Pakistan’s Noor Zaman and Nasir Iqbal are ready to compete in the final of the Asian Doubles Squash Championship 2025, after securing a hard -fought victory over Malaysia in the semi -finals.
The duo is facing the top-notch Indian couple, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar, in Thursday’s high-stakes final.
Zaman and Iqbal fought their way against the final with a tense 2-1 victory over Malaysia’s Syafiq Kamal and Duncan Lee.
The match, which lasted an hour and eight minutes, saw the Pakistani couple victory with scores of 10-11, 11-9 and 11-9.
Their victory came after an exciting competition that captivated the crowd at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Big Win: Pakistan Team won the semi -final match and included the final of 2. Asian Doubles Squash Championships 2025 pic.twitter.com/sk3et8apg2
– Pakistan Squash Federation (@Paksquash) June 25, 2025
Earlier in the day, Singh and Senthilkumar secured their place in the final after defeating Pakistan’s Muhammad Asim Khan and Farhan Mehboob in straight sets, which further intensified the rivalry between the two nations.
With the top two seeds set to fight, the stage is set to an exciting showdown in the final.
Zaman and Iqbal, seeded number two in the competition, have been in impressive form throughout the tournament.
Their journey to the final included an exciting quarter -final victory over Korea’s Jiang My Ryu and Jaijin Yoo, as well as dominated performances in the group stage where they secured victories over the Philippines and South Korea.
Zaman, the reigning World U-23 champion, had also competed in the Asian individual squash championship earlier this month, but was removed in the pre-quarter final by Malaysia’s Joachim Chuah in a five-match match.
Now, with the double final on the horizon, Zaman and Iqbal will look like to bring their best as they prepare for the challenge that India’s top seed is facing.
