HYDERABAD, May 3: Sindh’s Kashif Khan caused a major upset as he defeated top seed Khayal Mohammad in the first Hyderabad Men’s Open squash championship on Thursday.

Kashif registered an 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 win against Khayal in 18 minutes to qualify for the quarter-final. Other to qualify are Wasim Shad, Farhan Mahboob Aaqib Hanif, Yasir Butt and Shahnawaz.

Results:

Kashif Khan (Sindh) bt Khayal Mohammad (Pakistan Navy) 11-4, 11-5, 11-7; Yasir Butt (Wapda) bt Shahroz Khan (Sindh) 9-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 11-3; Wasim Shad (Pakistan Army) bt Mohammad Naeem (Sindh) 11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5; Farhan Mahboob (Wapda) bt Ubaid Jehan (Balochistan) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; Aaqib Hanif (CAA) bt Bilal Zaman (CAA) 6-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8; Wasim Shad (Pakistan Army) bt Mohammad Naeem (Sindh) 11-4, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5; Shahnawaz (Army) bt Mamoon Rasheed (Wapda) (retired) 11-6, 11-5; Waqar Mahboob (PAF) bt Jahanzeb Masood (Sindh) 11-7, 11-6, 11-8; Majid Khan (CAA) bt Farzan Rasheed (Punjab) 11-5, 11-7, 11-9.