The 20-year-old overcame Spanish qualifier Carlos Cornes Ribadas 11-3, 12-10 and 11-6. PHOTO: FILE
Pakistan’s unseeded Farhan Zaman prevailed in the quarter-finals of the ReidBuilt Homes Edmonton Open to secure a semi-final berth in the PSA World Tour Challenger 15 squash event at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton for the second year in a row.
The 20-year-old from Peshawar followed his first-round win over Mexico’s Alfredo Avila by overcoming Spanish qualifier Carlos Cornes Ribadas 11-3, 12-10 and 11-6. Zaman now faces second seed Egypt’s Karim Ali Fathi for a place in the final. The other semi-final will be played between Egypt’s top seed Marwan Elshorbagy and third-seeded New Zealander Martin Knight.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 1st, 2013.
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