Pakistan Circuit #2
2003
30-Apr ~ 03 May, Lahore, Pakistan, $25k
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Final:
KARIM CLAIMS PAK-TELECOM TITLE
Top seed Karim Darwish claimed the title in the $25,000 Pak
Telecom Open in Lahore, beating fellow Egyptian Amr Shabana in the
final.
Darwish, celebrating a rise to a career-best
number 8 in the May world rankings, took the first two games 15/12, 15/7
before Shabana was forced to retire due to a stress fracture in his left
heel.
“It became very painful and I had no choice but to
withdraw”, said a disappointed Shabana. “I sustained injury in the
semi-finals against Mansoor Zaman who took me to full five games on
Friday. I wanted to try [to play the final] but in the third game it
went beyond my control”.
Darwish was delighted with his win.
“I did
not know about Amr's’ injury and I
concentrated for a quick finish as usual”, he said. “I did not drop a
single game throughout the event and my performance was according to my
plans.”
Photo from the Daily Times
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Pakistan Circuit #2 2003 |
1st Round
Wed 30th |
Quarters
Thu 1st |
Semis
Fri 2nd |
Final
Sat 3rd |
[1] Karim
Darwish (Egy)
15/8, 15/10, 17/16
Moh'd Azlan Iskandar (Mas) |
Karim
Darwish
15/7, 15/8, 15/3
Adrian Grant |
Karim
Darwish 15/12, 15/12,
15/7
Omar Elborolossy |
Karim Darwish
15/12, 15/7 rtd
Amr Shabana
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[6]
Adrian Grant (Eng)
15/6, 8/15, 15/14, 13/15, 15/13
Farrukh Zaman (Pak) |
[4] Omar Elborolossy (Egy)
11/15, 17/15, 6/15, 15/10, 15/6
[Q] Aijaz Azmat (Pak) |
Omar Elborolossy
15/13, 15/13, 15/7
Arshad Iqbal Burki |
[7]
Shahid Zaman (Pak)
17/15, 15/5, 11/15, 9/15 , 17/14
[Q] Arshad Iqbal Burki |
Saeed
Hassan (Pak)
13/15 ,15/6 rtd
[8] Dan Jenson (Aus) |
Dan Jenson
13/15, 15/5, 15/11,
15/11
Amr Shabana |
Amr Shabana
6/15, 7/15, 15/8,
15/6, 15/9
Mansoor Zaman |
[Q]
Safeer Khan
15/7, 15/11, 15/11
[3] Amr Shabana (Egy) |
[Q]
Hesham M Ashour
15/8,11/15,15/13,13/15,17/16
[5] Mohammed Abbas (Egy) |
Mohammed Abbas
15/7, 11/15, 4/15, 15/11,
15/13
Mansoor Zaman |
Wael El
Hindi (Egy)
15/7,10/15,15/11,15/13
[2] Mansoor Zaman (Pak) |
Qualifying Finals:
Aijaz Azmat bt Yasir Butt 15/13, 12/15, 15/4, 15/6
Arshad Iqbal Burki bt Naveed Atlas 12/15, 15/8, 15/3, 15/11
Safeer Khan bt Zubair Ali Khan 15/8, 15/6, 15/9
Hesham M Ashour bt Majid Khan 12/15, 15/13, 15/6, 15/12
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RESULTS & Reports |
Semi-finals:
SHABANA COMEBACK
SETS UP ALL-EGYPTIAN FINAL
Egypt's Amr Shabana staged a remarkable
comeback in the semi-finals of the $25,000 Pak Telecom Open in Lahore,
recovering from 0-2 down against second-seeded local favourite Mansoor
Zaman to set up an all-Egyptian final against top-seeded compatriot
Karim Darwish.
Quarter-finals:
ZAMAN DENIES EGYPT A CLEAN SWEEP
Second seed Mansoor Zaman maintained home
interest in the $25,000 Pak Telecom Open in Lahore, with a narrow
victory over Egypt's Mohammed Abbas in the quarter-finals.
Zaman is joined in the semi-finals by
three Egyptians, including top seed Karim Darwish who put paid to the
challenge of England's Adrian Grant in straight games.
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