Noor Zaman
| Country |  Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 April 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (June 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 57 (July 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Noor Zaman (born 1 April 2004)[1] is a Pakistani squash player and the reigning U23 World Squash Champion.[2] He was part of the national team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games.[3]
Biography
[edit]Noor is the grandson of squash player Qamar Zaman.[4]
In 2022, he won in the boys under 19 categories at the Asian Junior Squash Championships.[5]
He was selected in the national team for the 2022 Asian Games. In the final against India, he played against Abhay Singh, and was defeated, winning two games out of five.[3] The team won the silver medal.
In 2024, Zaman won his 2nd PSA title after securing victory in the CAS Serena Hotels International during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour.[6]
In March 2025 he won the Liverpool Cricket Club Open (his 3rd PSA title) and a 15k PSA Challenger event, defeating Rory Stewart 3-0 in the final and one month later in April 2025, he beat K. El Torkey from Egypt to win the Under-23 World Squash Championships.
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Aboelkheir and Zaman make history with U23 World Squash Championship titles". World Squash. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ a b Ganesan, Uthra (30 September 2023). "Hangzhou Asian Games | India beat Pakistan to win gold in men's team squash". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Noor Zaman wins 29th Asian Junior Squash Championship title".
- ^ "Noor Zaman clinches Asian junior squash title". DAWN.COM. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Noor Zaman claims CAS-Serena Int'l Squash C'ship title". The Nation. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.