Khayal remains unbeaten

Published October 5, 2002

ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: Punjab’s Khayal Muhammad continued his winning ways in the Squash Masters’ League being held at the Pakistan Sports Complex.

In Friday’s morning session, he defeated Alam Zeb 9-6, 9-3, 9-5, while in the evening session the day before he outplayed Waseem Shad of NWFP 9-4, 9-0, 9-4.

In earlier matches, Khayal had beaten NWFP’s Safeer Khan and province-mate Yasir Butt.

RESULTS (FRIDAY’S MORNING SESSION):

Khayal Muhammad (Punjab) bt Alam Zeb (NWFP) 9-6, 9-3, 9-5; Safeer Khan (NWFP) bt Saeed Hassan (Punjab) 9-2, 9-3, 9-4; Majid Khan (NWFP) bt Farhan Mahboob (NWFP) 9-3, 9-7, 9-0; Naseem Tahkali (NWFP) bt Yasir Butt (Punjab) 9-2, 10-9, 9-3; Arshad Iqbal Burki (NWFP) bt Shah Nawaz (Punjab) 9-4, 9-5, 9-2; Khalid Atlas (NWFP) bt Waseem Shad (NWFP) 9-1, 9-3, 9-7.

Thursday’s evening session: Khayal Muhammad (Punjab) bt Waseem Shad 9-4, 9-0,

9-4; Saeed Hassan (Punjab)

bt Alam Zeb (NWFP) 10-9,

5-9, 9-5, 9-1; Safeer Khan (NWFP) bt Farhan Mahboob (NWFP) 9-5, 9-1, 9-0; Majid Khan (NWFP) bt Naseem Tahkali (NWFP) 9-1, 9-5, 9-7; Arshad Iqbal Burki (NWFP) bt Yasir Butt (Punjab) 9-5, 9-1, 9-0; Shah Nawaz (Punjab) bt Khalid Atlas (NWFP) 2-9, 9- 6, 9-4, 1-9, 9-6.

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