CAS International Squash Championships 2026 in Islamabad: Draw, Dates and 8 Pakistani Players

Noor Zaman is now 22nd in the PSA world ranking, up from 30th in October. Muhammad Ashab Irfan (49th) and Muhammad Asim Khan (72nd) are also seeded, so Pakistan have three of the eight seeds on home courts.

The CAS International runs from 24 to 28 November in Islamabad

The CAS International Squash Championships 2026 is a men's PSA event in Islamabad from 24 to 28 November. The prize fund is $40,000. CAS stands for Chief of the Air Staff, whose name the event carries. Twenty-four players are in the main draw.

It is the next big squash event in Pakistan after the Asian Team Squash Championships, also held in Islamabad, earlier this month. The Pakistan squash calendar for 2026-27 lists the other home events of the season.

Noor Zaman is the top seed of eight

Noor Zaman is the number 1 seed, ahead of France's Toufik Mekhalfi and Malaysia's Joachim Chuah. Ashab Irfan is seeded 4 and Asim Khan 7. The eight seeds get a bye into the second round, where they meet the first-round winners.

The seeds do not follow today's ranking exactly. Ashab Irfan is ranked above Chuah but seeded below him. Seeding uses the ranking at the time entries closed, so it can differ from the latest list.

Eight Pakistanis are in the 24-player draw

Pakistan have eight of the 24 players: three seeds, three unseeded players who entered on ranking, and two wildcards. Egypt have six players, Malaysia four and France two. Canada, Belgium, Hong Kong and Switzerland have one each.

A wildcard is a place the organisers give to a player whose ranking would not get them in. For Abdullah Nawaz and Nauman Khan, a home main draw is a chance to earn ranking points they could not reach through a normal entry. The full ranking of every Pakistani man and woman is on our Pakistan squash PSA rankings page, which had Noor Zaman 30th in October.

The first round is on 24 November

Eight first-round matches are on Tuesday 24 November, starting at 12:00, according to the PSA draw. Five of them involve a Pakistani player. The winners play the seeds on 25 November.

1. 12:00: Abdullah Nawaz (Pakistan) v Seif Tamer (Egypt).
2. 12:45: Adham Roshdy (Egypt) v Eiad Daoud (Egypt).
3. 13:30: Tayyab Aslam (Pakistan) v Yee Xian Siow (Malaysia).
4. 14:15: Hamza Khan (Pakistan) v Joeri Hapers (Belgium).
5. 15:00: Nauman Khan (Pakistan) v David Baillargeon (Canada).
6. 15:45: Louai Hafez (Switzerland) v Hazem Hossam (Egypt).
7. 16:30: Manuel Paquemar (France) v Nasir Iqbal (Pakistan).
8. 17:15: Mohammad Syafiq Kamal (Malaysia) v Chi Him Wong (Hong Kong).

Hamza Khan, ranked 107th, against Belgium's Joeri Hapers, ranked 155th, looks the best Pakistani chance on paper. Nasir Iqbal is also ranked well above his opponent, Manuel Paquemar, who is 174th.

The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final run from 26 to 28 November

After the second round on 25 November, the quarter-finals are on Thursday 26 November and the semi-finals on Friday 27 November. The final is on Saturday 28 November, listed for 15:00. The PSA draw fills in each name as the results come in.

To follow the matches live, open the tournament page on the PSA website. It shows the draw, the time of each match and the scores game by game.

How to follow the CAS International from Pakistan

The PSA tournament page is the main place to follow the CAS International: it shows the draw, match times and game scores as they happen. Use the steps below to find a Pakistani player's next match quickly.

1. Open the CAS International Squash Championships 2026 page on psasquashtour.com.
2. Choose the men's draw.
3. Find the player's name. The next match and its time appear beside it.
4. Tap a player's name to see their world ranking and past results.
5. Come back after each round. The draw updates as each match finishes.

Common questions

When is the CAS International Squash Championships 2026?

From Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 November 2026, in Islamabad.

Who is the top seed?

Noor Zaman of Pakistan, world number 22.

How many Pakistanis are playing?

Eight of the 24 players: Noor Zaman, Ashab Irfan, Asim Khan, Nasir Iqbal, Hamza Khan, Tayyab Aslam, and wildcards Abdullah Nawaz and Nauman Khan.

What is the prize money?

$40,000 for the men's event, according to the PSA.

When is the final?

On Saturday 28 November 2026, listed for 15:00.

Is there a women's event?

No. The PSA draw for this event is men only.

How we verified this

What we checked and where we read it.

Checked on 14 November 2026, about 3 pm PKT. Dates, city, prize money, seeds, wildcards and the first-round order of play come from the PSA's CAS International Squash Championships 2026 page, last updated on 14 November. Each player's country and current world ranking come from his PSA player profile, read the same day. Match times are as the PSA lists them, and may move on the day. The country counts and the ranking comparisons are our own reading of the draw.