Yasir Butt brought the giant-killing run of Mohammad Shahnawaz to an end in the final of the 1st Prime Minister FMC International Pakistan Circuit No2 to win the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 title at the PSA Squash Complex in Lahore, Pakistan.
Shahnawaz, a 23-year-old from Lahore, was making his return to the PSA Tour after a three-year layoff – and reached the final after beating the third seed and top seed Farhan Mehboob.
But it was a match too far for the world No 325 in his first Tour final.
Fourth seed Butt, also from Lahore, made his breakthrough in the semi-finals where he ousted experience compatriot Mansoor Zaman, a former world No11.
And the 22-year-old world No 133 continued his winning ways by despatching Shahnawaz 11-9, 11-8, 11-3 in 34 minutes to win the first PSA Tour title of his career in his eighth final appearance.
Butt received his trophy from Pakistan squash legend Jansher Khan, the record eight-time world champion who was attending the event in his capacity of Advisor to the President of the Pakistan Squash Federation.
Final:
[4] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt Mohammad Shahnawaz (PAK) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3 (34m)
Semi-finals:
Mohammad Shahnawaz (PAK) bt [1] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 3-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (42m)
[4] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9 (38m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt [Q] Aqib Hanif (PAK) 11-8, 15-13, 11-2 (42m)
Mohammad Shahnawaz (PAK) bt [3] Waqar Mehboob (PAK) 11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 11-7 (64m)
[4] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt [Q] Mohd Shoaib Hassan (PAK) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 (34m)
Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [2] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) 12-10, 11-6, 6-11, 11-2 (36m)
1st round:
[1] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari (PAK) 11-9, 11-4, 11-3 (31m)
[Q] Aqib Hanif (PAK) bt Saqib Yousaf (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (45m)
Mohammad Shahnawaz (PAK) bt Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 (42m)
[3] Waqar Mehboob (PAK) bt Nasir Iqbal (PAK) 11-2 ret.
[4] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt Farhan Zaman (PAK) 11-3, 11-9, 14-16, 11-4 (49m)
[Q] Mohd Shoaib Hassan (PAK) bt [Q] Aurangzeb Mehmund (PAK) 11-6, 11-6, 11-1 (31m)
Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Waqas Mehboob (PAK) 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 (32m)
[2] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Abbas Ali (PAK) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 (27m)
Qualifying finals:
Aqib Hanif (PAK) bt Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-2 (44m)
Abbas Ali (PAK) bt Muhammad Khalid Khan (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 13-11 (32m)
Aurangzeb Mehmund (PAK) bt Ammad Farid (PAK) 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9 (56m)
Mohd Shoaib Hassan (PAK) bt Owais Khan (PAK) 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 15-13 (76m)
1st qualifying round:
Aqib Hanif (PAK) bt Mujahid Hussain (PAK) 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-2 (57m)
Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) bt Ahmed Hameed (PAK) 11-6, 11-9, 11-4 (27m)
Muhammad Khalid Khan (PAK) bt Abdul Ali Khan (PAK) 11-8, 11-4, 11-7 (26m)
Abbas Ali (PAK) bt Abdul Razzaq (PAK) 11-8, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7 (31m)
Aurangzeb Mehmund (PAK) bt Syed Ali Shah Bokhari (PAK) 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9 (57m)
Ammad Farid (PAK) bt Mamoon Ur Rashid (PAK) 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (25m)
Mohd Shoaib Hassan (PAK) bt Aamir Khan (UAE) 11-5, 11-1 ret.
Owais Khan (PAK) bt Mahad Javed (PAK) 11-0, 11-9, 11-9 (26m)
