ISLAMABAD, May 19: Shoaib Hassan outclassed Ahmed Hameed in straight sets in just 14 minutes on the second day of the qualifying round of the PSF President International squash championship at the Jansher Khan Squash Complex, Abbottabad, on Saturday.

The main draw of the US$10,000 tournament will start from Sunday.

Results:

Farzan Rasheed bt Aurangzeb Mohmand 11-4, 11-4, 11-9; Shahnawaz bt Farhan Zaman 11-4, 11-5, 11-4; Kashif Khan bt Sheroze Khan 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 11-8; Shoaib Hassan bt Ahmed Hameed 11-4, 11-4, 11-1.—APP

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