploaded a video clip of the moment when Pakistan beat Hong Kong on social media platform X, terming the victory a “great upset.”
“We’re in finals of Asian games,” he wrote.
Indian No.1 Saurav Ghosal gave credit to Pakistan for playing impressively throughout the tournament, mentioning the defeat India tasted at Pakistan’s hands in the pool stage of the tournament.
“You have to give Pakistan credit for the way they have played this entire week,” Ghosal said. “They’ve been very good and won all their matches. They are flying high and playing really well.”
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