LAHORE: The 1st Punjab National Junior Squash Championship has entered the semifinal stage at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Thursday.

In the under-15 event, Tayyab Rauf of Punjab and Muhammad Hamza of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were stretched to the limit in a five-setter before Tayyab emerged victorious 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4 in 23 minutes.

Hamza beat Ahsab Irfan 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 after a 42-minute fight.

Results: Under-15: Noor Zarnan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Huzifa Zahid (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-5, 11-13, 11-9, 11-2; Tayyab Rauf (Punjab) bt Abbas Nawaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-4; Mohammad Harnza (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt M.

Absab Irfan (Punjab) 11-8, 10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9; Waleed Khalil (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Syed Hussnain (Balochistan) 11-8, 11-9, 11-2.

Under-13: Usrnan Nadeern (Punjab) bt Mahmood Mehboob (Punjab) 11-2, 11-6, 11-4; M.ShoaibAfzal(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)bt HumarnAhmad(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 12-10, 11-9, 11-6; Anas Bukhari (Punjab) bt Ehsan Ali (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 112, 11-2, 11-5; Mohammad Hanif (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Yaseen Khattak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 5-11, 8-11, 11-4, 12-10, 11-6.

Under-ll: Varun Asif (Punjab) bt Moinuddin (Punjab) 10-12, 11-3, 11-5, 11-9; Abdullah Nawaz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Azan Ali (Punjab) 11-3, 11-3, 11-4; Abdullah Nadeem (Punjab) bt Mohammad Zubair (Punjab) 12-10, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6; Mobeen Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) bt Saifullah Tareen (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 11-8, 11-3, 11-2.-Sports Reporter