KARACHI: Former World Champion and Egypt’s top-seed Karim Abdel Gawad outclassed his countryman Youssef Soliman 3-0 to win PSA World Tour Bronze Tournament of GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship, here on Saturday.
In the final of the men’s event, the top-seed Karim blunt Youssef 3-0 and clinch the title victory in the recently concluded GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship.
Karim kept leading right from the start as he clinch the first game by 11-5. The former world champion kept on his momentum to outclass Youssef by 11-9 and 11-6 to secure the title victory.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ARY Group Mr Salman Iqbal, Squash legend Jahangir Khan, and the special guest Governor Sindh Imran Ismail watched the final match between the two Egyptians and later presented him the trophy for winning the title.
The closing ceremony of the GFS #KarachiOpen #SquashChampionship 2022 was honored by Governor Sindh Mr. Imran Ismail, with Mr. Salman Iqbal (Group CEO ARY), Irfan Wahud (CEO GFS) and Mr. Jahangir Khan awarded to the winners and runners up of the event.
Keep watching #ASportsHD pic.twitter.com/8vl6I2Ft4P— ASports (@asportstvpk) March 19, 2022
Results from day 5 of the GFS #KarachiOpen #SquashChampionship 2022 final
Winners#KarimAbdelGawad in the men's
and #NourAboulMakarim in the women's draw.
Runner up#YousufSoliman in men's and #ChanSinYuk in the women's draw.Keep watching #ASports! #AceGames #KheloPakistan pic.twitter.com/hV0gG4QBMp
— ASports (@asportstvpk) March 19, 2022
Earlier in the women’s event, Egypt’s Nour Aboulmakarim beat Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk 2-1 to win the PSA Challenger Tour 20 Tournament. Sin Yuk retired hurt in the third frame after sustaining an ankle injury and could not recover in time to compete for the glory.
The final matches of the GFS Karachi Open Squash Championship were also streamed on Pakistan’s first HD Sports Channel A Sports’ YouTube channel.
READ: Egypt’s Nour wins PSA Challenger Tour 20 of GFS Karachi Open Squash
