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Khan Powers To Pakistan Prize
Top seed Aamir Atlas Khan confirmed his status as Pakistan's number
one squash player by defeating the number two Farhan Mehboob in
straight games in the final of the PSF-CAA Pakistan International
Circuit No2.
The 19-year-old from Peshawar was in control from the outset,
beating his 21-year-old cousin 11-6, 11-6, 11-9 in 33 minutes.
It was Atlas Khan's first appearance in a Tour event on home soil
since November when the world No22 again beat Mehboob in the final
of the Pakistan Open, and the triumph marks the fifth PSA Tour title of Khan's career - all of
which have been won in Pakistan.
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 Pakistan
Circuit #2 2010
19-25 Jun, Islamabad, $10k |
Round One
22 Jun |
Quarters
23 Jun |
Semis
24 Jun |
Final
25 Jun |
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak)
11/8, 12/10, 12/10 (28m)
Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (Pak) |
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan
11/8, 9/11, 12/10, 2/11, 11/9 (40m)
[6] Danish Atlas Khan |
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan
11/6, 11/5, 11/6 (22m)
[7] Aqib Hanif |
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan
11/6, 11/6, 11/9 (33m)
[2] Farhan Mehboob |
[6] Danish Atlas Khan (Pak)
11/4, 11/4, 9/11, 11/6 (45m)
Owais Khan (Pak) |
[3] Yasir Butt (Pak)
11/2, 9/11, 11/13, 11/9, 11/9 (52m)
Waqas Mehboob (Pak) |
Waqas Mehboob
11/8, 9/11, 11/5, 11/2 (35m)
[7] Aqib Hanif |
[7] Aqib Hanif (Pak)
11/7, 5/11, 11/9, 11/4 (50m)
[Q] Hamza Bokari (Pak) |
[Q] Farhan Zaman (Pak)
11/8, 11/5, 11/5 (22m)
[8] Nasir Iqbal (Pak) |
[8] Nasir Iqbal
9/11, 9/11, 13/11, 11/8, 11/5 (65m)
[4] Waqar Mehboob |
[4] Waqar Mehboob
11/9, 11/8, 11/2 (24m)
[2] Farhan Mehboob |
[Q] Aurangzeb (Pak)
11/8, 11/1, 11/8 (24m)
[4] Waqar Mehboob (Pak) |
Haroon Samad (Pak)
11/7, 11/8, 11/6 (25m)
[5] Mansoor Zaman (Pak) |
[5] Mansoor Zaman
11/7, 11/9, 11/9 (23m)
[2] Farhan Mehboob |
[Q] Safeerullah Khan (Pak)
12/10, 4/11, 12/10, 11/5 (28m)
[2] Farhan Mehboob (Pak) |
21 Jun, Qualifying Finals:
1. Farhan Zaman (PAF) bt
Nosherwan (KPK) 9/11, 11/1, 11/9, 5/11, 11/3 (43 Min)
2. Safeerullah Khan (PAF) bt Abbas Ali (Balochistan) 11/7,
11/3, 11/4 (28 Min)
3. Aurangzeb (Pb) bt Mujahid Hussain (Pb) 11/8, 11/5, 6/11,
11/5 (47 Min)
4. Hamza Bukhari (Pb) bt Jahanzeb Khan (Sindh) 11/8, 13/11,
11/2 (31 Min)
20 Jun,
Qualifying Round One:
1. Farhan Zaman (PAF) bt
Amjad Khan (KPK) 7/11, 9/11, 11/8, 11/9, 11/5 (44 Min)
2. Nosherwan Khan (KPK) bt Intikhab Alam (KPK) 9/11, 11/4,
11/7, 11/4 (31 Min)
3. Safeeullah Khan (PAF) bt Mamoon Rashid (Wapda) 11/7,
11/1, 11/2 (14 Min)
4. Abbas Ali (Bal) bt Abdul Ali Khan (Pb) 11/9, 11/2, 11/8
(21 Min)
5. Aurangzeb Mehmund (Pb) bt Shoaib Hassan (Pb) 11/8, 14/12,
7/1-Retd (39 Min)
6. Mujahid Hussain (Pb) bt Mahad Javed (Sindh) 11/5, 11/9,
11/3 (20 Min)
7. Jahanzeb Khan (Sindh) bt Naveed Khan (KPK) 11/7, 11/8,
5/11, 8/11, 11/8 (30 Min)
8. Hamza Bukhari (Pb) bt Zaheer Shah (KPK)11/4, 5/11, 11/7,
11/4 (33 Min)
19 Jun, Pre-Qualifying:
1. Safeerullah (PAF) bt Noor
Ali (Pb) 11/2, 11/4, 11/3 (13 Min)
2. M Naeem (Navy) bt Shahid Hussain (Pb) 11/6, 11/8, 11/6
(27 Min)
3. Shoaib Hassan (Pb) bt Ali Bukhari (Pb) 12/10, 11/3, 11/8
(40 Min)
4. Shah Nawaz (Pb) bt Sadam Ul Haq (KPK) 11/3, 9/11, 11/1,
9/11, 11/5 (39 Min)
5. Adil Atlas (KPK) bt Umar Balaj (Pb) 11/8
6. Hamza Bokhari (Pb) bt Saad Shahid (Sindh) 11/8, 11/8,
7/11, 11/0 (41 Min)
7. Naaqsh Shahid (Pb) bt Ahmed Amin (Pb) 11/9, 5/11, 11/2,
9/11, 11/7 (51 Min)
8. Amjad Khan (KPK) bt Shah Jahan Khan (Pb) 11/4, 11/2, 11/5
(14 Min)
EVENING SESSION
1. Safeerullah (PAF) bt M Naeem (Navy) 11/7, 11/6, 11/7 (40
Min)
2. Amjad Khan (KPK) bt Naqash Shahid (Pb) 11/9, 11/3, 11/1
(10 Min)
3. Shoaib Hassan (Pb) bt Shah Nawaz (Pb) 9/11,11/2, 8/11,
11/4, 11/5 (33 Min)
4. Hamza Bokhari (Pb) bt Adil Atlas (KPK) 11/5, 11/7, 11/5
(21 Min)
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Top-Seeded Cousins To Contest
Pakistan International Final
The two top seeds Aamir Atlas Khan and Farhan Mehboob - both nephews
of the sport's legendary Jansher Khan - will contest the
all-Pakistani final of the PSF-CAA Pakistan International Circuit
No2 after swift straight games victories in the semi-finals at the
Mushaf Squash Complex in the Pakistan capital Islamabad.
Favourite Aamir Atlas Khan, the world No22 from Peshawar, despatched
fellow countryman Aqib Hanif 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 in just 22 minutes to
reach the eighth Tour final of his career.
Second seed Farhan Mehboob - once ranked just two places behind his
cousin in the top 20, but now languishing just inside the top 50 -
faced his younger brother Waqar Mehboob for the first time on the
professional Tour.
But the senior member of the family was too strong for Waqar,
beating the 18-year-old 11-9, 11-8, 11-2 in 24 minutes.
Left-hander Farhan, winner of the Jena Real Estate Championship in
Kuwait earlier this month, will be contesting his seventh PSA final
- and looking forward to his first Tour meeting with his cousin
since the pair contested the Pakistan Open final in November 2008.
Mehboobs To Battle For Final Place
In Pakistan International
After two brothers fought it out in the top quarter-final in the
PSF-CAA Pakistan International Circuit No2 in the Pakistan capital
Islamabad, two further siblings will do battle in tomorrow's
semi-finals of the at the Mushaf Squash Complex.
Top seed Aamir Atlas Khan, the 19-year-old world No22 from Peshawar,
needed 40 minutes to quash his 16-year-old brother Danish Atlas
Khan, the No6 seed, 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 2-11, 11-9.
Atlas Khan senior will now face Aqib Hanif for a place in the final
after the seventh seed despatched wildcard Waqas Mehboob 11-8, 9-11,
11-5, 11-2.
There was better success for Waqas's two older brothers Waqar
Mehboob and Farhan Mehboob who took their anticipated places in the
last four, albeit in contrasting circumstances.
Second seed Farhan, aged 21, cruised to an 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 victory
in just 23 minutes over experienced opponent Mansoor Zaman, the
fifth seed and a former world No11.
But 18-year-old Waqar had to recover from two games down before
beating eighth seed Nasir Iqbal 9-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-5 in 65
minutes.
Cousins Crowd Out
Pakistan Circuit Quarters
A quintet of cousins - all nephews of the legendary Jansher Khan -
claimed places in the quarter-finals of the PSF-CAA Pakistan
International Circuit No2 after successes in the opening round of
the at the Mushaf Squash Complex in the Pakistan capital Islamabad.
It was wild card Waqas Mehboob who stole the headlines after
upsetting third seed Yasir Butt. The 18-year-old from Peshawar came
from 2/1 down to beat Butt, ranked 63 in the world, 11-2, 9-11,
11-13, 11-9, 11-9 in 52 minutes.
Mehboob, ranked over 300 places lower than Butt, now faces Aqib
Hanif, the seventh seed who beat qualifier Hamza Bukhari 11-7,
5-11, 11-9, 11-4.
Meanwhile Waqar Mehboob and Farhan Mehboob also made
it through to the last eight - fourth seed Waqar beating qualifier
Aurangzeb Mehmund 11-8, 11-1, 11-8, and second seed Farhan taking
out qualifier Safeer Ullah Khan 12-10, 4-11, 12-10, 11-5.
The three Mehboobs did better than their Khan cousins - brothers
Aamir Atlas Khan and Danish Atlas Khan fought out
successful first round matches to earn a tilt at each other.
Top seed Aamir, the world No22 from Peshawar, eased to an 11-8,
12-10, 12-10 victory in just 28 minutes over Muhammad Saqib Yousaf,
while sixth seed Danish need 45 minutes to overcome compatriot Owais
Khan 11-4, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6.
The result will be the first Tour meeting between 19-year-old Aamir
and his 16-year-old sibling.
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