Tayyab overcomes Waqas

Second seed Tayyab Aslam sweat for over 34 minutes to overcome qualifier Waqas Mehboob straight to sneak into the quarter-finals of the sixth Parco Roshan Khan Open Squash Championship at the PAFMuseum on Monday.

Ranked 75th in the world, Tayyab had a tough time before prevailing over his opponent 11-9, 11-4, 13-11.

Four matches of the first round were played at the PN Roshan - Jahangir Squash Complex on Monday while the remaining four were moved to the PAF Museum.

In the opening session, Mohammad Farhan upset eight seed Abbas Maniar 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 to cruise into the last eight.

In the other three matches, Zahir Shah was home 11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 11-8 over Mohammad Naeem, Asim Khan struggled to beat Amaad fareed 15-13, 11-2, 7-11, 11-9 while Israr Ahmed got the better of Bilal Zakir 11-9, 11-9, 11-7.

At the time of filing this report, three matches were in progress at the PAF Museum.

Results:

First round: Zahir Shah bt Mohammad Naeem 11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 11-8; Mohammad Farhan bt Abbas Maniar 11-8, 11-7, 11-9; Asim Khan bt Amaad Fareed 15-13, 11-2, 7-11, 11-9; Israr Ahmed bt Bilal Zakir 11-9, 11-9, 11-7; Tayyab Aslam bt Waqas Mehboob 11-9, 11-4, 13-11.

Tuesday’s fixtures:

Quarter-finals start at 7pm at PAF Museum glass wall court.

(Source: Dawn News)