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Egypt’s Karim wins PSA World Tour Bronze of GFS Karachi Open Squash

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.

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

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