ISLAMABAD:

In a thrilling contest at the $74,000 Open Squash Classic 2025 in New York, Pakistan’s rising star and reigning U23 World Champion, Noor Zaman, defeated French world number 20th Grégoire Marche, the number fifth seed, in a hard-fought 3–2 battle to advance to the Open Squash Classic quarterfinals. The match score read 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10 after 75 minutes.

The Open Squash Classic is a Professional Squash Association Bronze-level event — a mid-tier tournament on the professional circuit, offering around $50,000 to $75,000 in prize money and valuable ranking points to emerging players.

Zaman’s victory marks one of the biggest wins of his young career, showing grit and composure under pressure. He will next face the number fourth seed, Leonel Cardenas of Mexico, who is

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