Ahsan Ayaz, Farhan, Mehboob, Tayyab, in SNGPL Pakistan International Squash Circuit-II semis
All the seeded players Ahsan Ayaz, Farhan Zaman, Farhan Mehboob and Tayyab Aslam move into semifinals of the SNGPL Pakistan International Squash Circuit-II at the Punjab Squash Complex courts, Lahore.
In the first quarterfinal of the day, top seed of the tournament Farhan Zaman outsmarted Kashif Asif by 11/6, 11/5, 11/9. Wildcard entrant Kashif, who earlier upset seeded player Israr Ahmed, had no answers to powerful shots and technical game of Farhan Zaman and lost his encounter 3-0 in just 19 minutes.
Promising talent Ahsan Ayaz defeated Syed Azlan Amjad of Qatar by 3-1. The fifth seed Azlan put a shiny start as he won the first game by 11-7.The second seed Ahsan came back strongly and he didn’t allow Azlan to execute his game as he won the second game by 11-3.In the next two games Ahsan played confidently and easily defeated Qatar player with the final score line of 7-11,11-3,11-4,11-5 in 28 minutes battle.
Another Pakistan squash hope Farhan Mehboob once again showed his class against spirited Asim Khan by defeating him 7-11, 11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 11-6 after a tough battle of 79 minutes. Both the players weren’t ready to give up and they continued their struggle till the end but it was Farhan Mehboob, who kept his nerve and finally won the marathon match by 3-2.
Another match of the day was contested between two 4th seed Tayyab Aslam and 7th seed Amaad Fareed and ultimate the winners was Tayyab Aslam, who won the epic encounter by 3-2 in 67 minutes. Tayyab though couldn’t start well as he lost the first game by 9-11, yet he made a strong comeback and won the next two games in a row by 11-3 and 12-10. Amaad then changed his game plan, which paid dividend and he succeeded in the winning the fourth game 11-9. In the fifth and decisive game, Tayyab faced tough resistance from his opponent before winning it 11-9, thus he recorded a hard-fought and well-deserving victory against Amaad.
Today (Friday), Farhan Zaman will take on Farhan Mehboob in the first semifinal at 4:00pm while Tayyab Aslam will vie against Ahsan Ayaz in the second semifinal at 4:45pm.
In the senior women quarterfinals, seventh seed Saima Shaukat thrashed top seed Noorena Shams with the final score line of 11-0, 11-2, 11-3 in just 11 minutes. Madina Zafar routed Zahab Kamal Khan 11-4, 11-3, 11-6 in 14 minutes. Faiza Zafar outlasted Noor Ul Huda 11-3, 11-6, 11-6 in 17 minutes while Riffat Khan beat Zoya Khalid 9-11, 11-3, 9-11, 11-4, 11-5 in 42 minutes.
Today (Friday), Saima Shaukat will face Madina Zafar challenge in the first semifinal at 2:30 pm while Faiza Zafar will vie against Riffat Khan in the second semifinal at 3:15pm.
