Amaad, Mujtaba, Israr advance into 2nd round of FMC International Squash Championship
Amaad Fareed, Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bukhari and Israr Ahmad defeated their respective opponents to move into 2nd round of FMC International Squash Championship for men at Punjab Squash Complex, Lahore.
It was a day of mixed fortunes for Pakistanis at the start of the FMC International Men’s Squash Championship as three of them lost to Hong Kong rivals while an equal number defeated their compatriots at the Punjab Squash Complex, Lahore.
In the first round , Pakistan’s Amaad Fareed, Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bukhari and Israr Ahmad defeated their respective opponents in the first round to move to the next round. Amaad Fareed of Pakistan beat compatriot Zeeshan Khan by 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 11-8 in 50 minutes.
Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bukhari also struggled in a five-game encounter before defeating Zahir Shah 9-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-1, 11-8 in 44 minutes.
Israr Ahmed had easy sailing against Abdul Malik Khan winning 14-12, 11-5, 11-6 in 24 minute.
Yannik Omlor from Germany was beaten by Robert Downer from England 9-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-7, 4-11 in 60 minutes. Wildcard entrant Muhammad Farhan was beaten by Tsz Kwan Lau from Hong Kong 4-11, 7-11, 7-11 in just 20 minutes.
Khawaja Adil Maqbool was thrashed by Tang Ming Hong from Hong Kong 5-11, 1-11, 3-11 in 18 minutes. Abdul Malik Khan was smashed by Israr Ahmed 12-14, 5-11, 6-11 in 24 minutes.Addeen Idrakie from Malaysia was overpowered by Henry Leung from Hong Kong 9-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9, 7-11 in 80 minutes.
Chi Him Wong from Hong Kong thrashed wildcard entrant Haris Qasim 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 in 28 minutes. Ali Bokhari beat Zahir Shah 9-11, 11-6, 3-11, 11-1, 11-8 in 44 minutes.
The players who got bye in the first round were top seed Youssef Soliman from Egypt, seventh seed Asim Khan, eight seed Farhan Mehboob, third seed Mazen Gamal from Egypt, fourth seed Auguste Dussourd France, fifth seed Tayyab Aslam, sixth seed Mohd Syafiq Kamal from Malaysia, and second seed Ivan Yuen from Malaysia.
In the second round, Youssef will face Robert Downer, Amaad Fareed will play against Asim Khan, Farhan Mehboob is up against Tsz Kwan Lau, Henry Leung will face Mazen Gamal, Auguste Dussourd will be up against Tang Ming Hong, Chi Him Wong is drawn against Tayyab Aslam, Mohd Syafiq Kamal is to face Israr Ahmed, and Ali will play against Ivan Yuen.
