Tayyab Aslam lost in main round of $185,500 US Squash Open 2019
Pakistan’s top squash player Tayyab Aslam crashed out of $185,500 US Open in Philadelphia, USA. Tayyab, who was the first from the country to compete in this prestigious event since 2012, lost in the first round.
Pakistan’s top squash player Tayyab Aslam crashed out of $185,500 US Open in Philadelphia, USA. Tayyab, who was the first from the country to compete in this prestigious event since 2012, lost in the first round.
Raphael Kandra from Germany defeated Tayyab 8-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-7, 11-3 in 47 minutes. Amir Atlas Khan had been the last player to compete in the main round of US Open back in 2012.
Three-time champion Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily got their title challenges under way at the FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships as they booked their round three spots at the PSA Platinum event.
Defending Champion ElShorbagy is a at the event and will be aiming to add a fourth to his ever expanding collection after already clinching both the China Squash Open and Oracle NetSuite Open titles at the start of this season.
Amir Atlas Khan was the last man from Pakistan to qualify for the main round of the US Open, back in 2012. Yasir Butt was also in that edition of the championships but he lost in the first qualifying round.
In 2013, Yasir Butt lost in the qualifying finals, while Imran Khan lost in the first qualifying round. It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan had dominated the US Open since its early years.
Hashim Khan was the first Pakistani player to claim the title. He did so in 1956, 1957 and 1963. Roshan Khan won the championship in 1958, 1960, and 1961. Azam Khan won the championship in 1962 and Mo Khan took the title in 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1968.
Sharif Khan won the title from 1969 to 1974 and then from 1976 to 1981. Jahangir Khan won the championship in 1984, 1985, and 1988. Jansher Khan won the title in 1987, 1990, and 1995.
