ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) in
collaboration with the Serena Hotels is going to host Pakistan Open
Men’s Squash Championship and CAS Women’s International Championship at
the Mushaf Squash Complex here from Dec 17-23.
As many
as forty-eight leading international squash players from various
countries along with Pakistan’s top contestants will be participating in
both the events.
In the men’s event, Marwan El Shorbagy
of Egypt is the top seed whereas Annie Au from Hong Kong has been
seeded first in the women’s championship.
The qualifying round of the championship is going to start form Sunday while the main round will commence from Tuesday.
The semi-finals and final of both the championships will be played on Dec 21 and 23, respectively.
The
Pakistan Open Squash Championship is a prestigious tournament of
country’s circuit which is being revived after a lapse of ten years. It
carries a bumper prize purse of $50,000.
The CAS Women’s International Championship carries a handsome prize purse of $25,000.
