Pak team to compete in Davis Cup Juniors Asia Oceania Final Qualifying Event

Pak team to compete in Davis Cup Juniors Asia Oceania Final Qualifying Event

ISLAMABAD, May 07 (APP):Pakistan Under-16 will compete in the Davis Cup Juniors Asia Oceania Final Qualifying event commencing from Monday in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. 

The team will comprise on Noman ul Haq (captain), Nadir Reza Mirza (player), Hamza Roman (player) and Abubakar Talha (player), a Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) spokesman told on Sunday.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan, President of PTF has expressed his best wishes for the team. He also stated that hard work, dedication and passion for tennis are always rewarded. He emphasized that the development of juniors and their participation in international events was one of the priorities of PTF, despite financial constraints. 
The six-day event will be attended by 16 teams divided into four groups. The teams include Kazakhstan, Australia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
The top two teams of each group will enter the play-off. They will then compete for an entry to the World Team Championships. This year four entries will be given to the A/O boys  (semi-finalists automatically qualify for the World Cup).
In parallel with Shymkent the qualifiers are being held in other parts of the world. Europe, Africa, South America, North and Central America will host other qualifying competitions to determine the final 16 teams that will compete in the World Championships next summer.
Davis Cup Juniors is the premier international team tennis tournament for boys in the 16 and under age group.
The tournament was first held by the International Tennis Federation in 1985 under the name of the Under-16 World Cup.
Each year, countries compete in regional qualifiers, with the winners advancing to the final where they compete for the title of champion.