{"id":36742,"date":"2026-08-31T05:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36742"},"modified":"2026-08-31T05:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:32:14","slug":"pakistan-squash-nasir-fights-back-to-win-squash-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=36742","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Squash: Nasir fights back to win squash title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Veteran recovers from one game down to beat Abdullah at Sindh Challenger Squash Championship<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pakistan\u2019s Nasir Iqbal fought back from a game down to beat Abdullah Nawaz and win the PSA Sindh Challenger Squash Championship at Karachi on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdullah made the better start in the 48-minute final at the Jahangir Khan Sports Club, taking the opening game 11-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the experienced Nasir responded immediately, claiming a tight second game 13-11 before taking control of the contest. He won the third game 11-2 and held off a late challenge from Abdullah to take the fourth 11-9 and seal the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament, organised by the Sindh Squash Association (SSA), carried a total prize purse of $6,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nasir received $950 and a trophy as champion, while Abdullah collected $600 and a trophy for finishing as runner-up of the event. Former world champion Jahangir Khan and Zubair Jahan Khan presented the prizes to the finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jahangir praised both players and welcomed the increasing number of squash tournaments being held in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe frequent hosting of squash championships in recent times is a welcome development,\u201d Jahangir said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sindh Squash Association\u2019s president Adnan Asad is working to organise tournaments with bigger prize purses, while Karachi is expected to host several major squash events in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jahangir also urged Pakistan\u2019s players to work harder and make the most of the growing competitive opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the players should target gold medals at the Asian Games and work towards qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victory gives Nasir a confidence boost, as he continues his bid to regain his place among Pakistan\u2019s leading squash players and compete successfully on the international circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nasir also has ahead a big task of qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics following a welcome inclusion of the sport in the world\u2019s major extravaganza. The next month’s Asian Games will be very crucial for him and a handful of other top Pakistani players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reference Link:- https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2626559\/Nasir%20fights%20back%20to%20win%20squash%20title<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Veteran recovers from one game down to beat Abdullah at Sindh Challenger Squash Championship Pakistan\u2019s Nasir Iqbal fought back from a game down to beat Abdullah Nawaz and win the PSA Sindh Challenger Squash Championship at Karachi on Sunday. Abdullah made the better start in the 48-minute final at the Jahangir Khan Sports Club, taking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[23838,483,34290,6447,24707,24115],"class_list":["post-36742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-karachi-3","tag-pakistan-2","tag-sindh-challenger-squash-championship","tag-sports-3","tag-squash-2","tag-world-champion-2","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36743,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36742\/revisions\/36743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}