Majid Makes COAS Quarters In Islamabad

Majid Khan, a 22-year-old qualifier from Peshawar, caused the only upset in today's first round of the COAS 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.

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)