Qamar Zaman

Qamar Zaman (born 11 April 1952 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan) is a former squash player from Pakistan. He was one of the leading players in the game of Squash during the 1970s and 1980s. His biggest triumph was winning the British Open Squash Championships in 1975. He is referred to as 'The Stroke Master'.[1][2][3]

Qamar Zaman
CountryPakistan
Born (1952-04-11) 11 April 1952
Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Highest ranking1 (January 1975 - won the British Open Squash Championships))
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  Pakistan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Adelaide Singles
Silver medal – second place 1979 Toronto Singles
Silver medal – second place 1980 Adelaide Singles
Silver medal – second place 1984 Karachi Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1976 London Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Toronto Singles

Career

Qamar won the Pakistan junior squash championship in 1968.[3] On his first trip to the United Kingdom in 1973, he reached the semi-finals of the British Amateur Championship. In 1974, he reached the semi-finals of the British Open and won the Australian Amateur championship.[3][4]

In the 1975 British Open, Qamar stunned and beat the defending-champion Geoff Hunt of Australia in the quarter-finals, and went on to win the title, beating fellow Pakistani player Gogi Alauddin in the final 9-7, 9-6, 9-1.[3]

Subsequently, Qamar reached the British Open final on four further occasions. He was runner-up to Hunt in 1978, 1979 and 1980, and to Jahangir Khan in 1984. He was also runner-up at the World Open four times, losing to Hunt in the finals of 1976, 1979 and 1980, and to Jahangir in 1984.[3]

Awards and recognition

References
  1. "SQUASH: THE STROKE MASTER". Dawn. 9 June 2019.
  2. Profile of Qamar Zaman (Pakistan) on Squash Info website Retrieved 8 September 2020
  3. Profile of Qamar Zaman on the-south-asian.com website Published November 2001, Retrieved 8 September 2020
  4. "Squash: Qamar Zaman — stitching up a grand future". The Express Tribune. 21 April 2012.
  5. Qamar Zaman's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website Retrieved 8 September 2020
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