Farhan Mehboob wins in squash event
Top seed off to a winning start at Chief of Army Staff International.
KARACHI:
Top-seed Farhan Mehboob got his Chief of Army Staff International 2011 campaign off to a winning start as he beat Farhan Zaman 3-2 while Danish Atlas defeated Owais Khan 3-0 in the first-round of the squash tournament.
Mehboob struggled against unseeded Zaman before eventually raising his game.
In comparison, Atlas defeated Khan in a one-sided encounter to cruise into the next round.
“Everyone is just warming up at the moment,” Atlas told The Express Tribune. “Mehboob is a threat – he has the potential to go all the way in the event.”
In other matches, Yasir Butt defeated Adil Maqsood 3-0 and Waqas Mehboob outplayed his opponent Aquib Hanif 3-0.
Waqar Mehboob also advanced to the second round after defeating Hamza Bukhari 3-1 while Manzoor Zaman defeated Shiekh Saqib Yousuf 3-0.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2011.
Top-seed Farhan Mehboob got his Chief of Army Staff International 2011 campaign off to a winning start as he beat Farhan Zaman 3-2 while Danish Atlas defeated Owais Khan 3-0 in the first-round of the squash tournament.
Mehboob struggled against unseeded Zaman before eventually raising his game.
In comparison, Atlas defeated Khan in a one-sided encounter to cruise into the next round.
“Everyone is just warming up at the moment,” Atlas told The Express Tribune. “Mehboob is a threat – he has the potential to go all the way in the event.”
In other matches, Yasir Butt defeated Adil Maqsood 3-0 and Waqas Mehboob outplayed his opponent Aquib Hanif 3-0.
Waqar Mehboob also advanced to the second round after defeating Hamza Bukhari 3-1 while Manzoor Zaman defeated Shiekh Saqib Yousuf 3-0.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 26th, 2011.