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PSA Challenger
10 Kish Persian Gulf Cup,
Kish Island, Iran
Pakistani
Power Dominates Kish Persian Cup
Pakistanis
powered through the field of the Kish Persian Gulf Cup to dominate the
later stages of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event in its
third year at the Kish Sports Centre in Kish Island, Iran.
The
semi-finals took on a surprise all-Pakistani look when unseeded Danish Atlas
Khan upset Malaysia's top seed Muhd Asyraf Azan in the
quarter-finals.
Khan, a
17-year-old from Peshawar, then defeated compatriot Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari,
a qualifier from Lahore, in straight games to make the final - the second of his
career.
Yasir Butt,
the only seed to make the last four, also faced a qualifier in the other semi -
but the fourth seed from Lahore battled for five games to overcome 18-year-old
Waqas Mehboob, from Peshawar, to reach his sixth Tour final.
Both
Pakistanis were looking for their first Tour title triumph in the final - but it
was teenager Danish Atlas Khan who prevailed, beating his 22-year-old
fellow countryman Butt 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 11-9.
1st round:
[1] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) bt [Q] Saqib Yousaf (PAK) 11-7, 7-11,
11-8, 6-11, 11-8
Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Sohail Shameli (IRI) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4
[Q] Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari (PAK) bt Ahmed Hawas (EGY) 11-8,
11-8, 7-11, 13-11
Waqar Mehboob (PAK) bt [3] Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY) 11-9, 11-7,
9-11, 11-5
[4] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt Ahmad Alzabidi (JOR) 16-14, 11-8, 11-8
Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-8, 11-4, 11-9
[Q] Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt Joan Lezaud (FRA) 12-10, 12-10, 11-2
[Q] Waqas Mehboob (PAK) bt [2] Karim AGA Samy (EGY) 11-3, 11-1,
11-2
Quarter-finals:
Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [1] Muhd Asyraf Azan (MAS) 3-11, 11-8,
8-11, 11-3, 11-6
[Q] Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari (PAK) bt Waqar Mehboob (PAK) 10-12,
9-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-9
[4] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9
[Q] Waqas Mehboob (PAK) bt [Q] Farhan Zaman (PAK) w/o
Semi-finals:
Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari (PAK)
11-8, 11-7, 11-9
[4] Yasir Butt (PAK) bt [Q] Waqas Mehboob (PAK) 11-9, 8-11, 11-7,
10-12, 14-12
Final:
Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [4] Yasir Butt (PAK) 11-9, 11-7, 8-11,
11-9
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