KARACHI, Dec 26: Unseeded Karamatullah Khan stunned top seed Shahroz Khan in a five-game marathon to reach the semifinals of the Quaid-i-Azam Day squash tournament which began Tuesday at the PIA Jahangir Khan Squash Complex.

Karamatullah Khan took the first two games 15-12, 15-12 as Shahroz Khan committed mistakes at the crucial moment. However, Shahroz fought back by winning the third and fourth game at 15-12, 15-11.

The decider turned out to be more enthralling and exciting before Karamatullah won 15-12 to clinch the 80-minute quarter-final.

Results:

Quarter-finals: Karamatullah Khan (H.M.Cable) bt Shahroz Khan 15-12, 15-12, 12-15, 11-15, 15-12, Rehmatullah Khan bt Mohammad Kashif 15-4, 15-9, 9-15, 15-10, Kamran Ashraf bt Kaleemullah 15-13, 11-15, 15-8, 15-12, Ashfaq Hussain (Navy) bt Mohammad Qasim 15-13, 11-15, 15-8, 15-12.

Second round: Shahroz Khan bt Zohaib Ahmed 15-2, 15-6, 15-8, Ashfaq Hussain bt Obaidullah Khan 15-2, 15-3, 15-8, Karamatullah Khan bt Yasir Khan (PIA) 15-4, 15-14, 15-8, Mohammad Kashif bt Asad Riaz (Navy) 15-13, 15-7, 17-16, Kalimullah Khan bt Farzan Rashid 15-10, 14-15, 15-17, 15-7, 15-4, Kamran Ashraf bt Saad Khan 15-7, 15-5, 15-4, Mohammad Qasim bt Aamir Khan 15-7, 15-14, 15-13, Rahmatullah Khan (Navy) bt Ghulam Murtaza 15-6, 17-15, 15-14.

First round: Farzan Rashid bt Obaid Jahan Khan 15-13, 15-8, 15-11, Yasin Khan (PIA) bt Naveed Alam 15-9, 17-14, 14-15, 15-9, Saad Khan bt Athar Ahmed 15-7, 15-6, 15-10.

Thursday’s fixtures: semifinals at 3pm.