Mequid, ranked 28th in the world, defeated an unseeded Tayyab Aslam 3-0, while 20-year-old Nasir, ranked 44th, eased past Khawaja Adil Maqbool in similar fashion.
Meanwhile, the unranked Abbas Shoukat continued to surprise his opponents when he brought down UAE’s Ammar Altamimi 3-0 to reach the second round.
The youngster played confidently against a more experienced Altamimi, taking the first game 11-2. His opponent almost made a comeback in the next one, but failed to contain Abbas, who won the second and third games 13-11 and 11-6.
Meanwhile, third seed Farhan Zaman defeated wildcard entry Farhan Mehboob 3-2 in a thriller.
Zaman dominated the match as he took the opening games 11-9, 11-6 before Mehboob hit back in the next two, 12-11, 11-9, to level the match. However, Zaman won the decider 11-8 to seal the win. He will now play fifth seed Abdulla Mohammad Al Tamimi of Qatar in the next round.
Fourth seed Danish Atlas also registered a win against Austria’s Aqeel Rehman 3-0, while Ammar Fareed pulled off an upset as he defeated sixth seed Peter Creed. The Welsh lost to Fareed 3-0 in the first round.
Pakistan’s former top player Aamir Atlas also won his match against Shahjahan Khan 3-0.
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