Pakistan's Shahjahan Khan wins Canadian squash tournament

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SARNIA, CANADA: Pakistani squash player Shahjahan Khan won the Simon Warder Memorial Squash Open 2018 in Sarnia, Canada.

Hailing from Quetta, Khan defeated Finland’s Henrik Mustonen 3-2, 6-11, 11-9, 11-3, 3-11 and 11-7 in the final.

The 23-year-old, in addition to winning the $11,000 prize fund, has also secured a place in the PSA World Championships and will represent Pakistan in Chicago next year.

He did state that he is proud and happy that he will get to represent Pakistan in the world championship. I hope the best of luck and success for this young talent

 

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Pakistan's Shahjahan Khan wins Canadian squash tournament

SARNIA, CANADA: Pakistani squash player Shahjahan Khan won the Simon Warder Memorial Squash Open 2018 in Sarnia, Canada.

Hailing from Quetta, Khan defeated Finland’s Henrik Mustonen 3-2, 6-11, 11-9, 11-3, 3-11 and 11-7 in the final.

The 23-year-old, in addition to winning the $11,000 prize fund, has also secured a place in the PSA World Championships and will represent Pakistan in Chicago next year.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AlhamdulilAllah I won my 2nd PSA title $10K Simon Warder Memorial Squash Open 2018.<br>Thank you Allah (God) for everything! Special thanks to my Coaches Zarak Khan, Malcom Chase and Landon DuMar.<a href="https://twitter.com/head_squash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@head_squash</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rpmathlete?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rpmathlete</a> <a href="https://t.co/0YpwfiDKfi">pic.twitter.com/0YpwfiDKfi</a></p>— Shahjahan khan (@shahkha93958246) <a href="https://twitter.com/shahkha93958246/status/1064058356250365952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The players will compete for a prize purse of $1 million. The tournament will feature a 64-player draw.

Speaking to the media Khan said, “It is my dream to play in the World Championships and make Pakistan proud.”

 

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Good to know we can still play Squash!