Yasir butt crashes out as squash events reaches quarters stage

LAHORE: Except for Yasir Butt who struggled to advance, all other winners of the first round eased into the International Squash Tournament quarter-finals at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Wednesday.

Yasir fought for 49 minutes to edge past Farhan Zaman 11-3, 11-9, 14-16, 11-4.

Farhan Mahboob outclassed Hamza Bukhari as he took just 31 minutes to record an 11-9, 11-4, 11-3 win.

Aaqib Hanif moved into the second round after registering a three-set win against Saqib Yousuf. Aaqib battled for 45 minutes to carve out an 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 victory.

Mohammad Shahnawaz, meanwhile, proved too good against Arshad Iqbal Burki as the former took the match 12-10, 11-5, 11-9 in 42 minutes.

Waqar Mahboob retired hurt against Nasir Iqbal.

In other matches of the day, Shoaib Hassan outplayed Aurangzeb Mahmood 11-6, 11-6, 11-1, Mansoor Zaman ousted Waqas Mahboob 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 and Danish Atlas Khan dismissed Abbas Ali 11-7, 11-4, 11-3.

On Tuesday, four players qualified for the main round.

Aaqib Hanif defeated Shams-ul-Islam 11-9, 9-11, 11-2, 11-2 in 44 minutes, Abbas Ali toppled Khalid Khan 11-8, 11-8, 13-11 in 32 minutes, Aurangzeb Mahmood downed Amad Farid 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9 in 56 minutes while Shoaib Hassan defeated Awais Khan 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 15-13 in 76 minutes.

Wednesday’s results:
Farhan Mahboob bt Hamza Bukhari 11-9, 11-4, 11-3; Aaqib Hanif bt Saqib Yousuf 11-8, 11-8, 11-6; Mohammad Shahnawaz bt Arshad Iqbal Burki 12-10, 11-5, 11-9; Waqar Mahboob bt Nasir Iqbal 11-2 -Nasir retired; Yasir Butt bt Farhan Zaman 11-3, 11-9, 14-16, 11-4; Shoaib Hassan bt Aurangzeb Mahmood 11-6, 11-6, 11-1; Mansoor Zaman bt Waqas Mahboob 11-6, 11-9, 11-7; Danish Atlas Khan bt Abbas Ali 11-7, 11-4, 11-3

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Qualifying round for international squash event begin

LAHORE: Eight players have qualified for the second round after winning their respective matches on the opening day of the two-day of the International Squash Tournament’s qualifying round at the Punjab Squash Complex here on Monday.

On Tuesday, four more qualifying round matches will be decided and the winners will enter the 16-man main draw, which starts from Wednesday.

Though there are no foreign players, barring Amir Khan of the UAE, are participating in this international event, secretary of the Punjab Squash Association, Rana Tariq, claimed that the tournament is classified as an international event because Pakistan had deposited fees to the international body and further Pakistani international players will be participating.

He said the non-participation of foreigners is also a blessing in disguise for Pakistan’s international level players since it would help them to improve their rankings.

Results:

First round: Aaqib Hanif bt Mujahid Hussain 3-1 (11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-2); Shams-ul-Islam (Pakistan) bt Ahmed Hameed 3-0 (11-6, 11-9, 11-4); Khalid Khan bt Ali Khan 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-7; Abbas Ali (Pakistan) bt Abdul Razzaq 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-3, 11-7; Aurangzeb Mohmand bt Ali Bukhari 3-1 (7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9); Ammad Farid (Pakistan) bt Mamoon Rashid (Pakistan) 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-7); Shoaib Hassan (Pakistan) bt Amir Khan (UAE) 2-0 (11-5, 11-1 – Amir retired); Awais Khan bt Mahad Javed 3-0 (11-0, 11-9, 11-9).

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