Danish Dashes Zaman's Hopes in Kuwait by Howard Harding 30 May 2013
- Danish Atlas Khan became the only unseeded player to make the
semi-finals of the Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Squash Tournament when he
upset fellow Pakistani Farhan Zaman in the PSA World Tour Challenger 10
event in its second year at the South Surrah Ministries Complex in
Hawalli, Kuwait.
But whilst the seedings suggested an upset, the PSA world rankings
predicted a close battle - and the clash between the two Pakistanis
from Peshawar, both sharing identical rankings of 87, inevitably went
the full distance.
It was after 60 minutes that 19-year-old Khan eased to a 9-11, 11-8,
11-5, 5-11, 11-3 win to set up a bid for a place in the final against
Andrew Wagih Shoukry.
The second-seeded Egyptian put paid to an all-Pakistani semi-final by beating Khawaja Adil Maqbool 11-9, 11-8, 12-10.
There will be Egyptian interest in the other semi-final where third
seed Mazen Hesham Ga Sabry takes on Kuwaiti favourite Abdullah Al
Muzayen.
