by Simon Daish Carrying out most of the heavy lifting on the opening day in Muscat, Payas Jain, 17, took another giant step towards the Under 17 Boys’ Singles title with a 3-1 win against surprise Sri Lankan semi-finalist Pitiyage Silva (11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7). Passing the first test drama-free, but Jain was aware nothing […]
by Simon Daish One of the key contenders in the Under 17 Boys’ Singles picture, Saudi Arabia’s Khalid Alshareif was made to work hard in his pursuit of a semi-final spot. Alshareif couldn’t have asked for a brighter start to his campaign, coming through his opening three fixtures without dropping a game. However, the second-highest […]
by Simon Daish A defeated finalist in the Under 17 Boys’ Singles, Alan Kurmangaliyev aimed to leave Muscat on a positive note with another title shot opening up in the Under 15 draw. Topping his group, Kurmangaliyev enjoyed a relatively trouble-free run to the final with quarter-final opponent Samran Karimi of Iran, the only player […]