LAHORE, June 15: Sindh’s Jehangir Khan staged a stunning recovery to outclass Punjab’s Sheikh Saqib in the two pre-qualification rounds on the opening day of the International Squash championship at the Punjab Squash Complex on Wednesday. Jehangir dropped the first two games but hit back with vengeance to win the next three sets 3-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 in a 32-minute encounter.

The third pre-qualifying round will be held on Thursday and top four players will enter the qualifying round to join 12 players to compete in the main round starting from June 19.

The day’s longest match saw NWFP’s Alamzeb Junior outfought PAF’s Waqas Mehboob 6-11, 11-8,11-8, 9-11, 11-10 in another encounter that went to the distance.

Results (first round): Naveed Alam (Sindh) bt Sameer Khan (Punjab) 11-10, 11-5, 11-5; Mohammad Wasim (Punjab) bt Jehangzeb Masood (Sindh) 11-6, 9-11, 11-10, 11-9; Mohammad Naveed (Punjab) bt Owais Rahim (Punjab) 11- 9, 11-7, 11-3; Adnan Gul (NWFP) bt Nadeem Khan (Punjab) 11-3, 11- 7, 11-3; Jahangir Khan (Sindh) bt Sheikh Saqib (Punjab) 3-11, 8- 11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-5; Shoaib Hasan (Punjab) bt Raza Yaqoob (Punjab) 11-9, 11-6, 6-11, 1-11, 11-8; Alamzeb Junior (PAF) bt Yasir Sarwar (Punjab) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2; Waqar Mehboob (PAF) bt Ashfaq Hussain (Sindh) 11-5, 11-8, 11-2; Bilal Karim (Punjab) bt Rana Mudassir (NWFP) 11-1, 11-1, 11-4; Aqib Hanif (Punjab) bt Yasin Amjad (Punjab) 11-8, 11-4, 11-7; Kashif Khan (Sindh) bt Khurram Shahzad (PUnjab) 8-11, 11-4, 9-2 (retd hurt); Ali Hassan (Punjab) bt Riaz Ali (Punjab) 11-8, 10-12, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6.

Second round. Waseem Shad (NWFP) bt Naveed Alam (Sindh) 11-4, 11-3, 11-7; Naveed (Punjab) bt M Wasim (Punjab) 3-11, 10-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11- 8; Shahnawaz (Punjab) bt Adnan Gul (NWFP) 11-3, 11-5, 11-6; Shoaib Hasan (Punjab) bt Jahangir Khan (Sindh) 11-4, 11-4, 11-10; Alamzeb Junior (NWFP) bt Waqar Mehboob (PAF) 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 9- 11, 11-10; Aqib Hanif (Punjab) bt Bilal Karim (Punjab) 11-4, 11- 4, 11-7; Adil Atlas (NWFP) bt Ali Hassan (Punjab) 11-3, 11-6, 11- 5.