Pakistan beat India to win the 16th Asian Junior Team Championship in Seoul

Top seed Pakistan beat India 2-0 in the final to win the 16th Asian Junior Team Championship in Seoul on Sunday.

In the match for gold medal, Ali Bukhari beat Mahesh Mangoankar 11-5, 5-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7 and Bilal Zakir defeated Deepak Mishra 11-7, 11-6, 11-9, while the match between Ammad Fareed and Kush Kumar was withdrawn.

“This is very good news for us as we are now the Asian champions in both seniors and juniors categories. This win is quite amazing as we defeated India in the final,” said Secretary Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) Abdul Wahab Marwat while talking to this scribe. “Now we are preparing our teams for the Asian Individual Championship that is to be held in May in Islamabad,” he added.

However, the girls’ team managed to secure fifth position by beating Korea 2-0. Samar Anjum thrashed Park Min Ju 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 and Riffat Khan trounced Eum Hwa Young 11-5, 11-5, 11-4, while the match between Sadia Gul and An Ye Jin was withdrawn.

via The News 

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