Top Seeds Zaman and Aslam to Contest Roshan Khan Open Final

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Paksitani duo Farhan Zaman and Tayyab Aslam, seeds one and two, respectively, will do battle in the final of the 6th Parco Roshan Khan Open, PSA M15 tournament after both players claimed 3-0 victories in their semi-final fixtures in Karachi on home soil.

Zaman, who came through a nail-biting five-game quarter-final encounter with Israr Ahmed to reach the last four, lined up against fourth seed Khawaja Adil Maqbool and showed no signs of any fatigue as he blitzed to the victory in three, courtesy of an 11-7, 11-8, 11-6 scoreline.

Aslam, meanwhile, is still yet to drop a game throughout the tournament and added compatriot Shahjahan Khan in the semi-final to a list of wins that also includes Zahir Shah and Waqas Mehboob.

Zaman and Aslam are set to go head-to-head in their third meeting on the PSA World Tour, with Zaman prevailing in the previous two occasions. However, this is the first time they have met in a final and Aslam, who has played three games less than his opponent at this stage of the event, will be hoping that his fresh legs can inspire him to victory as he bids to lift a second Tour title.

Results – Semi-Final: 6th Parco Roshan Khan Open 2016
[2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) bt [3] Shahjahan Khan (PAK) 3-0: 11-6, 11-4, 11-1 (30m)
[1] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [4] Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-6 (23m)

Draw – Final
[2] Tayyab Aslam (PAK) v [1] Farhan Zaman (PAK)