Locals Lap Up PSA Tour Qualifying Opportunities In Peshawar
Qualifying finals:
Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Naveed Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-6, 10-11 (0-2), 11-4, 11-7
Amjad Khan (PAK) bt Safeer Ullah Khan (PAK) 6-11, 7-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-7, 11-9
Majid Khan (PAK) bt Bilal Zaman (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7
Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) bt Khayal Muhammad Khan (PAK) 11-3, 11-10 (2-0), 9-7 ret.
Home advantage clearly benefited the four Pakistanis who prevailed in today's (Wednesday) qualifying finals of the Governor NWFP Squash International in Peshawar - all of whom hail from the capital of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province.
Farhan Mehboob, the youngest of the Peshawar quartet, defeated compatriot Naveed Atlas Khan 11-6, 10-11 (0-2), 11-4, 11-7. The 18-year-old Asian Junior Champion will now meet Australia's No5 seed Aaron Frankcomb in the first round of the $25,000 PSA Tour event at the Hashim Khan Complex.
An all-Pakistan - indeed, an all-Peshawar - final is predicted, with 16-year-old top seed Aamir Atlas Khan expected to meet second seed Mansoor Zaman. Both face qualifiers in the first round, Khan to meet 23-year-old Majid Khan, and Zaman lined up against Arshad Iqbal Burki.
Updated 1st round draw:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) v [Q] Majid Khan (PAK)
[6] Chris Simpson (ENG) v Christopher Gordon (USA)
[3] Shahid Zaman (PAK) v Waqar Mehboob (PAK)
[8] Omar Elborolossy (EGY) v [Q] Amjad Khan (PAK)
[7] Mark Krajcsak (HUN) v Jonathan Harford (ENG)
[4] Kashif Shuja (NZL) v Sherif Kamel (EGY)
[5] Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) v [Q] Farhan Mehboob (PAK)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) v [Q] Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK)