Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Egypt beat Pakistan to clinch World Junior Squash title

By Osama Tariq

 
DOHA (TheSportsNext) July 18, 2012: The top-seeded Egypt outclassed second-seeded Pakistan by two matches to nil to lift 2012 World Junior Squash title in the Qatarian capital city of Doha on Wednesday.









The Best-of-Three finals were reduced to two after Pakistan’s Danish Atlas was sent home following the overage controversy.

In the first leg of the World Junior Squash final, Mazem Hashmi of Egypt defeated Mujtaba Bukhari of Pakistan by 3-1. Mujtaba Bukhari started the game on a winning note by winning the first game by 11-7 but lost his concentration in the next three games as Mazem Hashmi gradually found his touch and won the second game by 11-8 in a hard-fought encounter.








However, the Egyptian squash player got better with the passage of time as he cemented his grip over the proceedings as he won the next two games 11-5 and 11-6 to complete victory in only 42 minutes.

In the second leg of the World Junior Squash final, Marwan El Shorbagy of Egypt outclassed Nasir Iqbal of Pakistan as he mauled the opponent in straight games to ensure the Egypt were crowned the World Junior Squash champions.

Marwan El Shorbagy won the first game by 11-9 and then put his opponent Nasir Iqbal under more pressure by bettering his margin of victory to 11-7 and 11-6.

Summarized Score:
Mazen Hesham beat Mujtaba Bukhari 7/11, 11/8, 11/5, 11/6 (42 minutes)
Marwan El Shorbagy 3-0 Nasir Iqbal 11/9, 11/7, 11/6
Result: Egypt beat Pakistan 2-0

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