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Harith outplays Pakistan's Usman to reach Asian Junior Championships quarter-finals

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's third seed Harith Danial Jefri brushed aside Pakistan's Usman Butt 11-2, 11-4, 11-4 to enter the boys' Under-19 quarter-finals of the Asian Junior Squash Championships in Islamabad today.

Harith, who lost to compatriot Joachim Chuah in the final in Dalian, China, last year, will face Pakistani Azan Khalil next.

Sarawakian Harith said this is his last outing in the Asian Junior meet, and he hopes to go off with a title.

Other results (Malaysians unless stated)

Boys' Under-17: M. Nickhileswar bt Lei Ka Hei (Macau) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4; Altamis Aqhar Sallam Sufian bt Lee Jong Hyeok (SK) 11-6, 11-9, 11-5; Aqil Mirza Naim Khairil Fariz bt Khalid Al-Hammadi (Qat) 11-4, 11-3, 11-4.

Boys' Under-15: Raziq Putra Fakhrur Razi bt Rehan Alamgir (Pak) 11-5, 11-3, 11-7; Sim Yak Wee bt Ahmed Khalil (Pak) 7-11 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7; Simarver Singh Bamotra bt Cameron Michael Cassidy (HK) 9-11, 11-4,11-7, 6-11, 11-8; Julius Tan bt Tang Wai Hong (HK) 4-11, 11-3, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5.

Boys' Under-13: Ifwat Zulkifli bt Kim Min Ki (S. Kor) 11-6, 13-11, 11-4.

Girls' Under-19: U. Thanussa bt

Aaliya Khaleen Abo Al Thinin (Sin) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4; Goh Zhi Xuan bt Sana Bahadur (Pak) 11-6, 11-2, 11-6; Anrie Goh bt Shameena Riaz (Ind) 11-5, 11-1, 11-2.

Girls Under-17: Doyce Lee bt Baran Mohammadpour (Irn) 11-7, 11-3, 11-6; Najwa Zara Fakhrur bt Saiesha Ranjan (Sin) 11-4, 11-4, 11-0; Whitney Isabelle Wilson w.o. Sehar Nayar (Ind).

Girls' Under-15: Harleein Tan bt Senudi Thedaa Liyanage (SL) 11-1, 11-3, 11-0; Yek Rui Jean bt Sithumli Ruhansa Mendis (SL) 11-2, 11-7, 11-9; Ooi Wen Min bt Sit Wen I (Macau) 11-3, 11-2, 11-1.

Girls' Under-13: Maisarah Khairul Nizam bt Jacintha Han (Sin) 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8.

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