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Governor NWFP International 2007
24 - 29 April, Peshawar, Pakistan, $25k |
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29-Apr-07, Final:
[2] Mansoor Zaman bt [1] Aamir Atlas Khan
11/8, 11/9, 11/4 (38m)
28-Apr, Semi-Finals:
Mixed fortunes for
Zamans in Peshawar
There were mixed fortunes for the Zaman family in the semi-finals
of the Governor NWFP Squash International when third seed Shahid
Zaman was prevented from joining cousin Mansoor Zaman, the No2
seed, in the final of the $25,000 PSA Tour event at the Hashim
Khan Complex in Peshawar, Pakistan.
The 16-year-old top seed Aamir Atlas Khan convincingly endorsed
his status as Pakistan's top player when he crushed Shahid Zaman,
a former Pakistan No1, in just 21 minutes.
The success takes the Peshawar teenager into his first PSA Tour
final.
Mansoor Zaman recovered from a game down to beat Pakistan-born New
Zealander Kashif Shuja in 33 minutes. The 27-year-old from
Peshawar is celebrating his 16th PSA final appearance.
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Finalists Aamir and Mansoor |
 Governor
NWFP International 2007
24 - 29 April, Peshawar, Pakistan, $25k |
Round One
26 Apr |
Quarters
27 Apr |
Semis
28 Apr |
Final
29 Apr |
[1] Aamir Atlas Khan (Pak)
11/4,
11/6,
11/7
[Q] Majid Khan (Pak) |
Aamir Atlas Khan
11/6, 11/4, 11/8
Chris Simpson |
Aamir Atlas Khan
11/4, 11/8, 11/9 (21m)
Shahid Zaman |
Aamir Atlas Khan
11/8, 11/9, 11/4 (38m)
Mansoor Zaman |
[6] Chris Simpson (Eng)
11/6,
11/6,
11/9
Christopher Gordon (Usa) |
[3] Shahid Zaman (Pak)
11/10,
11/6,
6/11,
11/4
Waqar Mehboob (Pak) |
Shahid Zaman
7/11, 11/9, 11/6, 11/8
Omar Elborolossy |
[8] Omar Elborolossy (Egy)
11/9,
11/6,
11/3
[Q] Amjad Khan (Pak) |
Jonathan Harford (Eng)
11/9,
11/5,
8/11,
11/4
[7] Mark Krajcsak (Hun) |
Mark Krajcsak
5/11, 8/11, 11/6, 11/7, 11/5
Kashif Shuja |
Kashif Shuja
8/11, 11/6, 11/8, 11/5 (33m)
Mansoor Zaman |
Sherif Kamel (Egy)
9/11,
11/10,
11/6,
11/5
[4] Kashif Shuja (Nzl) |
[Q] Farhan Mehboob (Pak)
12/10,
11/4,
11/6
[5] Aaron Frankcomb (Aus) |
Farhan Mehboob
11/7, 11/4, 11/8
Mansoor Zaman |
[Q] Arshad Iqbal Burki (Pak)
11/5,
11/4,
11/9
[2] Mansoor Zaman (Pak) |
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Qualifying finals:
Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Naveed Atlas
Khan (PAK)
11-6, 10-11*, 11-4, 11-7
Amjad Khan (PAK) bt Safeer Ullah Khan (PAK)
6-11, 7-11, 11-10*, 11-7, 11-9
Majid Khan (PAK) bt Bilal Zaman (PAK)
11-8, 11-8, 11-7
Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) bt Khayal Muhammad Khan (PAK)
11-3, 11-10*, 9-7 rtd
1st qualifying round:
Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Nafzahizam
Adnan (MAS)
11-9, 11-4, 11-7
Naveed Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Yasir Butt (PAK)
11-9, 7-11, 7-11, 11-10, 11-6
Safeer Ullah Khan (PAK) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK)
11-7, 11-10, 11-4
Amjad Khan (PAK) bt Aqib Hanif (PAK)
11-6, 11-5, 11-10
Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt Wasim Shad (PAK)
11-3, 10-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-10
Majid Khan (PAK) bt Tariq Manzoor (UAE)
11-1, 11-1, 11-6
Khayal Muhammad Khan (PAK) bt Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
(MAS) 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5
Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) bt Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK)
11-5, 0-11, 11-10, 8-11, 11-10
* results from Pakistan are usually shown as just 11/10,
not 15/13 etc
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27-Apr, Quarter-Finals:
All-Pakistan final in
prospect in Peshawar
The chances of an all-Pakistan fial of the Governor NWFP
International were strongly enhanced by today's
quarter-finals in Peshawar.
Top seeds Aamir Atlas Khan and Mansoor Zaman both
enjoyed straight-game victories, over Chris Simpson and Farhan
Mehboob, respectively.
Khan meets Mansoor's cousin Shahid Zaman for a place in the
final after Zaman recovered for losing the first game to beat
Egypt's Omar Elborolossy.
Mansoor faces Kashif Shuja, the New Zealand champion who
hails originally from Abbottabad in Pakistan, who overcame a
two-game deficit to beat Hungarian champion Mark Krajcsak.
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26-Apr, Round One:
Farhan forces Frankcomb
out ff Peshawar International
Pakistani qualifier Farhan Mehboob stole the headlines in today's
first round of the Governor NWFP Squash International when he
upset Australia's No5 seed Aaron Frankcomb in the $25,000 PSA Tour
event at the Hashim Khan Complex in Peshawar, Pakistan.
The 18-year-old Asian Junior Champion from the North-West Frontier
Province capital survived a tie-break in the first game to cruise
to victory over the 22-year-old Queenslander.
Mehboob now goes on to face compatriot Mansoor Zaman, the No2 seed
who defeated fellow countryman Arshad Iqbal Burki, another
qualifier from Peshawar.
England's Chris Simpson, the 20-year-old sixth seed competing for
the first time in Pakistan, brushed aside USA's Christopher
Gordon, also 20, from New York. The former European Junior
Champion will now meet favourite Aamir Atlas Khan for a place in
the semi-finals.
Khan, just 16 and based in Peshawar, despatched compatriot Majid
Khan.
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Locals lap up
qualifying opportunities
in Peshawar
Home advantage clearly benefited the four Pakistanis who
prevailed in today's qualifying finals of the Governor NWFP
Squash International in
Peshawar - all
of whom hail from the capital of Pakistan's North-West Frontier
Province.
Farhan Mehboob,
the youngest of the Peshawar quartet, defeated compatriot
Naveed Atlas Khan. The 18-year-old Asian Junior Champion
will now meet Australia's No5 seed Aaron Frankcomb in the
first round of the $25,000 event at the Hashim Khan Complex.
An all-Pakistan - indeed, an all-Peshawar - final is predicted,
with 16-year-old top seed Aamir Atlas Khan expected to
meet second seed Mansoor Zaman. Both face qualifiers in
the first round, Khan to meet 23-year-old Majid Khan, and
Zaman lined up against Arshad Iqbal Burki.
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