KARACHI: Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari pulled off the biggest upset when he removed top seed Faraz Mohammad straight to earn a place in the main round of the sixth Parco Roshan Khan Open Squash Championship at the PN Roshan Jahan gir Squash Complex on Sunday.

Mujtaba, who hails from Punjab, took just 23 minutes to return 11-8, 11-3, 11-6 victorious.

Joining him in the main draw were Amaad Fareed, Waqas Mehboob and M ohammad Naeem.

Farhan Zaman has been top seeded in the 16-man draw. He is followed by Tayyab Aslam, Shahjahan Khan and Khawaja Adil Maqbool. The main round matches begins on Monday.

Results:

Final qualifying round:

Syed Ali Mujtaba Shah Bokhari bt Faraz Mohammad 11-8, 11-3, 11-6; Amaad Fareed Noman Khan 11-2, 11-6, 11-7; Waqas Mehboob bt Mehran Javed 11-5, 11-7, 11-3; Mohammad Naeem bt Saddam-ul-Haq 12-10, 11-9, 11-9.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2016

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