The As of the Pakistani Pumpkin Noor Zaman assured the final place in the main raffle of the prestigious British open opening in Birmingham after beating Kareem the Bootkey of Egypt 3-1.
The duo had gathered a month earlier, where Zaman’s 3-2 victory over the Torey saw him be a crowned U23 world champion on the grass on an exciting return.
Yesterday, the 44th classified, Zaman defeated the Egyptian 11-5, 11-8, 3-11, 11-7 in a 46-minute game in the Solihull Arden Club in Birmingham.
“Alhamdulillah, after a 20 -year -old gap, I have described for the main round of the British Open. I am the first Pakistani to achieve this milestone,” Zaman said in an X post.
“Zaman found his range in the front and rear of the court at the beginning of the accessory and seemed concentrated while taking a 2-0 dominant advantage,” according to a press release from the British Open.
“The Egyptian responded by taking the third game 11-3, shooting the ball shortly and capitalizing the mistakes of Zaman. In a competitive room, it was observed that he separated both since the score reached 5-5, Zaman established a two-point advantage to advance and secured the 11-7 game to win in 46 minutes.”
The main raffle begins on May 31, and Zaman will face Curtis Malik in England on June 1. The other men to qualify during Thursday’s matches were Emyr Evans of Wales, Moustafa Elsirty of Egypt and Dewald van Niekerk from South Africa.
The diamond level event entails a raffle of $ 348,500 each for the categories of men and women.
As of May 1, Zaman occupies the number three in Pakistan in the male ranking.
