Second seed & lone Pakistani survivor Tayyab Aslam in CNS Squash C'ship semis
Second seed and lone Pakistani survivor Tayyab Aslam easily defeated seventh seed Syafiq Kamal from Malaysia to cruise into the semi-finals of the $20,000 14th CNS International Squash Championship at the PN Roshan Khan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Karachi.
As expected, Pakistan’s top squash player Tayyab Aslam cruised into the semi-finals of the $20,000 14th CNS International Squash Championship at the PN Roshan Khan-Jahangir Khan Squash Complex, Karachi.
Second seed and lone Pakistani survivor Tayyab easily defeated seventh seed Syafiq Kamal from Malaysia 11-7, 11-6,11-6 in 26 minutes.
However, fifth seed Asim Khan of Pakistan was beaten by third seed Mazen Gamal from Egypt 10-12, 9-11, 6-11 in 42 minutes.
In an all Hong Kong clash, fourth seed Henry Leung survived a scare when he accounted for sixth seed Tsz Kwan Lau in an absorbing quarter-final 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5. It turned out to be the longest match of the day that lasted 66 minutes.
Top seed Ivan Yuen from Malaysia struggled to whip sixth seed Egyptian 11-6, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9 in 48-minute duel and now faces another Egyptian and the third seed Mazen Gamal in the first semifinal.
Friday’s fixtures:
- Semi-finals-1: Ivan Yuen (Malaysia) vs Mazen Gamal (Egypt) at 2:00 pm;
- Semi-finals-2: Henry Leung (Hong Kong) vs Tayyab Aslam (Pakistan) at 3:00 pm.
