{"id":46361,"date":"2026-04-05T00:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=46361"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:04:42","slug":"asim-khan-qualifies-for-psa-world-championships-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=46361","title":{"rendered":"Asim Khan qualifies for PSA World Championships 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan\u2019s rising squash star Muhammad Asim Khan delivered a stellar performance to clinch the title at the World Championship Qualifying Event\u2013Asia, securing his place in the prestigious PSA World Championships 2026.<br \/>\nAccording to information made available by Pakistan Squash Federation here Saturday, Asim fought valiantly in a gripping five-game final against Malaysia\u2019s Joachim Chuah, winning 3-2 after an intense 82-minute battle.<br \/>\nThe match scores were 11-3, 13-11, 9-11, 3-11, 12-10, reflecting the high level of competition and resilience displayed by both players.<br \/>\nAsim started strongly, dominating the first two games with aggressive shot-making and precise control. However, Chuah staged a remarkable comeback, taking the next two games to level the contest. In the fifth game, Asim held his nerve to edge past his opponent in a nail-biting finish.<br \/>\nWith this victory, Asim Khan has officially qualified for the PSA World Championships 2026, scheduled to be held in Giza, Egypt from May 8 to 16. The mega event will feature the world\u2019s top squash players competing for a lucrative prize purse of $700,000.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, Pakistan\u2019s Noor Zaman and Muhammad Ashab Irfan have already secured their berths in the global event owing to their impressive world rankings.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan\u2019s rising squash star Muhammad Asim Khan delivered a stellar performance to clinch the title at the World Championship Qualifying Event\u2013Asia, securing his place in the prestigious PSA World Championships 2026. According to information made available by Pakistan Squash Federation here Saturday, Asim fought valiantly in a gripping five-game final against Malaysia\u2019s Joachim Chuah, winning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46361\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}