Mansoor Zaman in 12th Final
May 7, 2004 by Howard Harding, SquashTalk Independent News Service © 2004 

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Pakistan's top two squash players, cousins Mansoor and Shahid Zaman, will contest the final of the Pakistan Circuit Event No1 after straight games victories in today's (Friday) semi-finals in Lahore.

Top seed Mansoor, the world No19 from Peshawar, swept to his third successive 3/0 victory in the event with a 15-12 15-10 15-8 win over fourth seed Majid Khan in 37 minutes.

Shahid Zaman, from Quetta, ousted Farrukh Zaman, also a cousin of the finalists, 15-10 15-13 15-11 in 41 minutes to set up his fourth final meeting with Mansoor

Left-hander Mansoor, at 23 the older of the pair by two years, boasts a 100% record over his cousin in finals - beating Shahid in April's SAF Games final in Islamabad and in the Pakistan National Championship climax in Abbottabad in June last year. Their only meeting in a PSA Tour event final was almost three years ago in the CAS International in Islamabad.

Mansoor is celebrating his 12th appearance in a PSA Tour final, and looking for his fourth crown, whereas Shahid has reached four final before but not yet claimed his first trophy.

RESULTS: Pakistan Squash Circuit Event No1, Lahore, Pakistan

Semi-finals:
[1] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [4] Majid Khan (PAK) 15-12, 15-10, 15-8 (37m)
[2] Shahid Zaman (PAK) bt [3] Farrukh Zaman (PAK) 15-10, 15-13, 15-11 (41m)

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