Farhan & Shamsul Shock CAS Seeds

Qualifiers Shamsul Islam Khan and Farhan Mehboob caused notable upsets in today's first round of the CAS International to set up a shock all-Pakistani quarter-final of the $25,000 PSA Tour event in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Khan, from Karachi, took just 20 minutes to defeat third-seeded compatriot Shahid Zaman 11-10 (2-0), 11-2, 11-8 and will now face Mehboob for a surprise place in the semi-finals.

Mehboob, 18, from Peshawar, took out Egypt's 6th seed Omar Abdel Aziz in an 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 scoreline.
The top two seeds secured their places in the last eight with equally-timed 28-minute victories in Islamabad. Spaniard Borja Golan, the favourite, beat Australia's Aaron Frankcomb 11-5, 11-6, 11-1 while four-times CAS finalist Mansoor Zaman, the No2 seed from Pakistan, defeated fellow countryman Bilal Zaman 11-7, 11-9, 11-7

1st round:
[1] Borja Golan (ESP) bt Aaron Frankcomb (AUS) 11-5, 11-6, 11-1 (28m)
[7] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [Q] Majid Khan (PAK) 11-7, 11-8, 2-11, 9-11, 11-7 (63m)
[Q] Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) bt [3] Shahid Zaman (PAK) 11-10 (2-0), 11-2, 11-8 (20m)
[Q] Farhan Mehboob (PAK) bt [6] Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 (25m)
[8] Kashif Shuja (NZL) bt Khayal Muhammad Khan (PAK) 7-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-8, 11-6 (43m)
[4] Joey Barrington (ENG) bt [Q] Safeer Ullah Khan (PAK) 11-9, 11-7, 5-11, 11-4 (52m)
[5] Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) bt Amjad Khan (PAK) 11-5, 11-3, 11-5 (18m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt Bilal Zaman (PAK) 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (28m)