22/04/2012
COAS INTERNATIONAL 2012
Aamir Wins Fourth COAS International Crown
COAS
International 2012
17-22 Apr, Islamabad, Pakistan, $12k |
Round One
19 Apr |
Quarters
20 Apr |
Semis
21 Apr |
Final
22 Apr |
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak)
11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (22m)
[Q] Shamsul Islam Khan |
Aamir Atlas Khan
11-9, 11-1, 11-5 (29m)
Waqas Mehboob |
Aamir Atlas Khan
9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-9 (57m)
Farhan Zaman |
Aamir Atlas Khan
11-9, 11-8, 11-8 (61m)
Nasir Iqbal |
Waqas Mehboob (Pak)
11-9, 11-9, 11-9 (52m)
[Q] Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari |
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (Pak)
11-6, 11-8, 11-6 (29m)
Ammad Fareed (Pak) |
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf
4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7 (57m)
Farhan Zaman |
[4] Farhan Zaman (Pak)
7-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7 (42m)
Muhammad Shah Nawaz (Pak) |
Waqar Mehboob (Pak)
11-8, 11-3, 4-11, 11-5 (70m)
[3] Danish Atlas Khan (Pak) |
Danish Atlas Khan
11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (37m)
Mansoor Zaman |
Danish Atlas Khan
11-9, 11-8, 11-8 (61m)
Nasir Iqbal |
[Q] Kashif Khan
11-6, 11-8, 11-7 (29m)
Mansoor Zaman (Pak) |
[Q] Syed Ali Shah Bokhari
11-2, 11-8, 11-1 (27m)
Nasir Iqbal (Pak) |
Nasir Iqbal
11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (50m)
Farhan Mehboob |
Aqib Hanif (Pak)
11-9, 11-4, 11-7 (32m)
[2] Farhan Mehboob (Pak) |
Aamir Wins
Fourth COAS International Crown
Top seed
Aamir Atlas Khan defeated defending champion Nasir Iqbal in today's
final of the COAS International in Pakistan to win the PSA World Tour
Challenger 10 squash title at the Mushaf Squash Complex in
Islamabad for the fourth time.
Iqbal, the
18-year-old world No140 from Peshawar, had carried on where he left off last
year - upsetting seeds in both the quarter and semi-finals to reach the final
against expectation for the second year in a row.
But Atlas
Khan, the 21-year-old world No32 and highest-ranked player in Pakistan, was
too strong for the teenager - winning 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 in 42 minutes to repeat
his title triumphs of 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The success
marks the seventh PSA World Tour title of Khan's career.
Aamir Atlas
Khan & Nasir Iqbal In COAS Final
There were
mixed successes for the Atlas Khan family in today's semi-finals of the
COAS International in Pakistan when top seed Aamir Atlas Khan made
it through to the final of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event
at the Mushaf Squash Complex in Islamabad, but younger brother
Danish Atlas Khan failed to overcome teenager Nasir Iqbal.
Aamir,
champion in 2008, 2009 and 2010, reached his fourth final after beating Peshawar
compatriot Farhan Zaman, the fourth seed, 9-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-9.
The win takes
the 21-year-old into his 13th PSA Tour final.
Nasir Iqbal
reproduced the same form which saw him win the 2011 title against expectations
when he took on third seed Danish Atlas Khan.
Iqbal, an
18-year-old also based in Peshawar, defeated his opponent ranked over 40 places
higher, 11-9, 11-8, 11-8 in 61 minutes to reach the second Tour final of his
career.
Champion Iqbal
Charges On In Islamabad
Teenage
outsider Nasir Iqbal remained on course to defend his title in the
COAS International in Pakistan when he upset second seed Farhan Mehboob
in straight games in today's quarter-finals of the PSA World Tour Challenger
10 squash event in its tenth year at the Mushaf Squash Complex in the
capital Islamabad.
The
18-year-old from Peshawar, the surprise winner of the 2011 title, took 50
minutes to overcome Mehboob, ranked more than 60 places higher, 11-7, 11-9,
11-5.
Iqbal, the
only unseeded player to make the last four, will now meet Danish Atlas Khan,
the 18-year-old No3 seed who defeated veteran left-hander Mansoor Zaman
11-5, 11-5, 11-6.
Danish's
brother Aamir Atlas Khan will contest the other, also all-Pakistan,
semi-final. The top seed - who is seeking his fourth title since 2008 - beat
Waqas Mehboob 11-9, 11-1, 11-5 while his opponent Farhan Zaman, the
No4 seed, recovered from a game down to overcome Muhammad Saqib Yousaf
4-11, 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7.
Semi-final
line-up:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) v [4] Farhan Zaman (PAK)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) v [3] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK)
Aamir Atlas
After Fourth Title In Islamabad
Aamir Atlas
Khan
successfully began his bid to win a fourth COAS International title when
he beat fellow Pakistani Shamsul Islam Khan in today's first round of the
PSA World Tour Challenger 10 squash event in its tenth year at the
Mushaf Squash Complex in the Pakistan capital Islamabad.
Champion in
2008, 2009 and 2010, top seed Aamir Atlas despatched his qualifier opponent
11-6, 11-3, 11-6 and will now face fellow Peshawar-based Waqas Mehboob
for a place in the semi-finals.
In the other
half of the draw, Farhan Mehboob - one of three Mehboob brothers in the
draw - set up a quarter-final clash with the defending champion Nasir Iqbal.
Second seed
Farhan beat fellow countryman Aqib Hanif 11-9, 11-4, 11-7, while 2011
champion Iqbal defeated qualifier Syed Ali Shah Bokhari 11-2, 11-8, 11-1.
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