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Shoaib causes Sourav's downfall
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July 19, 2006 00:02 IST

Pakistan M Shoaib Hassan defeated India's Sourav Ghosal in the Men's Open final to clinch the Northern Open squash Championship in New Delhi [Images] on Tuesday.

Hassan overcame the challenge of the Indian star with a 9-2, 5-9, 2-9, 9-1, 9-3 win.

In the women's final, India's Mekhla Subedar beat Surbhi Mishra 9-4, 6-9, 9-4, 9-4.

B Balamurgan quelled Imran Khan's [Images] challenge 9-4, 9-0, 9-4 in the Professional final.

Pakistan proved their supremacy in the game as they emerged winners in most of the other age categories as well.

In the boys' under-17 category Pakistan's Raza Yaqub beat India's Gunraj Singh 9-2, 9-0, 9-1 while in the girls' section of the same age group India's Surbhi Mishra got past Pakistan's Zoya 9-1, 9-3, 6-9, 2-9, 9-7.

Ali Bukhari of Pakistan and India's Tanvi Khanna won the Boys' and Girls' U-11 contest respectively.

Bukhari beat compatriot Ammad Farid 9-0, 2-9, 9-1, 10-8 while Khanna got the better of Heba Johnson 9-0, 9-5, 5-9, 9-7.

Others results:

Girls' U-15: Harita Omprakash beat Roshna Mehbob 9-0, 9-5, 9-0

Girls' U-13: Sachika Ingale beat Krishna Thapa 3-9, 9-5, 1-9, 9-7, 10-8

Boys' U-13: Hamza Bukhari (Pak) beat M Haroon Rasheed (Pak) 6-9, 9-1, 9-1, 7-9, 9-1

Boys' U-15: Aurangzeb Khan (Pak) beat Awais Khan (Pak) 9-6, 2-9, 9-2, 9-4.



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