Iqbal Conquers Kandra To Capture St Louis PSA Challenger by Howard Harding 19 January 2014
- Pakistan's Nasir Iqbal emerged triumphant in the Emerson Racquet Club
Pro Series after toppling Germany's Raphael Kandra in the final of the
PSA Challenger 10 squash event - the first event of the 2014 US Pro
Squash Series - at The Racquet Club in St Louis, Missouri.
Top-seeded teenager
Iqbal, the World No.53 from Bannu, took the first game - but Kandra,
the No.2 seed ranked 16 places lower, fought back to survive a lengthy
second game to draw level.
Iqbal cut down his
unforced errors in the third to regain the lead and crushed his
opponent in the fourth to claim his 11-9, 14-16, 11-7, 11-2 title
triumph.
"The Emerson Racquet
Club Pro Series winner Nasir Iqbal kneeled down and kissed the hardwood
after his victory," reported event spokesman Tim Kelley.
The win marks the sixth PSA Tour title of the 19-year-old Pakistan number one's career.
RESULTS: PSA Challenger 10 Emerson Racquet Club Pro Series, St Louis, Missouri, USA
