Lone Seed Aamir Atlas Makes Pakistan Semis
by Howard Harding
26 December 2011 - After two days of shocks in the Pakistan Circuit No4 squash event in Lahore, favourite Aamir Atlas Khan will be the only seed to feature in the semi-final line-up of the PSA World Tour Challenger 10 championship at the Punjab Squash Complex.
The 21-year-old top seed from Peshawar despatched qualifier Aqib Hanif 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 in just 30 minutes to set up a semi-final clash with Nasir Iqbal, a 17-year-old also from Peshawar who defeated Waqas Mehboob 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-2.
It was in the other half of the draw that today's biggest quarter-final upset took place when unseeded 18-year-old Farhan Zaman upset his 31-year-old cousin Mansoor Zaman, the No3 seed, 11-5, 15-13, 9-11, 11-6 in 44 minutes.
Zaman junior will now face Muhammad Saqib Yousaf, a 20-year-old qualifier from Lahore who followed his Christmas Day upset over second seed Danish Atlas Khan by beating higher-ranked compatriot Waqar Mehboob 10-12, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Pakistan Circuit No4, Lahore, Pakistan
1st round:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Syed Hamzha Shah Bukhari (PAK) 11-4, 11-6, 11-6
[Q] Aqib Hanif (PAK) bt Owais Khan (PAK) 11-7, 12-10, 11-3
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt [Q] Muhammad Shoaib Hassan (PAK) 11-5, 7-11, 11-9, 11-2
Waqas Mehboob (PAK) bt [4] Aqeel Rehman (AUT) 11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 2-11, 14-12
[3] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Tayyab Aslam (PAK) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK) 14-12, 13-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-2 (46m)
Waqar Mehboob (PAK) bt Muhammad Shah Nawaz (PAK) 1-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (27m)
[Q] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt [2] Danish Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 (52m)
Quarter-finals:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Aqib Hanif (PAK) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (30m)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) bt Waqas Mehboob (PAK) 11-6, 11-7, 9-11, 11-2 (46m)
Farhan Zaman (PAK) bt [3] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) 11-5, 15-13, 9-11, 11-6 (44m)
[Q] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) bt Waqar Mehboob (PAK) 10-12, 11-2, 11-5, 11-5 (41m)
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) v Nasir Iqbal (PAK)
[Q] Muhammad Saqib Yousaf (PAK) v Farhan Zaman (PAK)
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