In a repeat of the final 12 months ago, defending champion Farhan Mehboob defeated experienced fellow Pakistani Mansoor Zaman in today’s first round of the CAS International in Islamabad to earn a place in the quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 event in its sixth year at the Mushaf Squash Complex in the Pakistan capital.
Third seed Mehboob (pictured) despatched 32-year-old Zaman, the 2001 champion, 12-10, 11-8, 11-3 and will now face Muhammad Saqib Yousaf for a place in the last four. Yousaf scraped through after beating qualifier Syed Ali Shah Bokhari 9-11, 11-2, 12-10, 9-11, 13-11 in an 82-minute marathon.
But Farhan’s brother Waqas Mehboob suffered a shock defeat, going down 3-11, 11-9, 11-5, 3-0 (ret.) to qualifier Kashif Khan.
And UAE-based Pakistani Khawaja Adil Maqbool also failed to secure his expected place in the last eight – falling to qualifier Tayyab Aslam 11-3, 7-11, 13-11, 11-7.
Quarter-final line-up:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) v [Q] Kashif Khan (PAK)
[4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) v Nasir Iqbal (PAK)
[3] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) v Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK)
[2] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) v [Q] Tayyab Aslam (PAK)
1st round:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Aqib Hanif (PAK) 11-6, 15-13, 11-7 (40m)
[Q] Kashif Khan (PAK) bt Waqas Mehboob (PAK) 3-11, 11-9, 11-5, 3-0 ret. (33m)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [Q] Amaad Fareed (PAK) 12-10, 11-8, 11-5 (32m)
[4] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Nosherwan Khan (PAK) 11-9, 11-4, 4-0 ret.
[3] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 12-10, 11-8, 11-3 (24m)
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt [Q] Syed Ali Shah Bokhari (PAK) 9-11, 11-2, 12-10, 9-11, 13-11 (82m)
[Q] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 11-3, 7-11, 13-11, 11-7 (40m)
[2] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari (PAK) 11-8, 11-2, 11-7 (36m)
Qualifying finals:
Kashif Khan (PAK) bt Mujahid Hussain (PAK) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (38m)
Amaad Fareed (PAK) bt Owais Khan (PAK) 11-4, 6-11, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4 (55m)
Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt Muhammad Shoaib Hassan (PAK) 3-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-6 (36m)
Syed Ali Shah Bokhari (PAK) bt Raees Khan (PAK) 11-5, 11-7, 7-11, 4-11, 11-3 (46m)
1st qualifying round:
Mujahid Hussain (PAK) bt Muhammad Shah Nawaz (PAK) 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-5 (55m)
Kashif Khan (PAK) bt Bilal Zakir (PAK) 12-10, 11-9, 11-9 (42m)
Amaad Fareed (PAK) bt Shahzad Khan (PAK) 8-11, 11-3, 11-4, 11-9 (35m)
Owais Khan (PAK) bt Naveed Khan (PAK) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (22m)
Muhammad Shoaib Hassan (PAK) bt Tariq Khan (PAK) 11-4, 11-4, 11-3 (24m)
Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt Sadam Ul Haq (PAK) 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (50m)
Raees Khan (PAK) bt Ahmad Amin (PAK) 13-11, 11-5, 11-4 (32m)
Syed Ali Shah Bokhari (PAK) bt Asim Khan (PAK) 11-8, 12-10, 12-10 (37m)
