Pakistan men continued their winning run at the 23rd Asian Team Squash Championships 2026, defeating Korea 3-0 on the second day of the event.
The Pakistan women’s team, meanwhile, fought hard but went down 0-3 against top seed Hong Kong China in Women’s Tie 4.
In Men’s Tie 4, Noor Zaman gave Pakistan a strong start by beating Jeongmin Ryu of Korea 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-6. Muhammad Ashab Irfan then made it 2-0 for Pakistan with an 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 win over Jooyoung Na. Mohammad Asim Khan completed the clean sweep, defeating Seojin Oh 11-9, 11-9, 11-3.
In Women’s Tie 4, Hong Kong China proved too strong for Pakistan. Lee Ka Yi defeated Sana Bahadar 11-3, 11-8, 11-3, while Tse Yee Lam Toby beat Mehwish Ali 11-2, 11-5, 11-0. In the third match, Cheng Nga Ching overcame Mahnoor Ali 11-8, 12-10, 10-12, 11-3.
Other winners on the second day included the Malaysia men’s team and the Iran women’s team.
In Women’s Tie 3, Iran beat Korea 2-1. Fereshteh Eghtedari defeated Mingyeong Heo 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3 before Hwayeong Eum levelled the tie for Korea with an 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 win against Najmeh Boushehrizadeh. Baran Mohammadpoor sealed the tie for Iran by beating Dami Kim 2-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-4.
In Men’s Tie 3, Malaysia beat Hong Kong China 3-0. Joachim Chuah defeated Lau Tsz Kwan 13-11, 11-6, 19-17, Siow Yee Xian beat Leung Chi Hin Henry 12-10, 11-9, 11-3, and Duncan Lee edged Lai Cheuk Nam Matthew 15-17, 11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 14-12.
The action will continue on November 5, 2026. Women’s Tie 5 in the round robin stage will see [1] Hong Kong China face [5] Iran at 1000 hours. Men’s Tie 5 in Pool A will be played between [4] Korea and [6] Uzbekistan at 1200 hours.
Pakistan women will return to action at 1400 hours in Women’s Tie 6 of the round robin stage against [2] Malaysia. In Men’s Tie 6 of Pool B, [2] Malaysia will take on [5] Iran at 1600 hours.
