Zahir, Danish, Haris, Mansoor in Main round of Pakistan Squash Circuit-1
Zahir Shah, Danish Atlas Khan, Haris Iqbal and Mansoor Zaman move into the main round of Men’s Singles in Pakistan Squash Circuit-1 at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad.
Pakistan Squash Circuit-1 is organized by the Professional Squash Association and this international championship is a boon for Pakistani players and all of them are participating in it to improve their international rankings.
On the second day of qualifying rounds, a total of four matches were played in which Zahir Shah, Danish Atlas Khan, Haris Iqbal and Mansoor Zaman emerged victorious and made their berth in Men’s Singles main round of Pakistan Squash Circuit-1. The tournament offer prize money of $10,000 for men and $5,000 for women players. All top-ranked local players are featuring in the event.
Following players are featuring in Men’s single event:
Farhan Zaman, Asim Khan, Tayyab Aslam, Farhan Mehboob, Israr Ahmed, Khawaja Adil Maqbool, Zeeshan Khan, Umair Zaman, Amaad Fareed, Syed Ali Bukhari, Shoaib Hassan and wild card entrant Abbas Zeb, Zahir Shah, Danish Atlas Khan, Haris Iqbal and Mansoor Zaman
Following players are featuring in women’s single event:
Noorena Shams, Noor Ul Ain Ejaz, Zoya Khalid, Zahab Kamal Khan (5), Moqaddas Ashraf (7), Rushna Mehboob, Nimra Aqeel, Madina Zafar (4), Faiza Zafar (3), Aiman Shahbaz, Riffat Khan, Saima Shoukat (8), Noor ul Huda (6), Komal Khan, Amna Fayyaz, Anam Mustafa Aziz (2)
Qualifying round results:
| Zahir Shah (Pak) | def | Bilal Zakir (Pak) | 11-13, 14-12, 11-4, 11-3 | 33 Min |
| Danish Atlas (Pak) | def | Noman Khan (Pak) | 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 | 21 Min |
| Haris Iqbal (Pak) | def | M Farhan | 4-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 | 51 Min |
| Mansoor Zaman (Pak) | def | Iqtidar Khan (Pak) | 11-8, (Rtd) | 7 Min |
