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ISLAMABAD, Aug 22: Farrukh Zaman and Aamir Atlas were among winners who moved into the second qualifying round of the $25,000 Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) International squash tournament on Monday at the Mushaf Complex.
Aamir, nephew of the great Jansher Khan scored a hard-fought victory against Mubashir Gul whom he beat 11-8, 11-4, 11-2 in what was a 22-minute affair.
Farrukh stayed on course for the main round but had to toil for a 11-10, 11-8, 11-6, 11-2 victory that was achieved in about 40 minutes.
Basit Ashfaq also advanced edging Waseem Shad 5-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-6 while former Pakistan Open champion Amjad Khan eliminated Alamzeb 11-7, 11-4, 11-5.
Majid Khan needed only 10 minutes to outclass the only foreigner on show Monday - UAE’s Tarek Manzoor - who was beaten 11-3, 11-2, 11-5.
The qualifying round continues on Tuesday with the main event beginning on Wednesday.
Results:
Farrukh Zaman bt Aaqib Hanif 11-10, 11-8, 11-6, 11-2, Basit Ashfaq bt Waseem Shad 5-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-6, Bilal Zaman bt Khayal Muhammad 11-6, 5-11, 11-8, 11-10, Amjad Khan bt Alamzeb 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, Farzan Rashid bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool 11-10, 9- 11, 11-10, 11-5, Aamir Atlas bt Mubashir Gul 11-8, 11-4, 11-2, Khalid Atlas bt Naveed Atlas 11-10, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, Majid Khan bt Tarek Manzoor (UAE) 11-3, 11-2, 11-5.
