Safeer too hot for Usman

Published January 29, 2002

PESHAWAR, Jan 28: All seeded players in various categories marched into the second round after gaining first round victories on the opening day of 13 CAS International Junior Squash Open Championship, which got under way here at PAF Squash Complex Monday.

A total of 106 players have entered into the championship, carrying a purse of Rs. 100,000 and 50,000 cash prize, in the three-day event.

In the U-19 event, promising Safeer Khan demolished Usman Javid of Punjab by 3-0. Safeer, who recently won the Scottish and British Junior Open titles dominated the match and proved too hot for Usman.

Results :

Under-19: Khalid Atlas (NWFP) bt Tariq Khan (PAF) 9-5, 9-1, 9-4, Imran Mohib (NWFP) bt Waqas Salahuddin (Punjab) 9-5, 9-2, 9- 3, Sagir Khan (PAF) bt Usman Javed (Punjab) 9-0, 9-0, 9-1, Arshad Iqbal (NWFP) bt Khiyal Muhammad (Punjab) 9-4, 9-0, 9-7, Shah Nawaz (Punjab) bt Fahad Zaman (PAF) 9-5, 9-5, 9-1, 9-4, 9-2, Wasim Shad (NWFP) walkover Riaz Hussain (NWFP), Saeed Hassan (Punjab) bt Salahuddin (Punjab) 9-1, 9-1, 9-2, Naseem Tahkehli (NWFP) bt Saqib Zia (NWFP) 9-2, 9-1, 9-2.

Under-17: Muqbali Khan (NWFP) bt Faisal Zaman (PAF) 9-4, 9-5, 10-8, Farhan Mahboob (PAF) bt Muhammad Alam (NWFP) 9-1, 9-0, 9-0, Jehanzeb (Sindh) bt Sajid Khan (NWFP) 9-5, 9-5, 9-5, 9-6, Shahid Khan (NWFP) bt Aurangzeb (NWFP) 9-1, 9-7, 10-8, Yasin Butt (Punjab) bt Shah-Room (NWF) 9-2, 9-3, 9-0, Alamzeb (PAF) bt Adnan Gul (Punjab) 9-0, 9-2, 9-2, Basit Ashfaq (Punjab) bt Aqib Haneef (Punjab) 9-6, 9-2, 9-7, 9-6, Haider Jamal (Punjab) bt Muhammad Naveed (Punjab) 9-1, 9-1, 9-0.

Under-15: Adil Atlas (PAF) bt Faheem Gul Jr (NWFP) 9-0, 9-0, 9-0, Bilal Zaman (PAF) bt Muhammad Naeem (Sindh) 9-0, 9-3, 9-4, Muhammad Waseem (Sindh) bt Yasir Khan (Punjab) 3-2, Farzan Rashid (Punjab) bt Jibran Nurani (NWFP) 9-0, 9-0, 9-3, Waqar Ahmed (NWFP) bt Naeem Khan (NWFP) 3-0, Hamza Khan (Punjab) bt Abdul Basit (Punjab) 3-0.

Under-13: Shahzad Khan (NWFP) bt Owais Khan (NWFP) 9-2, 10-8, 9-4, Alamzeb Jr (PAF) bt Tahir Iqbal (NWFP) 9-1, 9-0, 9-2, Danish Atlas (NWFP) bt Iftikhar Alam (PAF) 9-7, 10-8, 9-0, Amir Atlas (NWFP) bt Adnan Sher (NWFP) 9-1, 9-0, 9-3, Zahir Shah (PAF) bt Rehmanullah (NWFP) 9-1, 9-5, 9-2, Asim Shahzad (NWFP) bt Tilawat Shah 9-1, 9-1, 9-0, Sheikh Saqib (Punjab) bt Waqar Mahboob (PAF) 9-4, 9-7 (Retd), Adnan Khan (Punjab) b t Kashif Javed (Punjab) 9- 1, 9-0, 9-2.

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