SquashTalk PSA results WORLD SQUASH NEWS. 11/24/99 PSO-Dewan Pakistan Squash Open, Karachi, Pakistan: Peter Marshall breaks Khan stranglehold on Karachi trophy. Final round: [Q] Peter Marshall (ENG) bt [3] Amjad Khan (PAK) 8/15 15/13 15/12 15/10 Semi-finals: [Q] Peter Marshall (ENG) bt [7] Thierry Lincou (FRA) 15/11 13/15 17/16 15/9 [3] Amjad Khan (PAK) bt [5] Del Harris (ENG) 15/11 15/12 4/15 15/9 England's Peter Marshall has achieved one of the most remarkable comebacks in squash by beating defending champion Amjad Khan 8/15 15/13 15/12 15/10 in today's (Friday 26 November) final of the $45,000 PSO-Dewan Pakistan Open in Karachi to become the first Briton to win the title for 30 years. This is Marshall's first major PSA Tour title win since the Portuguese Open in March 1993. He reached the British Open final in April 1995 - becoming world No2 and England's highest-ever ranked player - since when he has been fighting 'chronic fatigue syndrome', making a short-lived return to the circuit in mid-1997. The 28-year-old from Nottingham was a qualifier in Karachi - the first ever to reach the Pakistan Open final - and overcame the Pakistan No1, currently ranked 95 places above him in the world, in 65 minutes. The Pakistan Open trophy has had the name 'Khan' etched onto it since 1984 - prefixed firstly by 'Jahangir', then 'Jansher', and in 1998 for the first time, Jansher's nephew 'Amjad'. Despite playing seven matches in eight days, Marshall said afterwards: "Now I am feeling very well, and hope to continue the resurgence in the British Open." He has been handed a wildcard for the British Open - in Aberdeen, Scotland, from 6-12 December - and thus will be spared playing through the qualifying competition. SEMI FINAL REPORT: Marshall to meet Amjad Khan Defending champion Amjad Khan will meet England's 1994 finalist Peter Marshall in the final of the $45,000 PSO-Dewan Pakistan Squash Open in Karachi in a bid to retain Pakistan's hold on the title since 1984. Marshall, 28, from Nottingham, is in his second PSA Tour final in four weeks, despite being out of action for the past two years suffering from 'chronic fatigue syndrome'. The former world No2, currently ranked 109 in the world, will be playing his seventh match in eight days after fighting through the qualifiers. The Englishman needed to call upon all his experience to overcome France's new world top 20 player Thierry Lincou 15/11 13/15 17/16 15/9 in 71 minutes. The 23-year-old seventh seed from Paris, in his first ever major PSA Tour event semi-final, said after the match: "Marshall is mentally very strong. I played my best game but he never gave me a chance." Amjad Khan, the 19-year-old third seed from Peshawar, took 63 minutes to reach his second successive Pakistan Open final, beating England's world No20 Del Harris, the 5th seed, 15/11 15/12 4/15 15/9. The Englishman was leading 10-8 in the first game, but Amjad bounced back to take it 15-11. "It was a crucial game, and I should have won it" said Harris afterwards. Khan, eleven years younger than his opponent, said after his victory: "This tournament is one of the most important events for me - I cannot afford to lose here." Should Peter Marshall win the final - which he is the first ever qualifier to reach - he would become the first Briton to claim the country's prestigious squash title since Jonah Barrington in 1969. advertisement advertisement Issued on behalf of PSA by Howard Harding For further information: Howard Harding Email: HowHard@aol.com 25-26 Nov 1999