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RESULTS: COAS Squash International, Islamabad, Pakistan

1st round:
[1] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt [Q] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (36m)
[Q] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [5] Mohamed Essam A Hafiz (EGY) 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 3-11, 11-10 (40m)
[3] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Farrukh Zaman (PAK) 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7 (35m)
Alex Stait (ENG) bt [7] Majid Khan (PAK) 4-11, 7-11, 11-5, 11-10, 11-8 (50m)
Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) bt [8] Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (17m)
[4] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 11-9 (26m)
[6] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt Saeed Hassan (PAK) 11-7, 11-9, 10-11, 10-11, 11-5 (69m)
[2] Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) bt Yasir Butt (PAK) 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 (18m)

Aamir Ambles Into Islamabad Quarter-Finals

Pakistani qualifier Aamir Atlas Khan, a 14-year-old nephew of the legendary squash player Jansher Khan, caused the biggest upset on the opening day's play in the COAS Squash International when he defeated Egypt's experienced fifth seed Mohamed Essam A Hafiz 11-6 8-11 11-5 3-11 11-10 in 40 minutes in Islamabad.

Winner of the Asian junior title in January, Khan will now face England's top seed Adrian Grant for a place in the semi-finals of this established $25,000 PSA Tour event in Pakistan.  Grant came back from a game down against Ritwik Bhattacharya to beat the Indian qualifier 5-11 11-7 11-6 11-9.

England's unseeded Alex Stait also pulled off a five-game upset to take an unexpected quarter-final place.  The 25-year-old from Gloucestershire overcame a two-game deficit to beat Pakistan's seventh seed Majid Khan 4-11 7-11 11-5 11-10 11-8 in 50 minutes.  He meets another Pakistani in the last eight, third seed Shahid Zaman who beat cousin Farrukh Zaman 11-7 11-9 6-11 11-7.