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RESULTS: CNS International Squash Championship, Karachi, Pakistan

Semi-finals:
[1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) bt [3] Adrian Grant (ENG) 15-5, 15-11, 15-9 (49m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Farrukh Zaman (PAK) 14-17, 17-15, 15-11, 17-15 (73m)

Gaultier & Mansoor In Peshawar Rematch In Karachi

The top two seeds Gregory Gaultier and Mansoor Zaman will battle it out in the final of the $25,000 CNS International Squash Championship in Karachi - four weeks after contesting a nail-biting CAS International final in the north western Pakistan city of Peshawar.

Pakistan national champion Mansoor Zaman, the second seed, survived a tough tussle against his younger cousin Farrukh Zaman.  Ranked 41 in the world, 26 places below his opponent, unseeded Farrukh overcame a seven-point lead by Mansoor to take the opening game after a tie-break.

The left-handed world No15 fought back to assert his authority and, after 73 minutes, claimed the match 14-17 17-15 15-11 17-15 to reach his 11th PSA Tour final.

The other semi-final was a more straightforward affair as top-seeded Frenchman Gregory Gaultier swept to a 15-5 15-11 15-9 victory over England's third seed Adrian Grant in 49 minutes to celebrate his 10th appearance in a PSA Tour final, and his third this year.

In their last meeting in Peshawar, Gaultier had to fight back from 0-2 down against Mansoor before clinching the CAS International title 15-14 in the fifth in an 82-minute final.