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Majid Khan . Photo © 2006 Alex Wan

Majid Makes COAS Quarters In Islamabad

Foreign entrants, who numbered only three, all advanced today amongst a crowded field of Pakistani PSA hopefuls. Ramy Ashour, the Egyptian teenager who has been making big waves on the PSA tour for several months, crushed former PSA top ten player Amjad Khan. Countryman Mo Abbas advanced in straight games, and Ritwik Battacharya, from India, also advanced in straight games.

Majid Khan, a 22-year-old qualifier from Peshawar, caused the only upset in today's (Wednesday) first round of the COAS Squash International when he defeated fifth-seeded compatriot Aamir Atlas Khan in five games in the $25,000 PSA Tour event at the Roshan Khan Squash Centre in Islamabad, Pakistan.

In the longest game of the day – finally resolved in a tie-break – Majid beat his 15-year-old opponent 11-9, 11-7, 10-11, 6-11, 11-10 in 69 minutes to earn a quarter-final clash with fellow Pakistani Mansoor Zaman.

Third seed Mansoor was made to fight from two games down to beat Pakistani qualifier Farhan Mehboob 9-11, 3-11, 11-8, 11-10, 11-9 in 47 minutes.

By contrast, Egypt's world junior champion Ramy Ashour took just 11 minutes to squash former Pakistan No1 Amjad Khan 11-4, 11-2, 11-4.

RESULTS:        COAS Squash International, Islamabad, Pakistan 

1st round:

[1] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt Yasir Butt (PAK)    7-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-9 (32m)
[8] Khayal Muhammad Khan (PAK) bt [Q] Safeer Ullah Khan (PAK)     11-9, 11-7, 11-5 (40m)
[4] Ramy Ashour (EGY) bt Amjad Khan (PAK)  11-4, 11-2, 11-4 (11m)
[6] Arshad Iqbal Burki (PAK) bt [Q] Naveed Atlas Khan (PAK) 11-10, 11-10, 9-11, 11-4 (39m)
[Q] Majid Khan (PAK) bt [5] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK)    11-9, 11-7, 10-11, 6-11, 11-10 (69m)
[3] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [Q] Farhan Mehboob (PAK)  9-11, 3-11, 11-8, 11-10, 11-9 (47m)
[7] Ritwik Bhattacharya (IND) bt Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) 7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-10 (49m)
[2] Mohammed Abbas (EGY) bt Basit Ashfaq (PAK)   11-3, 11-6, 11-0 (19m)

Qualifying finals:
Majid Khan (PAK) bt Bilal Zaman (PAK)	11-8, 11-9, 11-10 (39m)
Naveed Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Adil Atlas (PAK)	11-7, 11-6, 10-11, 11-10 (30m)
Safeer Ullah Khan (PAK) bt Shah Nawaz (PAK)	4-11, 11-10, 11-8, 11-6 (46m)
Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Farrukh Zaman (PAK)	11-10, 4-11, 11-7, 11-5 (42m)
1st qualifying round:
Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt Waqar Mehboob (PAK)	10-11, 11-8 ret.
Bilal Zaman (PAK) bt Aqib Hanif (PAK)	10-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 (41m)
Naveed Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Khawaja Adil Maqbool (PAK)	5-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-10 (39m)
Adil Atlas (PAK) bt Wasim Shad (PAK)	6-11, 11-9, 0-11, 11-2, 11-5 (38m)
Shah Nawaz (PAK) bt Ahmed Hameed (PAK)	11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (17m)