Farhan Makes Second Surprise Edmonton Semi by Howard Harding
30 November 2013
- Pakistan's unseeded Farhan Zaman prevailed in the quarter-finals of
the ReidBuilt Homes Edmonton Open to secure a surprise semi-final berth
in the PSA World Tour Challenger 15 squash event at the Royal Glenora
Club in Edmonton, Canada, for the second year in a row.
"Farhan won the
Edmonton crowd over last year at the ReidBuilt Homes tournament with
his electrifying style of play," said event spokesman Alvin Thomas.
The 20-year-old from
Peshawar followed his breakthrough first round win over Mexico's No.4
seed Alfredo Avila by overcoming Spanish qualifier Carlos Cornes
Ribadas 11-3, 12-10, 11-6 in 39 minutes.
Ranked 64 in the
world, Zaman now faces No.2 seed Karim Ali Fathi for a place in the
final of the Tour event in its sixth successive year at the Royal
Glenora Club.
Egyptian Ali Fathi,
ranked 23 places higher, ended home interest in the championship when
he beat Canadian wild card Graeme Schnell 6-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-8 in 49
minutes.
The other semi will
the match predicted by the draw, between Egypt's top seed Marwan
Elshorbagy and third-seeded New Zealander Martin Knight.
World No.32 Elshorbagy
defeated England's Declan James 11-3, 11-6, 11-1 while Knight had to
fight back from a game down to conquer Australian qualifier Scott
Arnold 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-9.