{"id":1654,"date":"2025-05-31T07:25:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T07:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=1654"},"modified":"2025-05-31T01:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T01:10:40","slug":"noor-zaman-qualifies-for-main-draw-of-british-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/05\/31\/noor-zaman-qualifies-for-main-draw-of-british-open","title":{"rendered":"Noor Zaman Qualifies for Main Draw of British Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"446\">ISLAMABAD: Pakistani squash star Noor Zaman has made history by qualifying for the main draw of the prestigious British Open, held in Birmingham. After a fierce contest, Zaman secured his place by defeating Egypt\u2019s Kareem El Torkey 3-1 in the qualifiers, marking a significant milestone for Pakistani squash after a 20-year gap.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"486\">Historic Win and Competitive Match<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"984\">Noor Zaman, ranked 44th in the world, showcased remarkable skill and focus throughout the 46-minute match at the Solihull Arden Club. He started strong, winning the first two games 11-5 and 11-8. Despite losing the third game 3-11 to El Torkey, Zaman regained control in the fourth game, pulling ahead 11-7 to seal the match. The two players had recently faced off a month earlier during the U23 World Championship in Pakistan, where Zaman also emerged victorious in a thrilling 3-2 comeback win.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alhamdulillah, after a 20-year gap, I have qualified for the Main Round of the British Open. I am the first Pakistani to achieve this milestone.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BritishOpen2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BritishOpen2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/96ZBbYFIdp\">https:\/\/t.co\/96ZBbYFIdp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noor Zaman (@Noorzaman2004) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Noorzaman2004\/status\/1928189393379954964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1191\">Zaman expressed his joy and pride on social media, saying, \u201cAlhamdulillah, after a 20-year gap, I have qualified for the Main Round of the British Open. I am the first Pakistani to achieve this milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1234\">Upcoming Challenges and Prize Details<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1619\">The main draw of the British Open starts on May 31, with Zaman set to face England\u2019s Curtis Malik on June 1. Alongside Zaman, other qualifiers include Emyr Evans from Wales, Egypt\u2019s Moustafa Elsirty, and South Africa\u2019s Dewald van Niekerk. The tournament is a Diamond level event with a total prize fund of $348,500 for both men and women, attracting top talent from around the globe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1761\">This achievement not only boosts Zaman\u2019s career but also brings pride to Pakistan\u2019s squash legacy, inspiring the next generation of players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistani squash star Noor Zaman has made history by qualifying for the main draw of the prestigious British Open, held in Birmingham. After a fierce contest, Zaman secured his place by defeating Egypt\u2019s Kareem El Torkey 3-1 in the qualifiers, marking a significant milestone for Pakistani squash after a 20-year gap. Historic Win and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[653,652,654],"class_list":["post-1654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-british-open","tag-noor-zaman","tag-squash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1654"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1656,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1654\/revisions\/1656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}