CNS
International
2002
25-28 Sep 2002, Karachi,
Pakistan, $25k
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Final:
DARWISH DOES THE BUSINESS
Top seed Karim Darwish defeated fellow
Egyptian Mohammed Abbas,
conqueror of Jansher Khan, 15/9, 15/11, 11/15, 15/6 in the
final of the CNS International in Karachi ...
Semis:
ALL-EGYPTIAN FINAL
The CNS International final will be an
all-Egyptian affar, as top seed Karim Darwish and Mohammed
Abbas, conqueror of Jansher Khan, both beat Pakistani opposition to
set up a repeat of last month's World University championship final ...
Full story
Quarters:
ABBAS HALTS JANSHER'S COMEBACK
Jansher Khan's comeback ended in the
quarter-finals of the CNS International in Karachi, when the former
world champion went down to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Egypt's
Mohammed Abbas. Full story
Round One:
JANSHER IS BACK
Jansher Khan's
comeback stepped up a gear in the first round proper, as the former
world champion defeated Egypt's second seed Omar Elborolossy 15/11,
17/15, 15/11 in the first round.
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coverage from PakSquash.com
Karim Darwish
coverage from PakSquash.com |
CNS International 2002
25-28 Sep 2002,
Karachi, Pakistan, $25k |
1st Round
Wed 25th |
Quarters
Thu 26th |
Semis
Fri 27th |
Final
Sat 28th |
[1]
Karim Darwish (EGY)
15/8, 15/9, 15/8
Ajaz Azmat (PAK) |
Karim Darwish
15/12, 15/13, 15/7
John Williams |
Karim Darwish 15/4,
14/15, 15/12, 15/14
Shahid Zaman |
* Karim Darwish
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15/9, 15/11, 11/15, 15/6
Mohammed Abbas |
[7]
John Williams (AUS)
15/12, 15/12, 15/4
[Q] Safeerullah Khan (PAK)
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[4]
Shahid Zaman (PAK)
15/13, 15/9, 15/12
Khayal Muhammad (PAK) |
Shahid Zaman
15/3, 15/11, 12/15, 15/10
Wael
El Hindi |
[6]
Wael El Hindi (EGY)
13/15, 15/6, 15/5, 11/15, 15/11
Shamsul Islam (PAK) |
Mohammad Essam A Hafiz (EGY)
15/13, 15/2 rtd
[8] Amjad Khan (PAK) |
Mohammad Essam A
Hafiz
15/9, 15/6, 15/10
Mansoor Zaman |
Mansoor Zaman 12/15,
10/15, 15/7,
15/10, 15/13
Mohammed Abbas |
[Q]
Farrukh Zaman (PAK)
15/12, 15/12, 13/15, 15/13
[3] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) |
[Q]
Hisham Moh'd Ashour (EGY)
15/7, 15/7, 15/6
[5] Mohammed Abbas (EGY) |
Mohammed Abbas
15/11, 17/15, 15/4, 15/13
Jansher
Khan |
[Q]
Jansher Khan (PAK)
15/11, 17/15, 15/11
[2] Omar Elborolossy (EGY) |
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RESULTS & Reports |
Final |
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[1] Karim Darwish (EGY) bt [5] Mohammed Abbas (EGY) 15-9, 15-11,
11-15, 15-5
Darwish Seizes CNS Title In Karachi
The golden run of fifth-seeded Egyptian Mohammed Abbas came to an end
in the final of the $25,000 CNS International when he lost out to his
top-seeded compatriot Karim Darwish in four games at the Pakistan Navy
Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex.
It was 21-year-old Abbas's second successive defeat in the Karachi
event final, which he reached this year after sensationally ending
Pakistan legend Jansher Khan's comeback run in the quarter-finals,
then upsetting Jansher's third-seeded compatriot Mansoor Zaman in the
semi-finals.
Darwish, the reigning world junior champion, beat his Cairo neighbour
15-9, 15-11, 11-15, 15-5 - repeating his victory over Abbas in last
month's final of the World University Championships in Austria. The
victory also marked 21-year-old Darwish's fifth PSA Tour title in only
seven final appearances.
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Semi-Finals |
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ALL-EGYPTIAN FINAL BECKONS
The final of the $25,000 CNS International Squash Championship will be
an all-Egyptian affair featuring the top seed Karim Darwish and the
fifth-seeded Mohammed Abbas.
Abbas maintained the superb form which saw him oust Pakistan's
comeback hero Jansher Khan, the former world No1, in the
quarter-finals. Despite losing the opening two games, the 21-year-old
world No28 from Cairo kept his focus to upset third-seeded Pakistani
Mansoor Zaman 12-15, 10-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-13 to reach the final for
the second successive year.
Darwish, also 21 and from Cairo, reached his seventh PSA Tour final
after surviving a close semi-final encounter against Mansoor's cousin
Shahid Zaman 15-4, 14-15, 15-12, 15-14.
The final, the second successive CNS International climax without
local interest, will be Abbas and Darwish's second meeting in just
over a month. The pair fought it out in the final of the World
University Championships in Austria in August - with Darwish
triumphing in straight games.
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Quarter-Finals |
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ABBAS HALTS JANSHER'S COMEBACK
Pakistan's former world No1 Jansher Khan failed to
repeat his stunning first round form the
quarter-finals, when he went down in four
games to Egypt's Mohammed Abbas at the Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan
Jahangir Khan Squash Complex.
The record eight-times world champion, now 33 and making a comeback
after a three-year retirement,
confounded the experts on Wednesday when he upset the
event's highest-ranked player Omar Elborolossy, the world No14
from Egypt, in straight games in only his
third competitive match on the PSA Tour since June
1999.
Jansher, a qualifier, levelled the match after losing the first game,
but was eventually beaten 15-11,
15-17, 15-4, 15-13 by the inspired fifth-seeded
Abbas, runner-up in the competition last year.
"It was undoubtedly his day," said Khan of 21-year-old Abbas, the
world No28 from Cairo. "He played
outstanding squash and made no mistakes," Jansher
told Pakistan News International reporter Khalid Hussain.
Khan's next chance to add one more PSA Tour title to the record 99 he
currently boasts will be in his hometown of Peshawar, where he has
been awarded a 'wildcard' for the $25,000 CAS International, from
19-22 October.
Mohammed Abbas now takes another Pakistani - third seed Mansoor Zaman
who beat unseeded Egyptian Moh'd Essam Hafiz 15-9, 15-6, 15-10.
Mansoor's higher-ranked, but lower-seeded, cousin Shahid Zaman will
lead local interest in the other semi-final. The world No34 from
Quetta beat Egypt's 6th seed Wael El Hindi 15-3, 15-11, 12-15, 15-10 -
and will now face top-seeded Egyptian Karim Darwish who took out John
Williams, the only Australian in the event, 15-12, 15-13, 15-7.
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First
Round |
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Khan Crushes Elborolossy In Karachi
Former world No1 Jansher Khan stunned the
crowds at the Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan
Jahangir Khan Squash Complex in Karachi when he crushed Egypt's world
No14 Omar Elborolossy in straight games in the first round of
his comeback tournament after three years' retirement from the
international circuit.
Jansher, the record eight-times world champion who is competing in his
first PSA World Tour event since June 1999, upset the No2 seed 15-11,
17-15, 15-11 in 52 minutes in today's (Wednesday) opening round of the
$25,000 CNS International. The 33-year-old squash legend had already
come through two rounds of qualifying to reach the first round.
Khan, who boasts a record 99 PSA Tour titles in his career from
1986-1998, including six British Open titles, withdrew from the
international circuit four years ago following a series of knee and
groin injuries.
Jansher will now face a further Egyptian in the next round after fifth
seed Mohammed Abbas defeated compatriot Hisham Moh'd Ashour, also a
qualifier, 15-7, 15-7, 15-6.
"When I came here, I lacked match
confidence but now I am feeling a lot surer. The three matches I have
played here so far have given me a lot of boost and now I think that I
am capable of winning the tournament," Jansher told the News
after the match.
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Qualifying
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Jansher marches into main draw from PakSquash
Qualifying Finals, Tue 24th:
Safeerullah Khan (PAK) bt Shah Nawaz (PAK) 15/5,
15/8, 15/7
Jansher Khan (PAK) bt Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) 15/8,
17/15, 15/13
Hisham Moh'd Ashour (EGY) bt Moh'd Ilyas (PAK) 11/15,
15/9, 15/10, 15/9
Farrukh Zaman (PAK) bt Zubair Ali Khan (PAK) 15/6,
15/13, 14/17, 15/10
Qualifying first round, Mon 23rd:
Safeerullah (PAK) bt Glenn Kennan (AUS)
15/8, 15/2, 15/8
Shah Nawaz (PAK) bt Joey Barrington (ENG)
7/15, 15/8, 15/8, 15/10
Jansher Khan (PAK) bt Laurens-Jan Anjema (NED)
15/8, 15/6, 15/10
Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK)
bt Naveed Atlas (PAK) 15/13, 15/5, 15/11
Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) bt Amjad Khan (PAK)
15/4, 15/17, 15/11, 15/8
Mohd Ilyas (PAK) bt Imran Mohib (PAK) 15/11,
15/7, 15/14
Zubair Ali Khan (PAK) bt Saeed Hassan (PAK)
15/9, 17/16, 15/8
Farrukh Zaman (PAK) bt Farham Moeen (PAK) 15/7,
15/12, 15/10
Qualifying day one from PakSquash
Jansher scores easy
victory in comeback trail
Dawn
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