The 16th seed Peshawar-based athlete brought down Parker 3-2 to enter the main draw.
Zaman took the lead in the first game 11-8 but the Brit levelled the match with a 12-10 win in the second game. However, Zaman held on to his nerves to win the following game 11-8 before Parker drew parity once more with a 12-10 win. Zaman kept pushing till he won the deciding fifth game 11-6 to keep his head up in the tournament.
He will take on world number six Omar Mosaad of Egypt in his next match on November 16.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 16th, 2015.
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