KARACHI: Tayyab Aslam remains Pakistan’s last remaining hope at the CNS International Squash Championship, the country’s number one player overcoming Henry Leung to reach the last four after Asim Khan fell to top seed Todd Harrity on Thursday.

Second seed Tayyab prevailed 11-2, 11-5, 7-11, 11-9 in a 45-minute contest against sixth-seeded Leung of Hong Kong and he will hope to go one better than he did the last time an international tournament was staged in the country.

Tayyab lost in the semi-finals of the CAS International Squash Championship in Islamabad last month and for a spot in the final he will face the winner of that event, Egypt’s Moustafa El Sirty.

El Sirty, the fourth seed, won against seventh seed Tsz Kwan Lau of Hong Kong 11-9, 14-12, 11-8.

American Harrity had earlier made quick work of Asim, winning 11-5, 11-8, 11-9 in their quarter-final to set up a semi-final against third-seeded Tsz Fung Yip of Hong Kong, who came from two games down to beat fifth-seeded Egyptian Yahya Elnawasany 8-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 in a contest lasting 54 minutes.

Published in Dawn, November 5th, 2021