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Top Seeds To Contest CAS Final

5 Nov 2006

The top two seeds Borja Golan and Mansoor Zaman will contest the final of the CAS International after overcoming their opponents in today's semi-finals of the $25,000 PSA Tour event in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Golan, the top seed from Spain, maintained his straight games victory run in the event with an 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 win over Pakistani qualifier Shamsul Islam Khan in 32 minutes.

The 23-year-old from Santiago DC is celebrating his third PSA Tour final appearance this year - and will be looking for his third title of the year.

Mansoor Zaman, runner-up last year, kept local hopes of success alive when he beat England's fourth seed Joey Barrington 11-7, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7 in 44 minutes. The left-hander from Peshawar - who won the CAS title in 2001 - is celebrating his fifth appearance in the event's final.

Semi-finals:
[1] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Shamsul Islam Khan (PAK) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (32m)
[2] Mansoor Zaman (PAK) bt [4] Joey Barrington (ENG) 11-7, 4-11, 11-7, 11-7 (44m)