23-Dec, Final:
Farhan Mehboob bt [1] Nasir Iqbal  116, 11/6, 11/5 (51m)

Mehboob makes it five in Karachi

Farhan Mehboob collected his fifth PSA title with a straight-games win over top seed Nasir Iqbal in the final of the PDA $15k CNS International at the Roshan Khan/Jahangir Khan Squash complex in Karachi



The final may not have gone into a cliffhanger five setter but Magic boy Mehboob played the match with ease and magical racket skills to win comfortably. No doubt Nasir Iqbal is an up coming future player who has the ability to fight for every rally, but all the credit today goes to Hawk eyed Farhan Mehboob who made Iqbal  visit the four corners of the court.

Chief Guest for the final was Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila who gave away the prizes. Beside the chief guest Squash Legend Jahangir Khan, SVP PSF Syed Razi Nawab, Secy Amir Nawaz were also witnesses the final.

"It was a big moment in my career, as critics had long written me down and out and said my days are over, but now I proved all my critics wrong by defeating the top seed Nasir and that too without any major difficulty," Mehboob told The Nation later.

"I must thank head coach Jamshed Gul for spending a lot of time with me in the training as it was his hard work which paid off. Another motivation behind me was my father Mehboob Khan who also spent day and night with me in the courts to polish my game and skills.

"I am happy that the performance in this event is one of the best in my entire career and I have not trained much before the event. I have to play the likes of Danish, Farhan Zaman and now Nasir Iqbal, but I managed to show outstanding skills against the three tough opponents and won the title."

The final match was Live Telecast on Pakistan Television.

Thanks to Pakistan National Coach Jamshed Gul for the report and results.


 

11/6, 11/7, 9/11, 11/4 (56m)

[4] Aamir Atlas Khan

11/6, 11/6, 11/5 (51m)

Farhan Mehboob

5th PSA title for Farhan

11/8, 11/8, 4/11, 6/11, 11/6 (61m)

  [2] Farhan Zaman

Qualifying Finals:

Amaad Fareed (Pak) bt Muhammad Yasir Khan (Pak)        11-6, 11-6, 11-8 (29m)
Israr Ahmed (Pak) bt Zahir Shah (Pak)                            11-4, 11-8, 11-7 (38m)
Haseeb Gul (Pak) bt Suleman Khan (Pak)                         11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (42m)
Muhammad Asim Khan (Pak) bt Owais Khan (Pak)    5-11, 11-6, 11-3, 11-8 (60m)

Qualifying Round One:

Amaad Fareed (Pak) bt Raees Khan (Pak)                 6-11, 13-11, 11-5, 11-9 (50m)
Muhammad Yasir Khan (Pak) bt Abbas Maniar (Usa)   w/o
Israr Ahmed (Pak) bt Ismail Rauf (Pak)                               11-8, 11-3, 11-3 (23m)
Zahir Shah (Pak) bt Mohammad Naeem (Pak) 12-10, 5-11, 6-11, 15-13, 11-6 (65m)
Haseeb Gul (Pak) bt Mahad Javed (Pak)                    11-7, 7-11, 13-11, 11-8 (40m)
Suleman Khan (Pak) bt Chaudhary Nasir Anwar (Pak)          11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (20m)
Muhammad Asim Khan (Pak) bt Bilal Zakir (Pak) 5-11, 2-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-8 (57m)
Owais Khan (Pak) bt Aamir Malik Khan (Uae)             11-3, 10-12, 11-4, 11-7 (45m)

22-Dec, Semis:
Iqbal & Mehboob reach Karachi final

The final of the CNS International will be contested by Nasir Iqbal andl Fahan Mehboob after they won their semi-finals at the Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex.

In the first semi final top seed Iqbal beat Aamir Atlas. Nasir was moving well and dominated the start of the match, but in the third game Aamir showed his experience to pull one back. Nasir was not in the mood to give up and eventually won the match 3/1.

The second semi final between Mehboob and second seed Farhan Zaman was full excitement and entertainment, both players fighting for every rally,
touch of class hitting- speed and placing, which the crowd enjoyed.

It went to five intensive games, both of them playing with some great skill and nice and attacking squash. Mehboob took the first two games, Zaman fought back to force a decider, but it was Mehboob who took the last game for a place in the final.

Thanks to Pakistan National Coach Jamshed Gul for the report and results.
 

21-Dec, Quarters:
Farhan joins seeds in Karachi semis

Unseeded Farhan Mehboob continued his winning run in the quarter-finals of the CNS International to in the remaining seeds in the semi-finals of the PSA $15k event which marks a return to top squash in Karachi after an extended absence.

Mehboob, who beat third seed Danish Atlas in a marathon first round upset, beat Muhammad Saqib Yousaf in straight games to set up a semi-final with second seed Farhan Zaman, who beat Adil Maqbool in straight games.

In the top half of the draw top seed Nasir Iqbal and third seed Aamir Atlas Khan also both won in straight games.

With PSF representatives and tournament sponsors present, the losing quarter-finalists were presented with gift hampers a free lifetime membership of the facilities.

Thanks to Pakistan National Coach Jamshed Gul for the info and results.
 

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20-Dec:
Farhan outlasts Danish in Karachi

Farhan Mehboob beat fellow Pakistani Danish Atlas Khan for the third time in a row in the first round of the CNS International in Karachi, in a mammoth 114-minute five-setter.

Left-hander Mehboob, a former World #16 now languishing at #147 who won the last running of the event in 2008, will now face fellow non-seed Muhammad Saqib Yousaf, who took 70 fewer minutes to get the better of qualifier Muhammad Asim Khan.

Twice runner-up Mansoor Zaman's bid to reach a third final came unstuck when he went down in straight games to fourth seed Aamir Atlas Khan.

Top seed Nasir Iqbal beat Waqas Mehboob in straight games, and will now line up against Tayyab Aslam for a place in the semi-finals.

Fahim Gul with his team of referees

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