Tayyab overcomes Waqas
Second seed Tayyab Aslam sweat for over 34 minutes to overcome qualifier Waqas Mehboob straight to sneak into the quarter-finals of the sixth Parco Roshan Khan Open Squash Championship at the PAFMuseum
Second seed Tayyab Aslam sweat for over 34 minutes to overcome qualifier Waqas Mehboob straight to sneak into the quarter-finals of the sixth Parco Roshan Khan Open Squash Championship at the PAFMuseum on Monday.
Ranked 75th in the world, Tayyab had a tough time before prevailing over his opponent 11-9, 11-4, 13-11.
Four matches of the first round were played at the PN Roshan - Jahangir Squash Complex on Monday while the remaining four were moved to the PAF Museum.
In the opening session, Mohammad Farhan upset eight seed Abbas Maniar 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 to cruise into the last eight.
In the other three matches, Zahir Shah was home 11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 11-8 over Mohammad Naeem, Asim Khan struggled to beat Amaad fareed 15-13, 11-2, 7-11, 11-9 while Israr Ahmed got the better of Bilal Zakir 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.
At the time of filing this report, three matches were in progress at the PAF Museum.
Results:
First round: Zahir Shah bt Mohammad Naeem 11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 11-8; Mohammad Farhan bt Abbas Maniar 11-8, 11-7, 11-9; Asim Khan bt Amaad Fareed 15-13, 11-2, 7-11, 11-9; Israr Ahmed bt Bilal Zakir 11-9, 11-9, 11-7; Tayyab Aslam bt Waqas Mehboob 11-9, 11-4, 13-11.
Tuesday’s fixtures:
Quarter-finals start at 7pm at PAF Museum glass wall court.
(Source: Dawn News)
