Ashab Irfan Claims Second Tour Title in Kanso Men Open Presented by Houston Squash Club

Kanso Men Open 2024 Presented By Houston Squash Club 

Muhammad Ashab Irfan claimed his second Tour title with victory over Veer Chotrani at the Kanso Men Open Presented By Houston Squash Club. 

The 20-year-old had needed all five games to win both his quarter-final and semi-final matches, beating Jorge Luis Gomez Dominguez and Liam Marrison respectively, while Chotrani had won each of his last two matchups in four. 

The young Indian star – this year’s National Collegiate Men’s Individual champion – was looking to cap a breakout year on the PSA Tour with his fourth title of the season, but fell behind early as Ashab Irfan took game one 11-7. 

A native of Pakistan, Ashab Irfan trains regularly at the Houston Squash Club so had plenty of home support on his side, and despite losing game two 11-7, he moved within one game of victory by edging a tight third-game tiebreak, 13-11. 

The No.4 seed hit back to force a decider, winning the fourth 11-8, but Ashab Irfan would get over the line in the fifth, as Chotrani carved a backhand serve return into the tin at 10-8 down. 

Victory represents a second Tour title and a second in a 9k event for Ashab Irfan, following his win at the Rochester ProAm in April. 

Result: 
[3] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) bt [4] Veer Chotrani (IND) 3-2: 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8 (80m)