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Mansoor over cousin Shahid

Photos: © 2001

By Howard Harding, London, August 16, 2001 © 2001

MANSOOR BEATS COUSIN SHAHID FOR CAS INTERNATIONAL TITLE
Local qualifier Shahid Zaman celebrated his 19th birthday with a giant-killing run through the $25,000 CAS Squash International in Pakistan, beating Australia's third seed Anthony Hill, then England's 5th seed Mark Cairns, and finally the top-seeded Egyptian Kareem Darwish in the semi-finals - before ultimately going down to cousin Mansoor Zaman in the final in Peshawar. Seventh seed Mansoor's 8-15 15-7 15-12 15-14 victory in 65 minutes provided the 21-year-old son of former British Open champion Qamar Zaman his second PSA Tour title.

The hometown victory avenged Mansoor's lost to his Quetta-based cousin in April's Pak-Telecom International in Lahore - where former Pakistan junior champion Shahid then lost to world junior champion Kareem Darwish in the final.

RESULTS: CAS Squash International, Peshawar, Pakistan

Final:
[7] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Shahid Zaman (PAK) 8-15 15-7 15-12 15-14 (65m)

Semi-finals:
[Q] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt [1] Kareem Darwish (EGY) 10-15 17-15 15-6 9-15 15-7
[7] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) 15-12 15-10 15-6

Quarter-finals:
[1] Kareem Darwish (EGY) bt [8] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) 15-6 11-15 15-11 15-12 (62m)
[Q] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt [5] Mark Cairns (ENG) 15-12 15-5 15-8 (45m)
[7] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [4] Stefan Casteleyn (BEL) 15-12 10-15 15-8 15-9 (68m)
[Q] Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) bt Tim Garner (ENG) 15-9 15-9 9-15 15-7 (43m)

1st round:
[1] Kareem Darwish (EGY) bt Ajaz Azmat (PAK) 9-15 15-10 15-7 15-5 (41m) [8] Jean-Michel Arcucci (FRA) bt [Q] Majid Khan (PAK) 15-9 14-15 15-6 15-9 (70m)
[Q] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt [3] Anthony Hill (AUS) 15-10 4-15 15-17 15-9 15-1 (72m)
[5] Mark Cairns (ENG) bt [Q] Farrukh Zaman (PAK) 15-6 15-12 15-10 (54m) [7] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Safeer Khan (PAK) 15-8 15-8 15-9 (37m)
[4] Stefan Casteleyn (BEL) bt Kenneth Low (MAS) 15-6 15-6 10-15 15-7 (42m)
Tim Garner (ENG) bt [6] Amjad Khan (PAK) 17-15 15-9 13-15 15-10 (54m) [Q] Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) bt [2] Derek Ryan (IRL) 15-9 15-11 15-8 (41m)

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