Farhan Mehboob makes it to main round
Senior player beats Shoukat 3-0 in final qualifier of CAS squash event .
Senior player beats Shoukat 3-0 in final qualifier of CAS squash event . PHOTO: AFP/FILE
KARACHI:
Senior player Farhan Mehboob qualified for the main round of the Serena Hotels-Chief of Air Staff International Squash Championship after a 3-0 win over Abbas Shoukat in the final of the qualifying-round match on Friday at the Mushaf Squash Complex in Islamabad.
The former world number 16 took just 25 minutes to see off Shoukat with scores of 11-5, 11-8 and 11-8.
Meanwhile, his younger brother Waqar was involved in a gruelling five-setter with youngster Asim Khan, but Waqar hung on to win 3-2 after the 70-minute struggle.
In the last two matches of the day, Kashif Asif beat Ahsan Ayaz 3-1, while Sheikh Saqib triumphed 3-0 against Shoaib Hasan.
All four winners will now play in the main round which begins on Saturday; players from Egypt and New Zealand will also feature in the event.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 3rd, 2015.
Senior player Farhan Mehboob qualified for the main round of the Serena Hotels-Chief of Air Staff International Squash Championship after a 3-0 win over Abbas Shoukat in the final of the qualifying-round match on Friday at the Mushaf Squash Complex in Islamabad.
The former world number 16 took just 25 minutes to see off Shoukat with scores of 11-5, 11-8 and 11-8.
Meanwhile, his younger brother Waqar was involved in a gruelling five-setter with youngster Asim Khan, but Waqar hung on to win 3-2 after the 70-minute struggle.
In the last two matches of the day, Kashif Asif beat Ahsan Ayaz 3-1, while Sheikh Saqib triumphed 3-0 against Shoaib Hasan.
All four winners will now play in the main round which begins on Saturday; players from Egypt and New Zealand will also feature in the event.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 3rd, 2015.