Karachi:
Mohamed Zakaria of Egypt won the 16th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) International Squash Championship. after defeating Nasir Iqbal of Pakistan by 3-1 at the PN Roshan Khan Jahangir Squash Complex in Karachi on Sunday.
Zakaria won the championship by defeating Nasir Iqbal by 3-1 in the final of the $20,000 prize money championship.
Nasir started well by winning the first game 13-11. However, Zakaria made a comeback and won three consecutive games to clinch the match.
The Egyptian player tied the match at 1-1 by winning the second game 11-4. He then took the 2-1 lead by winning the third game 11-5. Zakaria sealed the victory by winning the fourth and final game 11-7.
Zakaria, the winner, received a trophy and $3,850 in prize money, while the runner-up Nasir Iqbal received $1,938.
The Chief of the Naval Staff of Pakistan, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, was the guest of honour in the final match and distributed cash prizes to the winner and the runner-up.
