All set to host $18,000 FMC International Men Squash Championship 2018 in Lahore
12 foreign players will participate in the $18,000 FMC International Men Squash Championship which is schedule to be held in Lahore from October 8-12.
Pakistan Squash Federation is organizing the $18,000 FMC International Men Squash Championship which is schedule to be held in Lahore under the supervision of World Squash Federation from October 8-12.
The world#37 and top seed Youssef Soliman from Egypt, Asim Khan, Farhan Mehboob, Mazen Gamal from Egypt,Auguste Dussourd from France, 5th seed Tayyab Aslam, Mohd Syafiq Kamal of Malaysia and 2nd seed Malaysia’s Ivan Yuen got byes in the main round of FMC International Men Squash Championship.
Click here to view Draw of FMC International Men Squash Championship 2018
Following are the participating players:
| Seeding | Player |
| 1st | Youssef Soliman (Egypt) |
| 2nd | Ivan Yuen (Malaysia) |
| 3rd | Mazen Gamal (Egypt) |
| 4th | Auguste Dussourd (France) |
| 5th | Tayyab Aslam(Pakistan) |
| 6th | Mohd Syafiq Kamal (Malaysia) |
| 7th | Asim Khan(Pakistan) |
| 8th | Farhan Mehboob(Pakistan) |
| Yannik Omlor (Germany) | |
| Robert Downer (England) | |
| Amaad Fareed(Pakistan) | |
| Zeeshan Khan(Pakistan) | |
| Muhammad Farhan(Pakistan) | |
| Tsz Kwan Lau(Hong Kong) | |
| Addeen Idrakie (Malaysia) | |
| Henry Leung (Hong Kong) | |
| Khawaja Adil Maqbool(Pakistan) | |
| Tang Ming Hong (Hong Kong) | |
| Chi Him Wong (Hong Kong) | |
| Haris Qasim (wc) | |
| Alireza Shameli (Iran) | |
| Israr Ahmed(Pakistan) | |
| Ali Mujtaba Bokhari(Pakistan) | |
| Zahir Shah(Pakistan) |
The wildcards have been given to Haris Qasim (under-19) and Muhammad Farhan. The main draw is of 24 places with 10 Pakistani players securing entry. A representative of Security Risk, the consultant firm of Professional Squash Association on security, will be present during the event to monitor the security situation.
PSA has stated: “PSA’s security consultants Sports Risk will be on-site for this event. There is a full security plan in place. The PSA has instructed its Security and Risk Consultants to view the proposed security arrangements in Pakistan.
“This has now occurred and they advise the plan is robust and mitigates any risk greatly, the Pakistan Government, Law Enforcement and our Security Consultants have had discussions in regard to the implementation of the security plan and an onsite inspection and meetings have been conducted,” stated PSA.
