Seeded players enter 2nd round

ISLAMABAD: Seeded men players moved into the second round of the Pakistan Squash Circuit I here at the Mushaf Ali Mir Complex on Thursday.

In what turned out to be a tough opening round, Farhan Zaman had to struggle to beat young Abbas Zeb 8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-3. The match that lasted 30 minutes saw Abbas getting a good outing against experienced Farhan before going down to the top seed.

Farhan Mehboob also had to gather all his reserves to beat Syed Ali Bukhari. Both players played aggressive squash in a fast pace game that saw experienced Mehboob ultimately winning 11-8, 11-6, 11-9.

In the women’s competition, top seed Noorena Shams was outclassed by Noorul Ain Ejaz 11-3, 11-3, 11-0.

Similarly, the youngest player Amna Fayaz also defeated second seed Anum Mustafa in five games. Amna won 11-4, 13-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5.

Results: Men’s first round: Farhan Zaman (Pak) bt Abbas Zeb (Pak) 8-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-3; Zahir Shah (Pak) bt Umair Zaman (Qatar) 4-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-8; Danish Atlas (Pak) bt Zeeshan Khan (Pak) 12-10, 11-3, 11-7; Farhan Mehboob (Pak) bt Syed Ali Bukhari (Pak) 11-8, 11-6, 11-9; Tayyab Aslam (Pak) bt Mansoor Zaman (Pak) 11-5, 11-5, 10-12, 11-5; Amaad Fareed (Pak) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (Pak) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7; Israr Ahmad (Pak) bt Haris Iqbal (Pak) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4; M Asim Khan (Pak) bt Shoaib Hassan (Pak) 11-8, 11-3, 11-6.

Women’s first round: Noorul Ain Ejaz (Pak) bt Noorena Shams (Pak) 11-3, 11-3, 11-0; Zoya Khalid (Pak) bt Zahab Kamal Khan (Pak) 11-0, 11-8, 11-9; Moqaddas Ashraf (Pak) bt Rushna Mehboob (Pak) 11-9, 11-1, 11-5; Madina Zafar (Pak) bt Nimra Aqeel (Pak) 11-3, 11-3, 10-12, 11-6; Faiza Zafar (Pak) bt Aimnan Shahbaz (Pak) 11-9, 11-8, 11-4; Riffat Khan (Pak) bt Saima Shaukat (Pak) 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8; Noorul Huda (Pak) bt Komal Khan (Pak) 11-13, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-6; Amna Fayyaz (Pak) bt Anum Mustafa (Pak) 11-4, 13-11, 11-7, 7-11, 11-5.