The Venus ABC Open 2026 will take place in Karachi from 21 October to 25 October. Muhammad Asim Khan and Nasir Iqbal will lead the home challenge in this Professional Squash Association (PSA) Copper event.
Abdullah Nawaz and Azan Ali Khan are set to represent Pakistan in the men's draw, while Anam Aziz and Rushna Mehboob will compete in the women's event as wildcard entries. A combined purse of $82,000 is available for the tournament, which includes $41,000 in prize money for the men's competition.
Twenty players are entered in the men's draw, where Curtis Malik of England holds the top seed. Other competitors in the men's bracket include Karim El Hammamy of Egypt, Sanjay Jeeva of Malaysia, and Yassin Shohdy of Egypt.
Perry Malik of England is seeded fifth, followed by Rowan Damming of the Netherlands at sixth, Yassin Elshafei of Egypt at seventh, and Asim Khan of Pakistan completing the top eight seeds. The women's draw features 24 players, with Lucy Turmel of England heading the seedings.
Amina El Rihany of Egypt is the second seed, while Nadine Shahin of Egypt is seeded third. Rowan Elaraby of Egypt is seeded fourth, Marie Stephan of France is seeded fifth, Ainaa Amani of Malaysia is seeded sixth, Cindy Merlo of Switzerland is seeded seventh, and Hayley Ward of England is seeded eighth.
The tournament includes players from Pakistan, Egypt, England, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, the Czech Republic and South Korea.
