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Squash: Butt’s hopes dashed in the US

By PPI
Published: May 1, 2012

KARACHI: Top-seed Yasir Butt crashed out of the Layer 3 Telecom & Hazlow Electronics Rochester Pro-Am event in the US, losing to the unseeded South African Clinton Leeuw in the first round. Butt was struggling against Leeuw, who recorded a 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6 win in 53 minutes. After the first-round upset, Leeuw reached the final where he was beaten by fourth-seed Egypt’s Ali Farag 9-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-8 win in 50 minutes.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 1st, 2012.

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  • May 1, 2012 - 7:40AM

    Yasir Butt was fighting both exhaustion and an injury going into the Layer 3 telecom & Hazlow Electronics Rochester pro Am. This is a smaller event in the US which uncustomarily brought very good talent. Butt was in no condition to play and had to decide whether to risk further injury. Butt is planning to train and re-emerge as a major player on the world stage bringing respect and praise to the Pakistan Squash Federation. Hopefully the ban will be lifted so that he can obtain the training he needs in Pakistan.

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