MANCHESTER, Oct 15: Pakistan’s Farhan Mehboob and Aamir Atlas Khan crashed out of the second round of the World Open, bringing Pakistan’s interests in the championship to an end.

Unseeded Farhan took 2-1 lead over 15th seed Laurens Jan Anjema of the Netherlands, but after an epic 87-minute battle, Anjema recorded a 9-11, 11-7, 7-11, 15-13, 11-7 triumph over the 19-year-old player.

On the other hand, Aamir was an easy victim for seventh seed Egypt’s Karim Darwish who sent him packing 11-1, 11-7, 13-11 in just 37 minutes.

Results:

Men’s second round:

(1) Amr Shabana (EGY) bt Borja Golan (ESP) 12-10, 11-7, 11-4; (9) Wael El Hindi (EGY) bt Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8; (Q) Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt (6) Thierry Lincou (FRA) 12-10, 11-6, 7-11, 10-12, 13-11; Hisham Mohd Ashour (EGY) bt (10) Ong Beng Hee (MAS) 10-12, 11-7, 11-9, 11-9; (4) Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt Cameron Pilley (AUS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-3; (12) Peter Barker (ENG) bt Joey Barrington (ENG) 11-3, 11-3, 11-2; (8) Nick Matthew (ENG) bt Stewart Boswell (AUS) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9; (15) Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 9-11, 11-7, 7-11, 15-13, 11-7; Daryl Selby (ENG) bt Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) 11-6, 11-2, 11-3; (5) David Palmer (AUS) bt Jonathan Kemp (ENG) 11-6, 12-14, 11-7, 12-10; Davide Bianchetti (ITA) bt (13) Lee Beachill (ENG) 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 13-11; (3) James Willstrop (ENG) bt John White (SCO) 11-2, 3-11, 12-10, 11-9; Alister Walker (ENG) bt Kashif Shuja (NZL) 8-11, 11-1, 11-5, 11-5; (7) Karim Darwish (EGY) bt Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-1, 11-7, 13-11; (14) Adrian Grant (ENG) bt (Q) Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira (MEX) 12-10, 11-2, 11-13, 11-2; (2) Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt Shahier Razik (CAN) 11-6, 11-6, 11-3.—PPI