FMC International Men’s Squash Championship 2019 gets underway
The top eight seeded players moved into the pre-quarterfinals after getting byes in the first round of FMC International Men’s Squash Championship at the Punjab Squash Association Complex in Lahore.
The FMC International Men’s Squash Championship started here at the Punjab Squash Association Complex in Lahore. The top eight seeded players moved into the pre-quarterfinals after getting byes in the first round.
The players reaching pre-quarters include top seed Tayyab Aslam, second seed Asim Khan, third seed Ammad Fareed, fourth seed Israr Ahmed, fifth seed Syed Ali Bokhari, sixth seed Zahir Shah, seventh seed Khawaja Adil Maqbool and eighth seed Danish Atlas.
The main draw is for 24 places. Abdul Qadir and Shahzad Ali are Pakistan Squash Association (PSA) invitees, while Farhan Hashmi and Salman Saleem got wildcards.
First Round Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Abbas Zeb | bt | Saad Abdullah | 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 |
| Shahzad Ali | bt | Mohammad Farhan | 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-5 |
| Bilal Zakir | bt | Harris Qasim | 1-7 (retired hurt) |
| Abdul Malik Khan | bt | Mohammad Farhan Hashmi | 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8 |
| Owais Rasheed | bt | Faisal Riaz | 11-3, 11-2, 11-2 |
| Naveed Rehman | bt | Mohammad Abdul Qadir | 11-7, 11-2, 11-7 |
| Haris Iqbal | bt | Waqar Mehboob | 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 12-10 |
| Waqas Mehboob | bt | Salman Saleem | 11-6, 11-4, 11-2 |
